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Carman Lee in a still from The Condor Heroes 95. Photo: Online
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.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

American cinema

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

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American cinema

The Amateur’s ‘journeyman’ Laurence Fishburne on 9 key roles

Since Fishburne’s breakout role in Apocalypse Now, aged 14, he has appeared in films from Boyz N the Hood to The Matrix, and TV series.

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Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in a still from The Matrix. Photo: Claudio Carpi
Fame and celebrity

Meet Brittany O’Grady, the White Lotus actress who’s been acting since she was 4

Hailing from Virginia, O’Grady started out taking dance lessons and singing in the church choir; these days she’s better known as Simone in Fox show Star, and Paula in The White Lotus.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What’s ‘extended’ in new In the Mood for Love 4K special cinema edition?

Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 masterpiece returns to Hong Kong cinemas this week for the film’s 25th anniversary with nine minutes of new footage.

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American cinema

Review | Drop: date night dilemma in Happy Death Day director’s new thriller

The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy plays a widow on a first date who faces a terrifying quandary in Christopher Landon’s implausible film.

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Meghann Fahy as Violet in a still from Drop. Photo: Universal Pictures
American cinema

Review | The Amateur: Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne in muddled revenge thriller

This story of a CIA analyst looking for vengeance has all the elements necessary for success, but somehow fails to pull them together.

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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.

Britain

John Lithgow wins best actor award at UK Olivier Awards

American actor won for portrayal of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory author in Giant, a play that confronts Dahl’s antisemitic views.

American actor John Lithgow at the Olivier Awards in London, Britain, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
American cinema

Jack Black on A Minecraft Movie and his ‘incredible journey’ in acting

School of Rock star who ‘can see retirement’ but keeps going talks about the acting bug and how praise from George Clooney changed his life.

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Jack Black at the premiere of A Minecraft Movie in London. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What were Donnie Yen’s early movies like before Ip Man? 5 films revisited

Hong Kong martial arts actor Donnie Yen rose to super stardom with Ip Man, but some of his films as a young actor showcase his skills best.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 5-7

From a brewery’s anniversary celebration to a ballet about Frida Kahlo to an Oscar-winning film, here are 5 things to check out this weekend.

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Hong Kong

Want to see top film premieres and classic oldies? HKIFF is coming

From Akira Kurasawa’s iconic Seven Samurai to Louis Koo Tin-lok’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, cinephiles are in for a treat.

Toshiro Mifune in a still from Akira Kurasawa’s epic Seven Samurai. Photo: courtesy Janus Films via AP
American cinema

Sin City at 20: why the 2005 neo-noir hit was such a landmark film

Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s film still looks incredible, with a stellar cast including Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis and Clive Owen.

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Jessica Alba (left) and Nick Stahl in a still from Sin City.
American cinema

How Val Kilmer’s Top Gun reunion with Tom Cruise resonates after his death

Following Kilmer’s death, fans reflect on his Top Gun: Maverick scene with Cruise – one that was a moving tribute to their friendship.

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American cinema

Review | A Minecraft Movie: video game adaptation is nonsensical but fun

Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Jennifer Coolidge bring the laughs in this zany adaptation of the world’s most successful video game.

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Fame and celebrity

Val Kilmer, star of Batman Forever, Tombstone and Top Gun, dead at 65

Once one of Hollywood’s most prominent leading men, Kilmer also had a reputation for being difficult to work with.

Val Kilmer in 2011. File photo: EPA
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

The professional movie stunt double talks about ‘tricking’, his early Hollywood breaks and taking risks in an inconsistent industry.

European cinema

How indie animations like Flow are outshining big studio films

Flow, directed by Gints Zilbalodis, is part of a wave of non-Hollywood animated films telling hard-hitting stories aimed at adult audiences.

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A screen grab from Flow, the Oscar-winning animation from independent director Gints Zilbalodis.
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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Niu Niu as Huang Rong and Alexander Fu Sheng as Guo Jing in a still from The Brave Archer 3.
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.

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