At The Cocoanut Grove

Here's monthly highlights and what's airing this month on TCM.  Highlights For September Sidney Poitier is September's Star of the Month, airing Tuesdays.  TCM Spotlight features College Football airing Fridays.  TCM Special Theme: 100 Years of United Artists airing Wednesdays.  TCM Special Theme: James Bond airing Thursdays.  TCM Special Theme: Disability in Movies airs September 23rd and 30th.  TCM Memorial Tribute to Peter Fonda airs September 15th.  Treasures From The Disney Vault airs September 2nd.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1949) airs 9/9 at 4:15/3:15 p.m. Heidi (1937) airs 9/9 at 8/7 p.m. A Patch of Blue (1965) airs 9/10 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. The Great Dictator (1940) airs 9/11 at 4/3 p.m. Light in the Piazza (1962) airs 9/12 at 6:15/5:15 p.m. Summer Stock (1950) airs 9/15 at 2/1 p.m. Sex and the Single Girl (1964) airs 9/16 at 12:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. Guess Who's Com...

For decades now tv shows set in other decades have been airing, like Happy Days and The Wonder Years. There have been quite a few shows recently made set in other decades. Here's a few to check out.  Mad Men (2007-2015) Decades Covered: 1960s and 1970s  The Crown (2016- Present) Decades Covered: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s (and later decades as the series continues) Downton Abbey (2010-2015)  Decades Covered: 1910s and 1920s Agent Carter (2015-2016) Decades Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s That '70s Show (1998-2006) Decade Covered: 1970s State of Grace (2001-2002) Decade Covered: 1960s  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

A while back I made a 1950's playlist and I decided to continue with a part two. Enjoy!  Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers In The Still Of The Night by Fred Parris and The Five Satins Earth Angel by The Penguins Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers Lollipop by The Chordettes Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin Wheel of Fortune by Kay Starr Secret Love by Doris Day At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors Papa Loves Mambo by Perry Como  Ain't That A Shame by Fats Domino Tutti Frutti by Little Richard Sea of Love by Phil Phillips There Goes My Baby by The Drifters  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Until August 20th Dog Days of Summer is intact. With that I thought I'd make a tie-in post and post about some dog movies. So if the heat is too hot to bear stay inside watching a dog movie or two.  Lady and the Tramp (1955) Directed By: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Voices Of: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts Running Time: 76 Minutes Old Yeller (1957) Directed By: Robert Stevenson Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran Running Time: 83 Minutes Benji (1974) Directed By: Joe Camp Starring: Peter Breck, Christopher Connelly, Patsy Garrett Running Time: 85 Minutes Lassie Come Home (1943)  Directed By: Fred M. Wilcox Starring: Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp Running Time: 89 Minutes The Shaggy Dog (1959)  Directed By: Charles Barton Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Annette Funicello Running Time: 104 Minutes * Note: The above is a cl...