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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Film Archive
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Red carpet: “Actor Martinez” – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Ekaterina GolovinskayaPosted on June 29, 2016 | No CommentsHow did "Actor Martinez" get made? An actor from Denver hired two directors to make a movie about his life, in the hopes of starring in a feature film. -
Red carpet: Christopher Smith’s “Detour” – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Ekaterina GolovinskayaPosted on June 27, 2016 | No CommentsActors Emory Cohen, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Tye Sheridan; director Christopher Smith; and producer Julie Baines attended the world premiere of "Detour." -
Red carpet: “Mother” (“Ema”) – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Ekaterina GolovinskayaPosted on June 26, 2016 | No CommentsBacked by an all-female creative team, the international premiere of "Mother" ("Ema" in Estonian) took place at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. -
“A Violent Prosecutor” – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 25, 2016 | No Comments“A Violent Prosecutor” features a strategically-timed sense of humor and the scene-stealing performance of Kang Dong-won. -
“Twisted Justice” (日本で一番悪い奴ら) – 2016 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 20, 2016 | No Comments“Twisted Justice” comes across as a parody rather than an observation of a man’s professional and personal descent as a pawn of a corrupt system. -
“Inside Men” (내부자들) – 2016 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 20, 2016 | No Comments"Inside Men" is packed with so many bad guys and so much sleaze that you actually find yourself rooting for who can devise the most vicious scheme to win. -
“Apocalypse Child” – 2016 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 20, 2016 | No CommentsUltimately Mario Cornejo's “Apocalypse Child” is a mess, with a plot that goes nowhere and offers very little in the way of emotional connection. -
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Creepy” (クリーピー) – 2016 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 20, 2016 | No CommentsAlthough some have hailed "Creepy" as a return to form for horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, his latest still falls short of the brilliance of his past works. -
Geon Kim’s “Keep Going” – 2016 Short Shorts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 11, 2016 | No CommentsGeon Kim's polished work could have easily been shown as part of a longer feature, following the scores of impressive Korean action films in recent years. -
Meniscus asks director Atsushi Funahashi about…NMB48
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 5, 2016 | No CommentsAn unlikely source asked Atsushi Funahashi to direct “Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48,” which made its international premiere in Hong Kong.