https://www.scmp.com/rss/325833/feed 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. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe keeps expanding. After his hit neo-Western TV show aired its series finale in December 2024, Paramount+ premiered its spin-off Marshals in March this year on top of its two existing prequels 1883 and 1923. Joining the Sheridanverse is Yellowstone’s latest spin-off, Dutton Ranch, which sees actors Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. Premiering on May 15, the new show follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3354364/meet-jai-courtney-who-plays-rob-will-yellowstone-sequel-dutton-ranch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3354364/meet-jai-courtney-who-plays-rob-will-yellowstone-sequel-dutton-ranch?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 22:00:11 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh 4/5 stars Unfolding in near real-time, Kaouther Ben Hania’s riveting docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab recreates the desperate efforts of Red Crescent workers to rescue a young Palestinian girl trapped in a car in the Gaza Strip after her family is attacked by the Israel Defence Forces. Seamlessly blending actual voice recordings with dramatic reconstructions, the film is a harrowing and politically potent thriller about the true price of war. On January 29, 2024, volunteers at a Red Crescent... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3353968/voice-hind-rajab-movie-review-harrowing-gaza-docudrama-breathless-vital-cinema?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3353968/voice-hind-rajab-movie-review-harrowing-gaza-docudrama-breathless-vital-cinema?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 May 2026 04:32:42 +0000 Matt Glasby Matt Glasby 3/5 stars A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars films were major events. But since George Lucas sold the franchise to Disney in 2012, there have been five variable-quality big-screen outings, innumerable television shows and spin-offs, and this strange hybrid. Intended as season four of The Mandalorian, the material has been retooled into a stand-alone movie, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Directed by series creator Jon Favreau, and co-written by Favreau, Lucasfilm chief... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3354164/star-wars-mandalorian-and-grogu-movie-review-plays-extended-tv-episode?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3354164/star-wars-mandalorian-and-grogu-movie-review-plays-extended-tv-episode?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2026 03:01:32 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 4/5 stars Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu steps out of his comfort zone with Fjord, a film about a religious couple facing the wrath of Norway’s Child Protection Services. Nineteen years ago, Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for his second feature film, the stark abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. This latest film, with Mungiu directing the highest-profile actors of his career, is no less provocative. Set in a remote Norwegian village with backdrops so spectacular... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3354080/cannes-2026-fjord-movie-review-sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-lead-child-welfare-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3354080/cannes-2026-fjord-movie-review-sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-lead-child-welfare-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 08:45:13 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 3.5/5 stars Back in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival for the sixth time, writer-director James Gray returns to his roots with Paper Tiger. The American filmmaker started his career with 1994’s Little Odessa, starring Tim Roth as a Russian-Jewish hitman operating in the Brighton Beach area of New York. His next two films, The Yards (2000) and We Own the Night (2007), kept him ensconced in the world of low-life criminals. Paper Tiger also casts the Russian mob as the antagonists.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3353915/cannes-2026-paper-tiger-movie-review-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-lead-dark-mob-tale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3353915/cannes-2026-paper-tiger-movie-review-adam-driver-scarlett-johansson-lead-dark-mob-tale?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 03:25:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hollywood star John Travolta was given a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival Friday as he premiered the first movie he has ever directed. The man who became an icon overnight with Saturday Night Fever was visibly moved as he accepted the honorary Palme d’Or before the screening of Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which is based on a book about his first experience in an airliner. “I just can’t believe it. This is beyond the Oscar, really,” he said as he accepted the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353781/travolta-gets-surprise-cannes-prize-beyond-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3353781/travolta-gets-surprise-cannes-prize-beyond-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 21:39:59 +0000 Matt Glasby Matt Glasby This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions. Hoping to replicate the success of his 1961 smash hit El Cid, Hollywood producer Samuel Bronston turned to the events of the Boxer rebellion, which took place in China from 1899 to 1901. Named after a crucial siege, the ensuing epic, 55 Days at Peking (1963), would star Charlton Heston and David Niven, and be shot on huge sets in rural Spain. Bronston... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352437/how-hollywoods-55-days-peking-turned-chinas-boxer-rebellion-racist-western?