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The Wonderful World of Cinema’s Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition : Round 2
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Mar 19, 2017
We’re here for a second round of our exciting Cast Photos Competition! First, a big thanks to those who voted for round 1. If you wish to see the results, please click here. Now, for the newcomers who might have missed the first round and wonder what this is all about: The Wonderful World of read more
Results for Round 1 of The Wonderful World of Cinema’s Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Mar 18, 2017
Here are the results for the first round of the Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition. Congratulation to the pics who made it to the next round. And thanks for voting! Match 1: Little Women defeats A Bridge Too Far 27/10 Match 2: The Sound of Music defeats Spartacus 21/17 Match 3: It’s a Mad Mad read more
The Wonderful World of Cinema’s Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition: Round 1
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Mar 15, 2017
I love movie cast pictures! As a fun activity, I’ve decided to organize a sort of competition in order to determinate which one is our favourite! There is no real objective in that, except fun, but we’ll try to do something original with the winning picture. Maybe reviewing the actual fi read more
My First Time with Buster Keaton: One Week
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Feb 22, 2017
Writing about Buster Keaton’s films has always been a pleasant experience for me. When Lea from Silent-Ology announced that she’ll be hosting the Buster Keaton Blogathon for a third consecutive year, I couldn’t skip this most amazing event. This year is a special one, as 2017 mark read more
Sidney Poitier is 90!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Feb 21, 2017
Today, we’re celebrating something important: the legendary Sidney Poitier is 90, and he’s still with us! For the occasion, I’m hosting the 90 Years of Sidney Poitier Blogathon. Click here to read all the marvellous entries. The first Sidney Poitier’s film I saw was In the read more
The 90 Years of Sidney Poitier Blogathon is here!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Feb 18, 2017
Yes! We are finally coming to this point where people submit and read the entries for the Sidney Poitier Blogathon! I’m honestly very impatient to read all these articles celebrating this legendary actor. As soon as you’ll submit your entry, I’ll add you to the roster. Remember, read more
Announcing The 2nd Golden Boy Blogathon: a William Holden Celebration!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Feb 12, 2017
Hey there! I’m so happy to announce that The Golden Boy Blogathon: a William Holden Celebration will be back again this year! William Holden is my second favourite actor and I truly enjoyed celebrating him via this blog last year. It was quite a success and everybody wrote marvellous pieces! read more
Discovering Paul Dupuis
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Feb 6, 2017
Paul’s career in Europe was not only spent in England, but also in France where he starred in L’Inconnue de Montréal, Les Pépés font la loi, Passion de femmes, etc. Despite his success in Europe in the 40’s and 50’s, and his international reputation, Paul’s read more
The Contagious Dynamism of Carole Lombard in My Man Godfrey
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jan 19, 2017
Last January 16 marked the 75th anniversary of Carole Lombard’s passing. This luminous actress tragically lost her life at the young age of 33 in a plane crash. To honour her memory, my friends Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic Movies read more
Top of the World: Remembering David Bowie with 15 Favourite Songs
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jan 10, 2017
Already one year ago, on January 10, 2016, a musical legend, David Bowie passed away and left his fans in deep sorrow. He was an icon and a real source of inspiration. This sad event is one that we aren’t completely ready to accept and that seemed to have happened too suddenly. Unexpected dea read more
Top of the World: 10 Spanish Speaking Movies
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jan 6, 2017
This past semester at university I had a Contemporary Spanish Cinema course. It was optional, but I took it for my own curiosity as, I have to admit, I don’t think I had seen any Spanish movies before. Here I mean Spanish from Spain. Some names were of course familiar, such as Almodóvar, but read more
The Vincente Minnelli Blogathon: The Pleasures of Father of the Bride (1950)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Dec 19, 2016
1- Ben Banks: Can’t be June. I’ve got my final. Why not May? Ellie Banks: May’s too early. Tommy Banks: July’s out. I’m going to camp. Kay Banks: This isn’t a kids party. It’s my wedding and my friends. 2- Stanley T. Banks: No one paid any attention to the read more
What a Character Blogathon: How Arthur Kennedy Changed my Cinematic Life
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Dec 17, 2016
When Paula, Kellee and Aurora announced that they’ll be back for a fifth edition of their famous What a Character! Blogathon, I said to myself that this was something I shouldn’t skip and that I had to choose the right subject. I was supposed to write an entry, last year, about Jessie read more
When Cary Grant Became Invisible… Topper (1937)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Dec 2, 2016
Cary Grant is one of those actors that everybody loves or, at least, likes. There is so much about him that can easily charm us and makes him become a favourite. The man itself once said ” Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” He is my 4th favourite actor behi read more
Announcing the 90 Years of Sidney Poitier Blogathon!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Dec 1, 2016
This year, we celebrated Margaret Lockwood and Olivia de Havilland’s centennials via blogathons. 100 is a wonderful age (my grandmother is almost 100), but 90 too! On Fabruary 20, 2017, the great and iconic Sidney Poitier would turn 90. We are lucky he is still with us.❤ As I love Poitier, I read more
Thing Like Cricket!: The Friendship of Charters and Caldicott
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Nov 20, 2016
This weekend, Debbie from Moon in Gemini is hosting the You Gotta Have Friends Blogathon, honouring the beautiful thing that friendship is, on and off the screen. I was, for the occasion, inspired to write about the notorious British characthers Charters and Caldicott, two friends portrayed by Basi read more
Life is a Circus in Trapeze
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Nov 14, 2016
It all started with Strauss’s The Beautiful Blue Danube… and a fatal plunge… Trapeze is one of those movies made to hold your breath, to be at the edge of your seat and contempt the colourful world of the impressive circus. I’m writing on this film today for the At the Circu read more
Many Thanks from Me and Grace!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Nov 14, 2016
To my dear blogger friends, I simply want to thank your for having participated to The 2nd Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon. It was a small one, but I enjoyed every moments of it and was impressed with all your articles! Remember, without your participation, there would be no blogathon! I’m su read more
The Strong and Quiet Amy Kane: Grace Kelly in High Noon
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Nov 13, 2016
2- Helen: What kind of woman are you? How can you leave him like this? Does the sound of guns frighten you that much?Amy: I’ve heard guns. My father and my brother were killed by guns. They were on the right side but that didn’t help them any when the shooting started. My brother read more
Top of the World: 9 Leo DiCaprio Films
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Nov 12, 2016
Today, one of my very favourite modern actors, the one and only Leonardo DiCaprio, turned 42! Young and still full of talents! For the occasion, I’m presenting you my top 9 of my favourite movies of his! Why 9? Sounds a bit odd I know, but the simple reason is that I’ve seen 11 of his fi read more