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Lily Fontaine of the British indie rock band English Teacher performs at B10 Live in Shenzhen, China, on April 30, 2026.

Entertainment

Why are international music acts choosing Shenzhen over Hong Kong?

Bigger and better venues, lower costs and cheaper visas are all seeing touring music acts opt for gigs in the mainland Chinese city.

Review | Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller is a flawed but fun ride

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Review | The Furious: an instant classic if you like gory, bone-crunching violence

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As Trainspotting turns 30, Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle on its massive impact

Trainspotting star McGregor and director Boyle share how the 1996 film about Scottish heroin addicts still resonates three decades on.

(From left) Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle in a still from Trainspotting. Danny Boyle’s dark comedy, based on Irvine Welsh’s novel about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, remains one of the most defining films of the 1990s. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics via AP
(From left) Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle in a still from Trainspotting. Danny Boyle’s dark comedy, based on Irvine Welsh’s novel about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, remains one of the most defining films of the 1990s. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics via AP

Arts

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra pack a punch in back-to-back Hong Kong concerts

The German ensemble performed Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich works over two nights at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Entertainment

‘Happier than I’ve ever been’: at 68, Gary Oldman is not ready to slow down yet

Gary Oldman, who has just finished filming the seventh series of Slow Horses, talks about finding happiness both at home and on the job.

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How the Young and Dangerous films of the 1990s made triad gangsters sexy

As Young and Dangerous turns 30, we look back at the six-film series that marked a shift in how gangsters were portrayed.

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(From left) Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Ekin Cheng and Jason Chu in a still from Young and Dangerous (1996). Jerry Lamb also stars. Photo: Golden Harvest
(From left) Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Ekin Cheng and Jason Chu in a still from Young and Dangerous (1996). Jerry Lamb also stars. Photo: Golden Harvest

Entertainment

‘It’s the constant chase’: Beef stars on Gen Z vs millennial angst

Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton discuss their chemistry on Netflix’s Beef, Gen Z vs millennial tensions and how their bond shaped the show.

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K-drama

Teach You a Lesson: corporal punishment for bullies in alarming school show

Jin Ki-joo and Kim Mu-yeol star as agents of a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix South Korea’s broken education system.

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Profile | How Hong Kong wuxia ‘princess’ Michelle Yim has kept shining for 55 years

After her wuxia TV roles wowed viewers across Asia in the 1970s, Yim moved to movies and plays. Now 70, she will hold her first solo concert.

Michelle Yim has enjoyed a prolific career in television, movies and on stage, and recently announced her first solo music concerts, which will take place in June 2026. Photo: Instagram/mixue_michelleyim

K-drama

Doctor on the Edge: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun in island medical romcom K-drama

Lee Jae-wook plays a gifted plastic surgeon and Shin Ye-eun a young nurse in this new Korean drama based around a rural medical centre.

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Lee Jae-wook as cosmetic surgeon Do Ji-ui in a still from Doctor on the Edge, a new Korean drama now streaming on Disney+.
Lee Jae-wook as cosmetic surgeon Do Ji-ui in a still from Doctor on the Edge, a new Korean drama now streaming on Disney+.

Entertainment

The rise of liminal space horror movies like Backrooms and Exit 8

Box-office hit Backrooms highlights a growing obsession with eerie liminal spaces like hallways, alleyways and empty shopping centres.

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Fascinating life of Hong Kong musician Anders Nelsson, who once fought Bruce Lee

Nelsson talks about playing in one of Hong Kong’s hottest bands, his fight scene with Bruce Lee and the secret to his longevity.

Entertainment

Review | Masters of the Universe: He-Man returns in a glorious nostalgia trip

Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man beside Idris Elba, Jared Leto and Camila Mendes in a film that shows the 1980s hero still has the power.

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(From left) Idris Elba, Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes in a still from Masters of the Universe (category: IIA), directed by Travis Knight and co-starring Jared Leto.

K-drama

Reborn Rookie: Lee Jun-young in corporate body-swap fantasy K-drama

Reborn Rookie sees a corporate mogul and former footballer swap bodies in a K-drama that blends fantasy, comedy and melodrama in one.

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Lee Jun-young as promising athlete Hwang Jun-hyeon in a still from Reborn Rookie, a corporate body-swap fantasy.
Lee Jun-young as promising athlete Hwang Jun-hyeon in a still from Reborn Rookie, a corporate body-swap fantasy.

Arts

Gustavo Dudamel on his enduring love of Los Angeles ahead of NY Phil move

The Venezuelan conductor shares how 17 years leading the LA Phil shaped him as he looks forward to a ‘super exciting’ New York move.

Entertainment

How Sharla Cheung excelled next to Stephen Chow in 1990s Hong Kong cinema

Sharla Cheung Man’s cool glamour and movie-star looks were a feature of 1990s Hong Kong cinema. Here are some of her best films.

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

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