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Jisoo in a still from Newtopia.

The 13 most anticipated K-dramas of 2025, from Two Women to Squid Game 3

K-pop stars IU and Jisoo, and actress Kim Min-ha, are among the stars of 2025’s most anticipated K-dramas, from Way Back Love to Newtopia.

11 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM

American cinema

Britney Spears to be ‘very involved’ in biopic, director Jon M. Chu says

11 Jan 2025 - 5:45PM

TV shows and streaming video

Is Jeremiah Brent OK? Newest Queer Eye member on crying happy tears

11 Jan 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

American cinema

Pamela Anderson, star of The Last Showgirl, on being accepted as an artist

‘Who would have thought this would be the beginning of my career at 57 years old?’ Pamela Anderson, of Baywatch fame, is entering a new era.

11 Jan 2025 - 5:08AMvideocam

Pamela Anderson in a scene from The Last Showgirl. Anderson, of Baywatch fame, has lived many a life over the decades. Photo: AP

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Remember What I Forgot: nostalgic tale of a Hong Kong cinema geek

Philip Keung and Fish Liew star in Keian Chui’s directorial debut that indulges the audience with memories of Hong Kong cinema.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:49PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

‘I feel much more loved,’ Lee Byung-hun says after Squid Game success

Lee, whose Front Man has a much bigger role in Squid Game season 2, says the Netflix series has brought him far more fame than Hollywood did.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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Who is the genius behind Philomena Cunk? Meet Diane Morgan

In her latest mockumentary series, Cunk on Life, Philomena Cunk is as deadpan as ever as she challenges experts with alternative facts.

10 Jan 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk. In her latest mockumentary series, Cunk on Life, Philomena Cunk is as deadpan and ill-informed as ever as she confronts experts with alternative facts. Photo: TNS

Asian cinema: Korean films

Exhuma, Twilight of the Warriors lead Asian Film Awards nominations

Both movies are up for best picture at the 18th Asian Film Awards, as are All We Imagine as Light, Black Dog and Teki Cometh.

10 Jan 2025 - 6:22PM

Fame and celebrity

Robbie Williams has always been a cheeky monkey. Better Man just proves it

‘My MO has been cheeky. What’s more cheeky than a cheeky monkey?’ asks Robbie Williams – who in biopic Better Man is a CG chimpanzee.

10 Jan 2025 - 11:15AMvideocam

American cinema

Before Sunrise at 30: why Richard Linklater’s movie is so magical

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star in this 1995 tale of strangers who meet on a train and spend a romantic evening in Vienna.

10 Jan 2025 - 4:55AMvideocam

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in a still from Before Sunrise, directed by Richard Linklater, which turns 30 in January 2025.

Korean drama reviews

Love Scout: Han Ji-min, Lee Joon-hyuk in headhunting romcom K-drama

One of South Korea’s best headhunters hires an unflappable secretary in this romcom. It is frothy and fun, but will there be any substance?

9 Jan 2025 - 8:34PMvideocam

Lee Joon-hyuk (left) as secretary Eun-ho and Han Ji-min as headhunter Ji-yoon in a still from Love Scout, a frothy and fun Korean romcom.

European cinema

Lauded migrant actor in France who faced deportation gets work permit

Abou Sangare, an undocumented migrant who won a best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, gains French work permit … as a mechanic.

9 Jan 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Review | When the Phone Rings: formulaic K-drama follows all the tropes

This Netflix series slavishly sticks to Korean-drama stereotypes while including a clumsy, unnecessary allusion to the Israel-Gaza war.

8 Jan 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Burning Blood: stars of Young and Dangerous back for awful police thriller

Jerry Lamb, Jason Chu, Jordan Chan and Michael Tse reunite in Wilson Chin’s posthumous final film that is just as bad as his others.

8 Jan 2025 - 6:45PMvideocam

Michael Tse in a still from Burning Blood (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by Wilson Chin. Jordan Chan and Michael Tse co-star.

Asian cinema: Korean films

Best movie roles of Squid Game season 2’s new players

Do they look familiar? From Park Sung-hoon to Kang Ha-neul, we look at films new Squid Game actors were in before entering the deadly arena.

8 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM

Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho, or player #388, in a still from Squid Game season 2. The actor is among those in the new series with impressive portfolios. Photo: Netflix

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Star face of low-alcohol beer fired over ‘unacceptable’ drunken escapade

Ryo Yoshizawa, who broke into his neighbour’s home while drunk on December 30, has had his contract with Asahi Breweries terminated.

8 Jan 2025 - 10:24AM

Korean drama reviews

When the Stars Gossip: Lee Min-ho, Gong Hyo-jin in space station romcom

A hackneyed melodrama dressed up as sci-fi, Netflix romantic comedy set aboard a space station is so silly the writer may be in on the joke.

7 Jan 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

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American cinema

What comeback? The Substance director hails Demi Moore after Golden Globe

Coralie Fargeat says Moore ‘always delivered pretty great performances’, as talk turns to Oscar prospects of actress after Golden Globe win.

7 Jan 2025 - 3:56PMvideocam

Demi Moore poses with the award for best actress in a musical or comedy, for The Substance, at the Golden Globes. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

Zendaya and Tom Holland engaged, sources say, after her Globes ring display

When actress was seen wearing it at Golden Globes, the secret was out: Holland gave her a 5-carat diamond engagement ring from UK jeweller.

7 Jan 2025 - 10:23AM

TV shows and streaming video

The diaspora talent that thrives in Asia, and a chance for global exposure

Producers in Asia and North America collaborate on projects to give global exposure to Asian actors, including some born in the West.

7 Jan 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

American cinema

The Brutalist, Emilia Perez and Shogun win big at Golden Globes

Musical Emilia Perez and drama The Brutalist win best film awards, TV’s Shogun has a great night, Baby Reindeer and Demi Moore win too.

6 Jan 2025 - 2:26PMvideocam

Cosmo Jarvis with fellow Shogun cast members and Golden Globen Globe winners Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada (second from right) and Tadanobu Asano. The series also won for best TV drama. Photo: Reuters

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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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