1. The new documentary about Anthony Bourdain, Roadrunner, is less about Bourdain than it is about mourning Bourdain, the still unprocessed grief felt not just by Bourdain's family & friends but his many fans at his suicide.
-
Show this thread
-
2. As a film about mourning, it's very effective, capturing what energizing life force Bourdain was to those around him and why he was so loved, while also outlining some of the sources of his inner turmoil.
1 reply 2 retweets 31 likesShow this thread -
3. The film's use of computer technology to recreate Bourdain's voice has been rightly criticized but for me the bigger problem was the decision not to interview Bourdain's final romantic partner, Asia Argento.
4 replies 3 retweets 51 likesShow this thread -
4. There's a host of reasons why Argento is a contentious figure, and interviewing her would have opened up many cans of worms, but to include other mourners and not her seems to be to say that her grief doesn't matter.
2 replies 2 retweets 42 likesShow this thread -
5. For the latest podcast, I talk (and debate) with
@DavidKlion about Bourdain, depression, Roadrunner, the AI voice, the exclusion of Asia Argento, etc.https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-remembering-anthony-bourdain?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …0 replies 4 retweets 32 likesShow this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.
Not hard to watch and cathartic in many ways
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.