At The Cocoanut Grove

Highlights for July:  Tony Curtis is Star of the Month, airing Mondays. TCM Spotlight features Feel Good Classics, airing Wednesdays  TCM Special Theme: Directed By John Ford airs Fridays  Independence Day airs July 4th  TCM Memorial Tribute to Max Von Sydow, airs July 9th.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out:  Singin' in the Rain (1952) airs 7/1 at 8/7 p.m. and 7/19 at 2:15/1:15 p.m.   The Searchers (1956) airs 7/3 at 10/9 p.m.   Bye Bye Birdie (1963) airs 7/4 at 10:45/9:45 p.m.   Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) airs 7/4 at 4:15/3:15 a.m.   Strangers on a Train (1951) airs 7/5 at 6/5 p.m. and 7/22 at 4:45/3:45 p.m.   The Red Balloon (1956) airs 7/5 at 5:15/4:15 a.m.   The Women (1939) airs 7/7 at 9:45/8:45 a.m.   The Philadelphia Story (1940) airs 7/7 at 12:15 p.m./11:15 a.m.   Viva Las Vegas (1964) airs 7/12 at 1/12p.m. and 7/29 at 6:30/5:30 p.m. ...

June is Pride month for the LGBTQ+ community. With the coronavirus still hitting cities and social distancing is being practiced pride celebrations are being put on hold. However, there are still ways to celebrate without leaving your home. One is to watch movies with a LGBTQ+ theme. Here are six to check out.  Rope (1946) Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Farley Granger, John Dall, James Stewart Running Time: 80 Minutes Queen Christina (1933) Directed By: Rouben Mamoulian Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lewis Stone Running Time: 97 Minutes Morocco (1930) Directed By: Josef von Sternberg Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou Running Time: 91 Minutes The Children's Hour (1961) Directed By: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner Running Time: 107 Minutes Calamity Jane (1953) Directed By: David Butler Starring: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Ally...

I'm continuing with another post and this one is a soul playlist. Enjoy!   What's Going On by Marvin Gaye  What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong   I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown   Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles   A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke   Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding    Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard   Here I Am by Al Green   Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday    Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe by Barry White   Superstition by Stevie Wonder   Think by Aretha Franklin   L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole   T'aint What You Do by Ella Fitzgerald   I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone   I Say a Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick   Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles  Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas   Mama Said by The Shirelles   Be My Baby by The Ronettes   Please Mr. Postman by The...

I try really hard to keep my blog light and positive but with what's happening in America right now, I don't feel it's right to keep posting about summer blog posts. For today's post I'm going to be posting about movies, shows and books featuring black entertainers. I think it's important not just now, but from now on, to learn about black entertainers, musician, authors, etc. Series:   Julia (1968-1971) Streaming on Philo  Sanford and Son (1972-1977), Streaming on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Sling TV, YouTube TV and Starz   Good Times (1974-1979) Streaming on Hulu, Starz, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, iTunes   The Jeffersons (1975-1985) Streaming on Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Starz   What's Happening!! (1976-1979) Streaming on Sony Crackle   Diff'erent Strokes (1978-1985) Streaming on Hulu, Starz, YouTube TV, Sling TV    A Different World (1987-1993) Streaming on Amazon Prime   The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1...

June is National Camping Month and National Great Outdoors Month. In honor of that today's blog post is all about movies with a camping theme. Here are some movies to watch if you're in the mood to camp but without all those pesky bugs. Smores are optional!  Troop Beverly Hills (1989) Directed By: Jeff Kanew Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas Running Time: 103 Minutes Friday the 13th (1980) Directed By: Sean S. Cunningham Starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Hal Crosby Running Time: 95 Minutes Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977) Directed By: Bill Melendez and Phil Roman Voices of Duncan Watson, Melanie Kohn, Bill Melendez Running Time: 75 Minutes The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Directed By: Vincent Minnelli Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Mann Running Time: 96 Minutes Meatballs (1979) Directed By: Ivan Reitman Starring: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch Running...