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From Quentin Tarantino’s violent blockbusters to Steven Spielberg’s family entertainment, and from indie gems premiering at Sundance film festival to popular Hollywood franchises making waves at Comic-Con, this is the place to go for features, interviews and reviews about movies both classic and new from the United States.
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Morning mist hangs over the tea plantation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, in the New Territories. Photo: Alexander Mak

Hong Kong’s 1,000-year-old tea heritage is being rediscovered and rehabilitated

Discover Hong Kong’s hidden tea legacy, predating British influence, as a band of young local growers races to safeguard ancient cultivation and traditions.

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Bird song was a signature feature of Mong Kok's Wan Loy Teahouse, seen here in 1987. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: 50 years of Hong Kong’s yum cha teahouse tradition

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Stephen Yan with fans in Toronto in 2024. Photo: courtesy Retrokid

Wok with Yan’s return: Hong Kong-Canadian TV chef Stephen Yan reunites with fans decades after disappearing

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Rice is steamed at high heat in preparation for fermentation, at the Pagoda Brand Winery, Shaoxing, China. Photo: Gavin Yeung

Will Dongqu redefine Shaoxing wine’s place in haute cuisine?

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The living room of Harry Sun's Central flat, designed by Dominic Cheung of Crimson Company. Photo: Elizabeth Au of HHM Studio (hhm-studio.com)

Can a Hong Kong flat blend modernity with vintage charm?

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Handout image shows Alison Gee’s family, Peter Gee (L) and Sam Ward, Los Angeles, United States.

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Chinatown: the pride of Los Angeles’ Chinese like my grandfather

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Meet Ella Rubin, who plays Annie in Sterling Point

The actress starred alongside Mikey Madison in the Oscar-winning Anora; she also played Anne Hathaway’s daughter in The Idea of You.

Ella Rubin plays Annie Jacobson in coming-of-age drama Sterling Point. Photo: Getty Images
European cinema

How this British-Chinese filmmaker aims to build the Blumhouse of action

Inspired by John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, Chee Keong Cheung talks about his Action Xtreme studio and upcoming film Bad Day at the Office.

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Meet Dave Annable, who plays Zoe Saldaña’s husband, Neal, in Lioness

The role marks the actor’s reunion with Taylor Sheridan, following a short-lived appearance on the Kevin Costner-led hit Yellowstone.

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Film reviews

Review | Forgotten Island: DreamWorks’ trippy animated dive into Filipino folklore

Forgotten Island blends Filipino folklore with a distinct 1980s feel as two childhood friends navigate a surreal world of fading memories.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

How did Snow Flower and the Secret Fan become such an ambitious failure?

Wayne Wang’s 2011 film blends past and present, but despite its ambition and talent, it struggled to resonate with audiences.

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Meet Rami Malek’s twin brother, English teacher Sami, who joined him at Wimbledon

From swapping identities to sharing a bungalow in Los Angeles, the Oscar-winning actor and his younger twin are very close.

Get to Know

Meet Tanya Reynolds, who joins the Ted Lasso cast as Coach Alice

The British actress, who has a theatre background, landed her breakout role as a teenage writer of alien erotica in Netflix’s Sex Education.

Tanya Reynolds at the world premiere of Ted Lasso Season 4 in Los Angeles in July. Photo: EPA
Fame and celebrity

Meet Mark Ruffalo’s son Keen, who plays Connor in Sterling Point

He was an extra in Begin Again starring his father alongside Keira Knightley, and will soon appear in the Green Day-inspired comedy Nimrods.

Mark Ruffalo’s son Keen is stepping into the limelight with his role in Sterling Point. Photo: @markruffalo/Instagram
Food and Drinks

On the Menu | What The Odyssey tells us about the age-old concept of hospitality

From the concept of xenia to judging a person by how they treat the lowest rung of society, the Greek classic has plenty of food for thought.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Mason Gooding, Cuba Gooding Jr’s son starring in I Want Your Sex

The Scream actor reunites with Olivia Wilde in Gregg Araki’s new erotic comedy thriller.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Thad Luckinbill, who plays Zoe Saldaña’s old CIA friend in Lioness

The actor may be best known for his role on The Young and the Restless, but he has also produced films like the Oscar-winning La La Land.

Thad Luckinbill plays Kyle McManus on the Zoe Saldaña-led Paramount+ series Lioness. Photo: @lionesspplus/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Spider-Man star Jacob Batalon’s interior designer wife, Veronica Leahov

The actor, who plays Ned Leeds in the Marvel franchise, proposed to his Moldovan partner, founder of the home decor brand Veroh, last year.

Jacob Batalon and his wife Veronica Leahov at the Los Angeles premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day on July 27. Photo: Getty Images
Asian cinema

10 must-see movies and programmes at Hong Kong’s Summer IFF 2026

This year’s Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival boasts 37 features, from regional premieres to 4K restorations of Hong Kong classics.

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The Odyssey director’s younger brother, Jonathan, has frequently collaborated with him on films like Interstellar and The Prestige – but Matthew has a darker past.

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Who is Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon reprise their roles while Jon Bernthal and Sadie Sink join the cast – but what do we know about the film’s director?

Director Deston Daniel Cretton with Tom Holland on the set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Photo: @destindaniel/Instagram
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Obituaries

Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters, dies at 80

Pastore, who played Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero on the show, also appeared in films including Goodfellas and Awakenings, both in 1990.

Marvel

Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day was made to be a ‘superperson’ film

With Marvel trying to regain its pre-pandemic box office figures, the latest Spider-Man film concentrates more on human emotions than action.

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Tom Holland in a still from Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Sony hopes the film’s more human elements will drive it to success. Photo: Sony Pictures via AP
Sexual harassment and assault

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations in BBC documentary

Actor calls claims by four women ‘categorically false’ after report details alleged misconduct when they were teens.

Jared Leto at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in 2025. Photo: AP
Film reviews

Review | Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Tom Holland returns in mature Marvel triumph

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

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Wu discusses his coming films including Cold War 1995 and the Twilight of the Warriors sequel, and how Hollywood has ‘dropped diversity’.

Artificial intelligence

8 Hollywood films where AI is front and centre, from Terminator to Wall-E

Christopher Nolan, James Cameron and others have long explored AI in films. Here are eight that strikingly foretell the tech’s consequences.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Heidi Grace Engerman, who plays the mysterious Sidney on Ransom Canyon

The University of Miami graduate appeared in Candyman and Chicago Fire before landing her role on the hit neo-Western show.

Heidi Grace Engerman plays Sidney in Netflix’s Ransom Canyon. Photo: @heidiengerman/Instagram
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Meet Josh Hamilton, Jennifer Garner’s late husband in Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend

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Cinema

Planet of the Apes at 25: why Tim Burton’s sci-fi remake was a confusing mess

The 2001 film with Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter featured a muddled script and awkward callbacks to the 1968 original.

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