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Grace
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 8, 2015
Grace
On October 8, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
This is one of my favorite photos of all time. It’s just so cool and sophisticated and sexy. Grace Kelly could not take a bad photo. She was insanely beautiful. I just love her, she’s one of my favorit read more
Dinner party
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 6, 2015
Dinner party
On October 6, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
One of the most popular questions among classic movie buffs is ‘If you could have ten people for dinner, who would you pick?’ It’s a heart wrenching question as well, ’cause we love read more
The flapper
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 2, 2015
The flapper
On October 2, 2015October 3, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
The tragic death of Olive Thomas in 1920 is widely thought to be one of the first major Hollywood scandals. Weirdly enough, like many silent movie actors and actresses, most of her movies are read more
Close-up…
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 29, 2015
Close-up…
On September 29, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Now, Sunset Boulevard. I suspect if there was a worldwide poll to find the most popular Billy Wilder movie of all time, this might win. Yes, everybody loves Some Like It Hot (including me! Oh my God, read more
Desert Island movies!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 25, 2015
Desert Island movies!
On September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
I love desert island questions! You know, like ‘What three items would you take with you?’ and all that. They are seriously so much fun. Desert Island questions and read more
‘Baby, I don’t care…’
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 22, 2015
‘Baby, I don’t care…’
On September 22, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
I have a friend who watches Out of the Past (1947) once a week, every single week. As you all should! This is pretty much the ultimate noir. Like The Big Combo, Out of t read more
The feud
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 18, 2015
The feud
On September 18, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Before Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, before Oasis and Blur and before Bruce Willis and Kevin Smith, there was Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. They are the reigning queens of celebrity feuds. I mean, those two read more
Oh I see what you did there!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 15, 2015
Oh I see what you did there!
On September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Do you remember that scene in His Girl Friday (1940) when Cary Grant describes Ralph Bellamy as looking ‘like that fellow in the movies, Ralph Bellamy’? read more
No-no-notorious!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 12, 2015
No-no-notorious!
On September 12, 2015September 12, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
I’m terrible at doing top 10 lists. Or top 5, for that matter. You know what I’m good at? Top 4 lists. Somehow I always struggle to find my 5th favorite anything. So my Hitchcock t read more
Where have I heard this before?
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 11, 2015
Where have I heard this before?
On September 11, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
We all know and love Max Steiner and Bernard Herrmann, but what about the unsung hero of classic movie scores, Miklos Rosza? Take a look at his body of work: Double Indemnity (19 read more
The fans
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 10, 2015
The fans
On September 10, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
We classic movie buffs are one of the most fierce fandoms on the planet. We are experts, we know every line from every movie, we know who won an Oscar when and for what, we get references right away and we read more
Midnight!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 8, 2015
Midnight!
On September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Legend goes that when Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett’s script of ‘Midnight’ was turned in, the studio liked it but thought it needed something. So they hired new writers to rewrite the sc read more
Babs!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 7, 2015
Babs!
On September 7, 2015September 7, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
I just love Barbara Stanwyck! Unfortunately, most people will remember her from The Big Valley, instead of the many great movies she made during The Golden Age. After years of being a member of read more
The movie with the playroom
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 6, 2015
The movie with the playroom
On September 6, 2015September 6, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Of the four movies Kate and Cary made together, Bringing up Baby and The Philadelphia Story get all the attention. Everybody’s seen them and everybody loves them. Sylv read more
Welcome to The Old Hollywood Garden!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 5, 2015
Welcome to The Old Hollywood Garden!
On September 5, 2015September 5, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
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Let’s talk about the classics, shall we?
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 5, 2015
Let’s talk about the classics, shall we?
On September 5, 2015September 5, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
I’ve got many friends whom I met on Facebook movie groups and with whom I share a passion for classic films. Some of them have blogs and revie read more
That image…
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 5, 2015
That image…
On September 5, 2015September 5, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Recognize this? Of course you do. This is on the cover of every book about film noir, it’s the cover photo on every Facebook film noir page and it has become one of the most iconic i read more