Veteran ‘SNL’ Director Don Roy King Retires, Succeeded by Liz Patrick

Richard Kuipers The short life and brilliant career of Hong Kong singer, actress and social activist Anita Mui is celebrated in the middling biopic “Anita,” starring 31-year-old model Louise Wong in her film debut.

HONG KONG -- A Danish artist is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong memorializing the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as a deadline loomed for its removal Wednesday.Jens Galschioet said in an emailed statement that he had hired a lawyer and hopes he will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong "under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage.”Hong Kong University last week demanded the removal of the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture by

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAfter the success of 2019’s “Suk Suk,” in which he examined the late blooming love of two elderly men, Hong Kong based filmmaker Ray Yeung is proposing to take an adjacent track in his upcoming film “Today… Tomorrow…”After the death of her partner, a 60-something lesbian finds herself at the mercy of the partner’s family as she struggles to fight for the home that the two women had shared for over thirty years.Yeung aims to shoot the $600,000 project early next

Rachael Ray is returning to the studio to resume season 16 of , live and in person. After shooting from the guest house of her home in Upstate New York, Ray told ET's Rachel Smith that she wanted the studio to mirror her own home and reflect how different people's lives look in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.«It's modeled after my home upstate; they took inspiration from that,» Ray said of the studio remodel. «We've been living in the guest house as the new house is being rebuilt.

Meghan King is married! The alum tied the knot with boyfriend Cuffe Owens. King and Owens, the nephew of President Joe Biden, wed in an intimate Pennsylvania ceremony attended by the president.

Gallery: We don't need a wedding ring to prove our love! These famous couples have never said 'I do' (BANG Showbiz)On their decision to move their family from Los Angeles to Florida, Ray J had said at the time: "We're in a good place right now, we're in Miami, we're gonna move down to Miami, I don't think we're going back to Los Angeles any time soon. We've been taking care of the kids, they love it out here, and it's given us a different mood and outlook on life.

The Department of Justice on Friday closed a federal probe into a police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an incident that drew widespread Hollywood condemnation.

Councillors in Trafford want to be prepared as up to 300,000 people are predicted to emigrate from Hong Kong to the UK over the next five years.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWalt Disney has confirmed that its direct-to-consumer streaming service Disney Plus will launch in Hong Kong from Nov.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHenry Cheng Kar-shun, who is the chairman of property development group New World Development, has taken control of I-Cable, Hong Kong’s largest cable TV network operator and the territory’s second largest pay-TV operator.Cheng-owned company Celestial Pioneer disclosed that it had struck deals that give it 72% ownership of Forever Top, a company that owns a 43% stake in I-Cable.Celestial said that it was buying 40.5% of Forever Top from two existing investors.

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong drama “Drifting” leads Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Awards race with 12 nominations including best narrative feature and best adapted screenplay, organizers announced on Tuesday.The film that revolves around the tragedy of homeless people in Hong Kong also earned a nomination for Jun Li in the best director category.

K.J. Yossman BFI London Film Festival has revealed its line-up for its second Works-in-Progress showcase, including a documentary about Hong Kong’s draconian National Security law and a TV narrative feature starring Sir Lenny Henry and Malachi Kirby (pictured above).The showcase will take place on Oct.

debuted on Saturday as President Biden. Don Roy King, “SNL” director for 15 years, is also set to retire.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKen Aymong, a key producer at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” who has helped maintain the business of the venerable late-night program for more than three decades, is stepping down from his post.The cast nodded to Aymong’s departure early Sunday morning during the final minutes of the first episode of “SNL’s” 47th season, with Colin Jost holding up a placard that read, “We’ll miss you, Ken.” Aymong has decided to retire, according to a person familiar with the

Saturday Night Live went into Season 47 with eight cast members who had been on the show for at least seven seasons, which is the standard length of an SNL contract, Kenan Thompson (18 seasons), Kate McKinnon (10), Aidy Bryant (9), Cecily Strong (9), Colin Jost (8), Beck Bennett (8), Kyle Mooney (8), Michael Che (7).

Meghan King has a new man in her life! The 37-year-old former star recently took to Instagram to announce that she's dating Cuffe Biden Owens.Owens, a 42-year-old attorney, is President Joe Biden's nephew. He's the son of the president's younger sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and her husband, John Owens.In the sweet shot, King and Owens hug while out and about together.

Don Roy King, who has won eleven Emmys for directing Saturday Night Live, is retiring and is set to be replaced by The Ellen DeGeneres Show director Liz Patrick.

Don Roy King, the longtime director of “Saturday Night Live,” is set to retire. He will be replaced by “Ellen” director Liz Patrick.Roy King has been the “SNL” director for 15 years.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBeck Bennett, the versatile “Saturday Night Live” player who has won notice for his impressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.