Film
Here’s what we’re adding to our watch lists.
A new book celebrates the leading ladies who reshaped Hollywood.
A miscellany of movie recommendations from the Magazineʼs editors.
An early story of transition comes to the screen in the documentary Framing Agnes.
In Star Wars and Religion, Russell Johnson, AM’15, PhD’19, uses the famous franchise to teach comparative religious ethics.
The work of Ron McAdow, AB’71, who found levity in legumes, had a recent screening at the Museum of Modern Art.
The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.
Matinee idol and Oscar nominee Sessue Hayakawa is widely remembered as a UChicago alumnus. But was he? We tried to separate fact and myth in the storied actor’s biography.
How Claire Scanlon, AB’93, made a romantic comedy for the modern era.
A famed actor’s UChicago story unravels; and a new look for the Magazine comes together.