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This week, we take a little break from politics to bring you one of our favorite people -- writer/director Whit Stillman, who's new movie Love & Friendship is in theaters now. We talk Jane Austen (the movie is based on Austen's novella Lady Susan), his writing process, and some of Stillman's favorite films. Then, Charles C.W. Cooke, newly minted National Review Online Editor (and co-host of the wildly popular Mad Dogs and Englishmen podcast) stops by to discuss the seemingly endless Brexit fallout. Also, Ricochet member Brian Wolf's Confessions of an #AlmostNeverTrumper … And What Could Make Me Change My Mind makes our podcasters confess what might change their mind.
We're off next week. Have a great 4th, everyone!
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Rob: Hilarie makes ME very nervous.
And I suspect if you were in my position, you would be very nervous at the prospect of Commander in Chief Hilarie Clinton.
Everyone cares about the troops. They don't care how the troops vote and who the troops would prefer as president and commander in chief ... but everyone "cares".
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Wonderful podcast.
Love Whit Stillman for his writing chops and retro sensibility. How retro? Stillman thinks American cinema peaked sometime prior to 1942. Now that's retro.
Incidentally, that larger-than-life producer Stillman was talking about, Merrion C. Cooper? The guy who was pals with John Ford? He's most famous for helping to create a movie that single-handedly saved the studio that financed it and wound up changing motion pictures forever.
The studio: RKO.
The movie: KING KONG.
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In the Peter Jackson version, when Jack Black is running through a list of all the actresses he might hire for his movie, mentions Fay Wray, but she is unavailable because she's busy on "Cooper's movie".
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