Our fifth season is Decoding John Ford, a seven-episode series about cinema's most mysterious auteur
After being removed from a film and ruining his friendship with Henry Fonda, John Ford begins to ope
At the height of his powers, John Ford directs his masterpiece, an anti-racist Western called The Se
After D-Day, Ford goes on a historic bender then heads home... not to Hollywood but to Monument Vall
This week, Ben traces the mystery of John Ford's missing D-Day documentary. The one time Ford talked
Ford is finally in the military and his first assignment is… to make a sex ed film for soldiers! Soo
John Ford buys a yacht, where he cavorts, drinks and vacations. But he also keeps an eye on the loom
John Ford was born in Maine as Sean Aloysius O’Feeney… or so he says. His birth records say differen
Meet John Ford, the curmudgeon with an eyepatch who just happened to be the greatest filmmaker of th
While we're hard at work on the next season of The Plot Thickens, we're excited to share Ben Mankiew
We’re sharing a bonus episode from our friends at American Masters: Creative Spark, the PBS podcast
Film scholars Racquel Gates and Donald Bogle detail the rise and fall of Blaxploitation, and how Pam
Legendary stunt performers Jadie David and Bob Minor go in-depth about their most dangerous stunts,
Ben Mankiewicz speaks to TCM host and Director and President of The Academy Museum of Motion Picture
More from Ben Mankiewicz’s interview with Quentin Tarantino, who speaks about making Jackie Brown, e
After receiving a devastating diagnosis, Pam leaves Hollywood and heads home to Colorado. But she’s
Pam finds love on a movie set when she’s cast opposite superstar comedian Richard Pryor. She sets ou
As the Blaxploitation craze comes to an end, Pam fights for better roles and hobnobs with the bigges
Pam is almost killed when a horse goes wild on the set of a gladiator movie. But instead of losing h
Pam’s career hits new heights as Black-themed movies take the country by storm. She stars in four lo
Pam heads to the Philippines to star in a pair of “women in prison” movies, where she endures volati
