https://www.scmp.com/rss/523331/feed The latest news and top stories on Oscar Isaac, an American actor. He appeared in *Inside Llewyn Davis* and as the Resistance Starfighter pilot Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He also appeared in *Ex Machina*, *Dune*, and *Moon Knight*, for which he also served as executive producer. He won a Golden Globe for *Show Me a Hero* and has received Emmy and SAG nominations. Isaac also has a background in theatre, starring in productions like *Hamlet*, and is involved in production through... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly anticipated second season of Lee Sung Jin’s Emmy-winning comedy drama, Beef, starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, Cailee Spaeny, and Charles Melton, landed on Netflix on April 16 and immediately made a splash. The internet is buzzing with the latest instalment of the anthology, and it is already the fifth most-watched TV show on the platform at the time of writing, according to streaming data collection website FlixPatrol. Alongside the acting... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351238/meet-seoyeon-jang-who-plays-eunice-netflixs-beef-season-2-and-started-out-k-pop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3351238/meet-seoyeon-jang-who-plays-eunice-netflixs-beef-season-2-and-started-out-k-pop?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:10 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times The award-winning Netflix series Beef, which swept categories at the Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards, returns on April 16 with its second season. Korean-American director and writer Lee Sung-jin said in an online interview that he was excited but found season two “even harder than the first” season to make as he aimed to “take some big swings and risks while retaining what is special about the show”. Unlike season one’s road rage feud between lonely strangers, season two unfolds... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349605/netflixs-beef-season-2-bridge-between-west-and-east-says-director-lee-sung-jin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349605/netflixs-beef-season-2-bridge-between-west-and-east-says-director-lee-sung-jin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren For more than a century, the dress watch has represented the most refined form of traditional horology. It was created to be worn with formal clothing, designed to complement rather than command attention. Typically made in precious metal – often gold or platinum – with a plain dial and a leather strap, its strength has always been its slim, elegant and mechanically straightforward approach to watchmaking. The first true dress watches appeared in the early 20th century, but their origins reach... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3335701/how-dress-watches-have-evolved-and-why-theyre-coming-back-rolex-and-cartier-hermes-and-louis-vuitton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3335701/how-dress-watches-have-evolved-and-why-theyre-coming-back-rolex-and-cartier-hermes-and-louis-vuitton?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press On the first day of shooting Frankenstein, Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when he was a teenager. “He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac, who plays Victor Frankenstein. For del Toro, Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel and the 1931 film starring Boris Karloff are his personal surtexts, the origin of a lifelong affection for the monsters he has breathed into life throughout his career ever since. For a misunderstood kid... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324422/jesus-me-what-frankenstein-means-guillermo-del-toro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324422/jesus-me-what-frankenstein-means-guillermo-del-toro?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Cherry Liu,Gloria Tso Cherry Liu,Gloria Tso As the summer season draws to a close, all eyes have shifted to the Venice Film Festival – where cinematic artistry meets impeccable style. Now celebrating its 82nd edition at the iconic Lido di Venezia, the world’s oldest and one of the most prestigious film festivals continues to set the stage not only for groundbreaking films but for unforgettable fashion moments. While women captivate in bespoke gowns, the men have redefined red carpet elegance, trading casual summer wear for impeccably... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3324276/male-actors-who-stunned-venice-film-festival-dior-celine-and-bottega-veneta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3324276/male-actors-who-stunned-venice-film-festival-dior-celine-and-bottega-veneta?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:49:19 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse British actor Jude Law on Sunday said he became an “obsessive” watcher of Vladimir Putin as he prepared for his role as the Russian leader in his new film The Wizard of the Kremlin which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Law, 52, bears an uncanny resemblance to Putin, aping his scowl and distinctive walking style in the film by French director Olivier Assayas, which charts the rise of the former intelligence officer. “There’s a lot of footage one could watch and, personally, when I start... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323841/jude-law-became-obsessive-putin-watcher-role-russian-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323841/jude-law-became-obsessive-putin-watcher-role-russian-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:07:56 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 4.5/5 stars “In seeking life, I created death.” So says Oscar Isaac’s unhinged Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s magnificently crafted take on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic masterpiece. This “modern Prometheus” tale, to borrow from Shelley’s subtitle, has been told many times on film, with varied results. But unquestionably, Del Toro’s version is the most beautiful, perhaps the most definitive. Premiering in competition at the Venice Film Festival, Frankenstein begins near the end, as... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3323576/venice-2025-frankenstein-movie-review-guillermo-del-toros-definitive-monster-tale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3323576/venice-2025-frankenstein-movie-review-guillermo-del-toros-definitive-monster-tale?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:50:07 +0000