https://www.scmp.com/rss/517975/feed The latest news on Wes Anderson, American filmmaker, including movie news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre As 2025 draws to a close, we look at four retrospective exhibitions opening around the world, which celebrate remarkable creatives who continue to have a lasting impact on the cultural psyche. Here are some landmark exhibitions to look out over the next few months, from an overview of Asia-inspired works by American artist Robert Rauschenberg to an exhibition that envisions a creative conversation between legendary designers Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo. Robert Rauschenberg – Hong Kong A... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3331735/4-notable-art-exhibitions-opening-around-world-showcasing-likes-vivienne-westwood-and-wes-anderson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3331735/4-notable-art-exhibitions-opening-around-world-showcasing-likes-vivienne-westwood-and-wes-anderson?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren At this year’s Met Gala, an unexpected accessory emerged as the evening’s quiet stand-out: the walking stick. Alongside jewel-handled umbrellas, watch fobs and even an ornate monocle, these gentlemanly flourishes added a sense of old-world formality to the event’s “Tailored for You” dress code, a tribute to the tradition of Black dandyism. Met Gala co-chair A$AP Rocky carried a custom silver umbrella by New York jeweller Briony Raymond, set with 90 carats’ worth of diamonds and with a handle... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3312976/fine-and-dandy-how-luxury-houses-are-embracing-return-refined-accoutrements-british-labels-dunhill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3312976/fine-and-dandy-how-luxury-houses-are-embracing-return-refined-accoutrements-british-labels-dunhill?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:00:12 +0000 SCMP Reporter SCMP Reporter If you’re looking for some inspiration on what to do this weekend, we have you covered. Culture vultures can catch Wes Anderson’s latest offering, The Phoenician Scheme, or artist Ernest Chang’s exhibition “Artifice” at The Stallery. Fans of all things South Korean can celebrate its traditional alcohol at the inaugural Taste Sool: The First Sip, an artisan liquor festival taking place at PMQ, while K-beauty brand Glint launches in Hong Kong, available exclusively at Sephora. For something more... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3312396/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-may-31-june-1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3312396/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-may-31-june-1?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 May 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike. The crowd rose in a thunderous standing ovation for the filmmaker. The win for It Was Just an Accident extend one of the most... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3311692/it-was-just-accident-irans-jafar-panahi-wins-cannes-top-prize?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3311692/it-was-just-accident-irans-jafar-panahi-wins-cannes-top-prize?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 18:22:55 +0000 In news that has shocked Hollywood, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed that actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were all found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday. Mendoza added that the cause of death had not been determined, though there was no evidence of foul play. Hackman, who rose to fame in 1971’s The French Connection and later starred in hits like Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven (1992) and Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), had been... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3300486/who-was-gene-hackmans-wife-betsy-arakawa-found-dead-oscar-winning-actor-and-one-their-dogs-pair-had?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3300486/who-was-gene-hackmans-wife-betsy-arakawa-found-dead-oscar-winning-actor-and-one-their-dogs-pair-had?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:25:16 +0000 Tom Hanks’ kids are no strangers to the limelight, with son Chet often making headlines for controversies and Colin establishing himself as an actor. However, not many people know about Truman, Tom’s lesser-known and rather less controversial son (Hanks also has a low-key daughter, Elizabeth). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Hanks Fans (@tomhanksfansite) In a rare public family outing, Truman joined his parents and brother Chet as they... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3249761/who-tom-hanks-lesser-known-youngest-son-truman-chet-hanks-brother-starred-man-called-otto-his-dad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3249761/who-tom-hanks-lesser-known-youngest-son-truman-chet-hanks-brother-starred-man-called-otto-his-dad?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:00:22 +0000 Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has died aged 75, his family has announced. The British actor, well known for his role in The Full Monty as former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper, died “suddenly” on Saturday. His death was confirmed in a statement shared by his agent on behalf of his family. The statement read: “It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at home on December 30. His wife and family were with him. “The family asks for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3246780/oscar-nominated-actor-tom-wilkinson-known-full-monty-dies-75?