At The Cocoanut Grove

Highlights For May: Sterling Hayden is Star of the Month airing Wednesdays throughout the month. Orson Welles is the Friday Night Spotlight Mother's Day Movies airs May 10th . Tony Bennett and Gray Sargent are this month's Guest Programmers airing May 12th.   The four films they selected are : The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Modern Times (1936), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and I'll Be Seeing You (1944). Disaster Movies  airing Thursday the 7th, 14th and 21st. Memorial Day Marathon begins May 23rd through May 25th. Films Airing This Month to Check Out: The Nun's Story (1959) airs 5/6 at 5:15/4:15 p.m. A Star is Born (1954) airs 5/15 at 9:15/8:15 a.m. Lolita (1962) airs 5/15 at 3/2 p.m. Cabaret (1972) airs 5/17 at 8/7 p.m. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) airs 5/19 at 8/7 p.m. Kramer VS. Kramer (1979) airs 5/19 at 10/9 p.m. Babes in Arms (1939) airs 5/26 at 12:15/11:15 (daytime) The Miracle Worker (1962) airs 5/27 at 1:15/12:15 p.m. ...

Over the years that I've been interested in Old Hollywood I've found several (mostly coffee table) books and I thought I'd share my collection today. From top to bottom: Hollywood Candid: A Photographer Remembers Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits Judy: A Legendary Film Career Stars on the Set From top to bottom: Miracle on 34th Street The Wizard of OZ: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History Just Being Audrey LIFE In Hollywood Picture Show: Classic Movie Posters From the TCM Vault A Life in Pictures: Judy James Dean: A Life in Pictures From top to bottom: Leading Couples Leading Ladies Leading Men From top to bottom: Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood What Would Audrey Do? Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir Child Star Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Because I'm such a fan of musicals I decided to put together a list of some of my favorite songs from movie musicals. I've only added songs from the 1930s through the 1970s so you won't find anything from the 1980s and beyond here. The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St. Louis I Feel Pretty from West Side Story Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins Let Me Entertain You from Gypsy Get Happy from Summer Stock The Man That Got Away from A Star Is Born Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of OZ My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music Good Morning from Singin' in the Rain Maybe This Time from Cabaret We're in the Money from Gold Diggers of 1933 Big Spender from Sweet Charity Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

For some reason I thought I had posted this but I didn't. Anyway, I have a few Old Hollywood inspired Barbies and I thought I'd share. Right now I don't have many but I'm always looking to add to my collection. This is my Dorothy Barbie, from The Wizard of OZ . This doll is probably my favorite because she looks like an actual vintage doll. Her stand is the famous yellow brick road and instead of coming with a dog, Toto is sewn onto her dress. This is my other Dorothy Barbie doll. This doll comes with her own dog, Toto. Also this doll differs from the previous one as this one sings. Well, it's audio of Judy Garland singing ' Somewhere Over the Rainbow '. There's a button on her back you push and a small piece of the song is played.  This is my Grace Kelly from To Catch A Thief doll. As you can see she's dressed as her character, Frances Stevens. Her dress is from one of the many iconic scenes from the film. Okay, now t...