At The Cocoanut Grove

Highlights For October: Anthony Perkins is Star of the Month, airing Friday nights throughout October.  TCM Spotlight features Trailblazing Women airing Monday nights throughout October. Monster of the Month features Dracula airing Sunday nights throughout October. TCM Guest Programmer features Todd Haynes on October 19th. The four films he picked are: The Crowd (1928), Sounder (1972), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Walkabout (1971) Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Frankenstein (1931) airs 10/3 at 8/7 p.m. The Cameraman (1928) airs 10/4 at 3:15/2:15 p.m. High Society (1956) airs 10/9 at 10/9 a.m. Light In the Piazza (1962) airs 10/10 at 12:45 p.m./11:45 a.m. The Bad Seed (1956) airs 10/13 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) airs 10/13 at 6:45/5:45 p.m. Side Street (1950) airs 10/15 at 10/9 a.m. Old Acquaintance (1945) airs 10/22 at 6/5 p.m. Psycho (1960) airs 10/27 at 8/7 p.m. Pretty Poison (1968) airs 10/27 at 10:15/9:15 p...

Here's my monthly edition of Original and Remake. This month I'm focusing on A Little Princess . It's based on the  1905 children's book of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. For this post I'll be focusing on the 1939 and 1995 big screen versions, however, there is a 1917 silent adaptation as well as several television movies. The Little Princess (1939) Directed By: Walter Lang Starring: Shirley Temple, Cesar Romero, Sybil Jason Running Time: 93 Minutes A Little Princess (1995) Directed By: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham Running Time: 97 Minutes Personally my pick is the remake, maybe I'm a bit biased since I saw the remake first as a child and imminently fell in love with the story. It's funny because I am a Shirley Temple fan, she was the first Old Hollywood star I became interested in, but the 1939 version I don't 100% love. Sure it's a sweet film, it has it...

Here is my second to last installment of my favorite films by decade. Like the 1960s, I don't have a lot of favorite 1930's films. There are several ones I've seen and like but I just don't consider them my favorite. I have a musical, a childhood favorite, an epic masterpiece, a comedy and a dramedy. Gone With the Wind (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia De Havilland Running Time: 234 Minutes The Wizard of OZ (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr Running Time: 102 Minutes Bright Eyes (1934) Directed By: David Butler Starring: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Withers Running Time: 85 Minutes * Note: The above is not the actual trailer but a clip from the film. The Thin Man (1934) Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke II Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan Running Time: 87 Minutes City Lights (1931) ...

I know this blog is more of a classic movie and TV blog but from time to time I post music playlists. One little fact about me, I love music, this includes classical music. I've been heavily listening to classical since I was 8 years old (I'm 32 now, you do the math!). September is Classical Music Month and in honor of that I decided to put together a playlist of several pieces I enjoy. Les Toreadors from Carmen Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet In The Hall of Mountain King Op.46 by Edvard Grieg Anvil Chorus by Giuseppe Verdi Ode an die Freude 'Ode To Joy' - Ludwig van Beethoven Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner O Fortuna Carmina Burana- Carl Orff Nocturne op.9 No.2 - Chopin Gymnopedie No.1 - Erik Satie Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy Swan Lake Op.20, Act 2, No.10 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Waltz - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss II Habanera 'Carmen' - Geo...