The Plot Thickens

By TCM & Novel

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Subscribers: 1255
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 62

Bon
 Jul 6, 2021
UPDATE! .. Season Two is 🔥 Fascinating story! Well researched, well put together, and humorous. Can't wait for the next

Ryan Peck
 Aug 25, 2020
I am really interested in Peter Bogdanovich and it's great to hear his own words and impressions, but then Ben Mankowicz awkwardly inserts a name drop from his family, which comes off as pathetic.

Description

Our fifth season is Decoding John Ford, a seven-episode series about cinema's most mysterious auteur. Using scores of never-before-heard archival interviews, host Ben Mankiewicz strips back John Ford's self-spun mythology to reveal his brilliance behind the camera – alongside the often ugly, uncomfortable truths about his life and movies, asking whether we can ever truly separate art from the artist. Decoding John Ford starts June 6.

Episode Date
The Legend
Jul 18, 2024
The Mythmaker
Jul 11, 2024
Monument Valley
Jul 04, 2024
The Search
Jun 27, 2024
The Commander
Jun 20, 2024
The Araner
Jun 13, 2024
Go West, Young Man
Jun 06, 2024
Season 5 Trailer: Decoding John Ford
Apr 18, 2024
Introducing: Talking Pictures from TCM and Max
Feb 09, 2024
From American Masters: Creative Spark: John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste
May 01, 2023
Bonus Episode: Donald Bogle and Racquel Gates
Feb 07, 2023
Bonus Episode: Bob Minor & Jadie David
Jan 24, 2023
Bonus Episode: Jacqueline Stewart
Jan 10, 2023
Bonus Episode: Quentin Tarantino
Dec 13, 2022
Ms. Jackie Brown
Dec 06, 2022
I’m Gonna Die For Paul Newman
Nov 29, 2022
Looking Good
Nov 22, 2022
Bonus: Pam Grier in Italy
Nov 18, 2022
The Queen of Blaxploitation
Nov 15, 2022
An Actor Prepares
Nov 08, 2022
I'm Not From Here
Nov 01, 2022
The Black West
Oct 25, 2022
Season 4 Trailer: Here Comes Pam
Oct 04, 2022
From Revisionist History: Star Struck
Jul 26, 2022
Bonus Episode: J.K. Simmons
Feb 01, 2022
Bonus Episode: Carol Burnett, Kate Flannery and Kate Micucci
Jan 25, 2022
Bonus Episode: Aaron Sorkin
Jan 11, 2022
Bonus Episode: Lucie Arnaz
Dec 21, 2021
Twilight
Dec 14, 2021
Boss Lady
Dec 07, 2021
The End of Desilu
Nov 30, 2021
Red Scare
Nov 23, 2021
I Love Lucy
Nov 16, 2021
Desilu
Nov 09, 2021
Desi
Nov 02, 2021
Hollywood
Oct 26, 2021
New York City
Oct 19, 2021
Jamestown
Oct 12, 2021
Season 3 Trailer: Lucy
Sep 07, 2021
The Devil’s Candy Bonus Episode
Aug 24, 2021
You’ve Got to be a Genius to Make a Movie This Bad
Aug 10, 2021
The Best Movie We Ever Made
Aug 03, 2021
Hollywood Heat
Jul 27, 2021
Wire Without a Net
Jul 20, 2021
The War Zone
Jul 13, 2021
Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the Price
Jul 06, 2021
Lighting the Fire
Jun 29, 2021
Introducing The Devil's Candy
Jun 09, 2021
The Plot Thickens Returns This Summer
May 05, 2021
The Plot Thickens Virtual Event
Nov 02, 2020
Henry Fonda, John Wayne and James Stewart
Jul 14, 2020
Alfred Hitchcock
Jun 30, 2020
Howard Hawks
Jun 16, 2020
I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich
Jun 02, 2020
Dorothy
May 26, 2020
Bogdanovich, The Misunderstood
May 19, 2020
Babe Ruth Just Bunted
May 12, 2020
Cybill
May 05, 2020
Target: Hollywood
Apr 28, 2020
Bugs
Apr 28, 2020
Bonus Trailer: I'm Still Peter Bogdanovich
Apr 14, 2020
Introducing The Plot Thickens
Mar 26, 2020