1.14 Author Interview with Ian Nathan

Send us Fan MailIn this author interview, I speak with Ian Nathan, the author of Stephen King at The Movies, Ridley Scott: A Retrospective and James Cameron: A Retrospective, and biographies of The Coen Brothers, Quentin Tarantino, and Wes Anderson. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine, and a regular contributor to newspapers, magazines, and TV. He joins me today to talk about his new book coming out September 7th, Clint Eastwood: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work. Listen to hear about how Eastwood fits in to both the old star tradition of Hollywood and the upstart filmmakers that came in the 1970s, how Eastwood can be considered a feminist filmmaker, and whether Eastwood will ever truly retire from filmmaking. Books mentioned in this episode include:Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron PowersClint Eastwood: A Biography by Richard SchickelClint Eastwood Interviews edited by Robert E. Kapsis and Kathie CoblentzCity of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's by Otto FriedrichFinal Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists by Steven BachDavid Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian NathanFilms mentioned in this episode include:Dirty Harry directed by Don SiegelPlay Misty for Me directed by Clint EastwoodThe Gauntlet directed by Clint EastwoodMillion Dollar Baby directed by Clint EastwoodBird directed by Clint EastwoodFlags of Our Fathers directed by Clint EastwoodLetters From Iwo Jima directed by Clint EastwoodInvictus directed by Clint EastwoodThe Outlaw Josey Wales directed by Clint EastwoodUnforgiven directed by Clint EastwoodMystic River directed by Clint EastwoodRawhide (television series)A Fistful of Dollars directed by Sergio LeoneFor a Few Dollars More directed by Sergio LeoneThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly directed by Sergio LeoneHigh Plaines Drifter directed by Clint EastwoodPale Rider directed by Clint EastwoodJuror #2 directed by Clint EastwoodCry Macho directed by Clint EastwoodBlade Runner directed by Ridley ScottParis, Texas directed by Wim WendersMiller’s Crossing directed by Joel and Ethan CoenE.T. The Extraterrestrial directed by Steven SpielbergRear Window directed by Alfred HitchcockQuo Vadis directed by Mervyn LeRoyThe Godfather directed by Francis Ford CoppolaBlue Velvet directed by David LynchBarton Fink directed by Joel and Ethan CoenSupport the show