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352437/how-hollywoods-55-days-peking-turned-chinas-boxer-rebellion-racist-western?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 04:15:07 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung The May showers have arrived, and with them the full seasonal package: thunder, grey skies and humidity that seems to cling to everything. But before you decide to hide from the rain at home, here is a list of indoor activities around Hong Kong to try for some good, dry fun, including one of the most anticipated annual art fairs, a whisky festival and a pickleball and Pilates session to a soundtrack of Justin Bieber’s greatest hits. 1. Affordable Art Fair The Affordable Art Fair returns to the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3353420/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-rainy-weekend-may-15-17?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3353420/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-rainy-weekend-may-15-17?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 08:15:05 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent action thriller The Rip used too many real-life details in its fictionalised narrative, causing harm to the officers’ personal and professional reputations, according to a defamation lawsuit. Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, sergeants in the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, filed the lawsuit in Miami federal court earlier this month against Artists Equity, a film-production company owned by Affleck and Damon. Court filings... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353198/florida-police-sue-ben-affleck-and-matt-damon-claiming-film-details-are-too-real?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353198/florida-police-sue-ben-affleck-and-matt-damon-claiming-film-details-are-too-real?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 21:39:23 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Director Sam Levinson has been the brains behind some of TV’s most divisive shows in recent years, from the smash HBO Max hit Euphoria, which finally returned to our screens with its third and final season after a four-year hiatus, to The Idol starring The Weeknd, Lily Rose-Depp, and Blackpink’s Jennie Kim. However, Levinson’s “boundary-pushing” works, as some media have put it, have also earned significant criticism for excessive nudity and reported toxic working environments. Most recently,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352905/meet-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-whos-also-behind-idol-starring-blackpinks-jennie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352905/meet-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-whos-also-behind-idol-starring-blackpinks-jennie?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa The Apple TV dramedy Your Friends & Neighbors, starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm, returned with a second season on April 3 – and its third season has already been renewed. Hamm portrays Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a divorced former hedge fund manager who starts stealing from his wealthy neighbours to maintain his lavish lifestyle after getting fired from his job. The show’s second season sees the return of its original cast – including actress Lena Hall, who stars as Coop’s younger sister,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352909/meet-lena-hall-who-plays-coops-sister-ali-apple-tvs-your-friends-neighbors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352909/meet-lena-hall-who-plays-coops-sister-ali-apple-tvs-your-friends-neighbors?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:05 +0000 dpa dpa In May 1941, it premiered in a New York cinema and was a box-office bomb. Now, 85 years later, Citizen Kane is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made. The black-and-white film by Hollywood’s wonder boy Orson Welles – who was 25 at the time – tells the story of fictional media mogul Charles Foster Kane, in whom contemporaries believed they could easily recognise media mogul William Hearst (1863-1951). The film was a flop – at least at first – so what is it about this work of cinema... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352865/how-citizen-kane-went-box-office-flop-greatest-film-all-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352865/how-citizen-kane-went-box-office-flop-greatest-film-all-time?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 08:15:05 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 2/5 stars In Mortal Kombat II, action star turned reluctant hero Johnny Cage has a moment of self-reflection. Calling himself a dinosaur, he remarks that doing a bunch of karate poses “went out in the 90s”. You may well feel the same about this latest take on the popular video game franchise, in which players fight to the (usually grisly) death. This tedium feels 30 years out of date. Following two little-liked movies that came out in the 1990s, the 2021 film Mortal Kombat rebooted the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352583/mortal-kombat-ii-movie-review-karl-urban-stars-brainless-outdated-action-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3352583/mortal-kombat-ii-movie-review-karl-urban-stars-brainless-outdated-action-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:07 +0000 Cherry Liu Cherry Liu Move over, Nate – The Devil Wears Prada’s Andy Sachs has a new love interest. The Devil Wears Prada 2 is already raking in some serious box office numbers, grossing US$233 million worldwide in its opening weekend. The highly anticipated sequel sees Sachs (Anne Hathaway) reuniting with her former boss, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), rival Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), and Priestly’s loyal right-hand man Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci), 20 years after the events of the first film. Fans of the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352486/whos-actor-playing-andys-boyfriend-devil-wears-prada-2-patrick-brammall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352486/whos-actor-playing-andys-boyfriend-devil-wears-prada-2-patrick-brammall?