From full-funded MFAs to LED walls for new virtual production curriculums, these film programs are trying to entice and educate the next generation of blockbuster directors and award-winning auteurs.

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The number of women who review feature films has decreased in recent years as movie criticism remains a man’s game, according to a new study. The report, titled “Thumbs Down: Film Critics and Gender, ...

Amid endless agonizing over the State of Cinema, the actual releases proved a bounty for film lovers, whether fans of the art house or the multiplex. By Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott Manohla Dargis In ...