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(From left) Xi Meijuan, Zhou Xun and Wang Shengdi in a still from The First Taste of Loneliness, Gu You’s new film, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea earlier this month.

Entertainment

Why Zhou Xun risked it all for that long take in The First Taste of Loneliness

The Chinese actress and director Gu You talk about the audacious 20-minute unbroken scene and how loneliness brings one closer to happiness.

26 Oct 2026 - 3:35PMvideocam

Can Chinese and European instruments mesh? This Belgian composer proves so

25 Oct 2026 - 7:15PM

Profile | Who is Kim Jae-young, imposing star of new K-drama Make Me Tingle?

24 Oct 2026 - 7:15PM

K-drama

Love in Disguise: Yim Si-wan, Seol In-ah lead gender-reversal romcom K-drama

Yim Si-wan stars as a corporate heir suspected of murder, while Seol In-ah plays a female detective who pretends to be his male bodyguard.

23 Oct 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Yim Si-wan (left) and Seol In-ah in a still from Love in Disguise.

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Profile | Cantopop diva Paula Tsui defined an era with her signature contralto voice

Paula Tsui Siu-fung, a living legend and Cantopop superstar, has helped shape Hong Kong’s music scene for decades.

26 Oct 2026 - 4:16PMvideocam

K-drama

Make Me Tingle: Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young in tame sex romcom K-drama

The K-drama streaming on HBO Max explores South Korea’s patriarchy through sex toys, but struggles to deliver on its provocative premise.

22 Oct 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

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Review | Clayface: DC’s grisly body-horror thriller is not for the squeamish

Tom Rhys Harries stars in this grotesque tale of Hollywood ambition, betrayal and revenge, which puts a Batman character in the spotlight.

22 Oct 2026 - 3:10AMvideocam

Tom Rhys Harries in a still from Clayface (category: III), co-starring Naomi Ackie. Directed by James Watkins.

Arts

Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez thinks opera has a bright future in Asia

Juan Diego Florez joins the Hong Kong Philharmonic for a night of bel canto arias and songs from Spanish zarzuela musical theatre.

21 Oct 2026 - 7:15PM

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Review | Bird of Paradise: Catherine Chau takes up pole dancing in light-hearted drama

The lighthearted film led by Catherine Chau has its fair share of funny and sweet moments, but its drama relies on remarkably low stakes.

20 Oct 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

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Best movies from the 2026 Busan Film Festival, including Midday Meal

From Long Long Night to Silver Express and Possible Love, here are 10 of the best films that were shown at the 2026 Busan Film Festival.

19 Oct 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Kheyri Zakeri (left) and Mohammad Rahimi in a still from Midday Meal, winner of this year’s best film award at the Busan International Film Festival. Photo: Mani Majidi

Arts

Review | Hong Kong Ballet’s Dunhuang: In Search of Light is luminous but flawed

Dunhuang: In Search of Light dazzles with visuals and music but struggles with narrative depth.

19 Oct 2026 - 6:15PM

Gouta Seki (centre, front) with Hong Kong Ballet dancers on stage for Dunhuang: In Search of Light during its premiere on October 16, 2026. Photo: Conrad Dy-Liacco

Arts

His family felt silenced after Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings. He tells their story

Hong Kong-based Sri Lankan Nifraz Rifaz’s novel Paper Plane explores the trauma faced by Muslims in the aftermath of the 2019 attacks.

18 Oct 2026 - 7:15PM

Entertainment

How AI is reshaping microdramas as video format takes a ‘generational jump’

Microdrama industry insiders share effects of recent AI advances, from aiding editing to replacing actors. Is it a useful tool or a curse?

18 Oct 2026 - 12:45PM

Entertainment

What The Prestige reveals about Christopher Nolan’s cinematic obsession 20 years on

Christopher Nolan’s 2006 film The Prestige is a complex story of obsession and ambition, played out with a stellar cast.

18 Oct 2026 - 8:50AMvideocam

Christian Bale in a still from The Prestige (2006). Photo: Francois Duhamel/Touchstone Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures

Entertainment

Why The Wild, Wild Rose is the late Grace Chang’s greatest film triumph

Mambo Girl made Grace Chang a star but, arguably, her finest role was Sijia, the sexually charged nightclub singer in The Wild, Wild Rose.

16 Oct 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

Grace Chang in a still from The Wild, Wild Rose (1960). Photo: courtesy of Cathay-Keris Films

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Review | Klara and the Sun: Jenna Ortega is an android in upbeat but syrupy sci-fi

Jenna Ortega plays an android bought as a companion to a young girl, portrayed by Mia Tharia, in this optimistic tale of a dystopian future.

16 Oct 2026 - 11:28AMvideocam

K-drama

The Remarried Empress: Shin Min-a leads royal romance fantasy on Disney+

Royal intrigue, romance and betrayal are wrapped in lavish sets and opulent costumes in the Disney+ adaptation of a popular webtoon.

14 Oct 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing

A man descends one of Chungking’s many stone staircases on a mule. Photo: A Danger Shared/Melville Jacoby

Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos

Wu Tao, a Beijing born student who had never acted before, played Pu Yi at age 14. Peter O’Toole took the role as his tutor quite literally, and started teaching Wu some basic acting techniques beginning with their first scene together. Photo: Basil Pao

Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) links Hong Kong to the western part of the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Huang Kunzhen

Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong

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A herbalist at his shop, Hong Kong.

CREDIT: Frank Fischbeck

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