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The first Monday of May is finally here, and fashion’s biggest night is making headlines all over the world. The 2026 Met Gala, co-chaired by Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams, was themed around the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition. The dress code for the evening was Fashion is Art, and attendees brought their creative best to the red carpet. Wintour, meanwhile, turned the event into a family affair. The fashion mogul’s daughter Bee... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3352471/meet-anna-wintours-daughter-bee-shaffer-who-was-just-met-gala?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3352471/meet-anna-wintours-daughter-bee-shaffer-who-was-just-met-gala?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Two decades after The Devil Wears Prada became a defining fashion film of the 2000s, the cult classic returns with a sequel featuring its star-studded cast – Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Released on May 1 in the US, the sequel follows Streep’s iconic Miranda Priestly – the formidable editor-in-chief of Runway Magazine, widely believed to be inspired by Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Priestly is forced to reconnect with former assistant Andy Sachs (played by Anne Hathaway)... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352446/meet-actor-behind-emilys-ex-husband-devil-wears-prada-2-wes-mcgee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352446/meet-actor-behind-emilys-ex-husband-devil-wears-prada-2-wes-mcgee?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 07:53:43 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The second season of Netflix’s sports comedy series Running Point, which is executive-produced by Mindy Kaling and Kate Hudson, is the talk of the town. The show stars Hudson as Isla Gordon, who takes over the presidency of the Los Angeles Waves, a professional basketball team owned by her father, after her older brother, Cam (Justin Theroux), the former president, steps down due to a drug scandal. The socialite has always had a knack for the sport, but was overlooked in favour of her... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352016/meet-drew-tarver-who-plays-sandy-gordon-running-point-kate-hudson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3352016/meet-drew-tarver-who-plays-sandy-gordon-running-point-kate-hudson?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Annie Brown Annie Brown The highly anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is finally here, and if that’s got you on the lookout for even more fashion films to fill your weekend, we’ve got you covered. While DWP was reportedly heavily inspired by Vogue and its long-time editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, The September Issue takes a real-life look at the inner workings of the magazine. Before Wintour, though, there was Diana Vreeland – another pivotal personality in fashion, whose life takes centre stage in the 2012... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3351816/3-fashion-documentaries-watch-after-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3351816/3-fashion-documentaries-watch-after-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Matt Glasby Matt Glasby This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries. When Pearl Harbor was released 25 years ago this month, it became a byword for a certain kind of ultra-crass, ultra-commercial Hollywood filmmaking. Critics sharpened their knives, the film stacked up six Golden Raspberry Award nominations, and Team America: World Police honoured it with a diss track featuring the lyrics: “I miss you more... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351588/why-michael-bays-much-derided-pearl-harbor-deserves-second-look-its-25th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351588/why-michael-bays-much-derided-pearl-harbor-deserves-second-look-its-25th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Matt Friend is making waves. The 27-year-old stand-up comedian, who is known for his impersonations of politicians and celebrities, just wrapped up America Laughs With Matt Friend. The CNN comedy special aired on April 24 and was timed to coincide with the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington DC – which, of course, made headlines when gunshots were fired near the main security screening area. There were no casualties among the dinner guests, and a suspect has... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351856/meet-matt-friend-whose-comedy-has-impressed-celebrities-politicians-and-king-charles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351856/meet-matt-friend-whose-comedy-has-impressed-celebrities-politicians-and-king-charles?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Andrew Stanton has spent more than half his life with Toy Story. He was the lead writer on the first three movies in the franchise, a script saviour on the fourth, and now, co-writer and co-director of Toy Story 5. “It wasn’t the plan. But it wasn’t not the plan,” he says. Stanton has done more than think about Woody and Buzz for the past 34 years. At Pixar, he made A Bug’s Life and two Oscar-winners: Finding Nemo and Wall-E. But Toy Story was the movie that started it all, the one he and his... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351930/toy-story-5-writer-director-andrew-stanton-spending-34-years-franchise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351930/toy-story-5-writer-director-andrew-stanton-spending-34-years-franchise?