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Catherine Chau in a still from Bird of Paradise (category IIA, Cantonese), directed by Joey Wu. Peter Chan, Yeung Nga-man co-star.

Entertainment

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.

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

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

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.

Nifraz Rifaz, a Sri Lankan novelist based in Hong Kong, sits by the Jamia Mosque in Mid-Levels. His debut novel, Paper Planes, is set against the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. Photo: Karma Lo
Nifraz Rifaz, a Sri Lankan novelist based in Hong Kong, sits by the Jamia Mosque in Mid-Levels. His debut novel, Paper Planes, is set against the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. Photo: Karma Lo

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?

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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.

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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.

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

Entertainment

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.

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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.

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Arts

Review | From Jumbo Floating Restaurant to neon, nostalgia aplenty at art-tech show

Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo’s opening showcase evoked the city’s vanishing heritage but couldn’t tie them together.

Composer Lam Fung and pianist Jerold Chu perform City Reverie at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre as part of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo on October 7, 2026. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Development Council

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Review | Good Trip: Nick Cheung, Chung Suet-ying hit the road in bittersweet comedy

Nick Cheung plays a terminally ill father who is taken on a road trip by his daughter, played by Chung Suet-ying, in heartwarming comedy.

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Chung Suet-ying (left) and Nick Cheung in a still from Good Trip (category IIA, Cantonese, Japanese), directed by Norris Wong and Wong Hoi.
Chung Suet-ying (left) and Nick Cheung in a still from Good Trip (category IIA, Cantonese, Japanese), directed by Norris Wong and Wong Hoi.

Entertainment

Review | Koji Yakusho is forgotten in Netflix comedy Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

Koji Yakusho plays a famous Japanese actor who is suddenly forgotten by his nation as a vaccine’s side effect.

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Arts

Review | Opera Hong Kong’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci light up the stage

Cav/Pag captivates with vibrant staging and stellar performances, showcasing verismo pairing’s raw emotion, gripping tales.

Entertainment

‘I’m a huge gamer’: Callina Liang on playing Chun-Li in Street Fighter

Callina Liang talks about the traits she shares with her character, past work with Lucy Liu and Benedict Wong, and her Chinese cinema dreams.

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Callina Liang as Chun-Li in a still from Street Fighter.

K-drama

Merry Berry Love: Ji Chang-wook goes to Japan in hollow romcom K-drama

This Japan-South Korea co-production with Mio Imada as a strawberry farmer opposite Ji’s Seoul designer aims squarely for low-hanging fruit.

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Mio Imada (left) and Ji Chang-wook in a still from Merry Berry Love. This glossy Japan-South Korea co-production offers a procession of cliché-riddled set pieces between its main characters without any real depth. Photo: Disney+
Mio Imada (left) and Ji Chang-wook in a still from Merry Berry Love. This glossy Japan-South Korea co-production offers a procession of cliché-riddled set pieces between its main characters without any real depth. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

Between Steps: Kim So-hyun, Choo Young-woo lead slow-burn romance

Kim So-hyun and Choo Young-woo star as a fashion major and a robotics PhD student in this slow-burn romance from the late Ahn Pan-seok.

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Entertainment

Bling Empire’s Dorothy Wang is back. This time, it’s her wedding, her rules

The socialite shares how using her own production firm enabled her to control the narrative in Dorothy’s I Do, now streaming on YouTube.

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

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