“You must, in fact, stand before the public and God and obliterate yourself.” So suggests Cate Blanchett’s Lydia Tár, in one of the great and most thematically controversial scenes of “TÁR,” about how ...

This year proved to be one full of surprising moments, particularly when it came to the world of entertainment. There have been several controversial moments to take place over the course of the year, ...

The virtual Sundance Film Festival concluded with a virtual awards show — no host this year, just a series of statements and videos parceled out across two hours via Twitter. It was a strangely ...

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.

These storied global institutions offer foundational filmmaking instruction, from Italy to Israel. By Scott Roxborough, Etan Vlessing, Patrick Brzeski, Alex Ritman Students at the in-house studio of ...

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 ...

Bait director Mark Jenkin delivers another eerie prose-poem of a film, about an isolated woman lost inside her own mind With his breakthrough feature, Bait, in 2019, Cornish film-maker Mark Jenkin ...

The once vibrant Hong Kong film industry is struggling to recover from the effects of COVID and related problems, a local report has warned. The report identified problems with theatrical box office, ...

Before a trailer, the very first glimpse at a new film or upcoming TV show is its poster. The lush artwork or posed character portrait immediately gives a taste of what’s to come, and teases plot ...