https://www.scmp.com/rss/524444/feed The latest news and updates on Nicolas Cage, born Nicolas Kim Coppola, a prolific American actor and film producer. Known for his remarkable versatility across diverse genres, he has garnered significant accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Actor in *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995), a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He also received a second Oscar nomination for *Adaptation* (2002). Cage is celebrated for his distinctive "Nouveau Shamanic" acting style, characterised by... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press A young Charlie Sheen once had Hollywood in his pocket, starring in culture-shaping films like Wall Street and Platoon before eventually becoming the highest-paid actor in television. But underneath the glory lay decades of drug abuse, seven worried family interventions, innumerable drug-fuelled escapades and countless affairs. The actor’s tumultuous journey towards sobriety is unabashedly laid out in his tell-all memoir, The Book of Sheen. The 359-page book was released by Gallery Books this... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326484/charlie-sheen-memoir-details-rise-and-drug-fuelled-fall-hollywood-and-tv-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326484/charlie-sheen-memoir-details-rise-and-drug-fuelled-fall-hollywood-and-tv-star?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:15:07 +0000 Kamala Thiagarajan Kamala Thiagarajan Few people know that the great auction houses of the United States and Europe are not only some of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery and collectibles, they are also catering to the booming demand for prehistoric fossils. Auction houses are involved in selling these specimens to rich private collectors. Last week, a juvenile specimen of Ceratosaurus nasicornis, one of four skeletons of the ancient species known to exist, was auctioned off by Sotheby’s for US$30.5... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3319007/blockbuster-auctions-dinosaur-skeletons-dont-do-science-any-favours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3319007/blockbuster-auctions-dinosaur-skeletons-dont-do-science-any-favours?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:30:09 +0000 Faye Bradley Faye Bradley Romy Mars, the 18-year-old daughter of Sofia Coppola and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, attended her very first couture show last week, sitting front row at Chanel’s autumn/winter 2025 presentation with her mother and younger sister, Cosima, 15. The Coppolas coordinated their ensembles for the event, opting for complementary soft pastel hues. Mars wore a light blue cashmere dress from Chanel’s fall 2025 collection with a matching classic blue quilted top-handle bag. Born into Hollywood royalty,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3318431/who-romy-mars-daughter-lost-translation-director-sofia-coppola-just-attended-chanels-haute-couture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3318431/who-romy-mars-daughter-lost-translation-director-sofia-coppola-just-attended-chanels-haute-couture?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:52:13 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis John Woo Yu-sum’s final Hollywood films before he returned to Hong Kong in the mid-2000s were excellent – with one exception. Here we look at the films made near the end of his first Hollywood adventure. 1. Face/Off (1997) Woo made his US debut in 1993, but it took the director a couple of films to figure out how to integrate his style with the demands of the Hollywood studio system. Face/Off, which starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, was the first – and only – film in which he succeeded... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3315922/how-john-woos-face/windtalkers-and-paycheck-showed-his-experimental-side?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3315922/how-john-woos-face/windtalkers-and-paycheck-showed-his-experimental-side?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:15:08 +0000