We're kicking off this season of From Page to Screen with Inherit the Wind—a powerful courtroom drama that felt especially timely to include, as 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the real-life Scopes "Monkey" Trial on which it’s based. Released in 1960 and directed by Stanley Kramer, the film dramatizes the clash between science and […]

Based on Joseph Heller’s landmark novel, Catch-22 is a darkly absurd take on the madness of war and military bureaucracy. Alan Arkin stars as Yossarian, a World War II bombardier caught in an impossible logic loop: to be declared insane and avoid combat, he must ask for relief—but asking proves his sanity. Director Mike Nichols […]

Jane Austen’s sharp social satire gets a fresh, stylish update in Emma. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the charming yet meddling heroine who fancies herself a skilled matchmaker—until her romantic plans unravel in delightfully unexpected ways. Directed by Autumn de Wilde, the film embraces Austen’s wit and elegance with a vibrant visual palette, period-perfect detail, and […]