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Dayo Wong as Dominic and Catherine Chau as Jade in a still from The Last Dance (extended version). The film (category III, Cantonese) is directed by Anselm Chan. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Last Dance (extended version): what the deleted scenes entail

The highest grossing Hong Kong film ever returns with 12 minutes of extra scenes that add some comedy, but do they warrant a re-release?

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Profile

Jason Li, from martial arts to Hollywood stunt double and daredevil

European cinema

How indie animations like Flow are outshining big studio films

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American cinema

Obituary | Tributes for martial artist and stuntman Richard Norton, who’s died aged 75

Tributes pour in for actor who starred opposite Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris and Sammo Hung and trained stars from Will Smith to Margot Robbie.

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Chuck Norris spars with Richard Norton on the beach in Cannes, France, to promote their movie The Octagon. Photo: Instagram/chucknorris
Hong Kong society

Patrons bid farewell as Hong Kong’s Newport Theatre closes down after 20 years

Another operator, Golden Harvest Cinema, also announces it will close Whampoa branch in April.

American cinema

A Working Man director on the secrets to a great action film

David Ayer, known for Suicide Squad and The Fast and the Furious, talks about A Working Man and why it’s the best revenge movie of all time.

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Obituaries

Richard Chamberlain, star of Shogun, Dr Kildare, and The Thorn Birds, dies at 90

Richard Chamberlain’s career spanned theatre, films and TV miniseries.

Actor Richard Chamberlain in 2011. File photo: AFP
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

‘Could have been 3 movies’: Chang Cheh’s The Brave Archer crams in a lot

Hong Kong filmmaker Chang Cheh wanted to do justice to Louis Cha’s The Legend of the Condor Heroes. But his trilogy is dense and confusing.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: from André Fu’s designs to stem cell therapy

Stunt double Jason Li talks about his journey from squash courts to the set of Transformers while we look at Fu’s Dusit Thani Bangkok project.

United States

Academy apologises for not backing Palestinian Oscar winner, ‘condemns violence’

The apology came after over 600 members criticised the academy’s response to Hamdan Ballal’s claim that he was attacked by Israelis.

Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal with his Oscar on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
American cinema

Review | Warfare, one of the most authentic combat movies of modern times

Alex Garland teams up with his military supervisor from Civil War for this survival tale based on the latter’s experience of the war in Iraq.

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Will Poulter in a still from Warfare. Photo: A24
Hong Kong entertainment

Award-winning director Soi Cheang appointed to Hong Kong Film Development Council

‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ director will advise on local film production, nurturing talent, expanding markets and building audiences.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Grand Maison Paris: Takuya Kimura goes to France in Japanese chef drama

TV show La Grande Maison Tokyo spin-off with Ok Taec-yeon and Kyoka Suzuki a feast for the eyes but not the ears as Kimura butchers French.

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Asian cinema

Best movies to watch at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025

The 2025 HKIFF boasts a line-up of nearly 200 films to be shown over 12 days. Here is our pick of unmissable movies and programmes.

Anthony Wong Chau-sang in a still from Valley of the Shadow of Death.
Fame and celebrity

Who is Gérard Depardieu’s ex-wife, Élisabeth Depardieu?

French actor Gérard Depardieu is currently standing trial on charges of sexual assault, but he’s always been a controversial figure – here’s what you need to know about his ex-wife, Élisabeth.

Gérard Depardieu and his ex-wife Élisabeth Depardieu reportedly maintained good relations following their divorce. Photo: Getty Images
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Peg O’ My Heart: great visuals, awful story in Nick Cheung horror thriller

Andy Lau cameo can’t save Cheung’s film starring himself, Fala Chen and Terrance Lau that is heavy on style but lacks convincing backstories.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Revelations director Yeon Sang-ho on exploring belief in new Netflix film

The Train to Busan and Hellbound director says his new film with Ryu Jun-yeol draws on people’s tendency to only see what they want to see.

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Art Basel

Ghosts and cyborgs on view at Art Basel Hong Kong

Curated by Para Site, this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong Film program has 7 screenings delving into modern life and creative expression.

Art Basel Hong Kong will take place this week. Photo: Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel

Beyond Art Basel Hong Kong: free events to check out during Arts Month

As well as ticketed events Art Basel and Art Central, free happenings this Art Week include talks about the role of tech and AI in the art world, installations, workshops and experimental music shows.

Sexual harassment and assault

Depardieu admits grabbing woman by the hips but denies it was sexual assault

Amelie K says the film star groped her and made explicit comments, in the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before France’s courts.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | In 1st Kiss, Japanese time-travel romance, Takako Matsu woos a younger man

Director Ayuko Tsukahara’s story follows a middle-aged woman who travels back in time to save her marriage and her husband’s life.

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Hokuto Matsumura as Kakeru (left) and Takako Matsu as Kanna in a still from 1st Kiss.
Tourism

5 crowd-free museums to visit in Europe this year

Even in the most visited European cities, such as Rome and Prague, there are museums and places of historical relevance that offer respite from crowds.

The Mucha Museum in the newly renovated Savarin Palace, Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: courtesy Mucha Museum
American cinema

How The Wedding Banquet remake updates Ang Lee’s romcom

With Ang Lee’s blessing, Andrew Ahn has remade his comedy about same-sex couples with a cast including Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What other films did A Chinese Ghost Story’s Tony Ching Siu-tung direct?

From a film starring Kelly Chen and Donnie Yen to an Indiana Jones rip-off with Jet Li, 4 of Tony Ching’s lesser-known productions.

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Books and literature

Hunger Games prequel novel Sunrise On The Reaping called ‘heart-wrenching’

District 12 victor Haymitch Abernathy’s past is explored in ‘propulsive’ fifth book by Suzanne Collins set in fictional dystopia she created.

(From left) Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson and Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Harrison plays Haymitch Abernathy in the movies adapted from Suzanne Collins’ novels. Her latest explores Abernathy’s youth. Photo: Lionsgate
European cinema

John Rabe, film with a Western angle on the Nanking massacre

The film tells the story of the Japanese massacre of Chinese civilians through the eyes of ‘good’ Nazi John Rabe.

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Ulrich Tukur plays the title role in the 2009 film John Rabe, which recounts the Nanking massacre from a Western standpoint. Photo: Handout
American cinema

Gwyneth Paltrow has ‘a lot of sex’ with Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme

‘OK, great. I’m 109 years old. You’re 14,’ Gwyneth Paltrow recalls thinking of acting with Timothée Chalamet in coming film Marty Supreme.

American cinema

Review | Snow White: Rachel Zegler carries Disney’s bland live-action remake

Lacking the magic of some other live-action remakes of Disney classics, Snow White is missing the heart you expect from the House of Mouse.

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