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Reporting on the most famous and fashionable, and the films, at the annual Cannes Film Festival
Author Kazuo Ishiguro at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

‘Just something indulgent’. Kazuo Ishiguro on his first novel, now a movie

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, whose stories are often turned into films, talks at Cannes about the adaptation of A Pale View of Hills.

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American cinema

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American cinema

Review | The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s exquisite espionage caper

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European cinema

Review | Die, My Love: Jennifer Lawrence gives searing turn as unstable mother

Lynne Ramsay’s portrayal of a marriage coming apart pits Lawrence against Robert Pattinson. Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek play his parents.

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Jennifer Lawrence as Grace in a still from Die, My Love, directed by Lynne Ramsay. Robert Pattinson co-stars. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | In Renoir, Plan 75 director paints picture of amorality in Japan

Chie Hayakawa’s story of a girl who, watching her father die, seeks kindred spirits in art has a message about greed-is-good 1980s Japan.

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American cinema

Review | Eddington: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal in Ari Aster’s modern western

Joaquin Phoenix puts himself through the wringer as sheriff of a town gripped by Covid-19 and gradually enveloped by violence.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | A Pale View of Hills: Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaido in Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation

Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Kei Ishikawa’s film moves adroitly between the 1950s and 1980s as a writer probes her family history.

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Suzu Hirose as young bride Etsuko in a still from A Pale View of Hills, adapted from a 1982 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro and directed by Kei Ishikawa. Fumi Nikaido, Yoh Yoshida and Camilla Aiko co-star.
American cinema

Review | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is fun but no masterpiece

Tom Cruise plays agent Ethan Hunt, out to save the world, this time from a rogue AI, in an instalment that neatly wraps up the franchise.

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European cinema

Cannes Film Festival shows fashion’s stepped up involvement in cinema

From Saint Laurent and AMI to Chanel and Dior, luxury labels are not just dressing the stars but co-producing movies at Cannes Film Festival.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Netflix effect seen in Korean films’ absence from Cannes festival

This year’s official selection for the Cannes Film Festival has no Korean movies. Streaming platforms have lured talent away, observers say.

Tang Wei (left) and Park Hae-il in a still from Decision to Leave, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022 and won best director. Since then no Korean films have been screened in competition in Cannes, and none are in this year’s official selection for the festival. Photo: CJ Entertainment
Asian cinema

Move over Bollywood, Indian art-house cinema is on the rise

Films such as All We Imagine as Light, Sister Midnight and Santosh are showing a different side to Indian cinema and attracting global fans.

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Kani Kusruti (left) and Divya Prabha in a still from All We Imagine as Light.
Asian cinema: Japanese films

How Sakura Ando defied traditions to become one of Japan’s top actresses

The Godzilla Minus One and Shoplifters actress reflects on her career, juggling parenting, and future aspirations as she visits Hong Kong.

American cinema

Wes Anderson, Scarlett Johannson movies in Cannes Film Festival line-up

Anderson’s black comedy vies with Richard Linklater’s ode to French cinema; Johannson’s Eleanor the Great screens in secondary competition.

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Asian cinema

Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz on Slow Cinema, and nearly dying

Slow Cinema’s Diaz, known for extremely long movies, often about death, talks about his unique directing style and surviving the Trump era.

A still from Death in the Land of Encantos (2007).
Fame and celebrity

7 celebrities who tip well, from Barack Obama to Amy Schumer

Who carries US$100 notes around, and who adds an extra zero to the bill as a tip? These 7 internationally known faces are always sure to splash some additional cash when they go out

Red-hot tippers Chrissy Teigen (left), Amy Schumer and David Beckham. Photos: @chrissyteigen/Instagram, Reuters, AP
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Johnnie To’s action thriller Vengeance hit all the right targets

Starring Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-tung and Lam Suet, the 2009 Hong Kong-France co-production brought the best out of both sides.

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Cinema

Director Lars von Trier admitted to care facility for Parkinson’s disease

Lars Von Trier, known for his disturbing and stylised work, publicly revealed his diagnosis in 2022.

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Asian cinema

The 12 best Asian films of 2024, including The Last Dance

From a Thai tear-jerker to a Korean cross-dressing romcom and a hand-drawn Japanese anime, our pick of the best Asian films of the past year.

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Michael Hui in a still from The Last Dance.
Profile

How director Jia Zhangke captures China’s rise in his gritty films

Jia used footage filmed over 20 years – as well as unused footage from previous movies – to create his latest work, an ode to China’s rapid development.

Asian cinema

Not yet at home in exile, Iranian filmmaker lives in the world of cinema

For The Seed of the Sacred Fig director Mohammad Rasoulof, a winner in Cannes weeks after fleeing Iran for Germany, exile hasn’t sunk in.

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Art

5 of the best films by Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke

Discover Jia’s cinematic brilliance over the years with 5 must-watch films, from his gritty debut Xiao Wu to the violent A Touch of Sin.

Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke and cast members of his latest film Caught by the Tides, Zhao Tao and Zhou You at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 19. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Apprentice star says other actors are ‘afraid’ to talk about Trump biopic

Sebastian Stan said other actors wouldn’t discuss Donald Trump, and the film, with him for Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’.

Sebastian Stan in the movie The Apprentice. Photo: Cannes Film Festival via
American cinema

How Sean Baker’s lap dancer film Anora avoids sexualising women

US filmmaker Baker talks about winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes for Anora and how he ensured it was filmed with sensitivity.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, October 11-13

Catch a sci-fi satire featuring body horror at the cinema this weekend or catch up on Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film and more at home.

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American cinema

Why Wim Wenders’ classic Paris, Texas still mesmerises 40 years on

Director Wim Wenders recalls the shoot for his 1984 American masterpiece, which is being re-released in cinemas in 4K in October 2024.

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Nastassja Kinski as Jane in a still from Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders.
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong picks action movie set in Kowloon Walled City for Oscars race

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In put forward as city’s entry for Academy Awards’ best international feature film.

Box office figures in July showed that Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In had grossed more than HK$105 million since its premiere on May 1. Photo: Entertaining Power Co Limited
American cinema

Why making Donald Trump movie The Apprentice was ‘pretty crazy’

Director Ali Abbasi and stars Sebastian Stan – who plays Trump – and Jeremy Strong open up about the controversial movie The Apprentice.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why 1984’s Shanghai Blues remains one of Tsui Hark’s best films

Lively, with slapstick humour and full of romcom tropes, Shanghai Blues remains one of Tsui Hark’s favourite films; 40 years after its release, it was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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