“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…
‘SUPERSONIC’: Oasis Documentary Celebrates Band and Looks Back Through Anger to Study Brothers Relationship
by Gregory Crofton OASIS: SUPERSONIC, a new documentary about the British rock band — executive produced by Asif Kapadia (AMY, SENNA) and directed by Mat Whitecross (ROAD TO GUANTANAMO) — does the job it sets out to do in explaining…
‘AMY’: Winehouse Documentary is So Intimate It Feels Dirty
By Gregory Crofton Often emaciated because she had bulimia and a drug and alcohol addiction, Amy Winehouse’s life ended after 27 years. Her heart couldn’t take any more alcohol and she didn’t wake up one morning. She had so much…