5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, August 30-September 1

5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, August 30-September 1

A standard ticket (HK$300/US$38) includes access to the main art fair with 40 booths at auction house Phillips’ Asia headquarters in the West Kowloon Cultural District. The tickets also cover an art and music programme held at the Fringe Club, in Central (tickets here). One of the pieces on show at Art021 Hong Kong, at … Read more

Nicolas Cage to portray NFL icon John Madden in upcoming biopic

Nicolas Cage to portray NFL icon John Madden in upcoming biopic

This time, Nicolas Cage will be playing a national treasure. The famed actor is set to portray the late football coach and TV analyst John Madden in an upcoming biopic, the film’s director David O. Russell said in a statement on Thursday. The news comes nearly three years after the Super Bowl-winning coach died at … Read more

Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving

Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving

The wobbly distinction between reality and artifice fascinates Nicolas Cage. The first time we encountered each other was in 2001, during the making of “Adaptation”—a film based on Charlie Kaufman’s struggle to adapt my book “The Orchid Thief” for the screen—in which Cage played Kaufman and his twin, Donald. He was in the middle of … Read more

Nicolas Cage on relating to the character in Dream Scenario: “I went through this experience online in 2008-2009”

Nicolas Cage on relating to the character in Dream Scenario: “I went through this experience online in 2008-2009”

With a career spanning 43 years and over 100 films, Nicolas Cage is known for phenomenal acting prowess and grit as an actor. The Leaving Las Vegas star is a genre of his own. From action, drama, sci-fi and horror – the Academy Award winner is a jack of all trades and a master of … Read more

Irish Hollywood producer reveals the star-studded places he visited while filming in Ireland, from a property where Tiger Woods ‘caught a fish’ to a hotel beloved by George Clooney and Kim Kardashian

Irish Hollywood producer reveals the star-studded places he visited while filming in Ireland, from a property where Tiger Woods ‘caught a fish’ to a hotel beloved by George Clooney and Kim Kardashian

Film producer Hal Roach once mischievously quipped that ‘you know it’s summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer’. The capricious weather was a constant subject when I was making ‘Quintessentially Irish‘ with Navan-born Pierce Brosnan, a film that is a lush valentine to everything great and Irish. Here are some of the most spectacular locations … Read more