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3246780/oscar-nominated-actor-tom-wilkinson-known-full-monty-dies-75?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:48:06 +0000 Jeffrey Wright has played painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, activist Martin Luther King Jr. and singer and musician Muddy Waters. He’s played military general Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman’s Commissioner Gordon and a long-time inmate nearing release. He’s played a former slave, James Bond’s Felix Leiter, the nurse Belize in Angels in America and an android-human in Westworld. In an array of roles both small and large over more than two decades, Wright has been among the most... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3245819/jeffrey-wright-chameleon-actor-seeing-something-himself-his-american-fiction-character?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3245819/jeffrey-wright-chameleon-actor-seeing-something-himself-his-american-fiction-character?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Dec 2023 20:15:10 +0000 Alex G is still in slight disbelief that his music has brought him to the other side of the world. “I wouldn’t have ever predicted myself going to Hong Kong,” says the American musician born Alex Giannascoli. It’s no small deal – Giannascoli makes his local debut at Clockenflap on Friday (December 1), playing alongside the likes of Pulp, Yoasobi and De La Soul at the biggest and best music festival in Asia’s world city. “It is surprising, the amount of people that have grown to like [my music],”... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3243105/alex-g-abstract-songwriting-and-why-he-shuns-social-media-american-indie-enigma-opens-ahead-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3243105/alex-g-abstract-songwriting-and-why-he-shuns-social-media-american-indie-enigma-opens-ahead-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:00:19 +0000 If you need further proof that Hong Kong is officially back on the global fashion map, Louis Vuitton’s decision to stage its first-ever menswear pre-fall show in the city on November 30 will put your doubts to rest. Pharrell Williams, who earlier this year replaced the late Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton menswear creative director, and Louis Vuitton’s CEO Pietro Beccari will have to come up with something quite memorable to outdo themselves after making headlines with the unveiling of Williams’... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3237310/louis-vuitton-host-its-first-mens-prefall-show-hong-kong-can-new-creative-director-pharrell-williams?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3237310/louis-vuitton-host-its-first-mens-prefall-show-hong-kong-can-new-creative-director-pharrell-williams?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:05:16 +0000 It’s no secret that half of fame in any pursuit is image – and in no art form is that more true than music. From glammed-up divas to strung-out grunge chic, style is everything. Even not having an image, is an image. That’s sure the case for Fur, the earnest 60s-obsessed rock ‘n’ roll revivalists that were catapulted to internet fame after their throwback fashion went viral courtesy of an artfully retro music video. Yes, even the bots aren’t immune to a well-dressed group of young men. “It was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3237005/fashioning-fur-vintage-obsessed-indie-band-went-viral-aping-wes-anderson-heres-how-uk-hipsters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3237005/fashioning-fur-vintage-obsessed-indie-band-went-viral-aping-wes-anderson-heres-how-uk-hipsters?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Oct 2023 07:00:14 +0000 Don’t let the unassuming entrance of Paris’ newest luxury hotel, Le Grand Mazarin, fool you. Located on a side street in the heart of the bustling Marais district, the hotel is easy to miss but once you step inside, the more-is-more decor of the place will certainly make an impression. Colour clashes, vibrant wallpaper and a great mix of artworks – more than 500 pieces curated by gallery owner Amélie du Chalard – seamlessly come together to create a chic and cosy vibe that’s a nice departure... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3237079/le-grand-mazarin-marais-paris-new-eccentric-boutique-hotel-colourful-characterful-property-covered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3237079/le-grand-mazarin-marais-paris-new-eccentric-boutique-hotel-colourful-characterful-property-covered?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Oct 2023 05:00:07 +0000 The Hong Kong International Film Festival (IFF) returns this summer with an eclectic programme. Running from August 15-30, it gives the city’s cinephiles the perfect excuse to escape the sweltering heat to sit in air-conditioned cinemas and enjoy a feast of diverse offerings. Traditionally offering a more accessible and crowd-pleasing selection than the festival’s centrepiece spring event, Summer IFF this year boasts a new Taiwanese crime comedy, a chilling Hong Kong ghost story, an acclaimed... