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.

TCM Film Festival 2022 Pre-Fest Coverage

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Annette Bochenek

At long last, TCM was able to once again offer the in-person version of the TCM Film Festival (TCMTT) after two years of virtual iterations of the festival (due to COVID). My first in-person experience at TCMFF was in 2019 … Continue reading →