Sixteen Immanuel Lutheran Church students sat across from empty chairs waiting for world-renowned chess grandmaster Timur Gareev to make a move, then go on to the next game. Gareev, 25, looped around ...

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...

The international premiere of The Grandmaster by Chinese director and president of this year’s jury, WONG Kar Wai, will open the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The Grandmaster is an epic ...

“I love martial arts films,” professed Harvey Weinstein Aug. 13 in his intro to the screening of “The Grandmaster” at Gotham’s Regal E-Walk, the 10th film by prolific director Wong Kar Wai about kung ...

Fortissimo Films links up with CJ E&M and Gaga Corporation for release of Wong Kar-wai’s Berlinale-opener, while discussions are underway for distribution rights in India. By Clarence Tsui BERLIN – CJ ...

These old-school legends are still advocating for the grand art they helped shape. Grandmasters Melle-Mel and Grandmaster Caz are working to develop a hip hop hall, an institution to celebrate the ...

He’s not Bruce Lee. He’s not a panda. And he’s not the Karate Kid. He is Ip Man. The master of kung fu, the champion of China and the epitome of “The Grandmaster.” “The Grandmaster” is the story of ...

Angela Lansbury is set to appear on the London stage for the first time in nearly four decades in a new production of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. The 88-year-old Brit will play Madame Arcati, a role ...

The martial arts epic stars Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The film will screen out of competition in Berlin as director Wong is also President of the Jury for the ...