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‘It Might As Well Be Spring’
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 20, 2018
‘It Might As Well Be Spring’
On March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Though not the best Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, State Fair (1945) is certainly one of the loveliest. Not only that, but it also has one of their grea read more
COMEDY GOLD #3: Marie Dressler in Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 14, 2018
COMEDY GOLD #3: Marie Dressler in Dinner at Eight (1933)
On March 14, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
George Cukor’s tragi-comedy Dinner At Eight (1933) is a remarkable thing. Not least because the dinner itself never actually happens. It is all about th read more
DOUBLE BILL #12: The Public Enemy (1931) and Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 9, 2018
DOUBLE BILL #12: The Public Enemy (1931) and Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
On March 9, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
James Cagney once said about acting, ‘Learn your lines, find your mark, look ‘em in the eye and tell ‘em the truth.’ And he did. That read more
Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 1, 2018
Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend (1945)
On March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Because it’s Oscar season, I wanted to talk about one of my all-time favorite performances in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, the wonderful Ray Mil read more
For the love of Howard Hawks
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 24, 2018
For the love of Howard Hawks
On February 24, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Oscar season and my friends and fellow bloggers over at Once Upon a Blog, Paula’s Cinema Club and Outspoken and Freckled are hosting their annual 31 Days of Oscar blogathon read more
COMEDY GOLD #2: The dinner from Bringing up Baby (1938)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 16, 2018
COMEDY GOLD #2: The dinner from Bringing up Baby (1938)
On February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the premiere in San Francisco of Bringing up Baby (1938), so as a celebration I’ve decided to talk read more
DOUBLE BILL #11: Merrily We Live (1938) and My Man Godfrey (1936)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 9, 2018
DOUBLE BILL #11: Merrily We Live (1938) and My Man Godfrey (1936)
On February 9, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
In many ways, Merrily We Live (1938) is the forgotten cousin of My Man Godfrey (1936). They are strikingly similar, plot-wise and character-w read more
The appeal of The Hitch-hiker (1953)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 2, 2018
The appeal of The Hitch-hiker (1953)
On February 2, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
As our titular hitch-hiker ruthlessly murders unsuspecting travellers in Illinois, leaving a trail of bodies behind in the film’s opening sequence, we’re immediately stri read more
Berkeley galore!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 30, 2018
Berkeley galore!
On January 30, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
There was a Busby Berkeley blogathon a few days ago, which I missed. I hate not participating in blogathons, because I just love connecting with other bloggers, but I was working and I just couldn read more
Re-watching 42nd Street (1933)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 24, 2018
Re-watching 42nd Street (1933)
On January 24, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
So, I’ve been trying to re-watch a lot of films lately. And for some reason, this was one of those films that I kept forgetting to re-watch. I saw it millions of years ago, pro read more
Why I love The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 17, 2018
Why I love The Philadelphia Story (1940)
On January 17, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The privileged class enjoying its privileges, as Mike Connor (James Stewart in an Oscar-winning role) puts it. And why not? The Philadelphia Story is high society at read more
DOUBLE BILL #10: Red-Headed Woman (1932) and Baby Face (1933)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 9, 2018
DOUBLE BILL #10: Red-Headed Woman (1932) and Baby Face (1933)
On January 9, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Pre-Code. The forbidden era where anything goes. Wonderfully risqué, daring and freeing, Pre-Code is a goldmine of genres, thoughts and attitudes, read more
COMEDY GOLD #1 : The car ride from Easy Living (1937)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 3, 2018
COMEDY GOLD #1 : The car ride from Easy Living (1937)
On January 3, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
What better way to start off 2018 than with the darling and ludicrously lavish Easy Living (1937)? The screwball comedy that should be a lot bigger than i read more
Happy 2018!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 1, 2018
Happy 2018!
On January 1, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Happy new year, everyone! May 2018 bring you all that you wish for. May all your dreams come true. Well, not all of them, ’cause then you wouldn’t have any left for 2019.
Happy 2018!
❤ read more
Happy Holidays!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 24, 2017
Happy Holidays!
On December 24, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Wishing you all a great holiday season!
See you next week! ❤
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What a Character! Blogathon – Edward Everett Horton
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 16, 2017
What a Character! Blogathon – Edward Everett Horton
On December 16, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Edward Everett Horton. So immensely popular amongst Classic Hollywood buffs, I had to write his name in the sign-up for the blogathon as quickly as read more
DOUBLE BILL #9: Morning Glory (1933) and Stage Door (1937)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 10, 2017
DOUBLE BILL #9: Morning Glory (1933) and Stage Door (1937)
On December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Ah, the theater. That wonderful thing out there, drenched in magic and lights, that only a handful of people will break into and c read more
5 things I love about The Lady Eve (1941)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 5, 2017
5 things I love about The Lady Eve (1941)
On December 5, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I mean, what’s not to love, really? It’s just a delight of a movie. And like any screwball comedy, this is one of those movies that you can watch over and over. So I read more
Noirvember Wrap-up
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 30, 2017
Noirvember Wrap-up
On November 30, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
And here we are. Noirvember ends today *starts sobbing*. But there’s more next year! So, to wrap this up, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on it with you. Firstly, I am never again doing a T read more
Likeable characters in film noir
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 24, 2017
Likeable characters in film noir
On November 24, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I know, I know. Everyone in noir is such a hot-headed bastard or a devious femme fatale or a crooked cop. Well, not everyone. There are those characters in noir that are jus read more