Van Nuys High School alumnus, Manny Pacheco, has good reason to celebrate his alma mater in the ‘Hollywood-adjacent’ San Fernando Valley. Not only was the school used as a backdrop for a number of Hollywood films, over the years many of its alumni went on to become movie stars. You’ll enjoy Manny’s memories and other … Read more
Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco looks back at the early attempts to mix animation with live action—not only the well known Dick Van Dyke dancing with penguins in Mary Poppins or Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry the mouse but many other interesting less well-known examples. The discussion even mentions modern day digital techniques. For more on … Read more
You think YOU love classic cinema? According to at least one of the TCM Hosts, our guest in this video is the #1 fan of TCM! Naturally, Manny Pacheco of Forgotten Hollywood had to drag the CelebratingAct2™ Cameras to meet her in person. You May or may not agree that she is #1 but you … Read more
He’s first to admit that his choices will not be always the the most popular but Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, has good reasons for his FAVORITE FIVE FILMS from Hollywood’s Golden Age! Of course there’s also the little matter of exactly WHEN Hollywood’s Golden Age actually started and ended! Nevertheless you’ll have fun as Art … Read more
There’s so much to see and do while attending the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood….so Manny Pacheco took the CelebratingAct2™ Cameras inside the Iconic TCL Chinese Theater to reveal the spectacular style of this historic “Movie Palace”! You’ve seen the famous exterior but probably never seen the inside! For more on Manny Pacheco … Read more
Of course a film Festival like TCM’s Classic is built around the movies! We had to ask the attendees which were their favorites of all the great cinema available. You’ll love their answers…and likely wish you had been there! For more on Manny Pacheco go to www.ForgottenHollywood.com And listen to his podcast with over … Read more
Manny Pacheco’s Forgotten Hollywood: Forgotten Child Actors Elizabeth Taylor, many of whom went on to have successful careers as adults as well. But Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco of Forgotten Hollywood reminds us of the plethora of great child actors from the golden age of Hollywood who didn’t have the same degree of fame but nevertheless … Read more
One of the main screens for the TCM Classic Film Fest is the Iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. While there, Forgotten Hollywood’s Manny Pacheco couldn’t resist showing the Celebrating Act 2 Cameras a tour of the famous courtyard with the hand & Footprints of generations of Hollywood stars in cement. It’s almost a s good as … Read more
Manny discusses great character actresses of the past. Are the roles for female “characters” different now? Could Margaret Dumont (from the Marx Bros comedies) find work today? Was the acting good then as it is today? If you love some of the actresses from classic films who played older women, matrons and battle-axes you’ll enjoy … Read more
Hollywood Historian and author of the Forgotten Hollywood books, Manny Pacheco, visits the 2022 TCM Film Fest and runs into their main Primetime Host, Ben Mankiewicz. The charming Ben tells a self-effacing story about Lily Tomlin getting her hands and feet into cement at the TCL Chinese Theater, as well as talking about his famous … Read more