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3230247/hong-kong-summer-international-film-festival-2023-10-must-sees-including-past-lives-back-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3230247/hong-kong-summer-international-film-festival-2023-10-must-sees-including-past-lives-back-home?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Aug 2023 03:15:17 +0000 4/5 stars A Day-Glo fairytale pastiche punctuated with toe-tapping K-pop karaoke anthems, director Lee Won-suk’s genre-bending comedy musical, Killing Romance, is a bona fide cult classic in the making. Starring Lee Hanee and Gong Myoung, and with a barnstorming performance from Parasite’s Lee Sun-kyun, this whirlwind of unbridled energy scores both as a scathing critique of celebrity culture and a rallying cry for hardcore fandom. The film has already accrued a passionate following in South... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3227983/killing-romance-movie-review-korean-comedy-musical-starring-lee-sun-kyun-and-lee-hanee-genre-bending?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3227983/killing-romance-movie-review-korean-comedy-musical-starring-lee-sun-kyun-and-lee-hanee-genre-bending?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:15:07 +0000 Summer is arriving and for anyone looking to escape the relentless sunshine and sweltering heat, Hollywood has the answer. While these days it can seem like every season has become blockbuster season, the long school holidays and desire for air-conditioned refuge continue to justify an almost endless stream of big budget, star-studded entertainment on our cinema screens. Below are our picks of the biggest blockbusters opening between now and September (opening dates are for Hong Kong). 1.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3223101/14-best-new-hollywood-movies-summer-2023-barbie-and-oppenheimer-mission-impossible-and-insidious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3223101/14-best-new-hollywood-movies-summer-2023-barbie-and-oppenheimer-mission-impossible-and-insidious?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:15:08 +0000 After disappearing from the limelight in 2018 due to a highly publicised tax scandal, Fan Bingbing made a triumphant return to the Cannes Film Festival this month, creating several jaw-dropping fashion moments as she got up close and personal with A-list friends from Naomi Campbell to Freida Pinto. Let’s look at her best fashion looks and moments. 1) Cannes Film Festival red carpet Fan made her Cannes red carpet debut on May 16 ahead of the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Jeanne... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3222231/9-fan-bingbings-best-cannes-film-festival-comeback-looks-actress-stunned-asteroid-city-premiere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3222231/9-fan-bingbings-best-cannes-film-festival-comeback-looks-actress-stunned-asteroid-city-premiere?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:17 +0000 4/5 stars Wes Anderson’s 11th film is a gentle homage to both 1950s alien encounters and, curiously, the theatre. It’s another concertina tale, meticulously scripted by Anderson and his regular co-writer Roman Coppola. Premiering in main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, it recalls Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, which opened the festival in 2012. In Asteroid City, instead of boy scouts, we have a Junior Stargazing Contest, being held in the titular city, a barely-yet-established... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3221501/cannes-2023-asteroid-city-movie-review-tom-hanks-scarlett-johansson-and-more-star-wes-andersons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3221501/cannes-2023-asteroid-city-movie-review-tom-hanks-scarlett-johansson-and-more-star-wes-andersons?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 May 2023 17:15:15 +0000 Pharrell Williams has never shied away from daring fashion. Although the “Happy” singer is best known for his Grammy-winning tunes, he’s also been long regarded as a fashion icon. Clearly, this sentiment is echoed by one of the world’s largest leading fashion houses, Louis Vuitton, which just announced the musician as its next menswear creative director. Williams has large shoes to fill replacing the late Virgil Abloh, but we don’t doubt his artistic genius based on his previous outfits. From... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3211436/9-pharrell-williams-boldest-fashion-moments-louis-vuittons-new-menswear-creative-director-wore-nike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3211436/9-pharrell-williams-boldest-fashion-moments-louis-vuittons-new-menswear-creative-director-wore-nike?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:10:09 +0000 By Lee Gyu-lee Kim Hye-sook, who grew up in the small town of Hongseong – about 150 kilometres (93 miles) southeast of the South Korean capital, Seoul – once saw herself as just an ordinary girl who loved to draw. But when her middle-school teacher, after seeing her drawings, told her about the animation industry, she began to dream of making a career out of her drawings. Twenty-five years on, Kim has realised this dream. In 2021, she came to work for Pixar Animation Studios as a senior animator... