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Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking.
Sam Deighan, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990
Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, film connoisseur
Samm Deighan is a film historian and writer and editor of several books, including of The Legacy of WWII in European Art House Cinema (2021) and a monograph on Fritz Lang’s M (2019). She's a special features producer for Vinegar Syndrome and co-hosts the Twitch of the Death Nerve podcast.
Scott Adlerberg is the author of the novels Spiders and Flies, Jungle Horses, Graveyard Love, Jack Waters, and The Screaming Child. He has written many short stories and contributes pieces regularly to sites such as CrimeReads, Mystery Tribune, and Criminal Element. Every summer, he hosts the Reel Talks film commentary series in Bryant Park in Manhattan. He was born in New York City and lives in Brooklyn.
June 9
J. Hoberman, Duck Soup
June 16
Philip Gefter, Cocktails with George and Martha:
Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
June 23
Carrie Courogen, Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius
June 30
Samm Deighan, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990
July 7
Shawn Levy, CLINT: The Man and the Movies
July 14
Chris Alexander, Art! Trash! Terror!: Adventures in Strange Cinema
July 21
Odie Henderson, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema
July 28
Alissa Wilkinson, We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine
August 4
David M. Stewart, There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme (Screen Classics)
August 11
Dave Karger, 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins