We all love the ‘Screwball Comedies’ of the 30’s and Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, Celebrating Act 2™’s regular contributor for entertainment, goes into the difference between that genre and a later, related brand of Hollywood comedy better known as ‘Sophisticated’ Comedies. You’ll recognize all the films and the stars of these popular classic films and … Read more
As the co-founders of Celebrating Act 2™, John and Art get together with Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco, the question arises about the first ever comedy TEAM. Most of the early film comedians were single performers like Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Fatty Arbuckle and others. So was the Marx Bros the first team of comedy performers? Or … Read more
Manny Pacheco, Hollywood Historian, and regular contributor to Celebrating Act 2™ reporting on the world of movies and entertainment, shares the differences between two of John’s favorite cinema “Tough Guys” — pointing out what makes them so different! Who are your favorite ‘tough guys’? Let us know and join the discussion!
Manny joins Art and John for an enthusiastic overview of this year’s “Summer Under The Stars” — the annual August film festival from TCM which features movies of the most notable (and some not so notable) actors in their vast library. The boys talk about the wide variety of names and eras featured in the … Read more
If you’re enjoying the Act 2 of you life, chances are you will remember all the fun beach movies of the 1960s! They were all fluff and we didn’t care. The genre spanned from innocents Annette Funicello (she always wore a one-piece!) to what at the time was a little risque as in ” How … Read more
Remember all those classic TV shows (and their stars) we grew up with? Well, Herbie J Pilato loved them so much that as an adult he built a career as producer, writer and more in the industry he loved. He got to rub elbows with the stars from his youth and became without question an … Read more
Film lovers have something to celebrate as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted enough to allow the Hollywood production machine to again crank out movies! Both Studios and Indie firms are dying to get back to business but many questions remain and many changes in the way movies are made will be needed. Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, … Read more
Is it sitting at home during COVID-19 for weeks that got us talking about all the old “B” movies? Dunno…but the more we talked about the more we realized how much fun they are–from the classic B feature in the era of double features (with a newsreel and cartoon!) to today’s low budget indy films…there’s … Read more
Some people think Hollywood is reticent about telling stories of Hollywood. Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco destroys that myth for Celebrating Act 2™’s co-founders, Art Kirsch and John Coleman and proceeds to point out a number of classic films about Hollywood and filmmaking! It’s a fun walk through a little recognized and much overlooked genre. Got … Read more
Next to every hero in the movies it seems there’s a great character we love and laugh at…the classic Hollywood Side-Kick. Whether it’s a saddle tramp in a classic western or a rookie cop in a detective movie, we’ve learned to love some of filmdom’s great character actors. Hollywood Historian Manny Pacheco joins Celebrating Act … Read more