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'Shang Tsung' Actor Dies — His Most Badass Roles; Mortal Kombat Isn't #1

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat, has died at 75. His most iconic performances included Oscar winners, Bond films, and beloved Disney classics.

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'The Last Emperor' and 'Mortal Kombat' star Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dies aged 75

The prolific actor, best known for playing villains on screen, was discovered by director Bernardo Bertolucci for his film 'The Last Emperor' in 1987. He went on to appear in more than 30 films, including the Mortal Kombat franchise and James Bond film 'License to Kill'.

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Memoirs, myths and Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie’s 10 best books – ranked!

As the author publishes a new story collection, we rate the work that made his name – from his dazzling Booker winner to an account of the 2022 attack that nearly killed him

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Mark Peploe obituary

Screenwriter who won an Oscar for Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and provided the screenplay for Antonioni’s The Passenger

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Mark Peploe, Oscar-winning scriptwriter of The Last Emperor, dies aged 82

Screenwriter, whose 1987 collaboration with Bernardo Bertolucci won nine Oscars, was also known for The Passenger directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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French cinema cancels 'Last Tango in Paris' screening over rape-scene protests

A screening of Last Tango in Paris, which features a rape scene filmed without the consent of actress Maria Schneider, has been canceled at the renowned Cinémathèque française in Paris. The decision came after a wave of criticism from women's rights groups, the cinema announced.

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Joan Chen: ‘I asked to leave Twin Peaks – I was determined to do feature films’

The star of ‘The Last Emperor’ is earning Oscar buzz for her work in the sweet coming-of-age dramedy ‘Dìdi’. She talks to Annabel Nugent about her career regrets, why she loved working with Bernardo Bertolucci, and David Lynch’s response to her request to exit his celebrated murder mystery series

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In Donald Sutherland’s 1970s career, the personal and political met in European ‘auteur’ films

Younger generations today mainly knew Donald Sutherland in his grizzled paternalistic roles, by turns loveable (as in Pride and Prejudice) or hateful (as in The Hunger Games).

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‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life

Shortly before his death this year, the iconic Japanese composer worked on mixed-reality concert, Kagami – featuring new music, 48 cameras and magic glasses for the audience

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‘Truly unwatchable’: writers on their toughest scenes of movie violence

For the return of the gory Saw franchise, Guardian writers remember the hardest scenes of big screen violence they’ve had to endure

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'Opus,' the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival

Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing 20 of his compositions

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The Dreamers star Louis Garrel: ‘In France we don’t have the same passion for acting’

The ‘Little Women’ and ‘Redoubtable’ actor talks to Adam White about the autobiographical elements of his new film ‘The Innocent’, why he feels so square and how he’s ‘the most anxious French guy you can meet’

The Independent UK

Film show: Looking ahead to the 76th Cannes Film Festival

Film critic Lisa Nesselson flags up some of the headliners at this year's cinematic feast at Cannes, as new features from Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Glazer, Todd Haynes and Wes Anderson are set to premiere at the festival. We take a closer look at last year's winner of the Camera d'Or…

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‘I was projected as the sweet American girl next door. It wasn’t me’: Molly Ringwald bites back

Hollywood success in the 80s was so unpleasant that Ringwald moved to France. Since then she has made a jazz album, written a novel and translated a memoir about Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan’s master of electronic music

A prolific solo artist and composer who worked with musicians from Bowie to Madonna, Sakamoto refused to stay within the confines of one genre

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores

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Last Tango in Paris at 50: Bertolucci’s controversial drama remains troubling

The Italian director’s knotty drama remains a much-discussed provocation, a film filled with lyrical beauty but also repulsive cruelty

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I’m not stoned, I’m just writing an opera! Colm Tóibín on how he got diva fever

From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry James

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Jean-Louis Trintignant: French new wave legend who became a global star

Trintignant’s glittering career took off with ‘A Man and a Woman’, after which he became a sought-after actor across many genres

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Jean-Louis Trintignant obituary

Leading actor of the French New Wave whose prolific career included roles in A Man and a Woman, Z and Amour

France 24

French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91

French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant has died at home early Friday in the Gard region of southern France at the age of 91. In 160 roles over a glittering 60-year career, the actor’s subtle, powerful performances and distinctive voice left an indelible mark on French and European cinema.

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Carlo Ancelotti: the secret ringer who patched up Pasolini and Bertolucci

The legendary Italian filmmakers had fallen out but a football match between their respective projects Salò and Novecento brought them back together

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