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It’s a hit! South Africa’s first gay celebrity wedding special has broken Showmax’s first-day viewing record, beating all other local or international shows streamed on the platform to date.

“If he only repeats himself, how can he be sincere?” wonders a woman about her famous novelist husband whose TV appearances are all starting to sound alike. For anyone familiar with the work of Korean writer-director Hong Sang-soo, there’s a fascinating tongue-in-cheek quality to this remark, uttered in his latest work, the Berlin competition titleThe Woman Who Ran (Domangchin yeoja); repetitions with infinitesimal variations are basically Hong’s entire modus operandi.

Three distant mountains; three chatty encounters between long-acquainted women; three comically tiresome intrusions from self-important men shot only from behind. Prolific South Korean arthouse staple Hong Sangsoo has dealt in playful, internally rhyming triplicate before, but never with such a gently sardonic female focus, and seldom as straightforwardly as in his airy, charming Berlin competition trinket “The Woman Who Ran.” (Spoiler alert: No women run.)

In a dark, shuttered South Korea devoid of people after a financial apocalypse, a naïve young gang knocks off an underworld gambling den and becomes the target of an implacable killer. Young writer-director Yoon Sung-hyun, whose 2011 coming-of-age drama Bleak Night won multiple Best New Director awards and heralded him as a leader of the next generation of South Korean filmmakers, fulfills that promise nine years later in the nerve-janglingTime to Hunt (Sa-nyang-eui-si-gan).

Johnny Depp in the role of acclaimed photojournalist W. Eugene Smith is the most fortunate thing about Minamata, the impassioned account of a real-life environmental tragedy in Japan caused by industrial negligence.

Johnny Depp in the role of acclaimed photojournalist W. Eugene Smith is the most fortunate thing about Minamata, the impassioned account of a real-life environmental tragedy in Japan caused by industrial negligence.

South Korea’s Contents Panda has sold director Yeon Sang-ho’s upcoming action filmPeninsula, a sequel to the 2016 cult zombie action flick Train to Busan, to 15 territories, including North America (Well Go USA) and U.K. (Studio Canal).


Johnny Depp hailed the power of film as he dropped into Berlin ahead of the world premiere of Minamataat the Berlin Film Festival on Friday.The drama — directed by Andrew Levitas — sees Depp play celebrated war photographer W.

By Nancy Tartaglione

Under the new leadership of industry veteran Kristina Zimmermann, Orange Studio, the film/TV division of the French telco group Orange, is launching three new projects at Berlin’s European Film Market: “Last Film Show,” “Old Fashioned” and “Love Song for Tough Guys.”

Manchester United fans have had their say on transfer target Jadon Sancho during Borussia Dortmund's Champions League clash at home to Paris Saint-Germain.

Trip-hop pioneer Tricky has announced a new three-song EP: 20, 20 is out March 6 via Tricky’s own label, False Idols. The lead single, “Lonely Dancer,” features Berlin-based musician Anika. Listen below.

Sam Smith's next album To Die For has officially been announced, kicking off a new chapter that could see them score a third Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.

It was a vintage night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United on Monday.

Sam Smith is getting royally hyped for his next era. After opening a wig shop in London, Smith dropped the release date (May 1) and title of his third album (To Die For) last week and on Monday morning (Feb.

Ne-Yo used his split from wife Crystal Smith as inspiration for his new song Pinkie Ring.

Soap fans are reeling from the news that “Days of Our Lives” stars Tyler Massey and Freddie Smith will no longer be on the show, ending the journey of the long-running soap’s gay couple Sonny and Will.