At The Cocoanut Grove

  Highlights for the Month: Lucille Ball is Star of the Month, airing Thursdays. TCM Spotlight: Big Country, airing Mondays. TCM Special Theme: New Wave, airing Tuesdays. TCM Speical Theme: Horror with Mario Cantone, airing Sundays. 100th Anniversary of Fleischer Animation airs October 2nd and 9th.  20th Century Fox with Scott Eyman airs Wednesday October 6th.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: King Kong (1933) airs 10/1 at 6/5 a.m. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) airs 10/1 at 2/1 p.m. Freaks (1932) airs 6:45/5:45 p.m. Cartoon Carnival (2021) airs 10/2 at 8/7 p.m. 100th Anniversary of Fleischer Animation (2021) airs 9:45/8:45 p.m. The Birds (1963) airs 10/3 at 8/7 p.m. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) airs 10/4 at 12:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. Cat People (1942) airs 10/4 at 6/5 p.m., 10/31 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. and 10/31 at 10/9 a.m. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) airs 10/4 at 8/7 p.m. Tea and Sympathy (1956) airs 10/5 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) airs 10/5 at ...

This Thursday begins the first day of fall. Just like how I made a Summer Reading List, here is one for fall. This isn't a post about upcoming book releases, This list features books that might have been on a required reading list in school or a book that has a fall theme, ex. horror. And I've added a movie tie in. Happy reading and watching!  Picture via Penguin Books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Just in time for Halloween next month, this classic horror tale has been frightening readers for decades. The tale of a scientist, Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster. In 1931 Universal Pictures made a film version, starring Boris Karloff as the monster, and with his giant stature, green skin and bolts in his neck he's not hard to miss. The character of Frankenstein has been in pop culture from the character Herman Munster in the sitcom, The Munsters to Mel Brooks' comedy Young Frankenstein , even to the musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show where Dr. Frank-N-Furter cr...

Yesterday, September 13th was Roald Dahl day, originally, I had planned to post this last week but when I thought I was done watching all the films I noticed I hadn't watched one so instead it's this week. So, to pay tribute here's a ranking of Roald Dahl movie adaptaions. Now you might have noticed I've left off a few movies. I was unable to access the 1989 animated version The BFG and Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and I decided not to put in the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . However a few years ago I made an original and remake of Willy Wonka and you can view that here . I have ranked six films and below is my ranking.    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) I'm biased as this is a childhood favorite and I love musicals, so this is my number one pick. The story is a contest is being held and if someone can find a golden ticket, wrapped in a Wonka bar, five are available worldwide, they get to come to the Wonka Factory ...