‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Writer Adele Lim Talks Asia’s New Opportunities in Hollywood: ‘Our Stories Have Cross-Cultural Appeal’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Lightning International, the Hong Kong- and U.K.-based content distribution and solutions company, is expanding its staff ahead of the upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) in Singapore. It has hired Eric Tan to be director of content sales Asia. He will be responsible for all aspects of channel and content distribution.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details about the Season 2 finale of Fox‘s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese films “Trending Topic” and “The Invisible Guest” will be given theatrical releases in Malaysia and Singapore in the coming month. This step follows agreements between Chinese streamer iQiyi and Malaysian cinema chain GSC and Singaporean distributor Clover Films.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The husband and wife team of Otsuka Ryuji and Huang Ji, who worked with a minimalist crew and mostly non-professional actors, gave a round of thanks to Asian leading auteurs for inspiring them, and then hugged each other on stage for winning the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards best narrative feature prize with their pregnancy drama “Stonewalling.” The numerical winner on Saturday night was “Old Fox,” which earned the best director award for Hsiao Ya-chuan, as well as the best supporting actor, makeup and costume, and best film score prizes. The nominations, announced in October, saw “Snow in Midsummer” collect nine nominations and Taiwan‘s Oscar contender “Marry My Dead Body” head the field with eight.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival drifted to a conclusion in midweek, with project awards presented on Wednesday, followed by Thursday’s festival closing events. These involved a screening of portmanteau film “Tales of Taipei” followed by a sit-down dinner-cum-ceremony with a breezy pair of speeches and no prizes. The film fortnight then sprang to life again on Saturday evening when the 60th edition of the Golden Horse Film Awards represented a new climax.

Naman Ramachandran Jude Anthany Joseph, director of India’s international feature Oscar contender “2018,” has started work on his next film. The untitled investigative thriller is being written by the filmmaker alongside journalist Josy Joseph. The film is based on the true story of Kerala Shipping Corporation’s cargo ship MV Kairali that disappeared in 1979 with a crew of 49 and 20,000 tonnes of iron ore on board while sailing from Margao, India to Rostock, Germany, via Djibouti.

The end of a relationship is never easy to navigate, and that’s especially the case in Hollywood. However, there is no denying that some celebrity divorces go more smoothly.

Rick Springfield and Richard Marx are co-headlining a quick ten-concert tour they’re calling ‘An Acoustic Evening.’At all shows, the twosome will be “together on stage (to) perform all their hits,” according to Springfield’s Instagram.Along the way, they’ll make a handful of stops in New York and New Jersey.First up, the duo will share the stage at Staten Island, NY’s St. George Theatre on Friday, Jan.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Chewing Gum” was named winner of the NT$1 million Grand Prize, the top award at the 2023 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion production event. Other prizes were awarded for works in progress and for TV series. The winners were announced at a ceremony on Wednesday at the New Horizon Event Space in Taipei, Taiwan.

Lily Allen looks like a different person after unveiling a dramatic new hair transformation that was seemingly inspired by the Disney character, Ariel.The 38 year old Smile singer took to Instagram to show off her new red locks as she stood beside the train tracks in the New York City Subway. Gone was her previous faded-pink pixie cut, and in its place were flowing red hair, over which she wore a black beanie hat.

We’ve all been there. You’ve flicked one of your wireless headphones out your ear by accident and it’s been launched further than an Olympic discus thrower could ever dream of, never to be seen again.

Writer Samantha Herman can’t get enough of the holiday season and being in love with love—so naturally, she writes Christmas movies for the Hallmark Channel.

Queer Eye has been renewed for season 9 at Netflix, and the returning cast has been revealed.

Adele is ready for a glass of wine.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Auto-bio Pamphlet,” a Marathi-language film that is both a love story and a rage against class divisions, will open the 18th edition of the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival later this month. The festival will close with the world premiere of spy thriller “13 Bombs in Jakarta.” JAFF run Nov.

Beyoncé has shared a dramatic new trailer for her forthcoming film ‘Renaissance’: A Film by Beyoncé – check it out below.“In this world that is very male-dominated, I’ve had to be really tough,” the pop icon said in a voiceover during the beginning of the clip. “To balance motherhood and being on this stage, it just reminds me of who I really am.”The preview of the feature film provides a glimpse into the tour’s behind-the-scenes footage as well as its front-row concert video.

Coronation Street's Aadi Alahan is set to find a new love interest following his recent heartbreak over Courtney Vance. Fans of the soap will remember that Aadi and Courtney had a secret affair earlier this year, which ended in a dramatic fashion when Courtney's husband, Darren, discovered the truth and filed for divorce. And recently episodes saw Aadi left shocked when Darren unexpectedly turned up at his flat with news from Courtney, revealing that they were working on mending their marriage.This unexpected turn of events left Aadi heartbroken, especially when he later discovered that Courtney had blocked his number.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief All three of Sony Group Corporation’s entertainment segments – film and TV, music and Games and network services – improved their profitability between July and September, the second quarter of the Japan and Hollywood conglomerate’s financial year. Group revenues increased by 8% in local currency terms to JPY2.83 trillion, compared with JPY2.75 trillion in the same quarter last year. But Sony’s financial services unit and its entertainment technology segment pulled down group sales and profitability. The group’s net after tax profits dropped a hefty 29% to JPY200 billion.

Adele Lim, screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians and writer-director of Joy Ride, talked about the realities of bringing Asian stories to mainstream global audiences in a panel, ‘Asian Rising Power in Hollywood’, on the second day of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). 

My Name Is Barbra arrived in stores on Tuesday, and it took up a lot of space. The memoir comes in at just under 1,000 pages, which makes it an intimidating read for anyone who doesn’t identify as a super fan of the EGOT winner.The book covers her decades in the spotlight, and she touches on many of the songs, shows, and movies that people still remember and love to this day. Ahead of the release of My Name Is Barbra, People shared several excerpts that should get any Streisand lover — and even those who don’t already identify as such — interested in the book.One short snippet published by the magazine shows the superstar speaking of her relationship with another gay icon — Judy Garland.The two singers and actors spent some time together during their time as stars, but they are perhaps best remembered for their performance of a medley of “Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy” on Garland’s TV variety show.If you haven’t that duet, check it out below, as it’s required viewing for all gay men.Here is the excerpt in full:“People were looking for some sort of rivalry between us.