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Is Brokeback Mountain really the queer story we need right now?

There’s much to love about this new stage adaptation but surely it’s time for bolder queer narratives, says Jason Okundaye

Evening Standard

The cuddling cowboys ride again! Saddle up as Brokeback Mountain is staged with songs

As the two hard-loving herders from the 2005 Oscar-winner get back on their horses, the team behind a new musical version talk about fear, regret – and the tragic power of forbidden desire

The Guardian - UK

7 best new to Prime Video movies that are 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

April 2023 sees 7 new to Prime Video movies with critical acclaim that are worthy additions to any watchlist.

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Brokeback Mountain to be adapted as West End play starring Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges

Stage production will run for a limited season in London between May and August 2023

The Independent UK

Looking back at when Michelle Yeoh wrote for the Evening Standard

In 2012 Yeoh wrote this short piece for the Standard about her experiences on hit film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Evening Standard

Michelle Yeoh: Miss Malaysia, stunt legend, Bond Girl – her filmworthy journey to the Oscars

The renowned actor and action movie star just won the Oscar for Best Actress. Annabel Nugent looks at the extraordinary career that has brought Yeoh to this point

The Independent UK

Michelle Yeoh: Miss Malaysia, stunt legend, Bond Girl – her filmworthy journey to the Oscars

Following a successful awards season so far, the renowned actor and action movie star is up for an Oscar. Annabel Nugent looks at the extraordinary career that has brought Yeoh to this point

The Independent UK

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5 Oscar winners of Asian descent you might not have known

This year's Oscar nominations have brought recognition to numerous film artists of Asian descent. If any of them win (it's Michelle Yeoh's time, surely?), they'll join a small, distinguished coterie. The Academy Awards' history of winners of Asian descent goes back many decades, and while you may recognize recent names…

Tribune News Service

Oscar nominations for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ mark long-overdue progress for Asian representation

Regardless of the results at Sunday’s ceremony, the 2023 Oscars made history for Asian representation, largely on the strength of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Tribune News Service

How the Asian wave at the 2023 Oscars could diversify the Asian stories told on screen

Ke Huy Quan, his voice trembling with emotion, accepted his best supporting actor award from the Screen Actors Guild on Feb. 26 with a moving speech. "When I stepped away from acting, it was because there were so few opportunities," he said. "And now, tonight, here we are, celebrating James…

Tribune News Service

The 10 most baffling Oscar victories

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong heirs talk legacy, roles for Asians

Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, and Anna May Wong's niece, Anna Wong, had never met before doing a recent joint interview with The Associated Press

The Independent UK

'Crouching Tiger' brings back beauty, exhilaration and a never-better Michelle Yeoh

It begins with a plaintive cello solo, followed by a crashing of drums: Serene melancholy yields to pulse-quickening excitement. Right from the start, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is built on a series of tensions that director Ang Lee is in no hurry to resolve. He eases us into a lost…

Los Angeles Times

The 10 most baffling Oscar wins

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

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Anti-war Film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Tops BAFTA Nominations

"All Quiet on the Western Front" on Thursday tied as the most-nominated foreign language film in British cinema history, receiving 14 nods for glory at the upcoming BAFTA awards. German director Edward Berger's anti-war movie ties with Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which won the same number of nominations…

The Independent UK

Ang Lee cast his son Mason Lee as Bruce Lee in new biopic

Mason has been training for the project for the last three years in Asia

The Guardian - US

Ang Lee casts son Mason to play Bruce Lee in biopic

The Oscar-winning director’s 32-year-old son has been training for three years for the role

Inverse

45 Years Ago, Marvel’s strongest superhero changed the course of TV history

Kenneth Johnson, the man who brought the Hulk to television, revisits the show (and his weirdest argument with Stan Lee) on its 45th anniversary.

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The Guardian - UK

Get stuffed: TV, art, books and more devoted to food, glorious food

From music extolling the virtues of red beets to chilli-based larks, our critics select culture to make you salivate

ABC News

Amid China's military and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan turns to films and games to reconnect with the world

For years, Beijing has tried to isolate Taiwan from the world through military threats and dollar diplomacy, but the self-governed island is finding ways to reconnect with the world.

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz: If you think the CGI on a Marvel movie isn’t up to snuff, don’t blame the VFX artists. Blame their terrible working conditions

Visual effects technology has become enormously sophisticated in recent decades. And yet the VFX industry itself is in a tough spot. It’s not uncommon for visual effects artists to put in up to 100-hour work weeks to meet a studio’s deadline and accommodate last-minute changes.

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought I looked beautiful’ – how we made The Incredible Hulk

‘I had to put on four coats of green paint, standing there in my green underwear for three and a half hours with my arms out in crucifixion pose’

The Independent UK

Everything we know about Joe Alwyn, from the actor’s background and career, to his personal life

While his relationship with Taylor Swift may have sparked interest in this British talent, his leading role in ‘Conversations with Friends’ has taken his career to new heights. Inga Parkel takes a deep dive into his past and present

The Guardian - UK

Joe Alwyn on Conversations With Friends and sex scenes: ‘They’re like filming fights – quite mechanical’

He’s about to make you swoon in the new adaptation of the Sally Rooney blockbuster. The actor talks about earning the author’s seal of approval and winning a Grammy alongside Taylor Swift

The Independent UK

Eric Bana: ‘I wouldn’t have wanted to be James Bond – it would have been too much fame for my head’

The star of ‘Troy’, ‘Hulk’ and ‘Munich’ talks to Sam Moore about his breakout performance in ‘Chopper’, having nothing to prove to Hollywood and why he wouldn’t want to play James Bond

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