Producer Navid McIlhargey & Wines of El Nido
If producer Navid McIlhargey (RocknRolla) showed up to this episode with a few already in the tank, he came by it honestly. A longtime film executive for companies like Revolution and New Regency, he now navigates the tricky waters of independent film and is set to release the upcoming Hunter's Prayer with Sam Worthington. While the journey through Hollywood's ever-changing marketplace has admittedly left him jaded and cynical, it's also given him a particular capacity for helping us mow through three 2013 wines from noted Spanish producer Juan Gil: Juan Gil ($14), Clio ($39), and El Nido ($144). Along the way he discusses what it was like working for Joel Silver, the transition from executives pitching one-line ideas to relying almost exclusively on intellectual property, and what it will take to get the two-hour movie back into peoples' lives.