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

Movie-watching thoughts On August 20, 2016August 20, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I realized that I haven’t seen a lot of musicals this year. So I must have some sort of a marathon one of these days and revisit some classics. Another thing I’ve   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 15, 2016

Grand Hotel (1932) On August 15, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized What’s this? Another blogathon? You bet! I love my blogathons and August seems to be filled with them! So when Crystal of In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood announced that she was hosting   read more

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

The Big Combo (1955) On August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I love film noir. I’m borderline obsessed with it. So when I found out that The Midnite Drive-In was hosting a film noir blogathon, I got all excited! So I chose to write about   read more

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

Jack Lemmon and Clark Gable On August 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Awww, look! They’re so adorable together! I was going through my Classic Hollywood folder and came across this. Apparently, they were having an ice skating lesson or something. C   read more

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

The Naked City (1948) On August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized ‘Jean Dexter is dead. The answer must be somewhere down there.’, says our narrator, the film’s producer, Mark Hellinger. And he’s right. Down there, on the all too familiar stree   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 1, 2016

Gloria DeHaven 1925 – 2016 On August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized With a career spanning several decades, Gloria DeHaven was one of those stars who could ‘do everything’. She was an accomplished actress and singer (The   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 1, 2016

1001 Movies to See Before You Die On August 1, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I love this book. I own three editions of it (1st, 2nd and 11th) and I think they’re excellent. But one thing that’s always baffled me about it, is that there seem to be   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 27, 2016

Sherlock Jr (1924) On July 27, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Buster Keaton is one of those people that can make any movie great just by having his name attached to it. When you’re watching one of his movies, you’re not just watching it, you’re experie   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 25, 2016

Marni Nixon 1930 – 2016 On July 25, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized The fantastic Marni Nixon has passed away, aged 86. If you don’t recognize the name, you’ll definitely recognize the voice. Nicknamed ‘Hollywood’s invisible voic   read more

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

Summer thoughts… On July 20, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Summer’s here and it is unbearably hot. I mean, last night, I lied on the floor pouring ice cubes all over myself. And while I was down there, hallucinating and wishing I was dead, I thought t   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 17, 2016

My favorite blogs, part 2 On July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized A few days ago I wrote a post about some of my favorite blogs. Here are some more: Shades of Noir – A blog whose tagline is ‘No answers, just opinions’ – it delivers just that.   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 16, 2016

Happy Birthday Barbara Stanwyck! On July 16, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized There’s something about Barbara Stanwyck. Sure, she made some awesome movies and was a great and versatile actress – perhaps the most versatile of all time – but it   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 14, 2016

My favorite blogs On July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized One of my favorite things about having and running a blog is that I get to meet other movie buffs and learn from their blogs. So today I decided to tell you about some of my favorite b   read more

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

Rain (1932) On July 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I recently wrote an article about how 1932 was such a great year for movies. So naturally, I was all pumped for the 1932 Hot and Bothered blogathon, hosted by Theresa from CineMaven’s Essays from the Couc   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 7, 2016

Happy Birthday George Cukor! On July 7, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized The ultimate ‘actor’s director’, a label he acquired for his exceptional rapport with his actors and actresses, George Cukor was perhaps never given the full credit he   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 1, 2016

#OliviadeHavilland100 On July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy 100th Birthday to the legendary Olivia de Havilland! One of the last stars from The Golden Age who’s still with us. Classic movie world is going crazy today. Social media   read more

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

29 June 2003 On June 29, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 25, 2016

My 100th post! On June 25, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized So, here it is. My 100th post. I suppose I’ll have to make some sort of statement. I’m not very good at this sort of thing, but I would just like to say that I absolutely love writing this   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 22, 2016

Happy Birthday Billy Wilder! On June 22, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy Birthday to the only and only Mr Billy Wilder! The greatest writer-director of all time. Thank you for everything!❤ Share this:TwitterFacebookGoog   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 17, 2016

All about Eve vs Sunset Blvd On June 17, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized You can’t think of one without thinking of the other. Whether you’re talking about films about show-business, the best films of 1950, or the ever-so-controversial 1950/51 Academy Awards,   read more