China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Retains Top Spot Over Quiet Post-Holiday...
(Variety) Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” held onto first place at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 16–18 frame, pulling in RMB62.5 million ($9.3 million)...
View ArticleFilms vie for Golden Rooster glory
(China Daily) The 39th China Film Golden Rooster Awards announced nominations in 20 categories in Beijing on Monday, with Dead to Rights and Blades of the Guardians leading the race with seven...
View ArticleBox Office Boom for China’s Women Directors Feeds New Parallax Films Pickups...
(Variety) Three filmmakers at the forefront of China’s women-led cinema boom – Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan – have new titles on the slate of sales agent Parallax Films, which shopped them to...
View ArticleChildren's musical strikes a chord on the big screen
(China Daily) A choir of village girls is ready to strike a chord with moviegoers as Unbound Voices, a children's musical film about finding confidence through song, prepares to open in China on Oct...
View ArticleBusan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers...
(Variety) The Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political firestorm over a Korean box office hit...
View ArticleAcrobatics takes a leap
(China Daily) At 23, Cao Wenhao has spent most of his life learning how to fly, tumble, and balance onstage. Born into a family of acrobats in Jining, Shandong province, he began training at age 6,...
View ArticleEdward Zhang, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey Star in China-U.S. WWII Spy Series...
(Variety) World War II espionage drama “Operation Doolittle,” a China-U.S. co-production starring Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey was at the Busan International Film Festival‘s Asian...
View ArticleSan Francisco Opera seeks China staging for The Monkey King
(China Daily) As technology and trade dominate headlines about US-China relations, San Francisco Opera is working to bring its production of The Monkey King to China, building on cultural connections...
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