Matt Minton

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Despite the turmoil engulfing higher education, the universities on Variety’s Education Impact Report are guided by the North Star of providing eager students with the knowledge and experience to create stories and get jobs in the entertainment business. From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned.

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First look images for Prime Video’s young adult adaptation, “We Were Liars,” show a vibrant summer getaway — and some unanswered questions. The series is based on E. Lockhart’s book of the same name and features Cadence Sinclair Eastman (Emily Alyn Lind) and her friend group, called the Liars. The Liars hang out on a private island that belongs to Cadence’s wealthy grandfather.

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Eli Roth, Miranda Cosgrove and Sosie Bacon are among the names announced as speakers for the Environmental Media Association’s upcoming EMA Impact Summit. Running May 8 and May 9, the ninth annual EMA Impact Summit will focus on bringing together influential leaders to discuss sustainability. The summit will touch a wide range of topics, including how to move forward in the wake of the Los Angeles fires, the effect of climate change on health and the nonpartisan power of nature.

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The Criterion Mobile Closet is making yet another stop on its nationwide road trip. Following its appearance at SXSW and at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall during the 62nd New York Film Festival, the Mobile Closet van is now coming to Los Angeles.

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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of “Abbott Elementary,” which aired Wednesday on ABC and streams Thursday on Hulu. While “Abbott Elementary’s” Janine (show creator and star Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) are going strong in their relationship, that doesn’t mean that impersonating each other in one humorous sequence during the Season 4 finale came easily for the actors who play them.