The Plot Thickens

Our sixth season is Cleopatra, a six-episode series about one of the most expensive and infamous movies ever made. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Cleopatra should have been a smash. Instead, it was a shoot plagued by medical emergencies, climate disasters, nervous breakdowns, and the most scandalous love affair to ever hit a movie set. Join host Ben Mankiewicz as he digs through his own family stories to understand how it turned out so badly for his Oscar-winning uncle. Cleopatra starts July 17.

TV & Film
Film History
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Bonus: Pam Grier in Italy
8 min
27
The Queen of Blaxploitation
45 min
28
An Actor Prepares
46 min
29
I'm Not From Here
40 min
30
The Black West
44 min
31
Season 4 Trailer: Here Comes Pam
3 min
32
From Revisionist History: Star Struck
35 min
33
Bonus Episode: J.K. Simmons
21 min
34
Bonus Episode: Carol Burnett, Kate Flannery and...
29 min
35
Bonus Episode: Aaron Sorkin
28 min
36
Bonus Episode: Lucie Arnaz
22 min
37
Twilight
54 min
38
Boss Lady
44 min
39
The End of Desilu
51 min
40
Red Scare
39 min
41
I Love Lucy
49 min
42
Desilu
45 min
43
Desi
43 min
44
Hollywood
44 min
45
New York City
41 min
46
Jamestown
44 min
47
Season 3 Trailer: Lucy
2 min
48
The Devil’s Candy Bonus Episode
41 min
49
You’ve Got to be a Genius to Make a Movie This Bad
46 min
50
The Best Movie We Ever Made
40 min