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A still from the Dusun-language film Sinakagon. Photo: Stephen Q Films
Malaysia

Pioneer Sabah indigenous language film Sinakagon to make Netflix debut

The ‘fully Sabah’ production, directed by Timothy Stephen and shot entirely in the Dusun dialect, is based on the legend of the goddess Huminodun.

South Korea

Meet the South Korean webtoon artist behind Netflix hit All of Us Are Dead

K-drama news

Lee Jung-jae eyed for Petty Love and more K-drama casting news

HBO and Max

Now in Asia, Max’s Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking is a nostalgia trip

The streaming service Max has landed in Asia, and Potterheads and foodies can enjoy its latest offering – hosted by two very familiar faces.

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Warner Bros Discovery has launched its streaming service Max in several Asian markets, meaning Potterheads will be able to enjoy Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (pictured) as it is airing. Photo: Max
Taiwan

Taiwanese drama shows dark side of show business

The show ‘Born For The Spotlight’ has taken Taiwan by storm with its candid portrayal of the realities of showbiz for actresses.

Korean drama reviews

Review | Comedy K-drama A Virtuous Business sidesteps its cheeky premise

The Korean series on Netflix, which follows women who sell lingerie and adult toys, forgets its original message but is still a good watch.

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Fame and celebrity

‘Make America Healthy Again’: meet Dr Mehmet Oz’s long-time wife, Lisa Oz

Dr Mehmet Oz has been chosen by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – but who is his wife, who gave up her job to help raise his profile?

Lisa Oz has been married to controversial TV doctor Mehmet Oz since 1985. Photos: @lisaoz/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Charlie Hunnam’s American actress ex-wife Katharine Towne?

Hunnam met the American actress when they both auditioned for teen drama Dawson’s Creek, but described their short-lived relationship as ‘terrible, painful [and] expensive’.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sarah Catherine Hook, star of the Cruel Intentions reboot

Hook is the latest rising star to watch in Hollywood: she’s already played a friend of Beanie Feldstein’s Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment and will soon star alongside Jameela Jamil.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24

A Korean romantic comedy and an ambitious musical await cinema-goers. Alternatively, stream a World War II drama or a Chinatown-set comedy.

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Kim Go-eun (left) and Steve Sanghyun Noh in a still from Love in the Big City, one of five movies and shows to catch in Hong Kong this weekend.
Korean drama reviews

Review | In Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, soaring performances save the show

Kim Tae-ri shines as a gifted singer who overcomes hardships in a story that has some good ideas but fails to follow through on them.

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Kim Tae-ri as singer Yoon Jeong-nyeon in a still from Disney+ K-drama Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.
Disney+

Review | Jimmy O. Yang excels in Interior Chinatown, bold detective comedy

Yang is the stand-out star in this ambitious, heartfelt series that sends up police procedural TV shows and addresses racial stereotyping.

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Netflix

Netflix hopes these new non-English series will blow up globally

This week Netflix showcased The Leopard, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and new seasons of Squid Game and Alice in Borderland.

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Celebrity children

Who is Leila George, starring with Cate Blanchett in Apple TV+’s Disclaimer?

The parents of the budding Australian actress are also Hollywood fixtures, so she’s at home on the red carpet and on set – she has been dating her Animal Kingdom co-star, Ben Robson, since last year.

Leila George at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, in October. Photo: AP
US presidential election 2024

‘Nuclear armed reality show’: Trump is casting TV personalities in key roles

From a Fox host as defence chief, to celebrity ‘Dr Oz’ to head Medicare, the US president-elect is going for that ‘central casting’ look.

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Mehmet Oz speaks as Donald Trump stands behind him during a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in September 2022. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Madison Bailey’s ex-Charlotte 49ers basketballer girlfriend, Mariah Linney?

Fans can’t stop talking about the supposed feud between the Netflix show’s stars Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow – but who is Bailey’s girlfriend of 4 years, who she met on Instagram and TikTok?

Fame and celebrity

Who is The View host Sunny Hostin’s husband, Dr Emmanuel Hostin?

Emmanuel lost his parents to Covid-19 and helped relief efforts after the 2010 Haitian earthquake; he also tried to talk Sunny out of having breast reduction and liposuction.

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SCMP Highlights

Recap | Squid Game back for season 2, shows stir up alcohol controversy: 5 K-drama stories

Discover the latest in K-dramas, from news to reviews, in a look back at some of our recent coverage from the world of Korean entertainment.

Revenge will be in the air in the hotly anticipated second season of Squid Game. Photo: Netflix
Fame and celebrity

Who is NBC anchor Craig Melvin’s wife Lindsay Czarniak?

Joining Savannah Guthrie as co-host, Melvin will begin his new post in January; he and Czarniak married in 2011, share kids Delano and Sybil, and raised US$3.3 million for charity together.

Fame and celebrity

Meet actor Thomas Sadoski, Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried’s husband

The pair first met when Seyfried was dating Justin Long and Sadoski was married to casting director Kimberly Hope; they eloped in 2017 and had their first child days later.

Hong Kong

Warner’s Max launches in Asia, taking on Netflix in Hong Kong

The US streaming service is gunning for the top-three position in its new Asian markets, WBD CEO JB Perrette says.

Warner Bros Discovery is bringing its Max streaming service to Hong Kong, along with content such as the Harry Potter series. Photo: Handout
Disney+

Asian stereotypes in Hollywood get the chop in Interior Chinatown

Jimmy O. Yang plays an actor whose world is turned upside down in Interior Chinatown on Disney+. Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet co-star.

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Jimmy O. Yang (left) and Ronny Chieng arrive for the premiere of Interior Chinatown in Los Angeles. Yang stars as an Asian actor who finds his world turned upside down in unusual ways. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Yellowstone star Wes Bentley’s wife, Jacqui Swedberg

Actor Wes Bentley’s wife Jacqui Swedberg was an assistant director on the Charlize Theron film Sleepwalking, and has helped her husband overcome substance abuse issues.

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Jung Yu-mi, star of coming K-drama Love Your Enemy

Jung Yu-mi has appeared in films such as Train to Busan, Korean dramas including The School Nurse Files, and reality TV show Youn’s Kitchen.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Gavin Casalegno’s “surprise” new wife Cheyanne King?

The secret is out: Gavin Casalegno, star of The Summer I Turned Pretty, is married, having kept his relationship with wife Cheyanne out of the public eye for over a year.

Gavin Casalegno is officially married to his long-time girlfriend, Cheyanne King https://www.instagram.com/p/DCSiXtZyJQC/?hl=en&img_index=5 https://www.instagram.com/p/C7W9Dz6JYCC/?hl=en&img_index=1
Fashion

Animal prints are a bold rejection of the quiet luxury trend

Carmela Soprano and Fran Fine in The Nanny are two famous on-screen fans, while Nicolas Ghesquière’s Louis Vuitton leads the pack of brands getting into the look.

Models Natasha Poly, Joan Smalls, Isabeli Fontana, Mariacarla Boscono, Alek Wek, Karen Elson and Eva Herzigova pose during the presentation of the Roberto Cavalli spring/summer 2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, in September. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Oprah’s personal trainer – and friend – Bob Greene

Oprah was at her heaviest weight when she met Greene during a last-ditch attempt to get a handle on her diet; over 30 years, Greene has helped her heal her relationship with food and handle her life.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Chanel Maya Banks, the missing Gossip Girl actress who was found safe

However, her mum and cousin claim the woman found isn’t Banks, and that they would keep looking for her … even though her husband confirms she has returned.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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