Tributes after death of former councillor who served the public for three decades

Vivienne Chow After a film career spanning more than three decades, production-costume-art designer Tim Yip has achieved plenty, including winning an Oscar and a BAFTA award. But he is only now launching his most uncompromising production, which he calls a “living film project,” and which he hopes will challenge the tradition of cinema.“I want to make a film that is infinitely long,” Yip told Variety.

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong’s ongoing anti-COVID restrictions are forecast to cost the city’s cinemas HK$1.5 billion ($192 million) in lost box office receipts and cause the unemployment of thousands of people in the cinema business.The Hong Kong Theatres Association, which represents the city’s cinema operators, says that the damage to the industry in 2022 will be worse than in the past two years.Cinemas have been ordered to remain closes from Jan. 7 until at least April 20, 2022 (a minimum of 104 days) reflecting the course of the virus’ fifth wave in the city, which has turned out to be by far the most deadly.Hong Kong cinema are certain to lose both the Lunar New Year and the Easter holiday seasons, two of the peak viewing periods.

Nina Dobrev, 33, was nearly unrecognizable in a series of new snapshots. The 33-year-old Vampire Diaries alum covered her entire face and body in clay while enjoying a relaxing day at the spa. Nina showed off her flawless physique in a simple white bikini while happily posing for photos.

Pete Davidson was spotted drenched in prop blood on the set of his new film on Monday, and appeared to be in good spirits as he smiled for photographers.The 28-year-old castmember was seen covered nearly head-to-toe in fake gore as he stood outside for a smoke break on the set of, his upcoming horror project from director James DeMonaco.Decked out in a long-sleeved white shirt and beige scrub pants, Davidson beamed and even gave photographers a thumbs up while enjoying a break during production on the New Jersey set.In the film, Davidson stars as Max, a young man who works at a retirement home who slowly discovers a sinister secret among the caretakers and the elderly residents.His work on the film and scheduling conflicts are reportedly the main reason Davidson has been absent from over the past few weeks.The bloody set photos come one day after it was announced that Davidson would be heading to space on Blue Origin's fourth human flight alongside five other travelers. Jeff Bezos' company announced on Monday that the comic would be a part of the upcoming NS-20 flight on March 23.The news of the flight comes amid ongoing drama between Davidson and Kanye «Ye» West, the estranged husband of the comedian's current girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. As West and Kardashian continue with their contentious divorce, the rapper has lashed out at Davidson multiple times on social media and in new music videos. For the latest news on the on-going drama, check out the video below.

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram Tuesday to share some adorable videos of her son, who she calls «Papa Bear,» playing a little game of peek-a-boo with his mom. In the cute clips, the little one is sitting in a stroller when Minaj attempts to get his attention.«I see you. I see you,» the 39-year-old rapper coos.At first it seems like Papa, who is wearing a little red beanie on his head, is ignoring his mother, but before long he holds up a blanket in front of his face and brings it down when Minaj says «peek-a-boo.»The adorable back-and-forth continues as Minaj points the camera to her husband, Kenneth Petty, who can't help but point out the resemblance between Papa and the rapper, whose real name is Onika Maraj.«Aye,» the one-year-old mumbles, while looking at his dad.«He's saying what you doing,» Minaj tells her husband, who is standing on a set of rocks, some feet away from the pair.«I'm coming down right now, looking like Onika.

2022 Oscars was officially released last week. And while the scope of awards season has changed pretty dramatically over the last few years, the talent and unique storytelling present in this year's pack of nominees is perhaps more impressive now than ever before. Leading the way for Oscar favorites is Netflix's which racked up12 total nominations including those in major categories like Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and supporting acting nods for Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

After two seasons of critically acclaimed hilarity, a new season of HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is on the horizon.

Betway has discovered 10 A-list celebs who still don’t have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Let’s take a look:

No more rose-colored glasses. Lauren Bushnell has mixed feelings about Clayton Echard’s messy Bachelor finale after having a complicated experience on season 20 of the series.

Emmerdale writer Sharon Marshall has revealed that the ITV soap considered keeping murderer Meena Jutla on screen ahead of the character's "satisfying ending". Speaking on This Morning, Sharon, 50, teased details about the Meena storyline and said that writers realistically couldn't keep the village murderer on the ITV soap as she has committed 25 crimes. During the soap segment, Phillip Schofield said: "You say: 'Can she get away with it?' and obviously that will be the question, but didn't you have a little analysis at work?" To which Sharon then admitted: "Yeah, I was just telling you this.

Owen Hargreaves has questioned Manchester United's tactics after Atletico Madrid knocked his old side out of the Champions League.

As The Walt Disney Company employees planned walkouts today over “the lack of compassion and advocacy” from the company in regard to its LGTBQIA+ workers and their rights, especially where Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill is concerned, Disney-owned Marvel Studios posted a statement to Twitter strongly denouncing “any and ALL legislation that infringes on the basic human rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.”

Pablo Schreiber hits the red carpet next to a lot of his co-stars for the premiere of HALO during the 2022 SXSW Festival held at The Paramount Theatre on Monday (March 14) in Austin, Texas.

The WGA West is calling on Hollywood to reconsider filming in Florida if Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed by the state’s legislature last week.

action series “Lethal Weapon,” and, as he mentioned, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in 2013. “I don’t really have a preference [between TV and movies]. I think it just depends on the project,” he said.

Reality romance! Vanderpump Rules star James Kennedy is dating Ally Lewber, Us Weekly can confirm.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot and KISS have been announced as headliners for this year’s Louder Than Life festival.The event, known as the world’s largest rock ‘n’ roll whiskey festival, takes place at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center In Louisville, Kentucky, between September 22-25. You can get tickets here.Other names on the massive line-up include: Bring Me The Horizon, Yungblud, Shinedown, Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains, Alice Cooper, Incubus, Evanescence, Lamb Of God, Tenacious D, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Mastodon, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless and many more.“This is how you do festivals right,” Slipknot’s Clown said of the event.

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has shared that he has 18 songs written for the band’s next album.In an interview with Australia’s May The Rock Be With You he said he’d used some of the downtime he had because of the coronavirus pandemic to work on new music. Watch the full interview below.“I’ve just written 18 songs,” Rossdale said. “And we start [in the studio] on Monday with a producer.

Sasha Urban editorIt’s not easy putting on the green. The Muppets have been added to this season of ABC’s reality competition “Holey Moley,” the network announced Tuesday. It’s part of the Alphabet net’s Spring unscripted series lineup, with three shows set to premiere May 3.Season 4 of “Holey Moley,” the mini-golf competition show executive produced by Steph Curry, will air at 8 p.m.

Mike Kaplan has exited as program director at KROQ, the station he revamped after joining in 2020 — to disastrous results. The senior VP of programming at Audacy (formerly Entercom) and brand manager for New York alternative outlet WNYL joined the company after its 2017 acquisition and subsequent revamp of the former CBS Radio chain.

Benidorm legend Sheila Reid is virtually unrecognisable in resurfaced snaps from early in her career.The 84 year old has made a huge name for herself during her decade-long run on the ITV sitcom thanks to her role as the head of the Garvey family, Madge, who was never seen without a cigarette in hand. And Sheila certainly looks worlds away from the iconic role in glamorous throwback images from the sixties and seventies.

Hallmark Channel is keeping their favorite stars around for more projects, inking several exclusive deals over the past few weeks.

pic.twitter.com/hZHGc10BzhLast week, Chapek and Disney leadership faced both internal and external backlash following the leak of the CEO’s internal memo to employees explaining its decision not to speak out publicly against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.While Chapek wrote that he and the rest of Disney leadership “unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” he also said that “corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds.

Manchester United supporters are predicting that Erik ten Hag might have taken a step closer to the Old Trafford dugout after Ajax were eliminated from the Champions League.

Ralf Rangnick accused the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic of making it 'easy' for Atletico Madrid to waste time in their Champions League victory over Manchester United.

Diego Simeone insists he didn't realise he'd been pelted with bottles as he raced down the Old Trafford touchline after his Atletico Madrid side had knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League.

Vanessa Hudgens, 33, is getting a lot of attention for her latest Instagram pics! The actress shared a post full of new pics and video that she took during her recent trip to Paris and they’re truly epic. In one of the most eye-catching ones, the beauty wore a black sheer long-sleeved mesh dress with sequins that let her black bikini top and bottoms peek through.

Rumors continue to swirl about Vanderpump Rules stars Katie Maloney, 35, and Tom Schwartz, 39, calling it quits, but they were spotted at the same party this weekend at TomTom. The couple, who wed on the Bravo show in 2016 and made their union official in 2019, were spotted in Instagram photos of TV producer and writer Phoebe Fisher for her birthday, causing fans to wonder if break-up speculation was merely just speculation.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCourteney Cox knows a thing or two about sitcoms. She shot to fame as Monica Geller on the iconic “Friends” and starred for six seasons on “Cougar Town.”It’s no surprise she gets pitched a lot of half-hour comedies.

What’s your worst nightmare of going on a date with someone you meet online? Because there’s a good chance it’s exactly what happened to a man in New York City last month.

Kelis’ husband, photographer Mike Mora, has died at the age of 37. The news was confirmed overnight by the singer's management.

After keeping the circle and the safety protocols tight for over a year, the top levels of the White House has tested positive for Covid-19.

Angela Bassett‘s character Sargeant Athena Grant is headed over to franchise spin-off series Lone Star for a special crossover episode airing on March 21 via Fox. Lone Star airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox following 9-1-1‘s spring premiere an hour prior.