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:15:07 +0000 Francesca Fearon Francesca Fearon Jewellery has a history of creating memorable moments on the big screen, whether it’s Marilyn Monroe in Harry Winston diamonds singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Sharon Stone lounging on a bed in Casino (1995) surrounded by a fortune in Bulgari jewellery, or the enormous Cartier diamond necklace worn by Anne Hathaway in Ocean’s 8 (2018). They are examples of jewels becoming scene-stealers and playing cameo roles woven into the plot line of a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3351577/how-jewellery-pieces-can-become-screen-stars-dior-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3351577/how-jewellery-pieces-can-become-screen-stars-dior-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 3.5/5 stars “Villains are always the most interesting,” remarks Kenneth Branagh’s character in this sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. The villain is – or rather was – Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Runway, brilliantly played by Meryl Streep in the 2006 movie. Said to be inspired by Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Streep’s Oscar-nominated turn arguably deserved the prize – such was her pitch-perfect take on a nightmare boss who would regularly toss her coat and expect her... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351636/devil-wears-prada-2-movie-review-iconic-fashion-comedy-gets-slick-muted-update?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351636/devil-wears-prada-2-movie-review-iconic-fashion-comedy-gets-slick-muted-update?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:10 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly anticipated second season of the hit series Running Point, executive-produced by Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling and starring the former in the leading role, was released on Netflix on April 23. The critically acclaimed sports comedy, which also stars Drew Tarver, Brenda Song, Chet Hanks and Justin Theroux, is currently the second most-watched TV show on Netflix, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol. The plot follows Hudson’s Isla Gordon, a social butterfly who... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351789/meet-jay-ellis-who-plays-jay-brown-netflixs-running-point?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351789/meet-jay-ellis-who-plays-jay-brown-netflixs-running-point?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Director Antoine Fuqua’s new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, starring the late King of Pop’s nephew and Jermaine Jackson’s son Jaafar Jackson in the titular role, is taking the box office by storm. The film has already grossed US$218.8 million worldwide as of April 27, according to Deadline, with a reported budget of around US$200 million. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews from critics, it is undeniable that the 29-year-old Jaafar shines in his debut role. Meanwhile, child actor... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351697/meet-juliano-valdi-who-plays-young-michael-jackson-michael?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351697/meet-juliano-valdi-who-plays-young-michael-jackson-michael?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0000 Annie Brown Annie Brown In an oral history in Variety to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada, Emily Blunt – who plays the arch and dedicated first assistant Emily Charlton to inimitable editor-in-chief of fictional magazine Runway, Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep) – said she never expected her lines to be quoted back to her for the rest of her life. Ten years on and “I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight,” and “I’m sorry, do you have some prior commitment? Some hideous skirt... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3351536/devil-wears-prada-first-films-legacy-ahead-sequels-release-20-years-later?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3351536/devil-wears-prada-first-films-legacy-ahead-sequels-release-20-years-later?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:11 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Since it first premiered in 2019, Sam Levinson’s hit HBO Max teen drama series Euphoria has been the launching pad for several of Hollywood’s biggest stars today, including Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer. After a four-year hiatus, the show has finally returned to our screens with its highly anticipated third and final season, which premiered on April 12. The show makes a five-year time jump from its last season. Season three sees the return of several of its original... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351300/meet-richard-geres-son-homer-james-jigme-gere-who-plays-dylan-hbo-maxs-euphoria?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351300/meet-richard-geres-son-homer-james-jigme-gere-who-plays-dylan-hbo-maxs-euphoria?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:24 +0000 Lisa Lim Lisa Lim It’s not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis; it’s cerulean. That pivotal monologue in The Devil Wears Prada explained how haute couture created a million-dollar industry based on that most specific shade of blue. Cerulean derives from Latin caeruleus, encompassing “blue, dark blue, blue-green”, suggested to be a result of a dissimilation of caelulum (changing one of the “l” sounds to “r”), the diminutive of caelum (“heaven, sky”) – the Latin word caeruleus was applied by Roman authors... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3351304/azure-cerulean-how-some-most-fashionable-shades-blue-got-their-names?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3351304/azure-cerulean-how-some-most-fashionable-shades-blue-got-their-names?