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

Buy Me A Coffee, Substack and more! On April 14, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hello everyone! It’s been a crazy few weeks in the blogging world for and so I thought I’d share a few things with you guys. So, most of you probably know that   read more

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

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Thelma Ritter On March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest There are some actors you just love to see on screen. Those actors you just know will deliver a great performance, no matt   read more

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

15 of Bob Hope’s best Oscars jokes On March 10, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest Here we are again, Oscar season and isn’t that exciting! The thing is, I’ve posted about all things Oscars every February/March/April, these past 8 ye   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 22, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… David Raksin On February 22, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Oscar season is here and the ceremony is fast approaching! March 12th, to be precise. And here on the Garden, we shall continue our AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T   read more

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

Four messed-up romances for Valentine’s Day On February 13, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, so obviously I’m going to talk about four messed-up romances from some classics to make things awkward for everyone. Here   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 9, 2023

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Ernst Lubitsch On January 9, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Well, here it is, it’s 2023 and I’m already tired. Happy New Year, everyone! I had a good 2002, movie-wise and otherwise-wise. I started my Cinema Museum   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 14, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: The Apartment (1960) On December 14, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s Chriiiiistmaaaas! December’s ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES goes out to one of the best…. New Year’s Eve movies?? That’s right, The Apartment (1960, dir. Billy   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 20, 2022

World Cup of Film Noir On November 20, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sooo…here we are again. As the FIFA Men’s World Cup starts today, I thought I would go back to basics! World of Cup of Horror Movies last month was so much fun, I decided to do one for   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 6, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: The Mob (1951) On November 6, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Noirvember is here and you know how I keep saying that The Big Combo (1955) is the most underrated film of all time? I believe that it goes beyond genre. I don’t think T   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 27, 2022

World Cup of Classic Horror Movies On October 27, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized The FIFA Men’s World Cup is right around the corner and this gave me an idea. Rather, it gave film critic Mark Kermode and radio presenter Simon Mayo an idea and I am shamele   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 9, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Cat People (1942) On October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest Horror Month is here! About three years ago, I wrote a piece about Cat People (1942) and why I think Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon)   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 17, 2022

Ask me Anything part 2 – ANSWERS On September 17, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized I was meant to post this yesterday, but this has been the most insane week ever! So here are my answers to your questions! Mike asked ‘Your top 5 favorite movies?’ T   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 10, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: To Have and Have Not (1944) On September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from http://altiempodetenido.blogspot.com/ As I mentioned in my previous post (ask me questions!!), my birthday is coming up. I wil   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 30, 2022

Ask Me Anything, part 2! On August 30, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sooooo… guess who’s turning 30 in a few weeks? That’s right, on September 16th, I shall be exiting my twenties, hopefully with panache. And so, I’ve decided to d   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 12, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: La Strada (1954) On August 12, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized So, I came back from Venice a few days ago and it was absolutely grand spending a few days in one of my favorite cities in the world. And I did say August’s ONE MOVIE,   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 25, 2022

News, screenings and more! On July 25, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Travelkalutara You may have seen on the Facebook page for the Garden that I will be hosting a screening of David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) at the Cinema Museu   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 13, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: A Summer Place (1959) On July 13, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from The Movie Database It’s unbearably hot and I live in London without a beach in sight, or indeed a fan in my house. Fun. BUT summer’s here and the Gar   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 27, 2022

PRIDE MONTH: Fante and Mingo from The Big Combo (1955) On June 27, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from UltraFabius tumblr page It’s Pride Month and, once again, I give you one of my favorites ‘are-they-I-don’t-know-it-was-the-fifties-nah-they-gotta-b   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 13, 2022

ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: A Star is Born (1954) On June 13, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest June 2022, the 10th to be precise, marks the centenary of Judy Garland’s birth. The BFI in my city is having a Judy season and I am, logically, t   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 30, 2022

My Medium page – reviews, lists and more! On May 30, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hello everyone! Quick reminder that I’m on Medium, if you’d like to follow me (email subscription is fine)! I recently wrote about the 8 sexiest scenes in c   read more