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Martin Scorsese, the Coen brothers were fans: unique New York video rental shop recalled in documentary Kim’s Video

An immigrant who settled in New York in 1979, Kim was immediately captivated by the city’s cultural openness, which led him to open a video rental shop. Kim Yong-man, former …

Chinese-American actress Joan Chen on becoming a film star, working on Twin Peaks and The Last Emperor, and ageism in the industry

by Haddis Thomas

Scouted as a 14-year-old girl in Shanghai, Chen’s path could have been very different. “I remember thinking that if I could leave high school then I wouldn’t be assigned to …

What Tony Leung Chiu-wai learned about acting from directors including John Woo, Ang Lee and Wong Kar-wai, such as why it is ‘like tai chi’

by Haddis Thomas

Here we look at what Leung has said he learned from some of the directors he has worked with. Leung in a still from The Goldfinger, for which he has …