Done visiting friends and relatives to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Snake? Here are five things you might want to do before the Lunar New Year holiday ends. 1. Hit N Fun A year after he earned much acclaim for the character-driven crime drama Rob N Roll, which won best screenplay honours … Read more
Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has been voted the best Hong Kong film of 2024 by a panel of critics, the Hong Kong Film Critics Society announced on January 13. The best director prize went to Philip Yung Tsz-kwong for Papa, a heart-wrenching family drama based on a gruesome real-life killing … Read more
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Such was the unusually volatile nature of the Hong Kong film business in 2024 that both statements are certifiably correct when it comes to assessing the state of the city’s filmmaking industry. Right after we published our 2023 film ranking a year ago … Read more
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Wednesday (September 18), so consider this an extended weekend. Here are our top recommendations for things to do and see to put yourself in a festive mood. 1. Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival Organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, this year’s carnival in Victoria Park has a fashion … Read more
Hong Kong martial arts film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has smashed records to become the city’s most-watched local film in cinemas with almost 1.6 million viewers. The film, still showing in theatres, has attracted 1.59 million viewers since its May 1 premiere and became the highest-grossing film this year at HK$105 million (US$13.4 … Read more
The restaurant is offering a free plate of char siu on selected days in June if diners bring their parents and have them recite the phrase – “saang gau caa siu hou gwo saang nei” in Cantonese – in front of staff. In a promotional video on the restaurant’s social media platforms, a stern mother … Read more
