Murder on the Orient Express is probably known as one of the best on-screen adaptations of an Agatha Christie novel. It also has the particularity to be composed of an all-star cast, all wonderful actors, all unique in their own genre: Albert Finney as the notorious detective Hercule Poirot, Martin Balsam, Vanessa Redgrave, Sean Connery, […]

Announcement for the September, October and November 2015 blogathons

Ingrid Bergman. What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of this name? For some, it’s “beauty”, for some it’s “talent”, for some, it’s “Casablanca”. For me, it’s all this, and more… As I wrote in my letter to Isabella Rossellini (yes, I’ve sent her a letter very recently. I […]

Does it sometimes happen to you to have a BIG and sudden revelation concerning a movie star? It happens to me all the time these days. Recently, my revelation was that Lee. J. Cobb was an awesomely great actor. I mean, he really is. Lee J. Cobb is well-known for having starred in classics such […]

Movie heroines are not always princesses waiting for a prince to rescue them, they are not always victims or damsels in distress. Female movie characters can be strong, they can have guts, determination, and many other wonderful qualities. GIRL POWER! Is it clear? Well, because of movie business, a group of stereotypes was created around […]

Today, I’m participating in The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, the very first blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. How exciting is that?! 😀 We all know that the Barrymores was a notorious family of actors, with personalities such as Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, John Drew Barrymore, Diana Barrymore, John […]

Review of The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) written for The 2nd Annual British Invaders Blogathon

I’ll be very busy this August with all these blogathons coming! Of course, I couldn’t NOT participate in The Anti-Damsel Blogathon. It simply sounded like a very nice one! Hosted by Movies Silently and The Last Drive-In, this blogathon will be the occasion for us to write about the great women of movie history, real […]

I’m so glad to participate in The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, the very first blogathon hosted by Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood! The event will take place from August 12 to August 15, 2015, for the occasion of Ethel Barrymore’s birthday. The Barrymore was a notorious family of actors and stage actors: […]

Many people say that 1939 was the greatest year in films. I agree it was a great year. It had some huge and memorable movies such as Gone With the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, and more. 1939 was also a year we won’t forget as it was the beginning of World […]

Today, I’m participating to a very creative and nice blogathon: the “And…Scene! Blogathon hosted by Sister Celluloid. This blogathon is the occasion for us, movie bloggers, to review, not an entire movie, but one precise movie scene, a scene we love, a scene we find interesting, a scene we can watch over and over, etc. […]

Today, on June 22, 2015, Billy Wilder would have been 109 years old! He was one of the most talented movie directors and movie writers of the 20th century or, may I say, of all times! I never saw a Billy Wilder’s film that I didn’t like. Some Like it Hot is my favourite movie […]

Billy Wilder. What an incredible director but also a marvelous movie writer. After Alfred Hitchcock, he is my second favourite movie director. Some Like it Hot is my favourite film and Sunset Boulevard’s screenplay is my favourite one. Well, on June 22, 2015, I’ll be happy to participate in the Billy Wilder Blogathon hosted by […]

It’s June and it’s almost summer. It’s time to swim, to go to the beach, to drink lemonade but also for us, bloggers, it’s time for the Beach Party Blogathon! This wonderful event is hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. For the occasion, I’ve decided to explore Roberto Rossellini’s Stromboli. I said to myself that […]

Announcement for the Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon August 27-29 2015

The Wonderful World of Cinema is happy to participate in another blogathon: The 2nd Annual British Invaders Blogathon. This event, hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts, will take place from July 31st to August 2nd, 2015. I have time to prepare myself as it is in two months but I plan to work on it as […]

The Wonderful World of Cinema is ready for another June blogathon: the “And…scene!” Blogathon hosted by Sister Celluloid. The event will take place from June 25 to June 28, 2015. This is the occasion for us to write about one movie scene, a scene we love and always enjoy to watch. It will be our chance […]

From June 26th to June 28th, 2015, what seems like an absolutely A-mazing blogathon will be hosted by Movie Silently, Silver Screenings and Once Upon a Screen: The Classic Movie History Project. Of course, The Wonderful World of Cinema is all set for the occasion. This blogathon is the occasion for us to dive into […]

Review of my second favourite film: Bringing Up Baby, for the My Favourite Classic Movie Blogathon hosted by Classic Film and TV Café

For the occasion of The Great Katharine Hepburn’s Blogathon, I wrote this review of The Philadelphia Story.