At The Cocoanut Grove

This Friday is Judy Garland's birthday and if she were still alive she would have been 94. I've made birthday tributes to Judy before with my favorite films and songs of her's so this time around I thought I'd post my favorite photos of her. Happy Birthday Judy! Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Monday July 20th would have marked Natalie Wood's 77th birthday. In honor of that I've put together a list of my favorite Natalie films. Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) * Note: The clip above is not the actual trailer but a scene from the film featuring Natalie. This was Natalie's first big screen flick. (Happyland was first but since she has a tiny, practically off camera role I'm not counting that). She's all of seven years old, playing a German orphan Orson Wells adopts. Complete with hair bleached blonde and a bit of a German accent. She steals every scene she's in which is funny since she's acting with Orson Wells and Claudette Colbert. I won't divulge in the film if you haven't seen it yet but if you're curious to see her first big movie role check this out.                                            Miracle on 34th Street (1947) A completely differe...

This is part two of my birthday tribute post for Judy Garland. My favorite songs are featured here. Enjoy! :) I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Get Happy The Trolley Song Somewhere Over the Rainbow I Don't Care The Man That Got Away Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart Dear Mr. Gable You Made Me Love You Smile Get Happy/ Happy Days Are Here Again w/ Barbara Streisand Together (Wherever We Go) w/ Liza Minnelli Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

June 10th would have marked Judy Garland's 93rd birthday. In honor of that my next two posts will be dedicated to her. The first is five of my favorite Judy flicks. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Hands down this is my favorite Judy film. I love the music, the storyline and how beautiful the coloring is. Everything about this is cheerful and bright even though the last few scenes can make me shed a tear or two.  A Child is Waiting (1963) Doing an all drama film when you're mostly known for cheerful musicals can be tricky. However, Judy being the talented performer she was could carry off both drama and those happy pictures. Obviously this wasn't the first drama she made but it's my favorite.    The Wizard of OZ (1939) I was hesitant to add this film even though it's one of my favorites. ( I watch it every Thanksgiving) The reason, it's cliche- this is the film everyone has seen and everyone knows Judy as Dorothy Gale. To me Judy is...