A group of officials, table tennis enthusiasts and community leaders recently gathered to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, with its legacy remaining a powerful testament to the ...

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as an obnoxious, nerdy young 1950s ping-pong hustler who somehow cons everyone around him. It’s flashy, fast, and made with so much talent it’s a ...

A few years ago, when Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet said his next project involved ping pong, people were perplexed. The star had already been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as ...

Timothée Chalamet enjoys a spanking. The Oscar-nominated actor, 30, refused a butt double and willingly got spanked by his “Marty Supreme” co-star Kevin O’Leary in a critical scene in the A24 film.

Safdie goes deep on his terror of table tennis matches and how he pulled them off through choreography, CGI, and Timothée Chalamet's training. “I had ADD, so I ...

In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the film's ping-pong consultant, Diego Schaaf, says he hopes the actor's wild press run "gives the sport the breakthrough it’s deserved." By Lexi Carson ...

Marty Reisman was nicknamed "The Needle" for his slender physique. He dressed well and put on a show. The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme' In the 1940s and '50s, ...

In the 1940s and '50s, New York City table tennis was a gritty subculture full of misfits, gamblers, doctors, actors, students and more. They competed, bet on the game or both at all-night spots like ...

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