Resources
We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.
The Tree of Life
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Portrayals of God in the history of film extend from the disastrous to the ...
Ex Machina
Directed by: Alex Garland
What an extraordinary performance by newcomer Alicia Vikander. The way she is ...
Cashing In On Big Ideas
Poe, Marshall "Meme Weaver: The Author Tries—and Fails—to Cash in on a Big Idea" The Atlantic Monthly (October ...
Me, Myself and I
Bruni, Frank "For Each Age, Its Agonies" The New York Times (January 7, 2013)
“What age would you like to be ...
Be Happy in Your Work
Brooks, Arthus "A Formula for Happiness" The New York Times (December 14, 2013)
Happiness has suffered a bad ...
Argo
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Argo, the Academy Award winner for Best Picture in a year that may be the best ...
Joy
Directed by: David O. Russell
The possibilities of this Jennifer-Lawrence-starrer were immense. Joy is the ...
Suffragette
Directed by: Sarah Gavron
Suffragette is a serviceable look into the history of feminism by way of the ...
In the Heart of the Sea
Directed by: Ron Howard
In the Heart of the Sea got a lukewarm response both from the critics and at the ...
Boyhood
IFC Films, 2014; Directed by Richard Linklater; Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, & ...
The Hunger Games Trilogy
By: Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games (New York: Scholastic, 2008)
Catching Fire (New York: Scholastic, ...
Love & Mercy
Directed by: Bill Pohlad
There is so much bathos in the world that it is really refreshing to see a sad ...