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Hong Kong filmmaker Law Yik-man (middle) watches on with other participants at the Asian Film Awards Academy’s 2026 International Film Camp. Photo: Asian Film Awards Academy
Asian cinema

How the Asian Film Awards’ film camp is grooming a new generation of directors

Asian Film Awards Academy’s 2026 International Film Camp brought together 16 of Asia’s emerging filmmakers in Macau. We spoke to four of them.

Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Oh My Ghost! Oh My God!: Naomi Watanabe gets lost in dismal horror comedy

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Get to Know

Meet Sasha Attwood, Jack Grealish’s partner – model, influencer and ‘Wag queen of holidays’

The Philippines

Forgotten no more: Filipino folklore finds footing on global stage

DreamWorks’ animated film, Forgotten Island, offers a rare point of recognition for Filipinos at home and abroad.

Manang, voiced by Lea Salonga, is seen in a scene from “Forgotten Island”. Photo: DreamWorks Animation/AP
Jo in “Forgotten Island” is voiced by H.E.R. Photo: DreamWorks Animation/AP
Jo (left), voiced by H.E.R., and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano are seen in a scene from “Forgotten Island”. Photo: DreamWorks Animation/AP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Godzilla Minus Zero: Japanese monster sequel an action-packed visual marvel

A new beast joins the chaos in Takashi Yamazaki’s film with Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe that looks good but falls flat towards the end.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Helena Law Lan, 91, became Hong Kong cinema’s grand dame of horror

Law was a Hong Kong TV staple in the 1970s, but it wasn’t until later that she became a cultural icon playing mystical villains in films.

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American cinema

Loved Heart of the Beast? 10 more great movies where the dog takes the lead

From Hachiko to Good Boy, pooches not people deliver the biggest performances in these movies ranging from tear-jerkers to horror.

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Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai in a still from Hachiko (1987), one of the best dog movies ever made.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Woody Harrelson’s wife, Laura Louie, who joined him at the Brothers premiere

The couple, who first met during a taping of Harrelson’s hit sitcom Cheers, enjoyed a double date with Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves at the 2026 US Open.

Artificial intelligence

Pakistani-made ‘micro film’ scoops top prize at Asian festival’s Hong Kong final

The event was the first Hong Kong finals of the Inspiring Asia Micro Film Festival, whose 2026 edition champions community empowerment.

American cinema

Review | Heart of the Beast: Brad Pitt and his loyal dog brave the Alaskan wilderness

Brad Pitt is good but his canine companion is better in this story about an ex-soldier and his former combat dog’s battle to survive.

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Brad Pitt as ex-special forces soldier James Belmont and Uber as ex-combat dog Odin in a still from Heart of the Beast (category IIA), directed by David Ayer. Photo: Paramount Pictures
Fame and celebrity

Meet Sienna Miller’s stylish teen daughter, Marlowe Sturridge

Sporting a Chloé Paddington bag on the London red carpet, the 14-year-old has earned the nickname “a young Anna Wintour” from her mother.

Marlowe Sturridge (left) and mother Sienna Miller at the world premiere of War in London on September 16. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | What Hong Kong cinema can take away from a popular Chinese war film

If productions need not be set in China to be seen as Chinese, why must Hong Kong films rely on language or place as proof of identity?

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Slow Horses star Gary Oldman’s wife, Gisele Schmidt

Schmidt served as Oldman’s assistant on Darkest Hour, where the Oscar-winning actor proposed in a full Winston Churchill costume.

American cinema

Why Oliver Stone’s Snowden remains a terrifying surveillance warning 10 years on

We revisit the 2016 film about NSA analyst Edward Snowden, who leaked mass surveillance programmes and was branded a traitor by the US.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as NSA analyst turned whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a still from Snowden. Oliver Stone's 2016 film turns 10 this month. Photo: Edko Films
Books and literature

New book peeks behind the scenes of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 cult classic Marie Antoinette

Photographer Andrew Durham documents life on and off the lavish set of Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning cult classic, shot on location at the Palace of Versailles.

Making Marie Antoinette by Andrew Durham is a new book covering the 2006 film’s shooting on location at the Palace of Versailles, with Kirsten Dunst playing the film’s lead character. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong’s history of action heroines

Hong Kong studios embraced female action stars long before Hollywood. Here’s how some of the biggest triumphed in wuxia and kung fu films.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Cillian Murphy’s lookalike son, Aran

The Oppenheimer star’s youngest child made his screen debut in 2022’s Lola and has three releases lined up, including one with Amy Adams and Jenna Ortega.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 18-20

A rooftop market, a free mini music festival and an all-you-can-eat pizza block party are among our picks this weekend in Hong Kong.

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The pizza block party will happen on September 19.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Anthony Ippolito, who stars as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky

From playing a young Adam Sandler in Pixels to Al Pacino in The Offer, Ippolito continues his streak of portraying Hollywood’s biggest names.

Academy Awards

Oscars body champions emerging film talent at Toronto International Film Festival

Hosted at the Toronto International Film Festival and supported by Rolex, the awards connect a new generation of filmmakers with the global industry.

Crime

Rob Reiner’s son Nick won’t face death penalty in trial for parents’ killing

The Hollywood icon and his wife Michele Singer were found stabbed to death at their home in an affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood.

Nick Reiner appears during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court in February. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

The next 007? Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden is Gary Oldman’s tip to be the new James Bond

The Scottish actor is married to Saoirse Ronan and has appeared in films including Dunkirk and Mary Queen of Scots – but will he succeed Daniel Craig?

Jack Lowden has been heralded for his roles on stage and screen, but could he be about to land one of the biggest roles in all of cinema? Photo: @dior/Instagram
Get to Know

Meet Lee Pace, who plays Ian Wright in Practical Magic 2

The actor, who is married to a Thom Browne executive, boasts an impressive list of fantasy credits, including The Hobbit trilogy and The Twilight Saga.

Martial arts

Why are Chun-Li’s thighs so big? All about the Street Fighter character

We look at the Chinese martial artist’s backstory, sexualised design, the actors who played her – and a bizarre Jackie Chan cosplay moment.

European cinema

Best movies from the 2026 Venice Film Festival, including Possible Love and Musk

Indie dramas and documentaries, rather than big Hollywood productions, took the spotlight at this year’s festival. Here are 10 of the best.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak alongside Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European cinema

Review | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is a hilarious horror spoof

Aardman Animations’ latest is a horror-infused celebration of slapstick and sly film references sure to delight viewers of all ages.

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A still from Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (category I), directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker.
LGBTQ

‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

Xiaodan He opens up on ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’, in which an immigrant Chinese wife falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman.

Venice Film Festival

‘Woman Unknown’ wins Gold Lion at Venice Film Festival

Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy was the only woman directing a feature film in the main 21-strong film line-up.

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