Movies

Amazon plans to use AI to speed up TV and film production

The company plans to launch a closed beta programme in March

'Melania' faces the same obstacles as all documentaries in the streaming era, when many viewers opt to skip theatrical releases for non-fiction movies altogether.

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary opens to US$7 million in theatres

The movie focuses on Melania Trump during the 20 days before Donald Trump’s return to the presidency last year

Mattel's new "Master of the Universe" toy line on display at Nuremberg Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Jan 26, 2026.

Mattel builds He-Man movie buzz with new action figures

The action figures - including He-Man, Skeletor and Evil-Lyn - will retail for about US$25

'Melania' focuses on the 20 days before President Trump’s second inauguration.

‘Melania’ film debuts at a low ebb for documentaries in theatres

‘Melania’ is another example of how the first family has added to its nearly US$7 billion fortune

Sony Pictures will gradually start appearing on Netflix globally later this year as individual territory rights become available, the companies say.

Netflix to stream Sony films globally after debut in cinemas

The deal is worth roughly US$7 billion and runs till 2032, according to sources

At 63, Tony Leung Chiu-wai still reigns as one of cinema's greatest interior actors.
NEW BEGINNINGS

Tony Leung: The art of stillness

In an age of loud heroes, he commands the frame differently

Clarke says back when she was playing Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, she did not really have time to reflect on how the experience felt at all.

Emilia Clarke is done with dragons

The Game of Thrones actress plays a fledgling spy in Ponies, a Cold-War era drama that takes her career in a new direction

Legendary Hong Kong actor Tony Leung makes an appearance in the first BT Luxe issue of 2026.

Welcoming the Year of the Horse

THE new year is finally upon us, and the dried-out Christmas trees just barely discarded are now giving way to scenes of bright orange kumquat trees and pussy willows.

A surge in demand for animated blockbusters has helped lift China’s overall box-office revenue in 2025 by 20% to 51.8 billion yuan.

Disney says ‘Zootopia 2’ is China’s top Hollywood film ever

The film’s breakout performance has turned into a broader cultural moment in the country