Some of our favorite movies involve famous Landmarks! Can you name some? Manny Pacheco takes you through a long list of movies which featured scenes involving iconic landmarks…Join the fun conversation! For more on Manny Pacheco go to www.ForgottenHollywood.com And listen to his podcast with over 90 episodes on Spotify Visit our website www.CelebratingAct2.com Celebrating … Read more
Is the iconic actress Barbara Stanwyck everyone remembers only from the TV Series, The Big Valley? Or was she more than the tough gun-slinging matron from that small screen epic? Manny Pacheco explores the versatility of the famous actress as well as her long, successful career in this video. You may be surprised by a … Read more
Our long-time friend and Movie/TV collector, Gracie Montana, hosts this video for Celebrating Act 2 from her Video Studio at Vintage Film Channel. Gracie starts the discussion about memory in later age by bringing up “the Doorway Syndrome” –the common experience that you forget why you went through the doorway into this new room…Also known … Read more
According to Manny Pacheco –and many others–Max Steiner was perhaps the greatest Hollywood Film Composer because of his ground-breaking scores and use of musical themes. Certainly much of his work, such as “Gone With The Wind” and “A Summer Place” testify to that…but Hollywood Historian, Pacheco, gives us a lot more to boost his claim…see … Read more
Nostalgia for the whole family! Two Classic Car clubs gather monthly in Hollywood for a road tour and Celebrating Act 2 cameras happened to catch the dozens of beautifully restored antique cars before the parade. You’ll enjoy the closeup look at these museum-quality cars and the fun people have driving them! Thanks to the Hollywood … Read more
It’s Award Season in Hollywood and Manny Pacheco, as a member of the actors guild, SAG-AFTRA, gets to vote on the Best Actor Awards given out by SAG, The Screen Actors Guild. He goes through the nominees with Art and John, mentioning the favorites and picking who he thinks is most deserving…and of course there’s … Read more
As a Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco knows all the ins and outs of the town–including one of the best known resources for all things Hollywood– Larry Edmunds Bookshop on Hollywood Blvd. This is a great behind-the-scenes discussion –not to be missed! For more on Manny Pacheco go to www.ForgottenHollywood.com And listen to his podcast with … Read more
What was Humphrey Bogart really like? Was he the tough guy he played so well? In this discussion about one of his favorite actors, Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco not only talks about Bogie’s fabulous career, he takes us into his later life where he made different films…films that reflected who Bogart really was! Think you … Read more
Christmastime is such an emotional season, it’s understandable that screenwriters would use it as the backdrop for a good story–even if that story really has nothing to do with the holiday! Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco challenges us to recall some of our favorite movies like that–where Christmas is featured but truly irrelevant to the story … Read more
We all know the headline and title songs from favorite movies like White Christmas…but what about some of those other great tunes in the same film? You know them, you just need Manny Pacheco to remind you how equally wonderful they are! In this session Manny, Art and John recall some of the forgotten seasonal … Read more