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We are the professors, students, filmmakers, screenwriters, and cinéphiles at MSU who gather weekly in the course FLM 200 to watch and discuss good films. In the spirit of the Cinémathèque française and the generation of film critics and French New Wave directors it inspired, our collective abides by the principle that good film writing and good filmmaking (and just plain good living) begin with serious film watching.

Spring 2026: The Industry Movie: Cinema on Filmmaking
At a time when we constantly have entertainment at our fingertips, how do we understand the industry that holds our attention? This course aims to dissect how the filmmaking process is portrayed in cinema, from the early shift of silent films to talkies (Singin’ In the Rain) to understanding how these shifts in entertainment impact our viewing experience (Goodbye Dragon Inn) to recent portrayals of a studio system that appears to be intoxicatingly desolate (The Studio) and everything in between.

All screenings will take place in B122 Wells Hall at 7pm. The series is free and open to all. West doors to Wells Hall, nearest Spartan Stadium, stay open until 7pm.