At The Cocoanut Grove

Here's September's schedule complete with monthly highlights.  Monthly Highlights For September: Dean Martin is Star of the Month airing Wednesdays.  TCM Spotlight features The Black Experience on Film airing Tuesdays & Thursdays.  AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Clooney airs September 3rd.  TCM's Guest Programmer is Keith Carradine on September 10th. The three films he picked are: Captains Courageous (1937), Random Harvest (1942) and Performance (1970)   Films Airing This Month To Check Out: I Married A Witch (1942) airs 9/3 at 1:45/12:45 p.m. Imitation of Life (1934) airs 9/4 at 9:30/8:30 p.m. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) airs 9/6 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) airs 9/9 at 5:15/4:15 p.m. A Patch of Blue (1963) airs 9/13 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. What Price Hollywood? (1932) airs 9/27 at 2/1 p.m. Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1984) airs 9/27 at 7/6 p.m. Suspicion (1941) airs...

August's Original and Remake is The Great Gatsby. It is based on the 1925 book of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. There have been several adaptations both on the big and small screen but for this post I am focusing on the 1974 and 2013 adaptations.  The Great Gatsby (1974) Directed By: Jack Clayton Starring: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern Running Time: 146 Minutes The Great Gatsby (2013) Directed By: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Toby Maguire Running Time: 142 Minutes If I'm being completely honest with you I really prefer the 2013 version to the 1974 version. The first time I saw the '74 version I fell asleep and after giving it another chance I was bored throughout the whole thing. There was pretty scenery but that's about it. Frankly, while Robert Redford is very handsome and he was a good actor I just feel like Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby to the point he is Gatsby. I also prefe...

This Thursday (August 16th) is National Tell A Joke Day, in honor of that I thought I'd make a post about my favorite comedians. I want to add that not all these people were or are stand up comics.  Gilda Radner June 28, 1946- May 20, 1989 Notable Works: Saturday Night Live (1975- 1980), Gilda Live (1980), The Woman in Red (1984) Mary Tyler Moore December 29, 1936 - January 25, 2017 Notable Works: The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), Ordinary People (1980) Buster Keaton October 4, 1895 - February 1st, 1966 Notable Works: The Cameraman (1928), Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928), In The Good Old Summertime (1949) Dick Van Dyke Born: December 13, 1925 Notable Works: The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966), Mary Poppins (1964), Bye Bye Birdie (1963) John Ritter September 17, 1948 - September 11, 2003 Notable Works: Three's Company (1977-1984), 8 Simple Rules (2002-2003), Problem Child (1990)...

Just like my 1970's playlists I've made I thought I'd make a part two on a 1960's playlist I made a few years ago. Enjoy!  Bend Me Shape Me by American Breed Tell Him by The Exciters Be My Baby by The Ronettes Both Sides Now by Judy Collins Early In The Morning by Peter, Paul and Mary Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbuam One Fine Day by The Chiffons Sugar, Sugar by The Archies My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels I Say A Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick My Girl by The Temptations Reach Out (I'll Be There) by The Four Tops It Takes Two by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker For Your Love by The Yardbirds Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf Until Next Time, Ashley A.