Whit Stillman Returns; SAG-AFTRA Merge

Host:

Kim Masters

Produced by:

Darby Maloney

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Filmmaker Whit Stillman has his first movie since Last Days of Disco in 1998. Now he's back with Damsels in Distress, starring Greta Gerwig. Stillman talks about the need to make his movies on a low budget and reflects on how, for him, money is the enemy of film work. Plus, we get the skinny on the merger between SAG and AFTRA. The now-united union is the largest labor organization in the business. So what's next?

Today's Banter Topics:
- James Murdoch steps down from British Broadcasters BSkyB
- Oprah admits that launching OWN was more than she bargained for
- Keith Olbermann's Current TV gig fails

Guests:

Whit Stillman: director
Roberta Reardon: SAG-AFTRA, @presberta
Ned Vaughn: SAG-AFTRA, @nedvaughn

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