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:15:07 +0000 Faye Bradley,Sumnima Kandangwa Faye Bradley,Sumnima Kandangwa Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson is proving to be the perfect person to play his great uncle, as images and clips of him starring in director Antoine Fuqua’s highly anticipated biopic, Michael, came out ahead of the movie’s US premiere on April 24. The 29-year-old, whose starring role in the biopic was announced in January 2023, bears an uncanny resemblance to his late uncle – and the internet has taken note. Several comments under Jaafar’s Instagram posts comment on his likeness to the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351293/meet-jaafar-jackson-who-plays-his-uncle-michael-jackson-late-stars-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351293/meet-jaafar-jackson-who-plays-his-uncle-michael-jackson-late-stars-biopic?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:00:17 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Actor Matt Bomer’s son, Walker Halls, whom he shares with Hollywood publicist husband Simon Halls, just went to prom with actress Billie Lourd’s half-sister, Ava Bozzi, daughter of Bruce Bozzi and Bryan Lourd – and the internet is loving the young pair. The elder Bozzi is a podcaster and former restaurateur, and the elder Lourd is the CEO and co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency, one of Hollywood’s most influential talent agencies. In a photograph shared on Bruce’s Instagram, the 18-year-olds... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351245/meet-matt-bomers-son-walker-halls-whose-prom-date-billie-lourds-sister-ava-bozzi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351245/meet-matt-bomers-son-walker-halls-whose-prom-date-billie-lourds-sister-ava-bozzi?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, appeared at the New York courtroom in a wheelchair due to ill health. He is being retried on a count of third-degree rape against Mann that allegedly happened in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel room. Last June, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350929/weinstein-preyed-aspiring-us-actress-court-told-rape-retrial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350929/weinstein-preyed-aspiring-us-actress-court-told-rape-retrial?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:44:15 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 2/5 stars There is a huge elephant in the room with Michael, the slick but insubstantial new biopic about the “King of Pop”. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and made in cooperation with the Michael Jackson estate, the film features all the singer’s mega-hits, from “Beat It” and “Billie Jean” to “Thriller” and “Bad”. But it shirks the controversies that dogged the music star in his later years – when he was accused of child molestation, something he always denied. Originally expected a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3350859/michael-movie-review-michael-jackson-biopic-features-all-hits-none-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3350859/michael-movie-review-michael-jackson-biopic-features-all-hits-none-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:09 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar It has been less than a week since the second season of HBO Max’s hit medical drama The Pitt concluded, and fans are already looking forward to the show’s return. Noah Wyle, who executive produces the Emmy-winning show and stars in it as Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, revealed in an interview with People that the upcoming instalment may see medical staff at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency room clocking in in late autumn. As Wyle explained, it’s important to “give a little bit of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350864/meet-ken-kirby-who-plays-dr-john-shen-hbo-max-medical-drama-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350864/meet-ken-kirby-who-plays-dr-john-shen-hbo-max-medical-drama-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa HBO’s hit comedy series Hacks premiered its fifth and final season on April 9. Starring actress Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary comedian, and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, a young up-and-coming writer and Vance’s assistant, the show revolves around the complicated relationship between the two women. Last season, Hacks introduced a new character, Randi, played by comedian Robby Hoffman, as an assistant for Megan Stalter and Paul W. Down’s characters. Hoffman quickly became the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350670/meet-queer-comedian-robby-hoffman-who-plays-randi-hacks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350670/meet-queer-comedian-robby-hoffman-who-plays-randi-hacks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly anticipated third season of Euphoria premiered on April 12. It is the most-watched TV show on HBO Max, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol at the time of writing. Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow and Alexa Demie return as the high school students who were navigating growing pains while grappling with identity, addiction and relationships in the Sam Levinson-created series. The latest season follows the main characters in their adulthood.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350470/meet-martha-kelly-who-plays-laurie-euphoria-which-earned-her-emmy-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350470/meet-martha-kelly-who-plays-laurie-euphoria-which-earned-her-emmy-nomination?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple TV’s mystery thriller Imperfect Women has been dominating streaming charts since it premiered on March 18. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara, the show is adapted from Araminta Hall’s 2020 novel of the same name. It follows Moss and Washington’s characters Mary and Eleanor, whose lives are turned upside down after their friend Nancy, played by Mara, is murdered. The plot also spotlights the domestic troubles of Mary and her husband Howard, played by actor Corey Stoll.