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San Francisco-set "Josephine" makes Bay Area premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

The San Francisco-set drama “Josephine,” starring Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and 10-year-old newcomer Mason Reeves, made its Bay Area premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival. The Sundance award winner, inspired by director Beth de Araújo’s childhood experience in Golden Gate Park, is now...

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Russia glosses over Stalin-era repression in reinvented museum

In a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquillity of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union. The museum – set up to commemorate the “genocide of the Soviet people” – has elbowed out the...

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Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival to feature extended hours, 10% more booths

The annual Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival in late October will extend its opening hours until 1am on two nights and feature 10 per cent more booths, with the Tourism Board rolling out a gourmet month throughout November to boost visitor spending and encourage longer stays. Organised by the board...

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