Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking.
Shawn Levy, CLINT: The Man and the Movies
Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, film connoisseur
Shawn Levy's books include the bestsellers Rat Pack Confidential, Paul Newman: A Life, and The Castle on Sunset, as well as books about Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, the rise of women in stand-up comedy, and the worlds of movies, fashion, and paparazzi in 1950s Rome. A New York native, he makes his home in Portland, Oregon, where he served as film critic for The Oregonian and KGW-TV. Clint is his twelfth book, and he's currently working on his thirteenth, a biography of David Lynch for Clint publisher Mariner Books.
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:
Tobias Carroll, Framed and Bound podcast
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
August 11:
Dave Karger, 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins
August 18:
Samm Deighan, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990