This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In Josh Safdie’s feverish ping-pong epic, Marty (Timothée Chalamet) breaks from his benefactor, pen tycoon Milton ...

Playing "Pong" during the Midwest Gaming Classic trade show at the Baird Center in Milwaukee in 2024. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) The ceiling of the lobby in One Liberty Plaza in New York’s ...

All of the men nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards this year know how to command a scene. But let’s be honest: How many of them can both act and play table tennis? It’s just one, baby. And ...

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Oakland A's catcher Jhonny Pereda is one of many pro athletes who plays ping-pong. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Justine Willard / Athletics / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The ...

There were no idle hands at Sharpa's CES booth. The company's humanoid may have been the busiest bot at show, autonomously playing ping-pong, dealing blackjack games and taking selfies with passersby.

Noted New York Knicks fan Timothee Chalamet is getting quite the acclaim for his new ping pong movie, "Marty Supreme." The movie had a bit of an NBA flare to it, even if it was easy to overlook. There ...

The director Josh Safdie had a personal connection to 1950s players, but he also enlisted professionals to choreograph the action and employed a visual trick. By Esther Zuckerman When Josh Safdie was ...

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 Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet plays a true hustler. The character is one of the world’s greatest table tennis players, and he is willing to do just about anything to prove it – and that means ...