Chris Garcia & Kevin Hench Immigrant-Family Comedy In Works At NBC

Vivienne Chow Dedicating her time and energy to strategizing ticket purchases for a young idol was never part of Chung Ling’s life plans. This 40-something-year-old working mother says she gave up on Hong Kong’s once huge Cantonese-language pop scene, a decade ago.

Derek Tsang's youth drama Better Days, nominated this year for the best international film Oscar, has given Hong Kong its first shot at Academy Awards glory since Farewell My Concubine got the nod in 1993. But in a mysterious move, it appears that the Oscars ceremony is set to go unaired in Hong Kong for the first time in over 50 years.

Bloomberg).But the move comes amid reports that China’s Communist party told all local media outlets to downplay live coverage of the ceremony stemming from the nomination of the documentary short “Do Not Split,” which focuses on the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and past comments made by Chinese-born “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao.Other local TV broadcasters in Hong Kong also do not have the broadcast rights, as reported by the Hong Kong news outlet The Standard.Also Read: Why

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival has announced the cancelation of its world premiere screening of crime thriller “Where the Wind Blows.” The move appears to be part of the accelerating ‘mainlandization’ of Hong Kong’s entertainment industry.The festival said Monday evening in a statement that screenings of “Where the Wind Blows” (previously known “Theory of Ambitions”) had been cancelled at the request of the film’s owner.“Upon request from the film

HBO Max has added Diana-Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas and more to the cast of its upcoming family comedy pilot The Gordita Chronicles, from  Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures and Sony Pictures TV. Also joining the cast are Savannah Nicole Ruiz, Noah Rico and Cosette Hauer.

Ken Jeong has donated $50,000 to the families of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings. The ‘Masked Singer’ judge has handed over the hefty sum to help the families of five of the eight people who lost their lives last week when a gunman opened fire in three different spas in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.

Marvel Studios wrapped up its “Infinity Saga” with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” And with that, the book has been closed on some of the MCU founding fathers, including Robert Downey, Jr’s Iron Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America. And in their place, it appears that Phase 4 of the MCU is setting up a new generation of heroes, with comic book fans thinking there might be a “Young Avengers” project in the works.

Chloe x Halle have shared a new Ray Charles cover – listen to their version of ‘Georgia on My Mind’ below.The cover version was recorded for an ESPN commercial ahead of the Masters golf tournament, which is set to be held in Augusta, Georgia next month (April 5-11).In a statement discussing the new song, the pair said: “We are happy to be given the opportunity to record our version of the timeless ‘Georgia On My Mind’ for the Masters Tournament.”Listen to the version below.Last September, Chloe

Late-night TV hosts issued a plea to stop anti-Asian hate crimes on Wednesday night following the horrific shootings in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

The classic 'will he', 'won't he' about Chris Evans' return as Captain America can be finally put to rest given that Marvel boss, Kevin Feige has denied it. Not long ago, Chris Evans himself had also dispelled speculations of his return to MCU but with Feige's statement, it seems the final word is out.

Some rumours really are just rumours.

Feige tells EW in an interview for “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”Feige was referring to a tweet put out by the First Avenger in which Chris Evans said “News to me.”News to me

Olivia Munn, Daniel Dae Kim, Mindy Kaling and Lulu Wang were among celebrities to speak out following Tuesday’s horrific shooting in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

direct to your inbox"Anything under £25million is done on WhatsApp."Gavin Taylor, regional general manager at Far East Consortium (FEC), is describing how bosses at the Hong Kong investment company keep the decision-making process as streamlined as possible.With an annual revenue of 7.5 billion Hong Kong dollars last year, it is perhaps also an indicator of how deep FEC's pockets are.The company, registered in the Cayman Islands, was first listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Deacon Chiu in

Jamie Lang Mexican-American filmmaker Sofia Garza-Barba made waves with her award-winning short film “Death After Pancakes,” taking prizes at the Independent Filmmakers Showcase and Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, and has shared with Variety that it’s time to announce her debut feature outing, a supernatural fairy tale thriller “Santos Remedios,” pitching at this month’s Sanfic-Morbido Lab.“Santos Remedios” – Holy Remedies in English – turns on eight-year-old Amapola, who idolizes her father,

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBerlin Grand Jury Prize winner “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,” Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s deft three-story reflection on chance, the legacy of love and the contrariness of erotic desire, has clinched further key territory sales for its sales agent M-Appeal World Sales.Fast on the footsteps of clinching the top Berlinale 2021 Silver Bear in March 5’s Berlin prize announcement, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” this week closed Spain