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Max Steiner and Now, Voyager (1942)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Aug 14, 2021
Max Steiner and Now, Voyager (1942)
On August 14, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
When you have Casablanca and Gone With the Wind under your belt, it seems strange that anybody would pick any other film score as their favorite. And yet, here it is: N read more
WORLD CINEMA: People on Sunday
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 25, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: People on Sunday
On July 25, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The absolute star power behind the little-known, 73-minute German delight People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag) is astonishing. Billy Wilder, check, Fred Zinnemann, check, Ed read more
Re-recommending summer movies!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 15, 2021
Re-recommending summer movies!
On July 15, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Summer’s here! (I need to stop doing that)
I’m not going to recommend any more classic summer movies because I’ve talked about enough of them, so instead I’ll just re-recommend read more
WORLD CINEMA: Victim (1961)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 25, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Victim (1961)
On June 25, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Pride celebrations continue here at the Garden and this month’s WORLD CINEMA is all about Victim (1961, dir. Basil Dearden), the iconic British thriller highly believed to read more
PRIDE MONTH: John Ireland and Montgomery Clift in Red River (1948)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 10, 2021
PRIDE MONTH: John Ireland and Montgomery Clift in Red River (1948)
On June 10, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
June is Pride Month and, like always, celebrations abound here at the Garden. And while I’ve already talked about some of the big one read more
WORLD CINEMA: Purple Noon (1960)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 27, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Purple Noon (1960)
On May 27, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
We’re back in France (and Italy)! This time, with the first film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr Ripley, Plein Soleil or Purple Noon (1960, dir. René read more
Hidden Classics Blogathon – Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 18, 2021
Hidden Classics Blogathon – Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
On May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The Spring Blogathon at the Classic Movie Blog Association is here and this year, our lovely hosts decided to go with Hidden Classic read more
Katharine Hepburn on The Dick Cavett Show, October 1973
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 12, 2021
Katharine Hepburn on The Dick Cavett Show, October 1973
On May 12, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I’m not saying Katharine Hepburn’s once in a lifetime appearance on The Dick Cavett Show is one of my favorite things that’s ever hap read more
WORLD CINEMA: Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 25, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
On April 25, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
(I’m going to say it again, folks…) It’s Oscar season! Aaaaand, today’s the big day! Oscars 2021 are here, woop! So, to celebrate, this month’s WORLD CINEMA read more
Six silly Oscar jokes – 30s and 40s edition
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 14, 2021
Six silly Oscar jokes – 30s and 40s edition
On April 14, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Oscar season! This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will be held on 25th April and, once again, it will be host-less. And while I’m used to it by now, I read more
WORLD CINEMA: The Blue Angel (1930)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 26, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: The Blue Angel (1930)
On March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The film that gave us Marlene! Germany’s first feature-length talkie and the first collaboration between director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, read more
Suspense (1913) and Lois Weber, America’s first female director
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 16, 2021
Suspense (1913) and Lois Weber, America’s first female director
On March 16, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
As everybody knows, March is Women’s History Month and with Best Director nominees Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell making history yester read more
WORLD CINEMA: Summer with Monika (1953)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 23, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Summer with Monika (1953)
On February 23, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
For my second installment of the WORLD CINEMA series, how about we have a stroll through Sweden’s working class towns with Ingmar Bergman’s Summer wit read more
Binge-worthy YouTube movie channels
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 13, 2021
Binge-worthy YouTube movie channels
On February 13, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I spend a ridiculous amount of time doing nothing. And part of that consists of watching videos on YouTube about movies and television and because the theme here at t read more
WORLD CINEMA: La Strada (1954)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 27, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: La Strada (1954)
On January 27, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s January 2021 and the world is stranger by the minute. COVID took center stage in 2020 with politics right behind it, but one of the best things that happened las read more
I answer your questions!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 15, 2021
I answer your questions!
On January 15, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
That was fun! I had a blast answering your questions, thank you again for submitting them!
Dina asked: ‘Why is there still sexism in Hollywood to a certain degree?’ read more
Ask Me Anything!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 6, 2021
Ask Me Anything!
On January 6, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s 2021 (!), my sixth blogging year (!!) and it’s about time I did an AskMeAnything! Woop Woop! You can post your questions in the comment section under this post and I will answ read more
Good riddance to 2020 and happy 2021!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 31, 2020
Good riddance to 2020 and happy 2021!
On December 31, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
So… do, do we talk about 2020 or shall we just skip it? Nah, let’s just forget about this whole thing, shall we? Here’s to (hopefully) an read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #1: Juror 8 (Henry Fonda)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 24, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #1: Juror 8 (Henry Fonda)
On December 24, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
He is number 28 on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest heroes in film history, but he finishes off our year-long 12 Angry Men countdown read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 11, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich
On December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The second screenwriting powerhouse couple featured on SCREENPLAY BY, Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich were not only responsible fo read more