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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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Chunling Fong, director of Farmhouse Production in Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

Can this new wave of Hong Kong farmers bring agriculture back to the city?

Netflix docu Kiss The Ground argues that sustainable regenerative farming practices are a potential solution to our climate crisis – meet the Hong Kong food producers getting down to earth.

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Our favourite PostMag long reads of 2024, from Taiwan’s disco era to the HKO

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The British surrender Hong Kong to the Japanese on Christmas Day in 1941. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong’s darkest December brought a season without peace or goodwill

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Plaques that form part of the Benin Bronzes, which were taken from Africa by British troops in 1897, on display at The British Museum in London. Photo: Getty Images

Should museums return antiquities to their countries of origin? Some say no

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The inaugural ceremony of the Tian Tan Buddha statue rising before the Po Lin Temple on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, in 1993. Photo: SCMP Archives

The rocky path to enlightenment: the building of Hong Kong’s Big Buddha

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The cast of Shrek, including Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers and Julie Andrews. Photo: @thejulieandrewsarchive/Instagram
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Where are the original voice cast of Shrek now? From Mike Myers to Eddie Murphy

Mike Myers made an appearance at Nicole Kidman’s AFI Life Achievement Award Gala earlier this year, while Julie Andrews has been the voice of Bridgerton’s Lady Whistledown.

Books and literature

Copyrights on Popeye, Tintin, Singin’ in the Rain start expiring in 2025

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Meet Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez in the new Bob Dylan biopic

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6 of the greatest Scream Queens of 2024, from Jenna Ortega to Mia Goth

Goodbye, ‘final girl’: contemporary horror movies, featuring Gen Z and millennial actresses such as Mia Goth and Lupita Nyong’o, are paving the way for a new era of leading ladies

Scream Queens (from left) Jenna Ortega, Sydney Sweeney and Mia Goth. Photos: @jennaortega, @sydney_sweeney, @miagoth0/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Jim Carrey’s musician daughter, Jane Carrey – who was on American Idol

Jim Carrey recently lost his sister and says he reprised his role as Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 due to financial issues; luckily he still has his daughter Jane, who he calls ‘just wonderful’.

Sexual harassment and assault

Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment, smear campaign

The actress says her co-star waged a campaign to destroy her reputation after she spoke up about his ‘disturbing behaviour’ on the film set.

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Chris Evans

Who are Chris Evans’ low-key sisters, Shanna and Carly?

If it weren’t for Chris and Scott Evans being jealous of their theatrical sister Carly when they were younger, they might never have gone into acting.

Chris Evans’ sisters, Carly (left) and Shanna. Photo: @scottevansgram/Instagram
Celebrity Families

Meet Blake Lively’s ‘angel’ niece, Kate Johnson

Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are known to prioritise family time – including with their niece, Kate Johnson, daughter of the Gossip Girl star’s sister Robyn Lively.

Hollywood

Being a young actress in Hollywood is exhausting, Florence Pugh says

British star, 28, says ‘there are lines women have to stay within’ in the film industry but that she refuses to fit into stereotypes.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Connie Angland, Landman star Billy Bob Thornton’s 6th wife?

Angland, whose credits include Men in Black, has been with Thornton for over two decades; he prefers their low-key lifestyle to the days of hanging out with bigwigs like George Lucas with Jolie.

Meet Connie Angland, sixth wife of Billy Bob Thornton – Angelina Jolie’s ex and the star of Taylor Sheridan’s Landman. Photo: Reuters
Video gaming

Review | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a superb gaming adventure

Released on Xbox Series X/S and PC, and coming to PS5 in 2025, the new game is a better chapter in the series than the past two movies.

A still from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, in which voice actor Troy Baker does an excellent job of voicing Indy. Image: Bethesda Softworks
Cinema

Jim Carrey, retired no more, returns to acting in Sonic 3. Why?

The chance to play a genius – ‘which is a bit of a stretch’ – and the film’s pay cheque are the reasons Carrey is back on the big screen.

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Who is Yellowstone actor Cole Hauser’s wife, Cynthia Daniel?

