At The Cocoanut Grove

It's that time again the annual 31 Days of Oscar on TCM. I've made a list of films that I love or feel you should check out. I mostly put films on at a decent hour, the evening, when most are able to watch. However there are many others you can check out at TCM.com The Great Race (1965) airing 2/1 at 2/1 p.m. And The Oscar Goes To... (2014) airing 2/1 at 8/7 p.m. Imitation of Life (1959) airing 2/2 at 5:45/4:45 p.m. The Thin Man (1934) airing 2/3 at 12:45 a.m./11:45 p.m. And The Oscar Goes To... (2014) airing 2/5 at 10/9 p.m. Splendor in the Grass (1961) airing 2/6 at 1:45/12:45 p.m. Gone With the Wind (1939) airing 2/6 at 10/9 p.m. And The Oscar Goes To... (2014) airing 2/7 at 11/10 a.m. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) airing 2/8 at 10:45/9:45 a.m. The Bad Seed (1956) airing 2/13 at 11/10 a.m. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) airing 2/13 at 1:15/12:15 p.m. Psycho (1960) airing 2/17 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. The Nun's Story (1959) airing 2/18 at 2:45/1:45 p....

The third part of this series focuses on my all-time favorite films. This is the last installment in this series. Gone With the Wind (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard Running Time:  238 Minutes Based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell. The Wizard of OZ (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr Running Time: 101 Minutes Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum The Thin Man (1934) Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke II Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan Running Time: 91 Minutes West Side Story (1961) Directed By: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins Starring: Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn Running Time: 154 Minutes Based on the stage musical of the same name and Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

This is part two of my guest programmer series. As the title says part two is musicals. Musicals are my favorite genre. When I'm in a bad mood or sick I'll either listen to the soundtrack or put on a dvd and I'll start to feel better. This was a little hard for me as there are more than 4 films I love, so I cheated a bit and I put 5. Without further ado and in no particular order here are my favorites. Gypsy (1962) Directed By: Mervyn LeR oy Starring: Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden Running Time: 143 Minutes Based on the novel, Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee  Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Directed By: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor Running Time: 113 Minutes Based on a series of short stories by Sally Benson. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) (1964) Directed By: Jacques Demy Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon Running Tim...

If you are a TCM mega fan like me you've thought about if you'd ever get the chance to be the Guest Programmer on TCM what films you'd pick to share. If you're unfamiliar with what a guest programmer is it's this. Usually every month (February and August are 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars so there are no guest programmers those months) a famous person (usually an actor) sits down with host Robert Osborne and discusses 4 (sometimes 3) classic films they love. All films are shown and the guests have picked every kind of film from silents to musicals to current films. I have decided to divide this up into several parts, since there are so many films I enjoy. The first part is titled Classic Films I Think Everyone Should See. Just like the title in my opinion these are films every person should see at least once. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Directed By: Robert Mulligan Starring: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford and Robert Duvall Ru...

Robert Redford is Star of the Month airing Tuesdays throughout the month. Friday Night Spotlight is the films of Neil Simon. Michael Feinstein is this month's Guest Programmer on January 8th. The four films he picked are: Too Late Blues (1961), Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Cabin In the Sky (1943) and Summer Holiday (1948). SAG Life Achievement Award: Debbie Reynolds airs January 22nd with five films: Singin' In the Rain (1952), The Catered Affair (1956), The Mating Game (1959), Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and Mary, Mary (1963). Films To Check Out This Month: Rebel Without A Cause (1955) airing 1/3 at 10/9 p.m. Carefree (1938) airing 1/4 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. The Miracle Worker (1962) airing 1/4 at 6/5 p.m. The More The Merrier (1943) airing 1/5 at 10/9 p.m. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) airing 1/18 at 8/7 p.m. Our Hospitality (1923) airing 1/18 at 12:45 a.m./11:45 p.m.  Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) airing 1/19 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. The Harvey Girls (1946...

I probably should have made this post earlier but there's still time to enjoy these flicks, actually you can watch most all of these year round. TCM regularly airs four of the following films throughout the year. I've come up with six films to see again or for the first time. Miracle On 34th Street (1947) Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne and Natalie Wood Directed By: George Seaton Running Time: 96 Minutes  Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Marjorie Main Directed By: Vincente Minnelli Running Time: 112 Minutes Bachelor Mother (1939) Starring: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn Directed By: Garson Kanin Running Time: 82 Minutes A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Directed By: Bill Melendez Running Time: 25 Minutes Little Women (1949) Starring: June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy...

Since it's December I've rounded up a list of classic Christmas songs. Enjoy! Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland White Christmas by Bing Crosby Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives White Christmas by The Drifters Sleigh Ride by Ella Fitzgerald Christmastime Is Here (Vocal) by Vince Guaraldi Trio Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Dean Martin Baby It's Cold Outside by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting Russian Dance Trepak (The Nutcracker) by Tchaikovsky Until Next Time, Ashley