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Lau Ching-wan in a still from Sons of the Neon Night, directed by Juno Mak. The film is set in a dark, dystopian, perennially snow-covered Hong Kong in 1994.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Sons of the Neon Night, set in a snowy Hong Kong, took 8 years to make

Juno Mak talks about the challenges of making his new thriller, with Takeshi Kaneshiro and Lau Ching-wan, which premiered at Cannes in May.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 Andy Lau movies that show Hong Kong actor’s action chops

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Chinese language cinema

How disaster struck for Air Strike, a Chinese film with Bruce Willis

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Singapore

‘Not what I said’: Singapore actress Eleanor Lee denies ‘idiot’ Chinese comment

Eleanor Lee addresses a leaked audio controversy, denying derogatory remarks about Chinese nationals, expressing gratitude for her career in China.

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Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee addressed the online furore from a leaked audio controversy. Photo: Douban
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong director Teddy Chen’s 3 Mission: Impossible-style misfires

Spurred by Mission: Impossible’s success, Chen made three films full of CIA agents and explosions aimed at Western audiences. None did well.

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US-China trade war

Will Trump’s film tariffs mean lights, camera, inaction for the world’s studios?

While it is unclear how film tariffs would be enforced, suggestion of new duties on non-US productions has put industry in panic mode.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Tony Leung Ka-fai on his craft as an actor ahead of Cannes premiere

Prolific Hong Kong actor feels ‘very lucky’ to have played so many different characters, and reveals what goes into creating them.

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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka-fai at the 2025 Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, where he presented director Tsui Hark with a lifetime achievement award. Photo: Riccardo Modena
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Hong Kong actress and singer Gigi Leung’s 3 decades in the limelight

With over 50 films, more than 20 albums, charity work and a business under her belt, Gigi Leung has packed a lot into her 30-year career.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | A Gilded Game: Oho Ou, Andy Lau lead moralistic financial drama

Lau plays an equity analyst and Ou his protégé, a fresh-faced bank hire chasing a big deal, in Herman Yau’s financial drama.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What cinema legend Sylvia Chang thinks about first-time directors

Whether as actress, writer or producer, Taiwanese screen veteran loves working with emerging film talent – they offer ‘something different’.

Sylvia Chang at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy in 2025. Photo: Alice BL Durigatto
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong 1941 shows grim realities of wartime Japanese occupation

1984 Leong Po-chih film with Chow Yun-fat as one of a trio of friends stays character driven while showing Japanese atrocities, expert says.

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Alex Man and Cecilia Yip Tung in a still from Hong Kong 1941. Photo: Eureka Entertainment
Hong Kong society

How the story of Hong Kong’s ‘dumpling queen’ beat Hollywood’s Thunderbolts*

Daughter of founder of Wanchai Ferry recalls family’s difficult journey in building business empire that has been turned into film leading box office on mainland.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | ‎The Dumpling Queen: founding of a Hong Kong food brand

Andrew Lau’s rags-to-riches biopic streamlines and rather sugarcoats the story of the Wanchai Ferry brand’s Zang Jianhe, played by Ma Li.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Vital Signs: Louis Koo, Neo Yau play ambulance paramedics in wistful drama

Polar opposites come together and have changes of heart in Cheuk Wan-chi’s film. Seeing Koo without a gun in his hand is refreshing.

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Louis Koo Tin-lok as paramedic Ma Chi-yip in a still from Vital Signs, written and directed by Cheuk Wan-chi. Neo Yau and Angela Chan co-star.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From a ‘Chinese RoboCop’ to Shu Qi sex scenes, Hong Kong exploitation films

Hong Kong cinema was late to the exploitation genre, but made up for lost time. We recall three 90s classics full of sex, violence and gore.

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Actress Shu Qi in a sceneSex and Zen II. Photo: Wong Jing’s Workshop Ltd
Trending in China

China actress Liu Yifei lookalike praised for professionalism as teacher, kindness

Much-loved teacher of logic becomes social media sensation because she resembles Mulan star, attracts millions of views online.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung rolled with the punches to emerge on top

A punch bag in Danny Lee films, roles in comedies and TV dramas before being taken seriously as a dramatic actor, Cheung is directing now.

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Review | Montages of a Modern Motherhood: Hedwig Tam shines in bleak drama

Hong Kong writer-director Oliver Chan, a mother herself, paints a grim picture of maternity in a patriarchal Chinese society.

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Hedwig Tam in a still from Montages of a Modern Motherhood.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong Film Awards 2025: who will win and who should win

Twilight of the Warriors and The Last Dance are expected to scoop up most of the prizes, but are any films more deserving of the awards?

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Lust, Caution made waves for its sex scenes but overdid the caution

Although beautifully staged, this Hong Kong-US-China production starring Tony Leung and Tang Wei had a muddled story and misguided messages.

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Trending in China

Chinese woman imitating Ne Zha film’s Lady Rocky attacked for being ‘Japanese’

Man hurls insults at ‘helpless’ woman who passionately portrays character in public square, police launch investigation into incident.

A Chinese woman cosplaying as the character Lady Rocky from the Ne Zha 2 film was verbally attacked after being mistaken for being Japanese. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Chinese language cinema

How Australian-Chinese movie Guardians of the Tomb reached new lows

This 2018 co-production starring Li Bingbing about deadly spiders in China was poorly made and scripted, earning well below its budget.

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Li Bingbing as Jia, an expert on venomous creatures, in a still from Guardians of the Tomb.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Zhang Ruonan, star of Chinese romantic drama The First Frost

Zhang starred in 2021 romcom My Love with Taiwanese heartthrob Greg Hsu, and in the 2023 TV drama A Date with the Future opposite Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor William Chan.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Smashing Frank: Hedwig Tam robs the rich and powerful in slick drama

Director Trevor Choi tries to explore Hong Kong’s generational and class divide with a film that sees the poor and young steal from the rich.

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American cinema

Youn Yuh-jung on channelling her past in The Wedding Banquet

The Oscar-winning 78-year-old talks about her son coming out and bringing intense emotion to Andrew Ahn’s new remake of the 1993 romcom.

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Youn Yuh-jung attends the premiere of The Wedding Banquet in Los Angeles on April 14, 2025. The Korean actress says she used her personal experiences to bring intense emotion to her scenes in the film. Photo: Reuters
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Once Upon a Lie: Irene Wan chases much younger man in unconvincing romance

Irene Wan plays a lovesick divorcee catfishing a much younger man, played by Bruce Hung, in a superficial film that lacks any chemistry.

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Irene Wan in a still from Once Upon a Lie.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The Gordon Chan film series that reshaped Hong Kong police movies

1994’s The Final Option, starring Michael Wong, was such a hit it spawned a prequel and sequels. We recall them and how they were received.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Carman Lee, her interrupted screen career and emergence as fitness icon

Actress got her big break in a Hong Kong TV adaptation of a Louis Cha wuxia novel, shone in a variety of roles, then quit acting.

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