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Now in its third year, the International Film Festival and Awards Macao runs from December 8 to 14 and is an exciting addition to the film calendar. It offers local… Read More
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Ah Thanksgiving, that quintessential American holiday when families are compelled to contend with the year’s harshest weather to make it home and engage in drunken arguments with their relatives. True… Read More
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Now in its 15th year, the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival continues to shine a spotlight on promising new filmmakers from the region, as well as showcase the latest works… Read More
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This week sees the Hong Kong release of cyber-thriller Searching, in which he plays a desperate father whose search for his missing daughter plays out entirely on computer screens. It… Read More
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Directed by Lars Kraume, The Silent Revolution has been selected as the opening film of the KINO/18 German Film Festival. It tells the story of a class of high school… Read More
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“Beneath this glassy surface, a world of gliding monsters,” goes a line in the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea. Our fascination with the ocean has long struck a balance between… Read More
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Fronted by a clutch of international award winners from some of the year’s most prestigious festivals, this year’s Summer International Film Festival (Summer IFF), hosted by Hong Kong Cine Fan,… Read More
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She has been dubbed “America’s sweetheart”, was at one time Hollywood’s highest-paid actress, and won an Oscar and a Razzie in the same weekend, but Sandra Bullock’s rise to the… Read More
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Today he’s one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but as recently as five years ago, Chris Pratt was largely unknown to the movie-going public. Television audiences had warmed to him in… Read More
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Featuring more than 230 films from 60 different countries, the 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival is set to bring the finest cinematic delights from around the world to the… Read More
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Who got nominated? Who got snubbed? Whose turn is it? Read More
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Hailed as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies”, The Room first screened in 2003, and has since become something of a cult phenomenon. An amateurish psycho-drama devoid of stars, talent… Read More
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“I like horror; it’s been very good to me,” says veteran actress Lin Shaye, 74. It is perhaps the understatement of her recent visit to Hong Kong to promote Insidious:… Read More
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Over the past 12 months I managed to watch close to 300 films eligible for consideration in my end-of-year Top 10, but only a select few would make the cut. Read More
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“A haircut is a haircut”, Jeremy Renner says with a shrug. Arriving fresh from the set of Avengers 4, the two-time Oscar-nominated American actor is sporting a bold mohawk that… Read More
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Share your favourite – and least favourite – films of the year and see what ends up on top. Read More
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The debut feature from Taiwanese documentarian Huang Hsin-yao is an acerbic satire of small-town corruption that has earned awards attention, including 10 nominations (one for best picture) at this month’s… Read More
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Already regarded as one of the best places to watch a wide variety of new Asian cinema releases, Hong Kong nevertheless shines a spotlight on far-flung corners of the region… Read More
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