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Overlooked and Underrated: Film Noir’s unsung heroes, villains and in-betweeners
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 6, 2021
Overlooked and Underrated: Film Noir’s unsung heroes, villains and in-betweeners
On November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Happy Noirvember to all of you dames and misters out there in the dark! This year, I thought I’d do read more
CMBA’s Laughter is the Best Medicine blogathon: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2021
CMBA’s Laughter is the Best Medicine blogathon: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
On October 22, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The wonderful silliness of the ‘Abbott and Costello Meet…’ series of films is an absolute joy to behold! read more
WORLD CINEMA: I Vampiri (1957)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 18, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: I Vampiri (1957)
On October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Not going to lie, picking a horror film for the WORLD CINEMA series wasn’t easy. There are too many great ones that I have already talked about, like Les Di read more
The Night of the Hunter (1955), Charles Laughton’s horrifying masterpiece
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 8, 2021
The Night of the Hunter (1955), Charles Laughton’s horrifying masterpiece
On October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Can you believe it’s October already? I certainly can’t. But you know what that means. Horror Month is here! read more
WORLD CINEMA: Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1958)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 23, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1958)
On September 23, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Granted, it’s a 12-minute short so we don’t get to look at Jean-Paul Belmondo for as long as we’d like. Granted, his voice is dubbed by director Jean-Lu read more
The beauty of Dark Suburbia and Douglas Sirk
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Sep 11, 2021
The beauty of Dark Suburbia and Douglas Sirk
On September 11, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I posted an article on Medium about my 30 favorite Cold Case episodes of all time and, coming in at number 30 was The Brush Man (Season 6, read more
WORLD CINEMA: Late Spring (1949)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Aug 25, 2021
WORLD CINEMA: Late Spring (1949)
On August 25, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized
For this month’s WORLD CINEMA, we go to Japan with one of Yasujiro Ozu’s greatest films, Late Spring (1949). A beautiful, sweet, simple tale with some of the greatest emot read more
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