At The Cocoanut Grove

Robert Redford is Star of the Month airing Tuesdays throughout the month. Friday Night Spotlight is the films of Neil Simon. Michael Feinstein is this month's Guest Programmer on January 8th. The four films he picked are: Too Late Blues (1961), Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Cabin In the Sky (1943) and Summer Holiday (1948). SAG Life Achievement Award: Debbie Reynolds airs January 22nd with five films: Singin' In the Rain (1952), The Catered Affair (1956), The Mating Game (1959), Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and Mary, Mary (1963). Films To Check Out This Month: Rebel Without A Cause (1955) airing 1/3 at 10/9 p.m. Carefree (1938) airing 1/4 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. The Miracle Worker (1962) airing 1/4 at 6/5 p.m. The More The Merrier (1943) airing 1/5 at 10/9 p.m. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) airing 1/18 at 8/7 p.m. Our Hospitality (1923) airing 1/18 at 12:45 a.m./11:45 p.m.  Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) airing 1/19 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. The Harvey Girls (1946...

I probably should have made this post earlier but there's still time to enjoy these flicks, actually you can watch most all of these year round. TCM regularly airs four of the following films throughout the year. I've come up with six films to see again or for the first time. Miracle On 34th Street (1947) Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne and Natalie Wood Directed By: George Seaton Running Time: 96 Minutes  Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Marjorie Main Directed By: Vincente Minnelli Running Time: 112 Minutes Bachelor Mother (1939) Starring: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn Directed By: Garson Kanin Running Time: 82 Minutes A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Directed By: Bill Melendez Running Time: 25 Minutes Little Women (1949) Starring: June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy...

Since it's December I've rounded up a list of classic Christmas songs. Enjoy! Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland White Christmas by Bing Crosby Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives White Christmas by The Drifters Sleigh Ride by Ella Fitzgerald Christmastime Is Here (Vocal) by Vince Guaraldi Trio Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Dean Martin Baby It's Cold Outside by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting Russian Dance Trepak (The Nutcracker) by Tchaikovsky Until Next Time, Ashley 

So I've come up with some gifts to give for the ultimate classic movie film fan or just to get for yourself! I tried to cover all film genres but I know I missed a few, westerns, film noir. Still I think what I came up with is pretty good. For the Wizard of OZ fan: Hallmark Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers Christmas Ornament for $7.47 available at walmart.com For the TCM fan: Classic Popcorn Gift Set for $66.90 available through shop.tcm.com For the classic horror fan: House of Dracula Poster for $21.99 or framed for $94.99 available through allposters.com For the Gone With the Wind fan: Gone With the Wind Scarlett O'Hara Doll for $34.95 available through barbiecollector.com For the classic movie soundtrack fan: Play It Again- The Classic Sound of Hollywood 2 disc CD for $13.99 available through shop.tcm.com For the classic sci-fi fan: TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Sci-Fi for $27...