At The Cocoanut Grove

Here's September's schedule complete with monthly highlights.  Monthly Highlights For September: Dean Martin is Star of the Month airing Wednesdays.  TCM Spotlight features The Black Experience on Film airing Tuesdays & Thursdays.  AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Clooney airs September 3rd.  TCM's Guest Programmer is Keith Carradine on September 10th. The three films he picked are: Captains Courageous (1937), Random Harvest (1942) and Performance (1970)   Films Airing This Month To Check Out: I Married A Witch (1942) airs 9/3 at 1:45/12:45 p.m. Imitation of Life (1934) airs 9/4 at 9:30/8:30 p.m. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) airs 9/6 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) airs 9/9 at 5:15/4:15 p.m. A Patch of Blue (1963) airs 9/13 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. What Price Hollywood? (1932) airs 9/27 at 2/1 p.m. Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1984) airs 9/27 at 7/6 p.m. Suspicion (1941) airs...

August's Original and Remake is The Great Gatsby. It is based on the 1925 book of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. There have been several adaptations both on the big and small screen but for this post I am focusing on the 1974 and 2013 adaptations.  The Great Gatsby (1974) Directed By: Jack Clayton Starring: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern Running Time: 146 Minutes The Great Gatsby (2013) Directed By: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Toby Maguire Running Time: 142 Minutes If I'm being completely honest with you I really prefer the 2013 version to the 1974 version. The first time I saw the '74 version I fell asleep and after giving it another chance I was bored throughout the whole thing. There was pretty scenery but that's about it. Frankly, while Robert Redford is very handsome and he was a good actor I just feel like Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby to the point he is Gatsby. I also prefe...

This Thursday (August 16th) is National Tell A Joke Day, in honor of that I thought I'd make a post about my favorite comedians. I want to add that not all these people were or are stand up comics.  Gilda Radner June 28, 1946- May 20, 1989 Notable Works: Saturday Night Live (1975- 1980), Gilda Live (1980), The Woman in Red (1984) Mary Tyler Moore December 29, 1936 - January 25, 2017 Notable Works: The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), Ordinary People (1980) Buster Keaton October 4, 1895 - February 1st, 1966 Notable Works: The Cameraman (1928), Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928), In The Good Old Summertime (1949) Dick Van Dyke Born: December 13, 1925 Notable Works: The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966), Mary Poppins (1964), Bye Bye Birdie (1963) John Ritter September 17, 1948 - September 11, 2003 Notable Works: Three's Company (1977-1984), 8 Simple Rules (2002-2003), Problem Child (1990)...

Just like my 1970's playlists I've made I thought I'd make a part two on a 1960's playlist I made a few years ago. Enjoy!  Bend Me Shape Me by American Breed Tell Him by The Exciters Be My Baby by The Ronettes Both Sides Now by Judy Collins Early In The Morning by Peter, Paul and Mary Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbuam One Fine Day by The Chiffons Sugar, Sugar by The Archies My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels I Say A Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick My Girl by The Temptations Reach Out (I'll Be There) by The Four Tops It Takes Two by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker For Your Love by The Yardbirds Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Tomorrow is August 1st, which means it's time for TCM's annual Summer Under the Stars . You can view the complete schedule here a fun promo is here and below I've listed every actor and their day.  August 1st - Frank Sinatra August 2nd - Myrna Loy August 3rd - Lionel Atwill August 4th - Clint Eastwood August 5th - Katharine Hepburn August 6th - Audrey Totter August 7th - Harold Lloyd August 8th - Jeanette McDonald August 9th - Walter Matthau August 10th - Dorothy Malone August 11th - Gary Cooper August 12th - Doris Day August 13th - George Brent  August 14th - Lupe Velez August 15th - Peter Finch August 16th - Miriam Hopkins August 17th - Barbra Streisand August 18th - Clark Gable August 19th - Judy Garland August 20th - Stewart Granger August 21st - Anita Louise August 22nd - Dana Andrews August 23rd - Virgina Mayo August 24th - Peter Lorre August 25th - Carroll Baker August 26th - Anthony Quinn August 27th - Agnes Moorehead August 28th...

July's Original and Remake is the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty . There have been many adaptations of this story including movies, a ballet and more. It's based on the story of the same name by Charles Perrault. For this post I am focusing on the Disney versions, the animated one from 1959 and the live-action version from 2014.  Sleeping Beauty (1959) Directed By: Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark Voices Of: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley Running Time: 75 Minutes Maleficent (2014) Directed By: Robert Stromberg Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley Running Time: 97 Minutes If I'm being completely honest with you Sleeping Beauty is a boring story. Princess Aurora is put under a sleeping spell and Prince Phillip fights a fire breathing dragon to save her. It's basically your damsel in distress story. The original has beautiful animation, the soundtrack is pleasant and at 75 minutes gets...

A few years ago I made a playlist with music from the 1970s. I kinda knew I'd be making another post since there's so much 70's music out there that I love. Here's Part Two!  What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers My Sweet Lord by George Harrison Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers Miss You by The Rolling Stones Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra Rocket Man ( I Think It's Going To Be A Long Time) by Elton John Fire and Rain by James Taylor It's Too Late by Carole King Rich Girl by Hall & Oates Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In by The Fifth Dimension Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone The Hustle by Van McCoy Everybody Plays the Fool by The Main Ingredient Disco Inferno by The Trammps The Rubberband Man by The Spinners Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas My Sharona by The Knack Maggie May by Rod Stewart What's Going On by M...