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

Something I’ve always noticed… On June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I’ve always thought Gloria Grahame and 80s pop star Kirsty McColl looked sooo similar! It’s probably even more obvious when you watch McColl’s   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 10, 2016

Happy Birthday Judy Garland! On June 10, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy Birthday to the very wonderful Judy Garland! She was taken from us far too soon in 1969, but her legacy lives on. In my opinion, she was the most talented woman of the 20th Centu   read more

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

Happy Best Friends Day! On June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized What are you doing reading this? Go hug your best friend and bake them a cake! Here are just some of the loveliest Classic Hollywood BFFs: Linda Darnell and Ann Miller Barbara Stanw   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 5, 2016

1932 Double Bill On June 5, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized 1932 was a great year for movies. Just look at these gems: Grand Hotel, A Bill of Divorcement, Rain, No Man of Her Own, Red Dust, Scarface, The Mummy, Freaks, etc… Two of the year’s hidden gems,   read more

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

Birthday girl! On June 1, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy 90th Birthday to the wonderful Marilyn Monroe! June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 She lived a short life but what a life it was! ❤ Share this:TwitterFacebookGoo   read more

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

DVD ethics On May 31, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I don’t know about you, but I like to keep my DVDs in order. I don’t mean that I like to discipline them. I mean, I like to arrange them in order. That is, I’ll pick a category and I’ll put all of the...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 28, 2016

Movie references in music, part II On May 28, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized A few months ago, I wrote a piece about classic movie references in music and it turned out to be very popular, and so, since there are so many references in so many songs, I thought   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 23, 2016

To Catch a Thief (1955) On May 23, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized No one has ever claimed that To Catch a Thief is the best Hitchcock film. It’s probably not even in the top 10, but it is undeniably one of his most widely beloved. Because there’s nothing not   read more

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

Birthday boy! On May 20, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized One of my favorite actors and the one I genuinely believe to be THE greatest of all time. Happy Birthday Jimmy Stewart and thank you❤ Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLi   read more

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

Happy National Classic Movie Day! On May 16, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Yes, it’s a thing, google it. I wanted to do something symbolic for this special day and so I thought, since I’m 23 years old and I feel like I’ve loved classic movi   read more

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

Madeleine LeBeau 1923 – 2016 On May 15, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized The last surviving member of Casablanca (1942), Madeleine LeBeau, sadly passed away on May 1st 2016. She was 92. RIP and thank you❤ Sha   read more

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

Stage Door (1937) On May 12, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized If you like movies about show-business, you’ll love Stage Door. The Footlights Club is a theatrical boarding house in New York City, and when Terry Randall (Katharine Hepburn) moves in, all hell bre   read more

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

Happy Birthday Kate <3 On May 12, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized So here it is. My favorite day of the year. Today’s Katharine Hepburn’s birthday. And, like always, I’m going to have a marathon of her movies, read a few chapters from her autobiography and   read more

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

Katharine Hepburn, who else? On May 12, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized When my friend Margaret invited me to write something for the Katharine Hepburn blogathon, I said yes right away. But then I thought, ‘What in the world could I possibly write about? This   read more

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

Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) On May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized ‘Les Enfants du Paradis’ is one of those movies that will always inevitably be on nearly every top 10 list of the greatest movies ever made. Every filmmaker and every critic wi   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 5, 2016

Audrey Hepburn On May 5, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Yesterday would have been Audrey Hepburn’s 87th birthday. My movie groups and favorite blogs were swamped with tributes and videos, as would be expected. She’s been revered for many years an   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 2, 2016

Monday, Monday… On May 2, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I know it’s Monday but FEAR NOT, look at this lovely photo of Jean Harlow and Bill Powell. Surely that puts a smile on your face! Also, only 10 days ’til Katharine Hepburn’s bir   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 28, 2016

Mourning the death of a celebrity On April 28, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized I have met quite a few people in my life who have said that they don’t understand why people cry when a celebrity dies. ‘I mean, they’re just a singer/an actor/a writer/whatever, I   read more

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

RIP Prince On April 22, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized My, my, my… what in the world is going on?! I feel like 2016 is the 21st Century’s 1977, celebrity deaths-wise. Rest in Peace Prince. An icon and a legend. S   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 19, 2016

Impressions On April 19, 2016 By CarolIn Uncategorized Now, I’m no Charles Pierce, but I can do an impression or two. Although, admittedly, they are mostly impressions of impressions, rather than… impressions. Bit confusing, I know. But anyway, h   read more