At The Cocoanut Grove

Highlights for the month Marie Dressler is Star of the Month airing Mondays throughout the month. TCM Spotlight features From Stage To Screen with 69 films airing Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the month.  The Films of Billy Wilder with 17 films airs Fridays throughout the month. Treasures From The Disney Vault airs June 28th with 5 films and 6 shorts. Candice Bergen is this month's Guest Programmer on June 14th. The four films she picked are: The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948), The Graduate (1967), The Earrings of Madame DE... (1954) and The French Connection (1971) Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Some Like It Hot (1959) airs 6/3 at 2:30/1:30 p.m. and 6/24 at 10:15/9:15 p.m. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) airs 6/4 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. Dial M For Murder (1954) airs 6/4 at 2/1 p.m. The Gay Divorcee (1934) airs 6/7 at 12 a.m./11 p.m Sunset Boulevard (1950) airs 6/10 at 8/7 p.m. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) airs 6/11 at 8/7 p.m. Gypsy (1962) airs 6/16...

The sequel to Disney's 2010 version of  Alice in Wonderland will be released May 27th, Alice Through the Looking Glass . Like my previous adaptations with Cinderella and The Jungle Book I decided to make one on film adaptations of the Alice stories. Here are 4 films and 1 animated short. Thru the Mirror (1936) Directed By: David Hand Voices Of: Walt Disney Running Time: 8 Minutes Alice in Wonderland (1915) Directed By: W.W. Young Starring: Viola Savory, Herbert Rice, Harry Marks Running Time: 52 Minutes * Note: The above is the entire film. Alice in Wonderland (1933) Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod Starring: Charlotte Henry, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant Running Time: 77 Minutes Alice in Wonderland (1951) Directed By: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamiton Luske Voices Of: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn Running Time: 75 Minutes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) Directed By: William Sterl...

Something that never fails to put a smile on my face is a fun dance number. I've stated my love for musicals before on this blog and when there's a dance number then I really love it. Dance is something I enjoy doing and watching. Here are my favorite dance numbers from musicals and non-musicals. Get Happy from Summer Stock Tap Dance Scene from The Little Colonel Ballet from The Red Shoes America from West Side Story Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Step in Time from Mary Poppins A Lot of Livin' to Do from Bye Bye Birdie Disco Dance from Saturday Night Fever Night and Day  from The Gay Divorcee What are your favorite dance scenes? Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Mother's Day is this Sunday and I decided to make a post of famous Hollywood moms. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Vivien Leigh and Suzanne Farrington Lauren Bacall with Stephen and Leslie Bogart Grace Kelly with Caroline (right) and Albert Natalie Wood with Natasha Gregson (in lap), Kate (stepdaughter) and Courtney Wagner Shirley Temple Black with Linda Susan Agar (left), Lori and Charles Black Until Next Time, Ashley A.