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3205786/spider-man-and-lightyear-animator-achieving-her-childhood-dream-pixar-disney-and-sony-pictures-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3205786/spider-man-and-lightyear-animator-achieving-her-childhood-dream-pixar-disney-and-sony-pictures-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jan 2023 09:15:09 +0000 Update: On January 25, it was revealed that Hong Chau was in the running for Best Supporting Actress in the 2023 Academy Awards for her role in The Whale. This interview, written before the announcement, goes into detail about her experiences making the film. The seemingly limitless range of Hong Chau is on display in three 2022 films, in roles so different that they hardly seem the work of one actress. In Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, she plays best friend and nurse to Brendan Fraser’s obese... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3205428/i-guess-i-just-start-dreaming-character-whale-menu-showing-actress-hong-chau-earns-praise-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3205428/i-guess-i-just-start-dreaming-character-whale-menu-showing-actress-hong-chau-earns-praise-her?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:15:09 +0000 Timothée Chalamet is one of the most talented actors in Hollywood – of any age. His leading role in Dune, the critically acclaimed 2021 sci-fi film that went on to earn more than US$400 million at the box office, solidified his status as a highly bankable A-list star with a very lucrative future ahead. And he’s only 27 years old. Chalamet’s most recent offering is Bones and All, directed by Luca Guadagnino, the same Italian director who helped him secure his first Oscar nomination after casting... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3205087/timothee-chalamet-love-loss-and-isolation-bones-and-all-dune-star-opens-about-his-grandmothers-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3205087/timothee-chalamet-love-loss-and-isolation-bones-and-all-dune-star-opens-about-his-grandmothers-death?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:30:08 +0000 While not all celebrity kids who want to be actors make it big in showbiz, it certainly can’t hurt to have stellar Hollywood connections. However, if you’re inheriting the genes of not one, but two Oscar-nominated actors, the world shouldn’t be surprised if your talent shines through quicker than most. Meet Maya Hawke, the 24-year-old multi-hyphenate who makes headlines for her endeavours in modelling, acting and singing. Recently, the trailer for one of her new Netflix films, Do Revenge, with... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191121/who-maya-hawke-uma-thurmans-mini-me-daughter-her-dad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3191121/who-maya-hawke-uma-thurmans-mini-me-daughter-her-dad?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:10:15 +0000 3.5/5 stars Noah Baumbach takes on the great American novelist Don DeLillo in White Noise, the opening film of the 2022 Venice Film Festival. A dramedy in primary colours based on the author’s breakthrough 1985 work, it is the filmmaker’s latest look at the nuclear family, following films like The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Marriage Story (2019). The focus is Jack Gladney (Adam Driver), a professor in Hitler Studies at The College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette (Greta Gerwig), and father of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3190933/venice-2022-white-noise-movie-review-adam-driver-greta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3190933/venice-2022-white-noise-movie-review-adam-driver-greta?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:16:13 +0000 While Leonardo DiCaprio’s eco-luxury hotel on his private island, Blackadore Caye, has yet to start its construction, other celebrities have already opened the doors to theirs. From wellness retreats in Australia and DJ-fuelled pool parties in Miami, to castle living in Scotland and afternoon tea in London’s Chelsea, whatever you are in the mood for, these celebrities have you covered. 1. Elizabeth Hurley’s 11 Cadogan Gardens in the UK Did her role as the queen of England in the E! TV show The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3186627/9-luxury-hotels-owned-celebrities-cristiano-ronaldo-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3186627/9-luxury-hotels-owned-celebrities-cristiano-ronaldo-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:00:33 +0000 New Zealand-born filmmaker Taika Waititi has become a creative powerhouse in Hollywood, accruing credits as an actor, writer, producer and director in a string of projects for both film and television. Still best known perhaps for his controversial 2019 hit Jojo Rabbit, for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, Waititi, who is half Maori and half Jewish, describes himself as a “Polynesian Jew”, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2022. While at... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3184167/taika-waititi-thor-love-and-thunder-director-also-known?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3184167/taika-waititi-thor-love-and-thunder-director-also-known?