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Thirty years back, filmmaker Whit Stillman charmed audiences with a comedy about two Americans abroad in chaotic Cold War Europe. He joins Rob, James and Peter to discuss his movie Barcelona, cinema as an artform and as a business, and reasons for hope regarding its revival as a crowd-pleaser.
Plus: Rob's returned from Morocco, Peter's got big news, and James has a plan for the post-CCP TikTok.
- - Soundbites from the opening: Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols in Barcelona; Bob Hope at the Academy Awards in 1968; and Brendan Fraiser at the Oscars on Sunday.
James Lileks
Peter Robinson
Rob Long
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Stillman is a big fave.
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Looking forward to listening to this! Thank you!
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Everyone yammers on and on that you will damage your eyes by looking at the sun. There is no evidence that anyone has ever damaged his eyes by looking at the sun because you instinctively look away. You would have somehow to force yourself to look at the sun. It's just that you won't see much of the eclipse without solar glasses or a filter on your telescope because you will look away from it. And you can look safely at the sun during the actual total phase.
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I so love Whit Stilman's film. Sadly, Love and Friendship is only one I've seen in the theater. But I have most of the rest on DVD. Viva Physical Media!
Also, @WhitStillman is active on Twitter and it has been so cool to have him respond to my Tweets.
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