Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking.
Enjoy a conversation on Dracula films with Olivia Rutigliano, hosted by film connoisseur Scott Adlerberg.
Olivia Rutigliano is an editor at the arts and culture publication Literary Hub as well as editor of its sister publication CrimeReads. She holds a PhD from Columbia University, and her academic specialty is nineteenth-century British literature and theater. Her essays have been published online in Vanity Fair, Vulture, Lapham's Quarterly, Public Books, The Baffler, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Politics/Letters, Points in Case, Truly*Adventurous, and elsewhere. She is the creator and host of the podcast Culture Schlock, on the Lit Hub Radio network, and she has been a guest on the podcasts Shedunnit, Keen On, I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, Indoor Voices, and The Lit Hub Podcast, among others. Her narrative historical essay "The Joke" is currently being optioned in partnership with Elle Fanning, who recorded it as an episode of Vespucci’s Paperless podcast. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.
Scott Adlerberg is the author of five novels, including Graveyard Love, Jack Waters, and The Screaming Child. He has written many short stories and contributes pieces regularly to sites such as CrimeReads and Mystery Tribune. He was born in New York City and lives in Brooklyn.
June 15, 2026 - August 24, 2026
Mondays, 12:30pm-1:30pm
June 15: Conversation on Dracula Films with Olivia Rutigliano
June 22: The Making of Sunset Boulevard with David M. Lubin
July 6: Godzilla: The First 70 Years with Steve Ryfle
July 13: Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann with Steven C. Smith
July 20: The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki with Nicolas Rapold
July 27: Conversation on Film Director Eric Rohmer with André Aciman
August 3: The Making of Rear Window with Jennifer O'Callaghan
August 10: The World of Black Film with Ashley Clark
August 17: How Kung Fu Movies Changed the World with Grady Hendrix
August 24: Conversation on Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut with Megan Abbott
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