The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 13, 2024

Galentine’s Day? Malentine’s Day? Sailentine’s Day? A film for each! On February 13, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Unsplash (Markus Spiske) The London-based Instagram page AllOnTheBoard made a post today about the so-called G   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 23, 2024

THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Gregory Peck and Barbara Stanwyck On January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized 2024 is here and so is my new series of posts. To tell you the truth, everytime I try to think of a new series of posts at the end o   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 13, 2024

‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ from State Fair (1945) On January 13, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from en.kinorium.com 2024 is here! And it’s cold. Cold, very bitterly cold. January – March is just torture where I live, so nat   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 31, 2023

That’s a wrap, 2023-wise! On December 31, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Merry Chri- oh wait, that was last week. So here we are, 2023 is over. No more. Finito. Goodbye. OK, let’s not be dramatic. So, what on earth happened? 2023 was a grea   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 14, 2023

Four Classic Movie Families I Would NOT Like To Spend Christmas With On December 14, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Two years ago, I wrote an article about four families I would like to spend Christmas with. Classic movie families, that is. And because there   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 27, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Robert Ryan On November 27, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized There are certain faces that you are just always looking forward to seeing on screen. And when it comes to film noir, Robert Ryan is one of those faces. He   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 8, 2023

Film Noir and its Bars, Cafés and Joints On November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized The Killers (1946) Image: New Granada Recreation Center blog In a world where deceit, corruption and dark alleyways take precedence over honesty, morals   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 20, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Val Lewton On October 20, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from TCM It is perhaps no coincidence the Horror Month’s AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… features the very first person that was never nominate   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 10, 2023

Why The Blob (1958) is still enjoyable On October 10, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from siff.net Horror month has begun. And so The Garden is once again celebrating all things horror. In the past, I’ve talked about such classics as Cat People   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 27, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Harold Adamson On September 27, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Best Original Song is one of the most interesting categories at the Oscars. In recent years, it seems like a lot of James Bond themes end up winning; i   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 19, 2023

Why Screwball Comedies Will Never Come Back On September 19, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Britannica My third most read article ever here on The Garden is ‘My top 15 Favorite Screwball Comedies‘. It is currently behind My Top 7 Fav   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 29, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Deborah Kerr On August 29, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Reel Rundown Of all the people who never won an Oscar, Deborah Kerr is one of the most surprising ones. Surely one of the most talented actresses   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 13, 2023

10 Inspirational Quotes from Westerns On August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from IMDb A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about inspirational quotes from screwball comedies.   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 28, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Roland Anderson On July 28, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from mubi Very little is known about production designer Roland Anderson. Which is strange, considering that he could easily come up in those Oscar re   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 13, 2023

10 Inspirational Quotes from Screwball Comedies On July 13, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized We all love screwball comedies. Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant chasing a leopard, Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck chasing each other, Edward Arnold losing his mind wi   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 21, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Clifton Webb – Pride Month Edition On June 21, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from the Movie Database It’s Pride Month, and you know that’s one of the Garden’s favorite things on the pl   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 11, 2023

Losers of Film Noir… On June 11, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hello everyone! Blogging update   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 29, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Nicholas Musuraca On May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from IMDb You know I like to champion underrated folks. From screenwriters, which is frankly most of them, to under-appreciated actors to   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 16, 2023

30 Classic Movie Moments I Love On May 16, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized May 16th is National Classic Movie Day (What? What do you mean, you didn’t know?!). So naturally I want to celebrate it! A few years ago, I did a sort of miscellaneous post ab   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 29, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Alfred Hitchcock On April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Here we are. The ultimate ‘I can’t believe he never won an Oscar!’ Oscar-less genius of all time. I didn’t want to do this – or did I? – bu   read more