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 Renegade

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Annette Bochenek

Todd Berliner’s Hollywood Renegade offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky and the extraordinarily complicated production behind it. What began as an ambitious New Hollywood project became a troubled production marked by cost overruns, studio conflicts, … Continue reading →