At The Cocoanut Grove

Here is monthly highlights and films to check out for November.  Highlights For November Bette Davis is Star of the Month airing Tuesdays.  TCM Spotlight features 100th Anniversary of American Society of Cinematographers airing Wednesdays.  TCM Special Theme featues Dennis Miller and Friends airing Fridays.  TCM Memorial Tribute to Nancy Gates airs November 4th.  24 Hour Veteran's Day Tribute airs November 11th.  Sterling K. Brown is this month's Guest Programmer airing November 14th.  Films Airing To Check Out: Of Human Bondage (1934) airs 11/5 at 8/7 p.m. The Red Shoes (1948) airs 11/13 at 8/7 p.m. and 11/21 at 2/1 p.m. Waterloo Bridge (1940) airs 11/15 at 6/5 p.m. A Little Romance (1979) airs 11/17 at 6/5 p.m. The Corn is Green (1945) airs 11/19 at 8/7 p.m. Page Miss Glory (1935) airs 11/22 at 6/5 p.m. Crossing Delancey (1988) airs 11/23 at 10/9 p.m. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) airs 11/24 at 4:15/3:15 p.m. ...

Forgive me for making yet another post about horror movies to watch but I have writer's block and there still is time before Halloween to watch these movies. As usual Part One , Two and Three are here if none of these interest you.  What's the Matter With Helen? (1971) Directed By: Curtis Harrington Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver Running Time: 101 Minutes    Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) Directed By: John Hancock Starring: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor Running Time: 89 Minutes When A Stranger Calls (1979) Directed By: Fred Walton Starring: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Collen Dewhurst Running Time: 97 Minutes Dracula's Daughter (1936) Directed By: Lambert Hillyer Starring: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill Running Time: 73 Minutes Son of Frankestein (1939) Directed By: Rowland V. Lee Starring: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karlof...

In the past I've made posts about autobiographies/biographies to check out. It's fall and what better time to curl up with a good book than now. Here are 3 autobiographies and one biography to check out.  Me by Elton John Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton Face It: A Memoir by Debbie Harry The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

October 12th is National Farmer's Day in honor of that here's a roundup of a few flicks about farms or farming.  The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Directed By: John Farm Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine Running Time: 129 Minutes The Green Promise (1948) Directed By: William D. Russell Starring: Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Natalie Wood Running Time: 93 Minutes * Note: The above is a clip from the film, not the actual trailer. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) Directed By: Roy Rowland Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Agnes Moorehead, Margaret O'Brien Running Time: 105 Minutes The Southerner (1945) Directed By: Jean Renoir Starring: Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carrol Naish Running Time: 92 Minutes The Good Earth (1937) Directed By: Sidney Franklin, Victor Flemming (uncredited) and Gustav Machaty (uncredited) Starring: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly Running Time...

If there's a genre I love (aside from musicals and romantic comedies) it's biopics. Sure, the majority of them leave out important events that happened or fib about certain details but in all I enjoy them. Here's a few I like to check out.  Rocketman (2019) Directed By: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell Running Time: 121 Minutes Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Directed By: Michael Apted Starring: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo Running Time: 125 Minutes Riding in Cars With Boys (2001) Directed By: Penny Marshall Starring: Drew Barrymore, Brittany Murphy, Steve Zahn Running Time: 132 Minutes Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Directed By: John Lee Hancock Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti Running Time: 125 Minutes Grey Gardens (2009) Directed By: Michael Sucsy Starring: Jessica Lange, Drew Barrymore, Jeanne Tripplehorn Running Time: ...