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How ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator Nida Manzoor Blew Up the Action-Comedy for Her ‘Bonkers’ Film Debut From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, this unflinching look at Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him” ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ is an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. Chef, writer, adventurer, and provocateur Anthony Bourdain lived his life unabashedly. ![]() The official “Roadrunner” synopsis from Focus Features reads: “It’s not where you go. ![]() Neville is best known as the director of Best Documentary Feature Oscar winner “20 Feet from Stardom,” “Best of Enemies,” and the Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Backed by Focus Features and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, “Roadrunner” promises an intimate exploration of Bourdain’s personal life and professional career. This month marks the three year anniversary of Anthony Bourdain’s death, which makes the trailer premiere for “ Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” all the more poignant. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A war memoir that blends traditional memoir and creative nonfiction techniques, Kaboom chronicles Gallagher's fifteen-month deployment with 2-14 Cavalry and 1-27 Infantry during the Surge. The book, entitled Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War, was published on April 1, 2010. In May 2009, Da Capo Press announced they had signed Gallagher to a book deal. Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War In a nationally published story chronicling the rise and fall of Kaboom, LT G was revealed to be Matt Gallagher, a young Army officer who had been promoted to captain soon after his blog was shut down. 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