Why don’t more comedies win Academy Awards? As John, Art and Manny discuss, every decade has had many wonderful examples of great films which are comedies. Of course, being a Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco can not only list more of them but has picked his favorites! Starting with the 1930s Manny goes decade by decade … Read more
Author Steven Jay Rubin talks with Manny Pacheco about his book, “The James Bond Movie Encyclopedia,” a treasure trove of detail about everyone’s favorite movie franchise. Every Year, nonprofit Hollywood Heritage hosts an annual “Author’s Day.” It’s a major book signing event featuring some of the best new tomes about film, Hollywood and movie stars. … Read more
Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco examines the work of Director Stanley Kramer who was known for making movies with controversial themes including, Inherit the Wind, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Ship of Fools, and more. It’s a fun tour with a serious purpose of a great directors body of work. If you like the art of … Read more
Author Marc Wanamaker talks with Manny Pacheco about his new book, “Hollywood’s Trains and Trolleys,” a beautiful picture book documenting the involvement of rail transportation in feature films and the lives of the people of Los Angeles. Every Year, nonprofit Hollywood Heritage hosts an annual “Author’s Day.” It’s a major book signing event featuring some … Read more
Adkins Every Year nonprofit Hollywood Heritage hosts an annual “Author’s Day.” It’s a major book signing event featuring some of the best new tomes about film, Hollywood and movie stars. There’s always a wide variety of topics and it’s fun to meet the authors! Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco of Forgotten Hollywood series of books, is … Read more
Author and Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco, is also a popular blogger. Where does he get his information? As it turns out he’s got a big presence on social media and is a member of many film fan sites and clubs! It’s probably no surprise that as a historian he’s also a natural researcher but here … Read more
A major force in Hollywood films, composer-lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, is often only thought of in connection with his spectacular Broadway Musical career. But in this video Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco reminds us of the many motion pictures Sondheim has been responsible for. You’ll not only enjoy recalling these great films and the wonderful music, but … Read more
Who doesn’t love James Bond? The James Bond film franchise has been one of the most successful in cinema history and on the eve of Bond actor Daniel Craig’s last appearance as the iconic spy, Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, author of the book series, “Forgotten Hollywood,” dose a retrospective on both the films and the … Read more
When Art and John of Celebrating Act 2™ get together with Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, author of the “Forgotten Hollywood” series of books the nostalgic trivia has no bounds. In this video they discuss some of the successful Movie Stars who made the leap to TV— at great risk to their career (or so it … Read more
Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco shares tales of an old alley in Hollywood famous as the location of many Silent Films. He was at the recent gala dedication of the “Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley” which has recently been designated as an official landmark & explains to Celebrating Act 2™ it was named after three of the most famous … Read more