The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 18, 2017

1942/43 Best Actress nominees On February 18, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized 1942 was a great year for movies. Many of my favorite movies and performances come from 1942, and so when Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula’s Cinema Club announce   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 14, 2017

Happy Valentine’s Day! On February 14, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy Valentine’s Day, my lovelies! ❤ Love, Carol Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 8, 2017

Hollywood birthdays On February 8, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized You know how April 5th is such a well-known date amongst Classic Hollywood buffs, ’cause so many people were born that day? Bette, Spencer Tracy, Greg Peck, etc… Well, I was just po   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 5, 2017

Dodsworth (1936) – O Canada blogathon On February 5, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized When I saw that Ruth of Silver Screenings and Kristina of Speakeasy were hosting a blogathon about Canada, I knew I had to join. Being part-Canadian myself, it was only   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 30, 2017

Movies references in music, part 3 On January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Part 3 is here! It’s been a while! I love movie references in songs. I’ve done two other posts about this, and they were really popular, so I thought   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 24, 2017

Quiz On January 24, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Ok, what movie does this remind you of? I can’t be the only one. Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 20, 2017

Easy Living (1937) On January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized Screwball comedies are good for you. In fact, you should probably watch one every day when you wake up. Wouldn’t that be nice? Go on, write that down. Make it your resolution fo   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 16, 2017

Twentieth Century (1934) On January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized The absolutely wonderful Carole Lombard is the subject of the much-anticipated blogathon hosted by Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, and since I’m a   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 11, 2017

The Chase (1946) On January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized I’ll be honest with you, when I read that Phillip Yordan wrote the screenplay, I was there like a shot. I mean, he did write The Big Combo (1955), after all! So obviously, I had b   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 9, 2017

Coming soon… On January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized As challenging and exhausting as My Top 20 Favorite Films Noir was, it was also SO MUCH FUN!!! I was really happy with it in the end, even though I had to leave out some big favori   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 4, 2017

Trouble in Paradise (1932) On January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized If you’re as obsessed with Billy Wilder as I am, you’ll know that he had a sign on his wall that read ‘How would Lubitsch do it?’. If you watch Trouble in Paradise (1932),   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 31, 2016

Happy 2017! On December 31, 2016December 31, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hope you guys have a wonderful 2017! If you’re going out tonight, be safe and have fun. If you’re staying in, may I recommend The Apartment (1960)? Or indeed, The Philade   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 30, 2016

Promise me something… On December 30, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized So 2016 wasn’t the best year. We all know it. We lost many, many, MANY celebrities (what in the world was all that about?!), Brexit and Trump happened and there were countless tragedi   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 29, 2016

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher On December 29, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 26, 2016

George Michael On December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Well, this was completely unnecessary, wasn’t it? I mean, why? 2016 has been such a bitch, you’d think we’d have a break on bloody Christmas. George Michael has   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 24, 2016

Merry Christmas! On December 24, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones! Love you all❤ Carol x Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading..   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 20, 2016

Zsa Zsa Gabor 1917 – 2016 On December 20, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Goodbye dahling! Thank you for being you. The Old Hollywood Garden salutes you! Rest in Peace❤ Share this:TwitterFacebo   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 12, 2016

Holiday (1938) On December 12, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized When The Old Hollywood Garden was a baby, I posted something about Holiday (1938) and I compared it to an underrated bassist from a four-piece band (Sylvia Scarlett (1935), Holiday (1938), Bringin   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 9, 2016

#KirkDouglas100 On December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized The Old Hollywood Garden wishes Kirk Douglas a very, very happy 100th birthday! An impressive age and an equally impressive career. Kudos! #KirkDouglas100   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 3, 2016

I’m back! On December 3, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hello, my lovelies!   read more