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August 24, 2026 at 12:30pm

Reel Talks: Conversation on Eyes Wide Shut

August 24, 2026, 12:30pm–1:30pm

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

Join us at Reel Talks for a conversation on Eyes Wide Shut with author Megan Abbott and host Scott Adlerberg.

Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of twelve crime novels, including You Will Know Me, Beware the Woman, and the New York Times bestseller The Turnout, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is also a screenwriter and the co-creator of Dare Me, the series she adapted from her own novel, now streaming on Netflix. She is currently adapting her latest novel, the national bestseller El Dorado Drive, for television for A24.

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.

2026 lineup

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