Saoirse Ronan shines as the tomboyish lead sister in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel — with sly feminist subtexts

The director’s satire on consumerist culture shines through in this sparkling new print

Fun though it may be, this collection of out-takes is never quite the sum of its parts

FT film critic Nigel Andrews selects his favourites, from the voluptuous crime-athon ‘The Irishman’ to the harrowing war documentary ‘For Sama’

Nigel Andrews on how the Italian auteur abandoned neorealism for something looser and more fantastical

For a postwar movie generation Kirk Douglas was the definition of ‘macho’

Ever since I was knee-high to Nosferatu, I have loved steps and stairs on screen

The brilliance of the director’s early work reflects western cinema’s genius for refashioning primal stories and pulp fiction

Shares at Canadian ecommerce group hit high as revenues jump 47%

Uber cuts 3,700 staff, Libra’s first CEO, Microsoft Surface surfeit

Swiss firm hired to test mainstream software despite launch of go-it-alone system

Projects under way range from more efficient legal aid to facilitating esignatures

Posts from high-profile accounts found to be promoting questionable virus therapies and cures

Inflexion has become majority shareholder following sexual assault allegations against former CEO

NHS team is told to build alternative on system being developed by Apple and Google

Flexibility and lower fees appeal — but not all providers are competing on price

Ease of access and (sometimes) greater affordability are attracting a broader demographic

Would-be students need to consider the trade-off between flexibility and networking

Online learning modules boost students’ academic confidence and business knowhow

Find out which schools are offering distance-learning post-graduate business degrees

Online courses grow while future of campus-based qualifications is questioned

There is a limited pool of candidates to fill what has become a complex leadership role

Enrollees from India and China make up a third of intake

Teaching geared to developing ‘ability to use wide range of career skills’

Robot teachers are the start of an evolving relationship with artificial intelligence

Universities and business schools are facing unprecedented challenges across the world

Online learning group grants free access to teaching platform for institutions in lockdown

The coronavirus crisis has created new ways to learn and collaborate

Candidates at Wharton among those protesting over diminished educational experience

Top schools offer deadline extensions and more flexible entry requirements for flagship courses

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Growing understanding of the costs and fading stigma is driving demand 

Executive education courses are teaching how to manage multigenerational teams 

Hidden paradise blossomed for 150 years until settlements overrun by plunderers

Legislation has improved but signs of progress are thin on ground

Controversial cigarette tycoon and ex-president still wields influence

Widely spoken indigenous vernacular has problems around official adoption and online presence

Time wasted is time lost, says the Kresge Foundation as it makes a public pledge

Plans for asylum seekers come despite state department advice to ‘reconsider travel’ due to crime

International talks may be only way to break impasse

Divisions in regional group show how Venezuelan crisis is stoking tensions in the Americas

White House threatens to use remittances from US as leverage in migration dispute

Aid workers warn that millions face long-term damage to health as food crisis continues

Farc declaration of war raises fears of a fresh outbreak of conflict

Colombia seeks $1bn in funds as UN aid appeal falls well short of target

As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again

From Chile to Bolivia, revolts against leaders from left and right have root causes in stagnant growth and weak investment

Marches come as discontent grows over labour reform, pensions and corruption

Protesters urge overhaul of system once lauded as the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ of retirement provision