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Zombies on a train? ‘Scare squad’ take over Tokyo-Osaka service
Zombies appear in high-speed train carriage for performance inspired by the movie Train to Busan. Passenger calls the event ‘very immersive’.
21 Oct 2024 - 11:25AM
‘Time has come’ for Indian women directors with 3 set to vie for Oscars
21 Oct 2024 - 7:15AM
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Discovery of explorer Shackleton’s ship Endurance in Nat Geo documentary
21 Oct 2024 - 7:57AM
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All 10 Once Upon a Time in China movies and rip-offs rated
Tsui Hark’s film series that originally starred Jet Li as martial arts legend Wong Fei-hung spawned several knock-offs, such as Kickboxer.
21 Oct 2024 - 1:10PM
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Jet Li as Cantonese martial arts legend Wong Fei-hung in a still from Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1992), directed by Tsui Hark. Photo: Golden Harvest
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Jimmy O. Yang’s first lead role is one he’s lived as an Asian-American
Interior Chinatown’s Yang, a migrant from Hong Kong as a teen who worked his way up via bit-part roles, says he connected with his character.
20 Oct 2024 - 7:45AM
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Meet Kim Tae-ri, beloved Korean actress of Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Kim Tae-ri burst onto the scene in acclaimed 2016 erotic thriller The Handmaiden, and she has only gone from strength to strength since.
19 Oct 2024 - 6:23PM
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How was Culinary Class Wars made, and what’s next for the Netflix show?
Cooking show’s directors reveal their worries that chefs would walk out during filming – and the famous guest they want for season two.
20 Oct 2024 - 8:16PM
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Why Elton John was drawn to televangelist Tammy Faye’s fall and rise
Singer was ‘fascinated’ by ‘gladiator’ Tammy Faye Bakker in the 1970s. His musical about her turbulent life is about to open on Broadway.
19 Oct 2024 - 8:15AM
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Elton John has added new songs for the Broadway run of his musical about Tammy Faye Bakker (right), the televangelist whose fall and rise he calls “Shakespearean”. Photo: AP
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He wore out his Tron VHS tape. Now he’s making his 2nd Tron game
Mike Bithell of Bithell Games talks about Tron: Catalyst, whose 2025 release ties in with Tron: Ares, the next film in the sci-fi saga.
18 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM
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Hong Kong Clockenflap festival full line-up includes Central Cee headlining
The full line-up for November 29-December 1 music festival is announced, with ‘Doja’ rapper Central Cee to headline Saturday night.
18 Oct 2024 - 6:55PM
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Michael Jackson jacket, Noel Gallagher guitar in music-themed auction
Beatle John Lennon’s first Vox amp, a Michael Jackson jacket, handwritten lyrics and a synthesiser Prince used are among lots in UK auction.
18 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
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Why, 20 years on, Team America: World Police is such a good movie
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s puppet film, full of hilarious songs and biting satire, still resonates today.
18 Oct 2024 - 5:18AM
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A still from Team America: World Police (2004). The film, written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Pam Brady, has a voice cast that includes Kristen Miller, Masasa Yoyo, Daran Norris and Maurice LaMarche. Photo: Paramount Pictures
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Jackie Chan falls flat in CGI family action flop Panda Plan
Jackie Chan stars as himself as he jets off to adopt a panda cub and has to fight off kidnappers in this terrible family film.
18 Oct 2024 - 7:30AM
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5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, October 18-20
From the Hong Kong Ballet to the Asian Film Festival and World Shochu and Awamori Festival, our pick of the best things to do this weekend.
18 Oct 2024 - 4:09PM
Health & Wellness
5 wellness events in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20
How active do you want to be this weekend? Pick from a historic walking tour, toddler’s play and yoga, a women’s self-defence class and more.
17 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM
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5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20
Check out a cute coming-of-age tale, this year’s Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, a fun 1990s-set women’s Korean drama and more this weekend.
17 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM
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Joan Chen in a still from Didi, a coming-of-age tale cinema-goers in Hong Kong can watch this weekend. Photo: Focus Features/Talking Fish Pictures, LLC
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One Direction’s Hong Kong gig recalled as Liam Payne’s death shocks world
‘Mass hysteria’ was Hong Kong fans’ reaction during One Direction’s first and only gig in the city in 2015 on their On The Road Again Tour.
17 Oct 2024 - 11:46AM
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How Jeremy Strong ‘lost touch with joy’ as Succession’s Kendall Roy
The actor would imagine terrible things happening to him to get into character, and says ‘Kendall’s struggle was difficult to carry’.
17 Oct 2024 - 5:45AM
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Smile 2, brutal horror movie sequel starring Naomi Scott
Directed by Parker Finn and with a cast including Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage, Smile 2 will make you wince but won’t leave you grinning.
16 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
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Professor Brian Cox gives tour of the solar system in BBC Earth series
Starman Brian Cox talks about travel to Mars, science and failed experiments and how his latest series is informed by mountains of new data.
16 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM
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Lava pools glowing on the night side of Jupiter’s moon, Io, the most volcanic world in our solar system, in a still from Solar System. Photo: BBC
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She swapped law books for a DJ’s decks. Catch Awen at Hong Kong festival
Lucille Kante found her voice and vocation while a lawyer in Hong Kong, since when she’s DJed everywhere including Coachella. Now she’s back.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM
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Arts & Culture
Wynton Marsalis looks ahead to his band’s jazz concerts in Hong Kong
Audience can expect classical jazz pieces from the 1920s and 30s, a Marsalis original and ‘a good time’ as trumpeter celebrates his birthday.
16 Oct 2024 - 4:14PM
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Didi, Asian-American coming-of-age drama that’s a real gem
Izaac Wang and Joan Chen star in Sean Wang’s Sundance winner about a teen navigating adolescence as kids begin living their lives online.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM
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Liam Payne’s death has shaken a world of 1D fans and non-fans alike
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Bridgerton season 4’s casting of Yerin Ha does not mean it’s ‘ruined’
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Black Myth: Wukong video game the latest take on Journey to the West
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Why linguists love Olympics singer Aya Nakamura for her use of back slang
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