Actors Cynthia Daniel and Cole Hauser have been together for almost 30 years; Cynthia is mum to Ryland, Colt and Steely Rose, and donated her eggs to her twin after she got cancer.

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It’s been 50 years. Is The Godfather Part II the best movie sequel ever?

The Godfather Part II delves deeper into the history of the Mafia family at its heart. 50 years on from its making it remains a masterpiece.

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Al Pacino in a still from The Godfather Part II, the 1974 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the film remains a masterpiece that delves deeper into a mafia family’s history.
European cinema

15 new Hollywood movies to watch this winter, from Sonic 3 to Snow White

Other films being released from December 2024 to March 2025 include Paddington in Peru, Captain America: Brave New World and The Brutalist.

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Jim Carrey as Ivo Robotnik and Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) in a still from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Photo: Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc.
Cinema

Support for Interstellar’s IMAX re-release ‘magical’, Christopher Nolan says

Director pleased to see ‘new audiences’ experiencing sci-fi epic on big screen – and proof watching with others in a cinema is still a draw.

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Review | A Complete Unknown: Timothée Chalamet aces Bob Dylan role in biopic

Timothée Chalamet excels in this reverential take on Bob Dylan’s rise to fame and electric-guitar performance at the Newport Folk Festival.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Anime The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an exciting prequel

Kenji Kamiyama directs this animated film set 200 years before LotR and starring the voices of Gaia Wise, Brian Cox and Luke Pasqualino.

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Héra (voiced by Gaia Wise) in a still from The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Auctions

Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sell for US$28 million

The shoes were stolen from a Michigan museum in 2005 and their whereabouts remained a mystery until the FBI recovered them in 2018.

Cinema

I don’t want to see scary movies, star who acted in many says

Sigourney Weaver – Ellen Ripley in Alien films – tells BBC host she avoids ‘scary films’; Nosferatu star says he was scared seeing the film.

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Who is Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband Jesse James, who’s divorcing again?

Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband Jesse James is splitting from his current wife – adult film actress Bonnie Rotten – and it’s getting messy.

Custom motorcycle enthusiast Jesse James – who was once married to Sandra Bullock – is getting divorced again. Photos: AP, @popeofwelding/Instagram
Celebrity children

Meet Martin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin – who’s marrying Eddie Murphy’s son

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are about to become family: the Shrek star’s son just popped the question to the actor’s daughter Jasmin – but the question is, who’s paying for the wedding?

Proud dad: actor and comedian Martin Lawrence’s eldest daughter Jasmin recently got engaged. Photo: @jasmin_lawrence/Instagram
Cinema

Daniel Craig on taking Queer role, director talks casting 007 actor

James Bond actor Daniel Craig, director Luca Guadagnino and co-star Drew Starkey talk new film Queer, and expand on its story.

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Is Johnny Depp dating a much younger fan? Meet influencer Jess Martínez-Bordiú

Martínez-Bordiú once dressed up as Willy Wonka – and posted a video of herself dancing in celebration of Depp’s birthday, igniting a firestorm of speculation about the Pirates of the Caribbean star.

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Who is Sophia Loren’s lookalike teen granddaughter, Lucia Sofia Ponti?

Lucia Sofia Ponti attended Le Bal des Débutantes over the weekend and says that when it came to choosing her dress for the occasion, she took the timeless advice of her iconic Hollywood grandmother.

Who is Sophia Loren’s teen granddaughter, Lucia Sofia Ponti? She wore Giorgio Armani to the Débutante Ball, and her mum was in Dawson’s Creek and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Photos: @sashaalexander/Instagram; AFP
Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein hospitalised after ‘alarming blood test’, lawyer says

Disgraced film producer has a litany of medical afflictions, which include chronic myeloid leukaemia and diabetes.

Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan Criminal Court in July. Photo: Reuters
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Meet Tina Fey’s funny teenage daughters, Alice and Penelope

Judging by a short film the sisters made together 6 years ago – which saw its ‘world premiere’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – their sense of humour is about as irreverent as their mum’s.

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Angelina Jolie on playing Maria Callas, and their shared loneliness

Angelina Jolie reflects on her portrayal of the soprano, discovering you cannot ‘fake-sing’ opera and her kids Maddox and Pax seeing her cry.

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