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Robert Downey Jnr takes part in the Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024. Photo: Getty Images for Disney
Tourism

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

Hollywood’s largest studios are back at San Diego Comic-Con after deliberately missing out on the convention in 2025.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Benjamin Beatty, who just walked the red carpet with mum Annette Bening

Celebrity style

Meet the Zendaya glam squad behind her most viral red carpet looks

American cinema

‘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’.

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Director Christopher Nolan (centre) and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema are pictured on the set of The Odyssey. Photo: Universal Pictures via AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Katie Holmes’ rumoured new beau, painter Jason Bard Yarmosky

Everyone knows about the Dawson’s Creek’s star’s marriage to Tom Cruise, her daughter Suri Noelle, and her romance with Jamie Foxx … now she’s being linked to a New York-based artist.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Dougie Joseph, Nina Dobrev’s new beau after Olympian Shaun White

The Aussie relocated to New York City to pursue modelling in 2017; his last known relationship was with social media make-up influencer Meredith Duxbury.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan’s wife and producer of The Odyssey

The power couple went from their US$6,000 first film in 1998 to Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Interstellar and Inception ... and received a knighthood and damehood from King Charles in 2024.

Christopher Nolan and his wife, Emma Thomas, have been working together on film projects for almost three decades. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Douglas Chabbott, Sofia Vergara’s much younger boyfriend

The Modern Family star’s businessman beau is 14 years younger than her and hangs out with celebrities like Dakota Johnson and Orlando Bloom.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Gabrielle Policano, who plays Elle’s queer friend in the Legally Blonde prequel

Much like their on-screen character, the actor is also queer; they starred opposite Nicole Kidman in A24’s erotic thriller, Babygirl, in 2024.

Celebrity Families

All you need to know about MJ, the Kardashian-Jenner matriarch who passed away

Popularly known as MJ, the former model was a crowd favourite in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and frequently popped up in her family’s Instagram posts.

MJ was Kris Jenner’s mother ‌and grandmother to Kourtney, Kim, Khloé ​and Rob Kardashian, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Photo: @krisjenner/Instagram
Style Edit

Style Edit: Fred jewellery shines with a timeless elegance that’s 90 years young

The French executive speaks to Style about LVMH’s ‘sunshine jeweller’, its iconic Force 10 pieces and elegant high jewellery.

Fred High Jewellery Soleil d’Or necklace. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Meet Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernández, a footballer on screen – and in real life

The Mexican actor was signed by El Paso Locomotive FC in May and made his long-awaited professional debut on the pitch last Saturday.

American cinema

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.

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American cinema

East meets West

In this feature series, we spotlight world cinema where East meets West, including notable China-US co-productions.

A scene from Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film, The Dark Knight, which was partly shot in Hong Kong. Photo: Warner Bros
Malaysia

Mark Wahlberg savours Penang’s charm as Malaysians floored by star’s humility

The actor’s Penang visit for ‘The Big Fix’ filming also showcased Malaysia’s appeal for global productions.

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Actor Mark Wahlberg at a local food stall in Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Threads/qistinaazmii
Fame and celebrity

Meet June Diane Raphael, Elle’s supportive mum in the Legally Blonde prequel

The actress is also the voice of Fawn, the sassy deer in Netflix’s animated comedy Mating Season.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Russell Crowe’s son Tennyson, who flexed with the Gladiator star in a gym selfie

The Oscar-winning actor recently marked his younger son’s 20th birthday with the tandem photo and a heartfelt post.

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Fame and celebrity

Gina Rodriguez backs Justin Baldoni – where is the Jane the Virgin star now?

The It Ends with Us actor finally broke his silence about his legal saga with Blake Lively, and he’s getting support from his former co-star.

Gina Rodriguez, pictured with former co-star Justin Baldoni (left), has voiced her support for him after he recently spoke about his legal saga with Blake Lively (pictured right). Photo: @hereisgina/Instagram; AP
Obituaries

Sam Neill, known for roles in Jurassic Park and The Piano, dead at 78

The New Zealand actor’s death was ‘sudden and unexpected’, his family says.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jacob Moskovitz, rising star of the Legally Blonde prequel, Elle

Reese Witherspoon inspired him on her set visit – and he’s in a Netflix film starring Robert Pattinson, Denzel Washington and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Get to Know

Meet The Pitt’s Tal Anderson, who’s been nominated for her first Emmy

The actress, who has spoken openly about being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, has also penned a book – Oh, Tal! Not Like That – for autistic children.

Tal Anderson appears in The Pitt, the hit medical drama series starring Noah Wyle. Photos: @thetalanderson/Instagram
European cinema

Why flop movie Shatter is a perfect 1970s Hong Kong time capsule

Shatter, featuring Peter Cushing, Lily Li and Ti Lung, was a box office failure in 1974, but offered a glimpse of a Hong Kong in transition.

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Stuart Whitman in a still from Shatter, a collaboration between the UK’s Hammer Film Productions and Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers Studio. Photo: Hammer
Fame and celebrity

The Season’s Yvonne Chapman on choosing acting over a stable career – interview

The Canadian actress with Hong Kong roots rose to fame in The CW’s Kung Fu and Netflix’s Avatar – next, she’ll be starring alongside Willem Dafoe and Michael Douglas in the film White Lies.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Elliot Page’s comedian girlfriend of Hong Kong descent, Julia Shiplett

The Umbrella Academy star hard-launched his relationship with Shiplett last year; the pair later made a glamorous red-carpet debut at Milan Fashion Week.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Disney’s latest princess, Moana star Catherine Lagaʻaia

The 19-year-old Samoan-Aussie actress, who takes the Moana baton from Auli‘i Cravalho, had to beat out 2 of her sisters for the role.

Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Lagaʻaia at the premiere of Moana in Sydney, Australia, last month. Photo: EPA
American cinema

Review | Evil Dead Burn: gruesome new chapter proves there is life in the franchise

Ultra violence and slapstick humour continue in Evil Dead Burn, the latest instalment of the hit horror franchise that started in 1981.

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Luciane Buchanan in a still from Evil Dead Burn, directed by Sebastien Vanicek.
American cinema

Review | Moana: Catherine Laga’aia shines in Disney’s vibrant live-action remake

Moana features a breakout performance by Catherine Laga’aia as the titular Moana – but the remake loses some of the magic of the original.

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Taylor Swift

Meet the Paisleys, whose non-profit is backed by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Kimberly Williams-Paisley starred on ABC TV series According to Jim, while Brad Paisley was a successful country music singer in the 2000s … who knew Tay-Tay before she was famous.

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