Richard Brody Picks Three Favorite Clint Eastwood Films

This is the New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnick. For many of us, for most of our lives there's been a handful of constants, death, taxes, and Clint Eastwood. I know what you're thinking.

Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But Ian is a 44 magnet, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off. You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky?

Well do you punk. Clint Eastwood is now 95 years old, an actor and a director and a Hollywood institution. His career longevity is is really unprecedented. He's directed 40 films and he's managed to remain a relevant filmmaker and a movie star for seven decades. This spring, Eastwood confirmed that he has no intention of slowing down and that he is already planning his next project.

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