Clashes over the screening of a controversial, award-winning Hong Kong coming-of-age documentary at an Italian film festival have escalated, with the director accusing the secondary school at the centre of the dispute of “blatantly lying” about the arrangement for the showing. Acclaimed filmmaker Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting slammed Ying Wa Girls’ School over the documentary’s screening…
Julia Roberts set the internet on fire this week when her first fall fashion magazine cover was unveiled. The star of “Pretty Woman” and “Notting Hill” was photographed wearing a blazer by Phoebe Philo, embodying the glossy movie star allure we’ve come to expect of the season. But it wasn’t one of the usual suspects…
Knowa De Baraso was hard to miss this time last year during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He was the preternaturally precocious, pre-teen pundit in a polo shirt and khaki shorts who made the rounds of the global media outlets that were camped out in the the United Center sports arena as Vice President…
Comcast is doubling down on its bid to become the entertainment one-stop shop for customers in its cable footprint. The company is launching Xfinity StreamStore, a hub for purchasing and managing streaming apps, channels and networks, available to Xfinity TV and Internet customers. Comcast touts StreamStore as having “one of the world’s largest catalogs of…
Mark Geragos, the Los Angeles-based lawyer to the stars who made a name for himself representing deeply beloved and maligned celebrities and public figures like Michael Jackson, Sean Combs and Erik and Lyle Menendez, must pay $100,000 to a youth basketball coach for his role in the 2018 Nike extortion scheme, a jury has decided….
The prosecutor made a bold prediction during her closing argument. “For 20 years, the defendant got away with his crimes — that ends in this courtroom,” declared Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey last week in the government’s case versus Sean “Diddy” Combs. “It is time to hold him accountable … the defendant is not a…
The 37-year-old Grand Kornhill Cinema in Quarry Bay will close at the end of the month, the owner has announced, joining the growing list of movie theatres going out of business in Hong Kong. The five-theatre venue, located in Kornhill Plaza South in Quarry Bay and operating as part of the MCL cinema chain, will…
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on May 13, beginning an 11-day showcase for some of the buzziest upcoming films. Take a look at all the fashion — and the red carpet styles. Cannes officially banned full nudity and “voluminous” ensembles this year. “For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as…