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Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

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Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

TNT / Cadence13

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.618.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Peter Bogdanovich was a young cinephile who quickly rose to become one of Hollywood's top directors. But he soon found himself a victim of jealousy, hubris, public scorn – and a devastating crime.  Now, he looks back on a life of fame and failure, and through it all, an enduring love of the movies. A new seven-part documentary podcast from Turner Classic Movies. Subscribe today!

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0:00.0

If you love Hollywood, check out the Plop Thickens.

0:04.0

I'm still Peter Bogdanovich.

0:06.0

It's a new podcast from Turner Classic Movies, and it's out now.

0:10.0

Have a listen to this preview and subscribe today.

0:16.0

Peter Bogdanovich is a man of many Peter Bogdanovich burst upon the film.

0:21.0

Peter Bogdanovich is best known as a director of films like The Life.

0:24.0

Peter Bogdanovich helped change the way movies were made,

0:27.0

starting with his first hit in 1971.

0:29.0

The last picture show.

0:31.0

Thought you might want to go to the picture show.

0:33.0

At age 31, he became one of the hottest directors in Hollywood.

0:37.0

All his life he's wanted to make movies and he did.

0:39.0

His self-confidence.

0:41.0

He knew what he wanted to do.

0:43.0

Now this movie fan is a successful director.

0:46.0

Peter's career was kind of the ultimate triumph of the film critic, film nerd, film buff.

0:51.0

Hitchcock interviewed, side one.

0:53.0

Peter had interviewed the great directors who came before him.

0:57.0

And he told their stories to anyone who would listen.

1:00.0

He said to me,

1:01.0

Paramount pictures made for me a torso made entirely of rubber.

1:07.0

When you plunge the knife in blood would spread out.

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