‘The Kings Of Napa’: Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein To Star In OWN Drama

To paraphrase what Carrie Bradshaw once wisely said on Sex and the City: Guys are nice, but your best friends can be soulmates. Selma Blair and Jaime King have been each other’s number one for the past 20 years, and that’s not changing anytime soon. Jaime and Selma sealed their friendship with a kiss in a throwback photo that Jaime posted to Instagram, complete with a cute caption.

Rebecca Davis editor“Better Days” is Hong Kong’s first Oscar submission to be nominated for best international feature film since 1993, but its nod has only inflamed political tensions at home.

Hong Kong has cultivated a reputation for punching above its weight. Once producing 300 films a year, the small territory hatched global martial arts superstars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen.

Gayle King was finally able to sleep at night after the Derek Chauvin trial verdict came out on Tuesday.The  co-host tells ET's Kevin Frazier that she was so anxious before they announced the verdict that she couldn't sleep or eat because «there was so much at stake.»The former Minneapolis police officer, who was seen in videos kneeling on the late George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He was

Rebecca Davis editorReporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked China fourth to last out of 180 countries on its 2021 World Press Freedom Index on Tuesday, while warning that Hong Kong journalism is also now under “grave threat.”China ranked 177th in 2019, 2020 and 2021, down from a period at 176th from 2015 to 2018.

Christopher Vourlias Dogwoof has acquired world sales rights to “Faceless,” the directorial debut of Jennifer Ngo, ahead of its world premiere at the Hot Docs film festival, Variety has learned exclusively.“Faceless” is a behind-the-headlines story of the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations, seen through the eyes of four young protestors seeking to protect their way of life. Directed by Ngo and produced by Lorraine Ma, it’s a Dissonant Productions film in association with XTR and Flat-Out Films.

Rebecca Davis editorA Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in prison Friday, after finding him guilty of “unauthorized assembly” during pro-democracy protests in 2019.A new, additional charge was also lobbed at him Friday: two counts of “colluding with foreign forces,” which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.Nine other of the city’s top pro-democracy campaigners were also sentenced alongside Lai Friday to up to 18 months in prison for their

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) is returning for the second season of hit QCode podcast Blackout, with Aja Naomi King (How To Get Away With Murder) joining the cast.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese media group CMC Inc. is being readied for a share listing in Hong Kong.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMainland China youth drama “The Day is Over” was named the best Chinese-language film in the Firebird Young Cinema competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Skye Fitzgerald’s experience making films about human rights issues in the Middle East prepared him for one practical aspect of making Hunger Ward.

Also Read: Tiffany Haddish's 'Bad Trip,' Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson-Written 'King of Staten Island' Among SXSW 2020 Lineup“No one here wanted to help you,” cut in O’Brien, which we feel is pretty understandable. “And people were mad.”“That’s the one prank that made everybody so mad,” agreed Howery, before continuing with how the prank went down.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Ebonee Noel, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein and Rance Nix will star in “The Kings of Napa,” the upcoming drama from “Claws” showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois for the Oprah Winfrey Network. Barrois will executive produce alongside Michelle Listenbee Brown and Oprah Winfrey.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTheatrical box office in Hong Kong was down by only 4% over the four-day Easter holidays, compared with the same period in 2019, the last pre-COVID year. The score was achieved despite mandatory seating restrictions still in place.Data published Wednesday by Hong Kong Box Office Limited, showed gross revenues of HK$28.4 million ($3.64 million) between April 2-5, 2021.

David Carradine as a monk and martial arts expert traveling through the American West. (It also spawned a syndicated sequel series, “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,” which aired from 1993-1997 with Carradine again starring.)“That show was a little before my time, but my uncle and my mom growing up would watch it,” said Liang. “So it was very surreal to them when I got this part.

The arrival of The CW’s “Kung Fu” couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Amid a rise in anti-Asian racism and hate crimes, the timing of the series — a modern-day reimagining of the 1970s martial arts drama — isn’t lost on leading lady Olivia Liang, who plays central heroine Nicky Shen.

a modern-day reimagining of the 1970s martial arts drama — isn't lost on leading lady Olivia Liang, who plays central heroine Nicky Shen.«It's very eerie how relevant it is to what's happening today,» Liang acknowledges during a recent phone interview with ET. «It's crazy how reflective of the world we're living in today, April 2021, is in the pilot.

For his Oscar-nominated short documentary Do Not Split, director Anders Hammer spent a year in Hong Kong’s streets, capturing the drama and chaos as China cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The work came with inherent danger.

Following news that the studio was already in development on a separate Transformers movie from Charm City Kings Angel Manuel Soto, its other film looks to have found its lead. Sources tell Deadline, that Anthony Ramos is in final negotiations to star in a Transformers movie for Paramount and Hasbro that has Steven Caple Jr.