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:15:16 +0000 Benedict Cumberbatch’s superhero sorcerer Doctor Strange has to deal with a maddening multiverse in the newest Marvel movie. The actor, meanwhile, was himself supremely tested by an apple orchard full of allergens while filming. In a key early scene of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Stephen Strange reaches out for help from witchy Avenger Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). They meet in a sprawling tree-filled setting in Somerset, England – which sounded like a great idea until the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3176595/doctor-stranges-benedict-cumberbatch-marvel-filming-live?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3176595/doctor-stranges-benedict-cumberbatch-marvel-filming-live?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 May 2022 11:00:11 +0000 Hollywood fans recently learned the unfortunate news that legendary star Bruce Willis, 67, has announced that he will quit acting after being diagnosed with aphasia – a language disorder that affects his ability to communicate and impacts his cognitive abilities. His oldest daughter Rumer made the announcement on March 30. We thought it would be a good moment to look back on his career, one that has spanned over four decades and covered a vast body of work – and earned him a best actor... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173015/bruce-willis-most-iconic-acting-roles-era-defining-movies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173015/bruce-willis-most-iconic-acting-roles-era-defining-movies?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2022 22:00:15 +0000 It’s Oscars season, folks! And while the big awards are usually won by established movie stars, there have been plenty of youthful newcomers that have walked away with Academy Awards over the years. But did they make it as adults too? Let’s take a look … 1. Jodie Foster At 14, Jodie Foster was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the 1976 film Taxi Driver. Foster got her start on TV shows such as The Courtship of Eddie’s Father and The Doris Day Show. She went on to win two... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3172089/9-oscar-nominated-child-stars-and-where-they-are-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3172089/9-oscar-nominated-child-stars-and-where-they-are-now?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:31:47 +0000 Leonardo DiCaprio’s early days, and his starring role in 1997 film Titanic, were the last time that a young actor was as present as Timothée Chalamet is now. The Hollywood star has wispy brown curls, a dreamy look in his eyes and a unique charisma that suggests both “baby brother” and “aftershave model”. The 26-year-old New Yorker, who has an American and a French passport, is one of the biggest stars of the Instagram generation. He has graced the cover of Time magazine. Vogue celebrates the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3164235/timothee-chalamet-changing-our-idea-masculinity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3164235/timothee-chalamet-changing-our-idea-masculinity?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:15:18 +0000 The 94th Academy Awards are expected to take place on March 1, 2022, and the submission deadline has now passed for the best international feature film Oscar. A shortlist of 15 finalists is to be unveiled on December 21, from which five nominees will be announced on February 8. Of the 93 films submitted, 27 hail from Asia. Films produced in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Iran – on two occasions – have won the award in the 21st century alone, while last year saw Hong Kong score only the third... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3157979/oscars-2022-drive-my-car-hero-asias-10-hottest-contenders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3157979/oscars-2022-drive-my-car-hero-asias-10-hottest-contenders?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:15:15 +0000 As I sit at a white-clothed table, sip wine from a cut glass goblet and watch the Kent countryside, in southern England, roll by through the window, I feel as if I could be in a Wes Anderson film. That’s not just because trains are a recurring fixture in Anderson’s productions but because the carriage I’m travelling in has been revamped by the movie director himself. Paris-based Anderson, who directed movies including The Royal Tenenbaums and Fantastic Mr Fox, dislikes flying and is a regular on... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3156670/wes-anderson-designed-luxury-train-carriage-lets-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3156670/wes-anderson-designed-luxury-train-carriage-lets-you?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Nov 2021 21:15:19 +0000 After years of lockdown for rehabilitation, Maya Bay is set to reopen on January 1, 2022. The bay is finally ready to welcome tourists from around the world, who can look forward to enjoying the beautiful beach and swimming in pristine turquoise water again. However, due to ecosystem regulations and the ongoing pandemic, officials have imposed some new rules for tourists to follow. If you’re eager to revisit this paradise, here are five things you need to know before you book your trip. How Wes... