Hong Kong Film Festival Sets Comeback in Summer, After COVID Delay

Danica Patrick is opening up about the health horrors she has gone through for the past two years.

Danica Patrick revealed that she has removedher breast implants this week after suffering from what she believed to be breast implant illness.In a lengthy Instagram post the former professional racing driver, 40, detailed how her implants have deteriorated her health, saying that in 2020, 'the wheels came off.''I had cycle irregularity, gained more weight, my hair wasn’t looking healthy at all and my face was a different shape (weird I know),' she wrote. Recovering:Danica Patrick revealed that she has removed her breast implants this week after suffering from what she believed to be breast implant illnessDanica explained that after getting her implants in 2014, she decided to take them out on Wednesday.

Sharing her story. Nearly eight years after Danica Patrick got breast implants, she had them removed after experiencing strange symptoms.

Nearly 35 years after the original Dirty Dancing hit theaters, a new sequel is in the works, with Jennifer Grey slated to return.Lionsgate made the announcement during their CinemaCon presentation on Thursday evening, via EW.While no further details were given, a voiceover during the presentation simply said, 'Jennifer Grey returns to Kellerman's in the next chapter,' with Kellerman's the upscale Catskills resort where the original 1987 classic was set. Sequel:Nearly 35 years after the original Dirty Dancing hit theaters, a new sequel is in the works, with Jennifer Grey slated to return Baby returns:While no further details were given, a voiceover during the presentation simply said, 'Jennifer Grey returns to Kellerman's in the next chapter,' with Kellerman's the upscale Catskills resort where the original 1987 classic was setThe original movie followed Grey's character, Frances 'Baby' Houseman, who spends the summer of 1963 at Kellerman's with her family.During her stay, she starts falling for the resort's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, played by the late great Patrick Swayze, who passed away from stage IV pancreatic cancer in 2009 at 57 years of age.The film also starred Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Kelly Bishop, Jane Brucker, Lonny Price and Wayne Knight.

Nobody can keep Baby in the corner.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Decision to Leave,” the detective mystery by Korean director Park Chan-wook that will debut in competition in Cannes next month, is to be given theatrical releases in the U.S. and U.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean cinema technology firm CJ 4DPlex has struck a deal with Thailand’s Major Cineplex, to open a ScreenX Premium Large Format auditorium at Major’s multiplex at Siam Paragon in Bangkok.ScreenX is a multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270-degree field of view, created by using the side walls of the theater. Some 363 ScreenX auditoriums have been installed at cinemas in 38 countries.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPeter Luo’s Stars Collective has optioned the rights to acclaimed Chinese novelist and screenwriter Tong Hua’s best-selling sci-fi fantasy novel series “The Memory Lost in Space” and will adapt the story into both an English language television series and feature film.A story told over four book installments, the first of which debuted in 2017, “The Memory Lost in Space” is set in the distant future, with humans forced into an exodus to the edge of the galaxy after the depletion and destruction of Earth’s energy and habitat. Humans resort to genetic modification to stay strong but this creates new diseases and conflict between pure-breeds and those modified.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNew York-headquartered documentary distributor Icarus Films has picked up all North American rights to Hong Kong protest film “Blue Island.” The film plays this week at the HotDocs Documentary Festival in Toronto, Canada.Directed by Chan Tze Woon (“Yellowing”), the film confronts the large-scale protests in Hong Kong, describing events through a mix of documentary footage and filmed reenactments. The distributor has not yet elaborated release plans, but says that it is taking booking requests from museums, arts organizations, film festivals and theaters across North America.“A new wave of young people took back the streets, as one generation after another has done throughout Hong Kong’s history.

A knifeman slashed his partner's son to the face when he kicked down the door after turning up to visit his mum. David Bradley, 57, left the man with potentially life-threatening injuries after grabbing a kitchen knife and stabbing him to the face.

