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Dìdi review: A subtle, sweet Y2K coming-of-ager that understands the horror of Myspace
The Independent· 3 hours agoDìdi was made for people who shiver with panic at the sound of AOL Instant Messenger’s creaking door...
Film round-up: August 1, 2024
Morning Star· 5 hours agoLoosely inspired by his own teenage years and shot in his hometown of Fremont, writer-director Sean Wang’s impressive debut feature is charming and moving. It portrays the spikey sibling relationship ...
Joan Chen: ‘I asked to leave Twin Peaks – I was determined to do feature films’
The Independent· 12 hours agoINTERVIEW: The star of ‘The Last Emperor’ is earning Oscar buzz for her work in the sweet...
‘In all those movies about childhood, I never saw someone who looked like me’: Sean Wang on his...
The Guardian· 6 days agoSean Wang is jet-lagged. Wang, 30, has channelled this passion into his debut feature film, Dìdi (弟弟), which means “little brother” in Chinese. The semi-autobiographical tale ...
Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet
The Guardian· 2 days agoFourteen-year-old Chris Wang (Izaac Wang) – “Dìdi” to his Taiwanese-American family, “Wang Wang” to his childhood friends in suburban Fremont, California, “bigwang510” to ...
Autonomous driving unicorn WeRide files for US IPO amid expansion plans in China, overseas
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance UK· 4 days agoWeRide - a Cayman Islands holding company whose operations are mainly conducted by Guangzhou Wenyuan...
Waiting For Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Skiddle· 20 hours agoLucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw star in one of the greatest plays of the 20th century Samuel Becketts masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, dir...
WeRide Files for Biggest US IPO by Chinese Firm Since Didi
Bloomberg· 6 days agoHave a confidential tip for our reporters? Driverless technology startup WeRide Inc. filed for what...
China’s Robotaxi Dreams Spark Economic Anxiety Over AI’s Threat
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance UK· 20 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- On a recent summer night in central China, a couple on a motorcycle swerved in front...
The comeback queen: actor Joan Chen on self-doubt, success, savagings – and a second chance at 63
The Guardian· 11 hours agoJoan Chen is talking about her busier-than-ever work schedule, her face lit up with excitement, when she mentions being “in the winter of my career”. After decades in the film industry, she ...