Girl dances to beat of a different drum
(China Daily) Taklamakan's Drumbeat, a film produced by Tianshan Mountain Film Studio of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, premiered in Beijing on Monday at the Great Hall of the People.Revolving...
View ArticleBlack-and-white silent films exhibited at Beijing Film Festival
(China Plus) The seventh Beijing International Film Festival will have 500 national and international films to the public, including some old silent films."A String of Pearls" is a black-and-white...
View ArticleHollywood’s New Script: You Can’t Make Movies Without China
(WSJ) February’s premiere of “The Great Wall” showcased the calculated balance between two superpowers.Matt Damon walked the red carpet with his Chinese co-star, Jing Tian. Director Zhang Yimou thanked...
View ArticleMartial arts genre seeks boost with summer film
(China Daily) Viewed as a ground-breaking exploration to revive the struggling martial arts movie genre, the 2014 hit Brotherhood of Blades will see a second installment screened this...
View ArticleHollywood’s Strong Run at China Box Office Set to Continue
(Variety) China’s summer box office is poised to look a lot like the North American releasing schedule, with a raft of Hollywood remakes and franchise installments poised to reach Chinese...
View ArticleTaiwan television host Kevin Tsai promotes directorial debut in Beijing
(China Plus) A famous television host and actor from Taiwan, Kevin Tsai, has recently promoted his directorial debut DIDI's Dreams, a romantic comedy, in Beijing.The two female lead roles are portrayed...
View ArticleAndy Lau back on his feet 3 months after accident
(Toggle) Fans of Andy Lau can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the Heavenly King is well on his way to making a full recovery. He fell from a horse on January 17 while he was filming an...
View ArticleA glimpse of Angelababy’s life at home
(Toggle) Angelababy sent her greetings to her co-stars and fans of Hurry Up, Brother via a special video segment filmed at home last week. The 28-year-old actress showed off her maternal side and could...
View ArticleHK superstar Aaron Kwok holds private wedding
Hong Kong megastar Aaron Kwok and fashion designer Moka Fang held a private wedding ceremony attended by family and friends in Hong Kong on Tuesday.The two held a private and simple ceremony at a...
View Article"Transformers: The Last Knight" to release this summer
(China Plus) The fifth installment of the Hollywood live-action Transformers film series, "Transformers: The Last Knight," will hit the world's screens this summer.Paramount Pictures said at the...
View Article‘Fate of the Furious’ Races Toward China Box Office Success
(Caixin) The latest installment in a street-racing franchise, The Fate of the Furious is breaking box office records in China, and is turbocharged with hopes of becoming the most lucrative film this...
View ArticleHollywood Has 1.4 Billion Reasons to Play Nice With China
(Bloomberg) The gatekeeper of China’s film industry has a few Do’s and Don’ts he’d like to share with Hollywood movie makers. There are 1.4 billion reasons they may want to listen to him.Do partner...
View ArticleChinese mainland movie box office reaches 49.2 billion yuan in 2016
(China Plus) The movie box office sales on the Chinese mainland in 2016 reached 49.2 billion yuan (USD 7.1 billion), according to Jiang Ping, General Manager of China Film Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, China...
View ArticleRevenue of Chinese documentaries exceeds 5.2B yuan
The total investment and the total output value of China's documentary productions in 2016 was 3.47 billion yuan (US$504 million) and over 5.2 billion yuan (US$755 million), a year-on-year increase of...
View ArticleChina’s sci-fi renaissance
(Asia Times) A new conference is looking to explore opportunities in China’s growing science fiction scene. “Science fiction is a reflection of society and if your society is changing like China’s is,...
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