Jennifer Grey is sharing intimate secrets from her life in new memoir Out of the Corner, the title referencing her iconic line from “Dirty Dancing”, when Patrick Swayze’s character defiantly declared, “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers are reportedly broken up for a second time.A source close to the former couple, 30 and 38, told E! Newsthat the actress is 'done' after trying to make their rekindled romance work.It comes after the two ended their engagement earlier this year but then attempted a reconciliation. Another breakup: Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers are reportedly broken up for a second timeAn insider told the publication, 'Shailene tried to give it another shot and was spending time with Aaron but she quickly saw that everything was on his terms and nothing was going to change.'There was no reason to continue and she's done with it again,' the source explained.

Best buddies Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon headed to the golf course over the weekend.

Cat Deeley and her family moved back to London at the beginning of the pandemic after living in America for 15 years. A terrifying ordeal that affected her husband Patrick Kielty and their son Milo at a mall triggered the family to return to the UK – but Cat has now revealed she is planning to return to the City of Angels, albeit temporarily.MORE: Cat Deeley recalls her extraordinary first date with Patrick KieltyThe presenter has opened up about her move to the Telegraph, revealing that she is planning to return to LA with her family in tow to host the new series of So You Think You Can Dance, but it will only be during the school summer holidays.WATCH: Cat Deeley shares rare video of sons Milo and James on the farmCat, who has two sons with Patrick, Milo, six, and James, three, also opened up about moving back to the UK in 2020, revealing that they wanted to be "closer to family".RELATED: Cat Deeley's sparkling engagement ring from Patrick Kielty is astonishingREAD: Cat Deeley shares never-before-seen photo from hospital after welcoming son Milo"We wanted the boys to go to school here, not because it's better, just because we understand it more.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCinemas in South Korea received the good news last week that anti-COVID measures, including reduced seating capacity and bans on consumption of food and drink, were to end. But audiences reacted gingerly.“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” led the box office for a second weekend with $1.63 million, a drop of 44% from its opening weekend, and a 12-day cumulative of $6.55 million.

Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment that a callous delivery driver stole a woman's handbag before speeding off in his van... despite the victim's 80-year-old husband holding onto the passenger door.

Johnny Depp described seeing a photo of faeces on his bed days after a fight with Amber Heard as he testified in court. The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHenry Gilroy (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “The Amazing Spiderman” “How to Train Your Dragon”) has joined animated movie project “Young Captain Nemo” as its producer, showrunner, and screenwriter, as producers Rainshine Entertainment and Malaysia’s Animasia broaden out the venture into a movie series franchise.The project, based on the children’s literature franchise “Young Captain Nemo,” was announced last year with Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter and creator of the “Final Destination” movie franchise, adapting the books for the screen.The film will be self-produced by Rainshine, and Animasia, which will both invest from their balance sheets and raise money from a wide variety of investors, instead of going to a large film fund or a streaming platform for finance. The budget was not disclosed.  Casting for the voice actors has begun and major names could be settled within three months, ahead of production of the first film which is expected to begin in the fall of this year.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefYouTube, the Google-owned video streaming platform, has removed the account of John Lee Ka-chiu, the policeman-turned-politician who is poised to take over as Hong Kong’s next leader.All content on Lee’s YouTube page has been removed. In its place is a message that reads: “This account has been terminated for violating Google’s Terms of Service.”Lee’s campaign office said on Wednesday that it had been informed by Google that the removal of the account was in accordance with the company’s compliance with U.S. sanctions.“We find this very regrettable and completely unreasonable, but we think they can’t stop us from spreading our candidate’s message – our campaign’s message – to the public,” said Tam Yiu-chung, head of Lee’s campaign office.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefEndeavor Content has given its backing to high-profile executives Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy as they launch Dreamchaser. The new Sydney-based venture styles itself as Australia’s first full-service film and TV production and distribution studio.Marks is the former head of Nine Entertainment, the TV group that swallowed Fairfax Media and took full ownership of local streamer Stan.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe high-powered APOS entertainment industry conference will return this year as an in-person event after two-years of online-only sessions that were brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, instead of being operated in its usual April slot from a resort hotel complex in Bali, Indonesia, APOS 2022 will run Sept. 27-29 in Singapore.