What to Watch Sunday: Anthony Bourdain ‘Roadrunner’ documentary on CNN
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (9 p.m., CNN) - The acclaimed documentary directed by Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville about the life of writer, chef and cultural explorer Anthony Bourdain. Neville chronicles Bourdain’s trajectory from New York chef to celebrated author to beloved globe-trotting TV personality, and tries to shed some light on the mystery of his 2018 suicide at age 61. According to CNN, the film examines Bourdain’s “passions and inner struggles and combs through his final months with deeply personal recollections from Bourdain’s friends and family.”
Bourdain became wildly successful after the publication of his 2000 memoir “Kitchen Confidential,” which drew from his years working in New York City restaurants. The documentary tracks the rapid transformation that followed in Bourdain’s life, as he moved from line cook to global-trotting explorer and television host. Neville had access to hours of Bourdain’s professional archive, family photos, home video, personal letters, and more than 30 original interviews of people close to Bourdain during his life.
CNN presents the film with limited commercial interruption, with a rebroadcast at 11:30 p.m.
Other ways to watch: This will also stream live for subscribers via CNNgo (CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. The film will be available on demand via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms, and CNN mobile apps, beginning Tuesday, April 11.
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (9 p.m., Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) - In this new movie, Goldy Berry is a Colorado caterer who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking, she strikes up an unlikely partnership with a detective to find the killer.
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