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Reel Talks

Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking.

June 10
Foster Hirsch, Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher-- Television

June 17
Imogen Sara Smith, In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City

June 24
Paul Schrader, Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer

July 1
Erin Carlson, No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

July 8
Scout Tafoya, But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 20th Century

July 15
Yunte Huang, Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History

July 22
Phillip Lopate, My Affair with Art House Cinema: Essays and Reviews 

July 29
Glenn Kenny, The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface

August 5
Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards, MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

August 12
Casey Sherman, A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime