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The Chinese operator of a website selling thousands of pirated Hollywood DVDs has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and fined by a Beijing court. The Motion Picture Assn. said the verdict represents a �milestone� in its efforts to...

The Jackson brothers are to reunite in a program this Sunday, according to news reports Tuesday.     After their brother Michael's sudden death, Jackson 5's other four founding members, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, are planning a reunion in a six-hour A&E...

Zhang Hanyu, who plays Sun Yat-Sen in the upcoming Chinese action thriller "Bodyguards and Assassins", is likely to astound the audience with the question, "Is that really him?"     Still pictures show that the famous actor apparently doesn't look like himself....

They made a name for themselves with small-budget horror films like “The Eye,” and transformed the Asian horror genre with their strong visuals and fast editing. Now, the Pang Brothers have tackled a new genre: a martial arts fantasy full...

Long retired from the Hong Kong entertainment scene, actress Vivian Chow is making a surprising comeback, playing a lesbian in director Ann Hui's latest romantic comedy. A thirteen-year absence from the big screen may have resulted in a nervous start,...

12/6/2009  2:23 AM Last Modified: 12/6/2009  2:23 AM "9 Dragons" is the 15th book Michael Connelly has written by Los Angeles detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch. Those without prior exposure to Bosch will find the novel a good read.

Just when you thought Nanyang Music was as good as dead in Malaysia, one woman resuscitates it with the might of her voice. OOI/The Star Yap, or Yudi as she�s more fondly known, has come a long way since those...

Jean-Philippe Toussaint, a recent Prix Decembre recipient in France, has carved out a niche in pared down, slapstick literary fiction, within which a serious philosophical undertone lurks. In Running Away – the second in Toussaint's "Maria" series to be translated...

Moviegoers can expect an effects-laden comic book-like extravaganza in Storm Warriors...The Storm Warriors are finally thundering into cinemas next week, a full 11 years after Storm Riders , the first movie based on Ma Wing-shing�s best-selling Hong Kong comic Fung...

Astro recently announced that it is offering a new channel, BIO on Channel 731, as part of its Metro Package. Reaching out to over 67 million households worldwide in 23 territories and 10 languages, BIO is the home to the...