At The Cocoanut Grove

Here is my monthly picks and highlights for June on TCM.  Highlights For June: Leslie Howard is Star of the Month airing Mondays. TCM Spotlight features Mad About Musicals airing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Treasures From The Disney Vault airs June 6th. Father's Day airs June 17th.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Dial M For Murder (1954) airs 6/2 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. Strangers On A Train (1951) airs 6/2 at 10/9 p.m. Gone With the Wind (1939) airs 6/4 at 9:45/8:45 p.m. The Wizard of OZ (1939) airs 6/7 at 8/7 p.m. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) airs 6/10 at 5:30/4:30 p.m. Of Human Bondage (1934) airs 6/11 at 9:45/8:45 p.m. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) airs 6/16 at 5:30/4:30 p.m. Singin' in the Rain (1951) airs 6/19 at 8/7 p.m. The Philadelphia Story (1940) airs 6/20 at 8/7 p.m. Calamity Jane (1953) airs 6/21 at 9:45/8:45 p.m. High Society (1956) airs 6/21 at 1:30/12:30 p.m. and 6/27 at 10/9 p.m. A Star is Born (1954) air...

May's Original and Remake is King Kong. There are three big screen adaptations the original from 1933, a 1976 version and a 2005 version. So let's begin.  King Kong (1933) Directed By: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack Starring: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot Running Time: 100 Minutes King Kong (1976) Directed By: John Guillermin Starring: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange Running Time: 134 Minutes King Kong (2005) Directed By: Peter Jackson Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody Running Time: 187 Minutes Out of all these versions the original is my tired and true pick. There's nothing wrong with  technicolor movies in general but the black and white version just seems so much more thrilling. The 1976 version completely changes and instead of a director looking to make a movie on a remote island it's now the head of an oil company discovering oil on this remote island and hon...

Unique Vintage has once again partnered up with an iconic figure. This time it's all about that blonde bombshell, Barbie! The collection boasts t-shirts, dresses, shoes and accessories. The entire collection is here and below are some items I thought were cute. A Classic Never Goes Out of Style T-Shirt Swing Skirt Blue & White Suburban Shopper Dress Strapless Wiggle Dress Sheath Dress & Jacket Sheath Wiggle Dress Black Cotton Swing Dress Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

I thought since I really enjoyed the Old Hollywood questionnaire I thought I'd do one on classic TV.   This questionnaire also has 20 questions.  1.) What was the first classic TV show that got you into this?           The Brady Bunch 2.) What is your favorite classic TV show?         The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3.) Who is your favorite classic TV actress?           Mary Tyler Moore 4.) Who is your favorite classic TV actor?           Dick Van Dyke 5.) What is your favorite TV theme song?            Bewitched  6.) What is your favorite genre?          Comedy 7.) Name 4 other classic shows you like:     - The Dick Van Dyke Show     - The Facts of Life      - Bewitched      -  Three's Company  8.) What classic TV show do you think is ...

This Saturday is the Kentucky Derby and in honor of that I made a post with a few films centered on horse racing.  Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) Directed By: Alfred E. Green Starring: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Sophie Tucker Running Time: 80 Minutes National Velvet (1944) Directed By: Clarence Brown Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp Running Time: 123 Minutes The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) Directed By: David Butler Starring: Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister Running Time: 98 Minutes A Day At The Races (1937) Directed By: Sam Wood Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx Running Time: 109 Minutes Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson Running Time: 97 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A.