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
New York Times Best-selling author, J.A. Jance talks with Art and John of Celebrating Act 2™ about the release of her newest novel, “Nothing To Lose.” It is not only the 25th book in her series about Seattle Detective, J.P. Beaumont, it happens to coincide with the 40th anniversary of her very first book! Jance … 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
Professional Media Producer, Liz Stirling is a natural problem solver–in the UK (she’s from Scotland) they call her job a “Fixer.” For years she’s navigated around dangerous locations, difficult personalities and challenging situations to produce all kinds of TV shows, documentaries, concerts and more– all around the world. But after locating to the US, COVID … 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
Talk about eclectic! Bob Brill, best known as a journalist and newscaster in Southern California is also an expert in sports, podcasting on Football and maintaining a lifelong passion for Baseball, Baseball Cards, Western Novels, films and much more. Why quit if you love what you’re doing? He’s still engaged in all his childhood passions … Read more