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Alba Rohrwacher (left) and Elio Germano in a still from Three Goodbyes (category IIA; Italian), directed by Isabel Coixet. Francesco Carril co-stars.

Entertainment

Review | Three Goodbyes: Alba Rohrwacher stars in moving, life-affirming Italian drama

Isabel Coixet’s adaptation of Michela Murgia’s celebrated novel highlights how we should appreciate what we have in the time gifted to us.

21 Jul 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

Why San Diego Comic-Con 2026 will see Marvel, HBO, Apple TV and more return

20 Jul 2026 - 3:15PM

‘Is the piano your boyfriend?’: rising Chinese pianist Lyu Tianyao, 17, opens up

20 Jul 2026 - 7:15AM

Arts

‘A duet with AI’: Herbie Hancock, 86, talks tech, getting older and Miles Davis

He may have 14 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award under his belt, but Herbie Hancock isn’t ready to stop working just yet.

19 Jul 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Herbie Hancock speaks at the 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Dinner in Washington DC. Photo: Getty Images

Entertainment

How Maggie Cheung went from commercial film eye candy to art-house legend

After being cast for her looks early in her career, Cheung proved herself in serious roles, then stepped away from the industry altogether.

20 Jul 2026 - 3:21PM

Entertainment

‘We hit the limits’: Christopher Nolan on going all out making The Odyssey

The director reveals the lengths to which the cast and crew went to make good on creating his epic version of ‘the ultimate adventure story’.

18 Jul 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

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K-drama

Profile | Who is Nam Joo-hyuk, star of Netflix K-drama The East Palace?

Returning to the screen after three years, model-turned-actor Nam Joo-hyuk has starred in a number of hit Korean dramas.

18 Jul 2026 - 12:45PM

Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk is currently starring in the Netflix K-drama series The East Palace. Photo: Instagram/skawngur

K-drama

Review | The East Palace: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo lead Netflix’s period horror K-drama

While The East Palace dazzles with polished visuals and period horror, a lack of originality and convoluted mythmaking hold it back.

17 Jul 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Entertainment

Profile | How 94-year-old Bowie Woo became Hong Kong’s ultimate evergreen entertainer

Since becoming a film star in 1953, ‘Sau Gor’ has adapted to remain a feature of Hong Kong screens, and his recent concert set a world record.

17 Jul 2026 - 7:15AM

K-drama

Dream to You: Lee Hye-ri, Hwang In-youp lead romantic comedy K-drama

About filmmakers, second chances and the magic of cinema, Dream to You offers a look at the struggles that play out behind the camera.

16 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Hwang In-youp (left) as student-turned-filmmaker Soo-bin and Lee Hye-ri as student-turned-reporter Yi-jae in a still from Dream to You.

Entertainment

Prolific Hong Kong director Andrew Lau looks back on his most iconic films

From the Young and Dangerous series to The Storm Riders and Infernal Affairs, Andrew Lau has captivated audiences for decades.

16 Jul 2026 - 7:15PM

Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau is photographed at the New York Asian Film Festival, where he is the 2026 Filmmaker in Focus. Photo: Chris Kammerud

Lifestyle

Hong Kong bar’s World Cup win; Vietnam’s lush resort: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a look at the new Kung Fu Soccer film to a stunning mountain resort in Vietnam, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

16 Jul 2026 - 4:11PM

Entertainment

Review | The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan adapts Homer for an anti-war masterpiece

Matt Damon anchors a visually stunning epic in which the women – Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya – outshine the men.

16 Jul 2026 - 3:38AMvideocam

K-drama

The Apartment Job: crime comedy K-drama juggles genre and social codes

A gangster seeks election as president of his residents’ association so that he can embezzle billions of won in this new Netflix series.

14 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Ji Sung as cash-strapped gangster Park Hae-gang in a still from The Apartment Job, a new Korean drama on Netflix.

Entertainment

Review | The President’s Cake: Cannes-winning Iraqi drama is an instant classic

Hasan Hadi’s profound film follows a young Iraqi girl trying to find ingredients for a cake to celebrate Saddam Hussein’s birthday.

14 Jul 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Baneen Ahmad Nayyef (kneeling) in a still from The President’s Cake (category IIA, Arabic), directed by Hasan Hadi. Waheed Thabet Khreibat and Sajad Mohamad Qasem co-star.

Entertainment

Review | Kung Fu Soccer: Stephen Chow loses his touch with Shaolin Soccer spin-off

Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhang Xiaofei lead a team of female football martial artists in Chow’s film that falls far short of its 2001 predecessor.

14 Jul 2026 - 6:05PMvideocam

Entertainment

How pioneering studio UFO redefined early-1990s Hong Kong cinema

Peter Chan’s studio revolutionised Hong Kong cinema, scoring numerous hits during its short life, such as Comrades, Almost a Love Story.

13 Jul 2026 - 7:15AM

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Opinion | For many outside China, Dear You reflects family history, not politics

Bernard Chan

25 Jun 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | A Teochew hit film shows what’s ailing Chinese entertainment

Phoebe Zhang

21 May 2026 - 9:30AM

As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

Alex Lo

21 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

Being Chinese | Growing up Hakka, around a language that few dared to speak publicly

Hilton Yip

18 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | Why securing Hong Kong’s economic future is a cultural question

Carolyn Yim

12 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Alice Wu

30 Mar 2026 - 8:30AM

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Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing

A man descends one of Chungking’s many stone staircases on a mule. Photo: A Danger Shared/Melville Jacoby

Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos

Wu Tao, a Beijing born student who had never acted before, played Pu Yi at age 14. Peter O’Toole took the role as his tutor quite literally, and started teaching Wu some basic acting techniques beginning with their first scene together. Photo: Basil Pao

Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) links Hong Kong to the western part of the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Huang Kunzhen

Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong

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A herbalist at his shop, Hong Kong.

CREDIT: Frank Fischbeck

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