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3156520/thailands-maya-bay-back-5-things-know-about-reopening-phi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3156520/thailands-maya-bay-back-5-things-know-about-reopening-phi?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:01:13 +0000 A flying motorbike may sound like something in the far off future, but that’s exactly what 2022 has in store – for those who can afford it. A Japanese start-up backed by millionaire football player Keisuke Honda hopes to persuade wealthy consumers to swap their supercar for a US$680,000 (77.7 million yen) hoverbike which went on sale on Tuesday, October 26. How Wes Anderson reimagined a luxury train in typically whimsical style The XTurismo Limited Edition from Tokyo-based drone start-up A.L.I.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3153874/flying-motorbike-officially-here-japans-new-us700000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3153874/flying-motorbike-officially-here-japans-new-us700000?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:43:01 +0000 Given that most of us miss travel and proper cinematic excitement more than anything these days, it’s a proper treat indeed when there’s a new experience that offers the best of both worlds. 16 best new films screening – and streaming – this October Luxury hotel brand Belmond and film director Wes Anderson have joined forces to create a special experience aboard the British Pullman, a Belmond Train. Anderson, known for his work on The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel and most... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3152232/how-wes-anderson-reimagined-british-pullman-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3152232/how-wes-anderson-reimagined-british-pullman-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:00:29 +0000 Oscar season might still be months away, but Oscar buzz is already doing the rounds. From Lady Gaga’s return to the big screen in House of Gucci to Kristen Stewart’s dazzling portrayal of Princess Diana in Spencer, we can’t wait to see who walks away with the year’s top gongs for film. Until then, here are 24 movies that have “Oscar-nominated” written all over them … The Card Counter (in theatres) Following his Oscar-nomination for 2017’s First Reformed, Paul Schrader is vying for another with... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3150743/24-films-biggest-oscar-buzz-house-gucci-starring-lady?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3150743/24-films-biggest-oscar-buzz-house-gucci-starring-lady?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:00:14 +0000 If lift walls could talk, they would have stories to tell about the Carlyle hotel. But you certainly wouldn’t hear them from staff. The hotel that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly stayed in during their recent New York City visit, the hotel is nicknamed the “Palace of Secrets” for its high level of privacy. What are the British royal family’s favourite watches? Built in 1930 and located on the corner of Madison Avenue and 76th Street on the Upper East Side, the Carlyle Hotel has earned... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3150745/inside-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-palace-secrets-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3150745/inside-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-palace-secrets-new?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:00:17 +0000 It may finally be time for No Time to Die. The latest James Bond adventure has been in Hollywood’s on-deck circle for a year and a half, waiting out the pandemic that just doesn’t want to go away. Billie Eilish’s theme song for the film, released way back in February 2020, has already picked up a Grammy, and with any luck the film from which it comes will hold onto its planned October 8 release in the US and will finally hit screens. Hollywood’s 10 highest-earning roles for women – so who got... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3149547/16-best-new-films-october-2021-cinemas-netflix-and-hbo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3149547/16-best-new-films-october-2021-cinemas-netflix-and-hbo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:00:16 +0000 Diem Nguyen Le Diem Nguyen Le The long-rumoured jewellery brand designed by hip-hop star Frank Ocean, titled Homer, is finally out. And it was worth the wait. Among the first collection’s 25 pieces are cool, cartoonish enamel pendants and gold rings sculpted into the word “OK” – but what more is there to come? Surely plenty, if Ocean’s style from over the years is any indication. So just how did the rapper become a style icon, and what are his most memorable fashion moments? ‘Sheeranville’? Why Ed Sheeran and Adele are... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3145496/how-rapper-frank-ocean-became-style-icon-flaunting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3145496/how-rapper-frank-ocean-became-style-icon-flaunting?