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You”ll be fascinated with Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco’s examples of the wrong actors cast in a famous role…as well as some of your favorite screen characters who were ALMOST played by actors who would have been all wrong! Be sure to comment with any bad casting you can think of! For more on Manny Pacheco … Read more
Besides being a noted Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco also keeps his finger on the pulse of current Hollywood. Here, he discusses some new developments in the business of old movies, specifically the well-loved TCM or Turner Classic Movie Channel. He addresses how major staff reduction may change the consumer product and talks about some of … Read more
So, what ever happened to those classic Cartoons like “Merry Melodies” and “Looney Tunes”? Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco relates stories about that classic era of animation, concentrating on the highly creative cartoons. Those influential short and wacky films make for a fascinating look back at filmmaking and a golden era. We hope you enjoy! For … Read more
With Art’s love of the Jason BOURNE series of action films, Manny is enticed to tell a personal story relating to a popular filmmaking technique…then he mentions a few of his favorite Action/Adventure films…and of course they’re not like anyone else’s! It’s a slightly rambling but fun conversation on one of Hollywood’s most popular genres. … Read more
In this interesting discussion Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco recounts a few of the ways that newcomer, TV, changed Hollywood forever. For John and Art there are personal memories from the era including both television and theatrical movies! Are you old enough to remember TV when it was still a young medium? For more on Manny … Read more
In this episode author, broadcaster and Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, goes out on a limb to pick a few Hollywood films from the early 21st century which he feels are destined to be labeled “CLASSIC” sometime in the future! Of course we all know that Manny has his own taste, so you may want to … Read more
A timely new book POWER TOOLS FOR MEN about men’s health; subtitled “A Blueprint for Healthy Masculinity” is the subject of this interview. Art and John discuss with co-author Leonard Szymczak (Sim-CHECK) the trend toward labeling masculine traits as ‘Toxic’ and how in today’s society, men as a group need support for the good traits … Read more
Was the atmosphere for Leading Male Actors unique between the 2 wold wars –in the 1930’s and 40’s? Was there ever a richer period for ‘Leading Men’? As Manny Pacheco recounts some of the names considered among ‘favorites’ it becomes obvious how difficult it would be to choose (only) a top 10! AND how many … Read more
Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, recalls a true forgotten Hollywood hero, Make-up Artist, Jack Pierce, who created the iconic look of the most famous screen monsters, including Frankenstein. The Mummy; the Wolfman and more. He takes us behind the scenes to explain just how important Pierce’s contribution was not only to Universal Pictures but to the … Read more
Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, announces that the Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society is partnering with Forgotten Hollywood to bring recognition to filmmaker Robert Youngson and his work by getting out the vote to the Library Of Congress to preserve Youngson’s pioneering work preserving silent comedies! Manny talks about the Laurel and Hardy fan organization and … Read more