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SCREENPLAY BY: Ring Lardner Jr.
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Aug 10, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Ring Lardner Jr.
On August 10, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I swear I’m not deliberately going for blacklisted screenwriters for SCREENPLAY BY every time, but the fact that they keep popping up says a lot about Hollywood’s read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #6: Juror 1 (Martin Balsam)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 30, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #6: Juror 1 (Martin Balsam)
On July 30, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
As the foreman, Juror 1 (Martin Balsam) tries his best to keep the peace and remain unbiased. He is also the only one who doesn’t ever explain his reasoning read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Howard Koch
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 22, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Howard Koch
On July 22, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
If terrorizing the nation behind the scenes with one of the most iconic radio broadcasts of all time wasn’t enough to put Howard Koch on the map, then turning an obscure play in read more
Classic Hollywood stars react to the summer
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 13, 2020
Classic Hollywood stars react to the summer
On July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ll be familiar with Classic Hollywood Stars React and more recently, 31 Days of Summer Movies. A read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #7: Juror 6 (Edward Binns)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 27, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #7: Juror 6 (Edward Binns)
On June 27, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Though he is perhaps, along with Juror 2, the most unassuming member of the panel, his emotional intelligence sets him apart. His quiet, unremarkable nature is a we read more
Theresa Harris’ Hollywood
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 19, 2020
Theresa Harris’ Hollywood
On June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix show, Hollywood, is not only a guilty pleasure for classic film afficionados, but it is also a reminder of how far Hollywood has come and read more
SCREENPLAY BY: DeWitt Bodeen
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jun 9, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: DeWitt Bodeen
On June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Pride Month and we are celebrating it here at the Garden! This year, the June edition of SCREENPLAY BY is dedicated to one of the many LGBTQ+ storytellers from read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #8: Juror 11 (George Voskovec)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 25, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #8: Juror 11 (George Voskovec)
On May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
One of the fairest members of the panel, Juror 11 is the only one who was born outside of the United States. His ‘foreignness’ makes him read more
Happy Kate Day!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 12, 2020
Happy Kate Day!
On May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Katharine Hepburn’s birthday! And we are all in quarantine! Woo! If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you will have seen my ‘Classic Hollywood stars reac read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Donald Ogden Stewart
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 8, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Donald Ogden Stewart
On May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
American society was a hot topic in 1930s and 40s soph-coms (yes, I’m still trying to coin that) and none was more deliciously scathing than The Philadelphia S read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #9: Juror 10 (Ed Begley)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 25, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #9: Juror 10 (Ed Begley)
On April 25, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Bigoted, close-minded and irrational, Juror 10 (Ed Begley) bases his vote on his personal opinions about ‘those people’, of which ‘the boy’ read more
SCREENPLAY BY Daniel Taradash
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 15, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY Daniel Taradash
On April 15, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Adapting James Jones’ gigantic novel From Here to Eternity into the 1953 classic may have been one of the most laborious jobs in Hollywood, but not only did Daniel Taradash read more
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 4, 2020
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
On April 4, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The stupendously hammy Crimes at the Dark House (1940, dir. George King) follows a plot not too d read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #10: Juror 12 (Robert Webber)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 23, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #10: Juror 12 (Robert Webber)
On March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Like Juror 7, Juror 12 is much more interested in his life outside of that room than in the case. He’s an adversiting executive and his cons read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Virginia Kellogg
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 8, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Virginia Kellogg
On March 8, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
There isn’t a whole lot of information about Virginia Kellogg out there, but the information I got was enough for me to want to include her in the SCREENPLAY BY series. She read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #11: Juror 7 (Jack Warden)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 23, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #11: Juror 7 (Jack Warden)
On February 23, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
My 11th favorite Angry Man is arguably the most obnoxious of them all. Right from the off, Juror 7 (Jack Warden) makes his position known: he is not happy about read more
Six classics, zero Oscar nominations
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 13, 2020
Six classics, zero Oscar nominations
On February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Oscar season! For the past four years during the month of February, I’ve talked about Oscar races – Best Actress of 1942/43 and Best Su read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Carl Foreman
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 6, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Carl Foreman
On February 6, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The absolute omnishambles that was Carl Foreman’s career in Hollywood should be a lesson in decency, morals and how not to treat people and his blacklisting, along with that read more
Bernard Herrmann and Vertigo (1958)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 27, 2020
Bernard Herrmann and Vertigo (1958)
On January 27, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
If pressed, I would have to say that Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) is my all-time favorite movie score. I’ve mentioned t read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #12: Juror 2 (John Fiedler)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 16, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #12: Juror 2 (John Fiedler)
On January 16, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The Old Hollywood Garden is proud to present a brand new series of posts: my top twelve favorite jurors from 12 Angry Men (1957, dir. Sidney Lumet)! Starting in read more