8 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
12 Years a Slave is a historical drama film that tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s, situating the entity historically in the context of the pre-Civil War era in the United States.
British-American actor considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men, known for screwball comedies and Hitchcock thrillers, and used as a Coca-Cola celebrity endorser.
Joseph Kosinski-directed Formula 1 racing film starring Brad Pitt as a former driver returning to the sport, made with unprecedented on-track access during actual Grand Prix weekends.
American actor, director, and producer who became one of Hollywood's last classical movie stars before expanding into production and social activism.
Noah Baumbach's drama starring George Clooney as an actor confronting a midlife crisis, produced for Netflix.
American actress and the original 'Blonde Bombshell' who became one of the biggest stars of the early 1930s before her death at 26 — a defining figure of pre-Code Hollywood's sexually frank era.
Rian Johnson's 2019 whodunit mystery film starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, which reinvented the Agatha Christie-style murder mystery for contemporary audiences with sharp class satire.
Max Barbakow's 2020 time-loop romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, which updates the Groundhog Day formula by having multiple characters stuck in the loop simultaneously.