Rebecca is the only Hitchcock film that won the Oscar for Best Picture. Produced by David O. Selznick (who had also won the Best Picture Oscar the previous year for Gone With the Wind), this film also won the Oscars for Best Cinematography – black and white (George Barnes) and…that’s all… Rebecca was also nominated for […]

The 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon is finally back! This is one of my favourite blogging events, so I was very excited to participate again. As always, it is hosted by the fantastic Aurora from Once Upon a Screen, Kellee from Outspoken and Freckled and Paula from Paula’s Cinema Club. Today, we start the month […]

Kristina from Speakeasy and Ruth from Silver Screening are now hosting the O Canada Blogathon. Being Canadian myself (from Montreal, Quebec), I couldn’t say no to that! All participants are writing about Canadian movies, movies that take place in Canada, actors born in Canada, etc. On my side, I’ve decided to write something different from […]

Don’t forget to subscribe to those two blogathons I’ll host in March and April! The Marathon Stars Blogathon (co-hosted with In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood) The Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration See you there!

Joan Bennett and Fritz Lang’s four collaborations

One of the best cinematic discoveries I made through this blog is a wonderful actor (with the most irresistible smile ever) named William Holden. Last year, I did a marathon and watched a ton of his films. I have now seen 22 of his films! I can’t believe that, a few years ago, I didn’t […]

Review of Red Salute starring Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Young written for the “Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon” hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood

What is the result when you combine Gershwin’s music to Berkeley’s choreographies? Lady Be Good, of course! A lovely 1941’s backstage musical directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Today, it’s the perfect occasion for me to talk about this film as I am participating to the Backstage Blogathon hosted by Movie Silently and Sister Celluloid. Lady Be […]

Last year, in 2015 (which was not a long time ago), I made some great film discoveries, but, overall, I might have discovered what would be for me the best French movie of all times: La Grande Illusion. I watched the film thrice in a short time period and even had the chance to see […]

The Wonderful World of Cinema and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood are proud to present their first collaboration: The Marathon Stars Blogathon! This event will be the occasion for you to explore the body of work of an actor or an actress from whom you haven’t seen many films (or none), but […]

Frank Sinatra, who was one of the most acclaimed crooners of music history, would have been 100 on December 12, 2015. The man wasn’t only a great singer, but also a talented actor. One of his most acclaimed performances was the one in From Here to Eternity for which he won an Oscar for Best […]

Do you know what is one of the best things that ever happened to me? Discovering classic films. They are just magic. Yes, there are some good contemporary films, I don’t deny it, but there’s something different with classic films. They HAVE to be seen, you know. That’s why they are called “classics”. Unfortunately, those are […]

Starting in 1943 with The Man in Grey, Gainsborough Melodramas were commercial hits at the British Box office during the 40’s. They were produced by Gainsborough Pictures, a British film society that doesn’t exist anymore. The most successful one was The Wicked Lady. Among them, we can also find Fanny by Gaslight, Madonna of the Seven […]

“Grace Kelly fell in love very easily; too easily.” – Lizanne Kelly- It’s a known fact that Grace Kelly, who was one of the most beautiful ladies ever, had many lovers during her life as an actress. One of them was the actor William Holden. But hey, I’m not here to accuse her (I’m too […]

It’s here! It’s FINALLY here! Today and tomorrow, we’ll celebrate Grace Kelly’s 86th birthday with my second blogathon: The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon. I simply can’t wait to read your entries, I’m sure it’s all excellent! Grace Kelly was a wonderful actress and one of the most beautiful ladies in the world. I hope you’ll […]

I’m not ashamed to say that I love watching animated features. Some people might say that it’s only for kids, but that’s not true. Otherwise, all those blogs wouldn’t be participating to One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons Blogathon hosted by Movie Movie Blog Blog. And believe me, these articles are not written by five-years-old […]

Universal Pictures is well-known for its horror movies such as Dracula and Frankenstein. However, the studio also produced other kinds of films; dramas, like comedies. I have the pleasure, today, to participate in The Universal Pictures Blogathon hosted by Silver Scenes. The Universal film I’ll write about is one of the most imaginative ones: Harvey, directed by […]

This article is part of the Silent Cinema Blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Lauren Champkin. *** Silent films tend to be forgotten nowadays, probably due to the fact that they were made a long time ago (with the exception of The Artist, which is a great film by […]

Announcement for The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema November 11-12, 2015

Hollywood produces films starring, of course, a bunch of talented (or not) American actors. But some people coming from other countries also had a career, a long or short one, in the Movie Land. We can think of the German Marlene Dietrich, the Swedish Ingrid Bergman or the English James Mason. Today, I’m participating in […]