“Diego Maradona,” making its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, is the latest from director Asif Kapadia. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Asif about that film along with his previous documentaries “Senna” (about Formula One race car…
Fire in Paradise
A year after the devastating Camp Fire, FRONTLINE examines who’s to blame and why it was so catastrophic. With accounts from survivors and first responders, the documentary tells the inside story of the most destructive fire in California’s history, its…
The Dick Cavett Show: De Palma and Scorsese on Hitchcock
Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese, two of the all-time greats, discuss technical aspects of filmmaking. (Source: The Dick Cavett Show)
Roy Cohn is Dead, But He Still Put Trump in Office
By Gregory Crofton “Where is My Roy Cohn?” is a new documentary by Matt Tyrnauer (Studio 54, Valentino: The Last Emperor) that aims to map out how America arrived at a place where its democracy is being shredded by President…
109-Year Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life
Meet Richard Overton, America’s oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life. (Source: NatGeo)