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:00:22 +0000 Celebrity friendships are nothing new. Considering that stars often work together and rub shoulders in the same glittering social circles, of course they’d end up forming some closer connections along the way. But what about celebrities who became friends before they were famous? Meet the Hollywood actors and K-pop idols who were childhood schoolmates together, who encouraged each other’s acting dreams – and who got up to some serious mischief along the way. 5 sets of Bollywood sibling besties,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144827/9-celebrity-duos-who-were-childhood-bffs-blackpinks-lisa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144827/9-celebrity-duos-who-were-childhood-bffs-blackpinks-lisa?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:00:24 +0000 Firmly established as Europe’s premiere celebration of cinema, the Cannes Film Festival welcomed back a stellar line-up of movie stars, all donning dazzling fashion on the coastal red carpet. The 74th annual event – staged in the French Riviera from July 6 to 17 and postponed from its original May schedule – shone brightly with heavyweight names from Isabelle Huppert to Diana Kruger, director Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet. The occasion also saw fashionable crowds from around... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3141694/cannes-film-festival-2021-best-and-worst-dressed-bella?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3141694/cannes-film-festival-2021-best-and-worst-dressed-bella?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:22:36 +0000 4/5 stars Set to be last year’s opening film at the Cannes Film Festival, Wes Anderson’s latest feature finally gets its unveiling in competition at the 2021 edition. Was it worth the wait? Well, for fans of the American director’s idiosyncratic stylings, the answer is surely yes. The French Dispatch is a quirky tip of the hat to the days when print journalism was king. The New Yorker and its legions of writers are highly influential here, as is Anderson’s eclectic love of literature, art and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3140856/cannes-2021-french-dispatch-movie-review-wes-andersons-love?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3140856/cannes-2021-french-dispatch-movie-review-wes-andersons-love?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:37:58 +0000 French actress Lea Seydoux may miss the Cannes Film Festival after she tested positive for Covid-19, a spokeswoman for one of her movies said on Saturday. The James Bond star is appearing in no less than four films at the world’s biggest film festival, including Wes Anderson’s star-studded The French Dispatch, which has already been heavily delayed by the pandemic. Three are in the running for the Palme d’Or, the top prize at Cannes. Seydoux, who had already been fully vaccinated, is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3140640/french-actress-lea-seydoux-may-miss-cannes-film-festival-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3140640/french-actress-lea-seydoux-may-miss-cannes-film-festival-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:25:15 +0000 The musical drama Annette, starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, had its world premiere on the French Riviera on Tuesday as the Cannes Film Festival made a glitzy in-person return after a pandemic hiatus. Both Cotillard and Driver attended the opening gala and were on the famed red carpet, along with Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, who is being given a honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s event for her life’s work in cinema. Given the varying coronavirus precautions and travel requirements still... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3140099/cannes-film-festival-returns-french-riviera-after-coronavirus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3140099/cannes-film-festival-returns-french-riviera-after-coronavirus?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jul 2021 22:45:46 +0000 The Cannes Film Festival is back after a fallow year, when it was reluctantly cancelled due to the pandemic, and has moved to July from its usual May slot. Artistic director Thierry Fremaux has gathered an impressive roster of movies by art house auteur filmmakers, with the likes of Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch), Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta and Sean Penn’s Flag Day in competition to win the coveted Palme d’Or for best film. Assessing these and other entries will be a festival jury led by... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3139564/cannes-film-festival-2021-asian-movies-featured-including?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3139564/cannes-film-festival-2021-asian-movies-featured-including?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:45:16 +0000 Early risers in Venice were surprised on Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca Canal for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. The 92,409-ton MSC Orchestra passed through the basin in front of St Mark’s Canal around 6am under tugboat and port authority escort, ahead of the first post-pandemic cruise ship departure from Venice, scheduled for... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3136006/mick-jagger-tilda-swinton-add-support-protest-first-cruise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3136006/mick-jagger-tilda-swinton-add-support-protest-first-cruise?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jun 2021 03:12:57 +0000