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Cary Grant
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 1, 2015
Cary Grant
On November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Could he be possibly the greatest male movie star of all time? I think so. He was born for Hollywood and Hollywood was more than lucky to have him. His understated yet enormous talent for dra read more
Laura (1944)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 28, 2015
Laura (1944)
On October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Laura (1944), directed by Otto Preminger, is one of my favorite movies. And second favorite noir, after Double Indemnity. 1944 was a hell of a year for noir. The 1939 of noir, if you will. read more
Goodbye Maureen O’Hara
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 25, 2015
Goodbye Maureen O’Hara
On October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Another legend has left us. The fantastic Maureen O’Hara has died at the age of 95. She was one of the most versatile and prolific actresses from The Golden Age and wi read more
Lauren!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2015
Lauren!
On October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Ah, Lauren Bacall. The wonderful Lauren Bacall. Don’t you just bloody love her? Well, who doesn’t, she was perfect. Endlessly and effortlessly cool, sophisticated, commanding, sexy, read more
Top 5 Screwball Comedies
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 18, 2015
Top 5 Screwball Comedies
On October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
We all love a screwball comedy! They’re completely insane, and hilariously funny. You can never go wrong with one of those gems. So here is my top 5 Screwball Comedie read more
‘Match me, Sidney…’
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 14, 2015
‘Match me, Sidney…’
On October 14, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) directed by Alexander MacKendrick is one of my favorite movies. I think this is Tony Curtis’ best performance, and possibly Burt Lancaster’s best per read more
Party like it’s 1943!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 11, 2015
Party like it’s 1943!
On October 11, 2015 By CarolMartinheira
Just when I start to think I can deal with this ‘living in the 21st Century’ thing, photos like this come up and I go like ‘Nope, never mind, can someone get me a time machine please?’ read more
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