At The Cocoanut Grove

  Highlights for the Month: Doris Day is Star of the Month, airing Tuesdays.  TCM Spotlight features Growing Up On Screen, airing Wednesdays. TCM Special Theme features Reframed, airing Fridays.  TCM Special Theme: Movie MacGuffins airs March 5th and 12th.  St. Patrick's Day airs March 17th.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Easter Parade (1948) airs 3/2 at 9:30/8:30 p.m. A Star is Born (1954) airs 3/2 at 11:30/10:30 p.m. Rope (1948) airs 3/5 at 2/1 a.m. Psycho (1960) airs 3/5 at 9:45/8:45 p.m. and 3/26 at 1/12 a.m. Gypsy (1962) airs 3/7 at 3:30/2:30 p.m. Girl Shy (1921) airs 3/8 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. Calamity Jane (1953) airs 3/8 at 8/7 p.m. Light in the Piazza (1962) airs 3/9 at 3:30/2:30 p.m. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) airs 3/11 at 10:15/9:15 p.m. Marnie (1964) airs 3/14 at 5:30/4:30 p.m. Little Nellie Kelly (1940) airs 3/17 at 11:30/10:30 a.m. Nanook of the North (1922) airs 3/18 at 6:15/5:15 a.m. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) airs 3/18 at 10:15/9...

February is Black History Month, in the past I've made a post on movies to watch but I think this list is dare I say, a little better. And I should add while February is Black History Month these movies shouldn't be watched only in February.  Bright Road (1953) Directed By: Gerald Mayer Starring: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Phillip Hepburn Running Time: 69 Minutes No Way Out (1950) Directed By: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell Running Time: 106 Minutes Nothing But A Man (1964) Directed By: Michael Roemer Starring: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Yaphet Kotto Running Time: 95 Minutes Take A Giant Step (1959) Directed By: Phillip Leacock Starring: Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee Running Time: 100 Minutes The Emperor Jones (1933) Directed By: Dudley Murphy Starring: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson Running Time: 72 Minutes The Connection (1961) Directed By: Shirley Clarke Starring: Warren Finnerty, William Redfi...

A few years ago I made a post on some Old Hollywood stars posing for Valentine's Day and since Valentine's Day is Sunday I thought I'd make another post.  Audrey Hepburn Marilyn Monroe Shirley Temple Doris Day June Allyson Debbie Reynolds Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

We're now in February and Valentine's Day is just around the corner. For other holidays I've made posts on animated specials but I've never done one for Valentine's Day. Here's a few to check out: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975) *Note: The above is a clip, not the whole film.  The Valentine's Day That Almost Wasn't (1982)  *Note: The above is a clip, not the whole film.  The Pink Panther: Pink at First Sight (1981) The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)  Cathy's Valentine (1989) Part Two // Part Three The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (1982) A Special Valentine with The Family Circus (1978) Until Next Time, Ashley A.