Author Archives: Annette Bochenek

About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.

Hollywood Unions

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

While examining film history, it is also well worth exploring the stories of the various unions and guilds that formed as the film industry grew. Kate Fortmueller and Luci Marzola’s Hollywood Unions thoroughly chronicles the histories of these unions that … Continue reading →