Why there is no end-credits scene in Avengers: Endgame

The directors, Joe and Anthony Russo talk about directing the final episode in the 22-film series. Marvel usually includes a scene during the credits to tease the next instalment, but this time the Russos skipped the tradition.

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How Natalie Portman mused on fame and gun violence by playing a pop star

Portman plays a girl who is injured in a shooting and records a tribute to the victims that makes her a star. The cast and director talk about Sia, celebrity, violence and the media.

Portman plays a girl who is injured in a shooting and records a tribute to the victims that makes her a star. The cast and director talk about Sia, celebrity, violence and the media.

1 May 2019 - 8:00PM
How Natalie Portman mused on fame and gun violence by playing a pop star
Kristen Stewart on stars like Sophie Turner not labelling their sexuality

The 29-year-old actress says she felt a ‘huge responsibility’ to define her sexuality after finding fame in Twilight and is glad younger stars are refusing to do so, but she thinks modern culture still struggles with fluid gender and sexuality.

The 29-year-old actress says she felt a ‘huge responsibility’ to define her sexuality after finding fame in Twilight and is glad younger stars are refusing to do so, but she thinks modern culture still struggles with fluid gender and sexuality.

1 May 2019 - 6:00PM
Kristen Stewart on stars like Sophie Turner not labelling their sexuality
Disco in Japan is back as partygoers celebrate the Heisei imperial era

Many of the clubs that symbolised the fun and excess of Japan’s go-go years eventually closed, but times change – and the strobe lights are coming back on, especially last night when Japanese disco fans celebrated the end of Emperor Akihito’s reign.

Many of the clubs that symbolised the fun and excess of Japan’s go-go years eventually closed, but times change – and the strobe lights are coming back on, especially last night when Japanese disco fans celebrated the end of Emperor Akihito’s reign.

1 May 2019 - 3:43PM
Disco in Japan is back as partygoers celebrate the Heisei imperial era
Review | The Man Who Feels No Pain: big-hearted Bollywood action fantasy

Action films from Hong Kong and Hollywood get a nod from this Bollywood superhero story. Abhimanyu Dasani dazzles as Surya the superhero, and the obligatory singing and dancing does not take long to emerge.

Action films from Hong Kong and Hollywood get a nod from this Bollywood superhero story. Abhimanyu Dasani dazzles as Surya the superhero, and the obligatory singing and dancing does not take long to emerge.

1 May 2019 - 8:37PM
The Man Who Feels No Pain: big-hearted Bollywood action fantasy
Hong Kong could be world’s greenest city, says extreme explorer

Canadian extreme explorer, Discovery Channel presenter and sustainability advocate Ryan Pyle was in Hong Kong to give a talk on environmentalism at City University.

1 May 2019 - 5:00AM
BTS members Jimin and Jungkook are most powerful K-pop brands

Jimin edged out 987 K-pop singers to top the monthly domestic reputation index for April. Jungkook was ranked second, and all BTS members finished in the top 10 for this month.

Jimin edged out 987 K-pop singers to top the monthly domestic reputation index for April. Jungkook was ranked second, and all BTS members finished in the top 10 for this month.

1 May 2019 - 1:00AM
BTS members Jimin and Jungkook are most powerful K-pop brands
More Chinese films to be shot for IMAX after Avengers success

Chinese film-goers are set to enjoy more home-grown films shot with IMAX cameras – just like those used to shoot the Marvel Comics superhero film Avengers: Endgame.

Chinese film-goers are set to enjoy more home-grown films shot with IMAX cameras – just like those used to shoot the Marvel Comics superhero film Avengers: Endgame.

1 May 2019 - 1:00PM
More Chinese films to be shot for IMAX after Avengers success
Kung fu festival to show why America fell in love with martial arts films

Old School Kung Fu Fest in New York takes place on May 3-4, and plans to celebrate the fun that’s always existed in martial arts films. It will show seven in total, opening with Sonny Chiba’s 1976 Dragon Princess, but the other six will be mystery screenings.

Old School Kung Fu Fest in New York takes place on May 3-4, and plans to celebrate the fun that’s always existed in martial arts films. It will show seven in total, opening with Sonny Chiba’s 1976 Dragon Princess, but the other six will be mystery screenings.

30 Apr 2019 - 8:00PM
Kung fu festival to show why America fell in love with martial arts films
Review | Girls of the Sun: Golshifteh Farahani fights ISIS in rousing war movie

Directed by Eva Husson, Girls of the Sun celebrates the indomitable female spirit as it follows an all-female battalion in the Kurdish army who fought against the Islamic extremists of ISIS.

Directed by Eva Husson, Girls of the Sun celebrates the indomitable female spirit as it follows an all-female battalion in the Kurdish army who fought against the Islamic extremists of ISIS.

30 Apr 2019 - 3:00PM
Girls of the Sun: Golshifteh Farahani fights ISIS in rousing war movie
New Blackpink video banned from TV, album photos criticised

Korean media reports say television station KBS has banned the K-pop girl band’s video for violating the country’s Road Traffic Act. Photo cards of Blackpink members with bruised faces also angered fans as it glorified physical abuse.