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350468/meet-corey-stoll-star-apple-tvs-imperfect-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350468/meet-corey-stoll-star-apple-tvs-imperfect-women?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:15 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Hollywood’s comedy legends are passing the mantle to the next generation. Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock’s daughters, Bella Murphy, Sadie Sandler and Zahra Rock, are co-starring in Netflix’s latest comedy film, Roommates. The film premiered at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles on April 13, where the proud dads were on hand to support their girls. Roommates follows college students Devon and Celeste, played by Sadie and Chloe East respectively, who become unlikely BFFs in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350464/meet-eddie-murphys-daughter-bella-murphy-whos-netflixs-roommates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350464/meet-eddie-murphys-daughter-bella-murphy-whos-netflixs-roommates?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Netflix’s brand new comedy film, Roommates, has been making a splash online. Directed by Chandler Levack, the film stars Sadie Sandler – daughter of Adam Sandler – and Chloe East as college students Devon and Celeste. The pair are polar opposites who nonetheless bond at their first-year orientation and decide to room together. However, things fall apart when their clashing personalities give way to a passive-aggressive showdown. Alongside Sandler, the film also stars other famous nepo babies,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350450/meet-chris-rocks-daughter-zahra-rock-who-just-made-her-film-debut-netflixs-roommates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350450/meet-chris-rocks-daughter-zahra-rock-who-just-made-her-film-debut-netflixs-roommates?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel met like their characters in The Christophers do: with a knock on the door. Coel, taking a break from writing her upcoming BBC-HBO series First Day on Earth in Ghana, turned up at McKellen’s house in London to go over the script with him and screenwriter Ed Solomon. “I walked into your house,” Coel says in an interview with her and McKellen. “I knew who you were. You were like, ‘Hello! What are you? What are you then?’” “You looked interesting and beautiful,”... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3350244/how-ian-mckellen-and-michaela-coel-found-screen-chemistry-christophers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3350244/how-ian-mckellen-and-michaela-coel-found-screen-chemistry-christophers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Matt Glasby Matt Glasby This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions. “It’s one of your favourite fantasies, isn’t it: the submissive Oriental woman and the cruel white man?” Chinese opera singer Song Liling (John Lone) says to French diplomat René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons) at the start of their metaphorically freighted affair. It is a cliché both explored and exploded in director David Cronenberg’s 1993 drama M.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349334/how-m-butterfly-jeremy-irons-subverted-western-fantasies-chinese-femininity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349334/how-m-butterfly-jeremy-irons-subverted-western-fantasies-chinese-femininity?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:15:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa The Testaments, a sequel to the 2017 series The Handmaid’s Tale, premiered on Hulu on April 8. Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as June Osborne, the protagonist in The Handmaid’s Tale. The new series follows June’s daughter Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and her friend Daisy, played by Hollywood newcomer Lucy Halliday, as the teenage girls navigate the dystopic society they live in. The show’s cast also includes Sabrina Carpenter’s former Disney Channel co-star Rowan Blanchard. Meanwhile, Ann Dowd... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350247/meet-testaments-actress-lucy-halliday-who-won-bafta-scotland-award-her-first-film-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350247/meet-testaments-actress-lucy-halliday-who-won-bafta-scotland-award-her-first-film-role?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Lynn Farah Lynn Farah When he was 13 years old, Joseph Baena discovered that his father was Hollywood star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. But instead of riding the fame train, he opted to keep his mother Mildred Baena’s surname – a move that was one of the most defining moments of his life. Baena, 28, has since followed in his father’s footsteps though – not only entering the acting industry, but also taking fitness tips from him. The resemblance between father and son is uncanny: on March 28, Baena set the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350296/who-arnold-schwarzeneggers-mini-me-son-joseph-baena-whos-actor-and-bodybuilder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350296/who-arnold-schwarzeneggers-mini-me-son-joseph-baena-whos-actor-and-bodybuilder?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:55:27 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly anticipated Olivier Awards 2026, the UK’s answer to the Tony Awards that took place on April 12 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, was a star-studded affair. Snow White star Rachel Zegler won best actress in a musical for Jamie Lloyd’s Evita. Jack Holden took home the best actor award for Kenrex, beating Tom Hiddleston, Sean Hayes, David Shields and Bryan Cranston. Cranston is known for playing Walter White in the crime drama Breaking Bad (2008-2013) and lovable dad Hal in the 2000s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350136/meet-robin-dearden-wife-malcolm-middle-and-breaking-bad-star-bryan-cranston?