Movie stars will be out in force at this week's TCM Classic Film Festival. Manny Pacheco honors the moment by presenting a definitive interview with the late Debbie Reynolds! The conversation took place a couple of years before her passing. Deb
With the brand new baseball season in full swing, host Manny Pacheco shares tales that highlight the special relationship between Tinseltown and America's Pastime. Hope springs eternal!Journalist Gary Lycan offers this week's Backlot report, w
Host Manny Pacheco travels to Paramount Pictures lot, the studio that Gloria Swanson claimed to have built in Sunset Boulevard. It was home to the Marx Brothers, Hope and Crosby, and the first Oscar-winning movie, Wings.Award-winning journalis
On this episode. host Manny Pacheco offers a tour of the iconic 20th Century Fox. It is famous for showcasing the acting talents of Shirley Temple, Henry Fonda, Betty Grable, Tyrone Powers, Marilyn Monroe and motion picture compositions of the
Host Manny Pacheco presents the finest sister act during Hollywood's Golden Age - LaVerne, Maxene and Patty. They leave a legacy of big band, jump, and polka-tinged classics.Award-winning Journalist Gary Lycan provides his weekly "Backlot" rep
Host Manny Pacheco is sentimental about cinema that romanticizes the "City of Lights". Paris is filled with joie de vivre, which was captured in celluloid during Tinseltown's Studio Era...Journalist Gary Lycan offers his weekly "Backlot" repor
Host Manny Pacheco provides a Forgotten Hollywood profile of the composer who created the musical image of James Bond. He is John Barry.Journalist Gary Lycan also provides this week's Backlot report, with news and notes that reference Hollywoo
Host Manny Pacheco offers a melodic look at iconic female characters in motion pictures. Ingenue or fatale; tomboy or pinup; all inspire spirit in song. An engaging look at the softer side of a cinematic screenplay.Award-winning journalist Gar
Forgotten Hollywood host Manny Pacheco continues his two-part look at the Academy Awards, showcasing this time the Oscar-nominated compositions during Hollywood's Golden Age. The Best Song category was first introduced in 1934 at the 7th ceremo
Forgotten Hollywood and Manny Pacheco take an engaging look at Oscar-winning compositions, a category first introduced in 1934 at the 7th Academy Awards ceremony.Award-winning journalist Gary Lycon offers his On the Backlot report with current
David Rose was a composer and his music was featured in movies and on television. During his career journey, he was married to Martha Raye and later, to Judy Garland. He also was the resident bandleader to Red Skelton on his popular variety pro
This week, we look at the anonymous souls behind the speaking and singing voices of many of our most famous movie stars. They had comfortable lives in solitude, some longing for fame, others content in their situation. As we noted in a previous
Herb Alpert is a legendary bandleader and record producer. His creation of the Tijuana Brass and his collaboration with Jerry Moss to form A&M Records set the standard for the 1960s West Coast sound for easy-listening music. Hollywood came call
Along with Louis Armstrong, early origins of modern jazz can be found in the compositions of Duke Ellington. His work was immaculate in presentation and the maestro is truly an American original. He also provided memorable scores in dozens of m
A while back, I reached into Fibber McGee's closet to pick out cinematic gems for you to enjoy. Musical moments long forgotten on screen. Hollywood's Golden Age was a time when the movie studios were prolific in releasing movies each week, so m
School has started across the nation, with the last batch of college students beginning next week. On the weekend before the official end of Summer, I thought it would be great to take a look at the flick that celebrates this rite of passage. A
During Hollywood's Golden Age, studio moguls often acquired the rights to create productions direct from Broadway. At times, however, a musical was developed direct to celluloid. The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain and White Christmas are gre
One thing television shows had during its Golden Age that we are missing today... Memorable TV themes! We will play a lot of them on this episode, including some of my favorite compositions from Mannix, Dark Shadows, Batman and the British spy
One of the great actors of the twentieth century, Peter O'Toole was a singular force on the big screen. His career includes memorable roles in Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, A Lion in Winter and My Favorite Year. No competitive Oscar on his shelf,
A purveyor of Beautiful Music (detractors would call Elevator Music), Franck Pourcel was a French composer, arranger and conductor. His specialty remains the music of cinema. He was a contemporary of Henry Mancini and a colleague of Paul Mauria
To celebrate our 75th episode, Manny Pacheco profiles the incomparable Barbra Streisand. The songbird is an Oscar-winning actress, who has had a solid movie career that compliments her amazing vocal talents. An hour with Streisand is always tim
Hollywood in the 1960s looked for independent productions to distribute and the trend in society was to turn to Motown and Stax Records for creative Urban scores. Soul music guaranteed movies with an edge and stars emerged, such as Quincy Jones
Standards from the Great American Songbook is the perfect compliment to our post-4th of July celebration. Host Manny Pacheco pulls out the vinyl, sets the record player to 33 1/3 and offers a collection of tunes made famous in motion pictures.
Jimmy Durante was a force of nature who cannot be explained in today's parlance. He was a strenuously visual comedian, who really would have been better suited to silent movies. That said, his distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent
Today's episode focuses on the storied history of Capitol Records. Founded in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs (of Wallichs Music City), it was the first West Coast record label of note. The iconic building in the cent
