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Michael Douglas (left) and Danny DeVito attend the 5th Annual Reel Stories, Real Lives Benefit in Los Angeles on April 7, 2016. Photo: Rich Fury/Invision/AP

Entertainment

Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito’s best One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest stories

Jack Nicholson didn’t want to go to the Oscars, Douglas nearly fell out with his father – the actors look back as the film turns 50.

Could Live Aid happen today? No, its stars say, as they reflect on 1985 event

The Hui Brothers defined Hong Kong comedy in the 1970s. How they fared later

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Is Stephen King happy with The Institute TV adaptation? Yes, very much so

King’s screen adaptations notoriously run hot and cold, but the new TV adaptation of his 2019 novel The Institute definitely gets his approval.

Joe Freeman in a still from the new TV series The Institute (2025), an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2019 novel. Photo: Chris Reardon/MGM+
Joe Freeman in a still from the new TV series The Institute (2025), an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2019 novel. Photo: Chris Reardon/MGM+

Arts

If books could kill: how lethal toxic pigments were used for millennia

An exhibit at a US museum looks at how mercury, arsenic, lead and ‘orpiment’ created visuals both incredibly seductive and highly dangerous.

K-drama

Profile | Meet Moon Ga-young, star of K-dramas True Beauty and Law and the City

A former child actress and model, Moon has been active in TV and film for two decades and is set to appear next in Once We Were Us.

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K-drama

Our Movie midseason recap: Namgoong Min, Jeon Yeo-been face love and death

As the lead characters’ feelings for each other come out, will they finish shooting their film in time for terminally ill actress Lee Da-eum?

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Jeon Yeo-been plays terminally ill actress Lee Da-eum in a still from Disney+ K-drama Our Movie.
Jeon Yeo-been plays terminally ill actress Lee Da-eum in a still from Disney+ K-drama Our Movie.

Entertainment

How Chinese Box presented the Hong Kong handover from a unique viewpoint

In Wayne Wang’s 1997 drama, the many sides of a city on the brink of change were shown through the camcorder of Jeremy Irons’ English writer.

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Will Smith eating spaghetti is a benchmark for AI video. How does he look?

A new video created using Google’s Veo 3 platform shows how quickly AI video is progressing, but that’s scaring some in the movie business.

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Who is David Corenswet? New Superman actor on his superhero journey

In 2019, David Corenswet made a comment about wanting to play Superman. Now he stars as the titular character in James Gunn’s 2025 reboot.

David Corenswet in a scene from Superman. He reveals why he made a throwaway comment about playing the superhero in 2019, how he prepared for the role and more. Photo: AP

Entertainment

Chinese social media reacts to news of Ne Zha 2’s English version

Chinese internet users are generally positive over the announcement, with many trying to guess which character Michelle Yeoh will voice.

The titular character in a still from Ne Zha 2. An English language version of the hit Chinese animated film will be released in cinemas in select countries later in 2025.
The titular character in a still from Ne Zha 2. An English language version of the hit Chinese animated film will be released in cinemas in select countries later in 2025.

Moving’s Ryu Seung-ryong and Big Bet director on new K-drama Low Life

Kang Yoon-sung and Ryu Seung-ryong open up about this hotly anticipated Disney+ drama based on a webtoon about a treasure hunt at sea.

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Lifestyle

Karen Mok’s journey, Japan’s largest Chinatown: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Japan’s largest Chinatown to the ‘devil’s dung’ with anti-flatulence properties, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed.

Entertainment

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan films to get AI reboots in China. But not all agree

Plans to use AI to revitalise 100 kung fu classics such as Police Story and Fist of Fury show a gulf in attitudes between China and the US.

Bruce Lee in a still from Fist of Fury. The film is one of 100 classic kung fu films that the Chinese movie industry plans to revitalise using AI. Photo: Golden Harvest

Entertainment

Crash Landing on You fans flock to Swiss village, officials deny cashing in

Officials in Iseltwald say a pay-for-entry turnstile erected at a dock featured in the hit Netflix show brings in less than a public toilet.

Korean visitors take pictures on the pier at Lake Brienz in Iseltwald, Switzerland, on May 21, 2023. The lakeside dock has seen an influx of tourists since featuring in the hit South Korean Netflix series Crash Landing On You. Photo: AP
Korean visitors take pictures on the pier at Lake Brienz in Iseltwald, Switzerland, on May 21, 2023. The lakeside dock has seen an influx of tourists since featuring in the hit South Korean Netflix series Crash Landing On You. Photo: AP

K-drama

Squid Game brought prestige to South Korea. But it also reflected a dark side

The most successful South Korean TV series in history, Squid Game sped up a golden age of ‘Hallyu’ while provoking serious conversations.

Entertainment

Review | Dream Animals: The Movie – biscuit-inspired Japanese animation is great fun

This cute animated film could have simply been an advertisement for the snacks it’s based on, but instead delivers thoughtful family-friendly fun.

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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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