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Jeremy Allen White (left) and Ayo Edebiri in a still from The Bear. Photo: TNS

Entertainment

Last call: The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White on what it meant to them

Lead stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri say goodbye to The Bear after five seasons of the food industry-based comedy.

3 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub leads action K-drama as a one-man army

3 Jul 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Profile | How Twins’ Charlene Choi went from Cantopop teen idol to top Hong Kong actress

3 Jul 2026 - 7:15AM

Arts

Hong Kong Sinfonietta deliver Alice Yeung’s new concerto in style

The orchestra was joined by pianist Daniel Chu and the harmonica star CY Leo for the electrifying world premiere of Yeung’s Time (in-)Linear.

2 Jul 2026 - 5:15PM

Time (in-)Linear composer Alice Yeung (second from left) on stage with conductor Christoph Poppen (left), jazz pianist Daniel Chu (second from right) and CY Leo (right) after the world premiere of Yeung’s concerto for chromatic harmonica, jazz piano and orchestra, on June 27, 2026. Photo: Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Lifestyle

Air conditioner cleaning tips; Manchu-han banquet: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a US$2,000 Manchu-Han banquet in Hong Kong to Andy Lau’s film Running on Karma, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

2 Jul 2026 - 4:09PM

Entertainment

Review | Unidentified Murder: twisty Hong Kong comedy shows admirable ambition

This award-winning comedy about an online prank that ends in a murder is a quirky story underpinned by the performances of its lead actors.

1 Jul 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

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‘I benefited’: Renny Harlin on working in China during its ‘Wild East’ film era

The Finnish filmmaker talks about the ‘great’ years he spent in China during its pre-pandemic film boom and how using AI can benefit movies.

30 Jun 2026 - 2:11PMvideocam

Director Renny Harlin during the Director Masterclass at the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta on June 26. Photo: Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock for Mediterrane Film Festival.

K-drama

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in July 2026

July’s K-drama drop includes Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah starring in Love in Sync, and Nam Joo-hyuk leading Netflix’s The East Palace.

29 Jun 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | Human Vapor: Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi anchor Netflix’s bold sci-fi thriller reboot

This exciting tale of a mysterious serial killer who can turn into a murderous cloud of gas is a reimagining of a classic Japanese thriller.

29 Jun 2026 - 7:00AMvideocam

Entertainment

How Running on Karma with Andy Lau hid a Buddhist tragedy behind muscles

Lau played a muscular monk-turned-stripper with karmic visions opposite Cecilia Cheung in this film that began light and then got grim.

28 Jun 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Andy Lau in a still from Running on Karma (2003). Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai teamed up to make this dark Buddhist tragedy packaged as a comedy that received a positive reception despite catching viewers off guard.

Entertainment

How to get Marvel and Wonder Man star Ben Kingsley to be in your film

Ben Kingsley, who reprised his role of Trevor Slattery for Disney+’s Wonder Man this year, talks about auditions, parenthood and Ghandi.

27 Jun 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Ben Kingsley is interviewed at a screening of Disney+’s Wonder Man at the Television Academy in Los Angeles on June 7, 2026. Photo: TNS

On This Day | Hong Kong hosts its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive

The first Hong Kong International Film Festival was held in 1977. This year marked its 50th iteration.

27 Jun 2026 - 3:15PM

Entertainment

How Jim Carrey took a dark turn for 1996 stalker comedy The Cable Guy

Carrey’s turn as Matthew Broderick’s pop-culture-obsessed tormentor left viewers confused in 1996. But 30 years on, it seems oddly prescient.

26 Jun 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

K-drama

Review | Notes from the Last Row: Choi Min-sik lifts soapy academic thriller K-drama

Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this exploration of the seductive power of fiction that occasionally overindulges in melodrama.

26 Jun 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Choi Min-sik (left) as literature professor Heo Mun-oh and Choi Hyun-wook as engineering student Lee Kang in a still from Notes from the Last Row. The new Korean drama is now streaming on Netflix. Photo: Yu Ara/Netflix

Entertainment

How Emma D’Arcy finally got to pick up a sword in House of the Dragon

Emma D’Arcy, who plays displaced heir Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, is thrilled their character is going on the offensive.

25 Jun 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Emma D’Arcy at the world premiere of House of the Dragon’s Season 3, in London, on June 8, 2026. Photo: AP

K-drama

Seo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun lead breezy romcom K-drama See You at Work Tomorrow!

Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun put in strong performances in this typical office romcom, based on a webtoon.

25 Jun 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Lifestyle

Dad loses weight for daughter; Dear You’s huge success: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Andy Hui’s career to a Macau chef marrying Jiangnan and Cantonese cuisines, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

25 Jun 2026 - 3:30PM

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Opinion | For many outside China, Dear You reflects family history, not politics

Bernard Chan

25 Jun 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | A Teochew hit film shows what’s ailing Chinese entertainment

Phoebe Zhang

21 May 2026 - 9:30AM

As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

Alex Lo

21 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

Being Chinese | Growing up Hakka, around a language that few dared to speak publicly

Hilton Yip

18 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | Why securing Hong Kong’s economic future is a cultural question

Carolyn Yim

12 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Alice Wu

30 Mar 2026 - 8:30AM

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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.

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