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3350136/meet-robin-dearden-wife-malcolm-middle-and-breaking-bad-star-bryan-cranston?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:18 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Emmy-winning actress Jean Smart arrived hand in hand with her boyfriend, Joe Pacheco, at the fifth and final season premiere of Hacks in Los Angeles earlier this week. The 74-year-old actress stars as Deborah Vance, a veteran comedian whose humorous dynamic with up-and-coming writer Ava Daniels (played by Hannah Einbinder) unfolds throughout the hit HBO Max comedy series. This is not the first time Smart’s boyfriend has accompanied her on the red carpet. Just earlier this January, Smart and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349848/who-hacks-actress-jean-smarts-boyfriend-joe-pacheco?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349848/who-hacks-actress-jean-smarts-boyfriend-joe-pacheco?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The retrial of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked started on Tuesday, although he will remain imprisoned for other offences regardless of the verdict. Weinstein is accused of the third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, who starred in the 2015 romantic comedy This Isn’t Funny. The judge declared a mistrial last June after the jury foreman refused to return to deliberate the case amid a jury-room feud. Weinstein is being retried on that... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350100/harvey-weinstein-rape-retrial-begins-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350100/harvey-weinstein-rape-retrial-begins-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:34:19 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple TV’s dramedy Your Friends & Neighbors starring Jon Hamm returned for its second season on April 3. The show follows Hamm’s character Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a divorced former hedge fund manager who becomes unemployed and starts robbing his ultrawealthy neighbours to maintain his lavish lifestyle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isabel (@isabel.gravitt) In the show’s second season, we see actress Isabel Gravitt’s character Tori, Coop’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349914/meet-isabel-gravitt-who-stars-your-friends-neighbors-tori-alongside-jon-hamm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349914/meet-isabel-gravitt-who-stars-your-friends-neighbors-tori-alongside-jon-hamm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:14 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Talent clearly runs in the family for Tell Me Lies’ Grace Van Patten. Her younger sister, Anna Van Patten, is currently making waves for joining the latest season of Sam Levinson’s hit HBO drama series Euphoria, which just released on April 12. The much anticipated third season comes four years after its second season wrapped up with a cliffhanger in 2022. The show first aired in 2019 and served as a breakout project for many of its cast members, such as Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349864/meet-grace-van-pattens-younger-sister-anna-van-patten-whos-euphoria-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349864/meet-grace-van-pattens-younger-sister-anna-van-patten-whos-euphoria-season-3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:23 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak After more than four decades of working with world-renowned European auteurs, from Krzysztof Kieślowski and Michael Haneke to Olivier Assayas and Claire Denis, French actress Juliette Binoche has simple advice for creating great art that moves people: be very human and trust one’s intuition. “The purpose of films is to transform the audience so they become richer at the end of watching a film. It is nourishing their soul and putting questions in their lives,” she says in an interview at the 50th... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349876/why-french-film-icon-juliette-binoche-isnt-worried-about-ai-replacing-human-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349876/why-french-film-icon-juliette-binoche-isnt-worried-about-ai-replacing-human-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:15:07 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre After an extensive renovation that took almost two years, Park Hyatt Tokyo – arguably the Japanese capital’s most iconic hotel – has changed very little, at least on the surface. That’s a very good thing, especially for those who over the years have had the privilege to call it their home away from home while visiting Tokyo. Famously immortalised in the Academy Award-winning film Lost in Translation (2003), in which it played as significant a role as its two main characters – an American actor... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3349585/park-hyatt-tokyos-reopening-brings-back-memories-lost-translation-and-bygone-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3349585/park-hyatt-tokyos-reopening-brings-back-memories-lost-translation-and-bygone-era?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Gerran Howell’s The Pitt character, Dr Whitaker, has gotten some of the most character development on the show since its second season premiered in January. Better known by his nickname “Huckleberry” (a reference to his country bumpkin background), Nebraska-born Whitaker spent the first season of the hit medical drama as a nervous fourth-year medical student at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center working alongside Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle), Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349589/who-gerran-howell-welsh-actor-who-plays-dr-whitaker-hbo-maxs-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3349589/who-gerran-howell-welsh-actor-who-plays-dr-whitaker-hbo-maxs-pitt?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:08 +0000