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Allison Russell on Finding Joy ‘In the Hour of Chaos,’ a Duets-Filled Third Album That’s a Jubilee Unto Itself
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (660+ words) And I said this in the liner notes, but this is almost like the mixtape to a musical that’s yet to be written. This album will be a great launching point for people to discover some other artists, if they…...
Zhang Songwen’s ‘Secret in the Box’ Brings Infamous Hong Kong Murder Case to Shanghai Competition
3+ week, 1+ day ago (414+ words) “Secret in the Box,” a period thriller revisiting Hong Kong’s 1974 Happy Valley Box Murder, held its press conference at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, with director Frankie Tam Kwong-yuen and lead actor Zhang Songwen discussing the real cold case at…...
‘A Girl Unknown’ Review: An Understated and Aching Period Drama Set Against the Quiet Backdrop of China’s One-Child Policy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1241+ words) The wounds of abandonment and displacement are at the root of Zou Jing’s achingly poetic “A Girl Unknown,” a sober and quietly devastating portrayal of an adolescent girl whose identity, maybe even humanity, has been toyed with by a fractured…...
Australia Makes Its Debut at EAVE’s Ties That Bind Co-Production Program
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) Screen Australia and Screen Queensland back Asian Australian filmmakers at the EAVE Ties That Bind co-production program in Udine. Australia Makes Its Debut at EAVE’s Ties That Bind Co-Production Program Australia is sending its first-ever delegation to Ties That Bind,…...
Katy Perry Under Investigation in Australia Over Ruby Rose Sexual Assault Allegations
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (288+ words) A police investigation is underway in Australia after Katy Perry was accused of sexual assault by “Batgirl” and “Orange Is the New Black” actor Ruby Rose. The pop star has denied the allegations, calling them “reckless lies.” Rose came forward…...
Mark Normand to Present YouTube Comedy Series ‘Human Trials,’ Which Puts Stand-Up Comics in Front of Hyper-Niche Crowds (EXCLUSIVE)
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (278+ words) What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new YouTube series with Unicorn titled “Human…...
Mark Normand to Host YouTube Comedy Series ‘Human Trials,’ Which Puts Stand-Up Comics in Front of Hyper-Niche Crowds (EXCLUSIVE)
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (278+ words) What if a stand-up comedian walked onstage only to find the audience was 50 bald men? Or 50 clowns, or nuns, or bikers or goths? Mark Normand wanted to find out, so he co-created a new YouTube series with Unicorn titled “Human…...
Emma Laird on Going From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘The Bone Temple’ and Picking Bold, Bonkers Roles: ‘I Don’t Want to Do Shakespeare, I Want to Play a Fish’
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (938+ words) The rising British star is at the Berlinale with Charlotte Regan's buzzy series 'Mint' Emma Laird recalls a moment — not all that long ago — when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across…...