Korean media reports say television station KBS has banned the K-pop girl band’s video for violating the country’s Road Traffic Act. Photo cards of Blackpink members with bruised faces also angered fans as it glorified physical abuse.

30 Apr 2019 - 5:23AM
New Blackpink video banned from TV, album photos criticised
The US’ top 25 best selling singles of all time – guess who won

The singles are mainly pop songs, and Eminem and Katy Perry are the most popular with three each in the chart. Only one song in the group was released before 2000, Elton John’s Candle in the Wind 1997.

The singles are mainly pop songs, and Eminem and Katy Perry are the most popular with three each in the chart. Only one song in the group was released before 2000, Elton John’s Candle in the Wind 1997.

29 Apr 2019 - 11:11PM
The US’ top 25 best selling singles of all time – guess who won
Rapper Anderson .Paak talks about his latest album, Ventura

.Paak talks about life in Los Angeles, touring and being confident in what he does. Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside .Paak’s clothes store and his friend Mac Miller died recently.

.Paak talks about life in Los Angeles, touring and being confident in what he does. Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside .Paak’s clothes store and his friend Mac Miller died recently.

29 Apr 2019 - 7:56PM
Rapper Anderson .Paak talks about his latest album, Ventura
Locke is Tom Hardy’s gripping, experimental one-man show

Over 85 tense, moving minutes, the film focuses on just one man, alone in his car, driving away from his life during a long, dark night of the soul. Hardy is the only character on screen, and is fantastic, speaking in a pedantic Welsh accent that fits Locke perfectly.

Over 85 tense, moving minutes, the film focuses on just one man, alone in his car, driving away from his life during a long, dark night of the soul. Hardy is the only character on screen, and is fantastic, speaking in a pedantic Welsh accent that fits Locke perfectly.

27 Apr 2019 - 9:00PM
Locke is Tom Hardy’s gripping, experimental one-man show
The Cranberries on Dolores O’Riordan’s parting gift that led to new album

The Irish band’s eighth and final album In the End is fashioned from demo vocals O’Riordan recorded before her January 2018 death. ‘You’d never know all the members of the band weren’t in the same room,’ said one music executive.

The Irish band’s eighth and final album In the End is fashioned from demo vocals O’Riordan recorded before her January 2018 death. ‘You’d never know all the members of the band weren’t in the same room,’ said one music executive.

28 Apr 2019 - 7:14PM
The Cranberries on Dolores O’Riordan’s parting gift that led to new album
‘Fiji Water girl’ photobombs her way to White House correspondents’ dinner

Model-actress Kelleth Cuthbert, who rose to fame serving water at Golden Globes red carpet, will attend prominent media event as a guest.

Model-actress Kelleth Cuthbert, who rose to fame serving water at Golden Globes red carpet, will attend prominent media event as a guest.

27 Apr 2019 - 2:07AM
‘Fiji Water girl’ photobombs her way to White House correspondents’ dinner
These hot new Asia nightclubs are redefining what it means to party

Marquee in Singapore features a 30-metre-tall Ferris wheel, Ce La Vi is the highest rooftop lounge in Taiwan, and Zouk Genting in Malaysia has a social gaming lounge. And they’re not all the new venues offering something different.

Marquee in Singapore features a 30-metre-tall Ferris wheel, Ce La Vi is the highest rooftop lounge in Taiwan, and Zouk Genting in Malaysia has a social gaming lounge. And they’re not all the new venues offering something different.

27 Apr 2019 - 7:58PM
These hot new Asia nightclubs are redefining what it means to party
K-pop star Seungri arranged prostitutes for investors, say police

Seungri could face arrest after Korean police examined bank records and phone conversations between Seungri and his business partner. The K-pop singer denies the accusations, saying he was only paying back the hospitality shown to him.

Seungri could face arrest after Korean police examined bank records and phone conversations between Seungri and his business partner. The K-pop singer denies the accusations, saying he was only paying back the hospitality shown to him.

26 Apr 2019 - 1:13PM
K-pop star Seungri arranged prostitutes for investors, say police
K-pop band NCT 127 follow BTS in a bid to break the US

The boy band are in the US to promote their latest album, Superhuman, with a tour and TV appearances. They have already recorded a music video with Jason Derulo and would like to work with other stars.

The boy band are in the US to promote their latest album, Superhuman, with a tour and TV appearances. They have already recorded a music video with Jason Derulo and would like to work with other stars.

26 Apr 2019 - 2:15AM
K-pop band NCT 127 follow BTS in a bid to break the US
Go Back to China: Emily Ting’s semi-autobiographical new film

The Los Angeles-based director and producer recalls how being pushed into the family’s toymaking business in Hong Kong put her moviemaking dreams on hold – but not for too long.

The Los Angeles-based director and producer recalls how being pushed into the family’s toymaking business in Hong Kong put her moviemaking dreams on hold – but not for too long.

25 Apr 2019 - 6:00PM
Go Back to China: Emily Ting’s semi-autobiographical new film