Ning Hao, Xu Zheng join hands for new film
(China Daily) Three years after Ning Hao and Xu Zheng made Breakup Buddies, the highest-grossing domestic title of 2014, the two filmmakers have teamed up again for a new comedy.Drug Dealer, starring...
View ArticleAudiences not to blame for poor films
(China Daily) While attending a seminar at the eight-day Shanghai International Film Festival, which started on Saturday, Chinese director Feng Xiaogang suggested the box office success of poorly made...
View ArticleShanghai: Chinese Theater Giant Dadi Takes Stake in Tom Cruise's 'American...
(THR) The Universal film stars Cruise as real-life American pilot and hustler Barry Seal, who ran drugs for Pablo Escobar and was recruited by the CIA for one of the biggest covert operations in...
View Article‘Journey to the West’ still a favorite go-to source for films and TV shows
(Global Times) Classic novel Journey to the West has been adapted so many times and in so many ways in China and overseas that people barely bat an eye when yet another adaptation of the story is...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Our Day Will Come’
(Variety) Uncovering a little known chapter in Hong Kong history, “Our Time Will Come” dramatizes the resistance efforts of indigenous Leftist guerillas during the Japanese occupation from 1941-’44....
View ArticleIs Shanghai’s Film Industry in Terminal Decline?
(CFI) The Shanghai International Film Festival is in full swing, welcoming filmmakers and moviegoers from across the world. Yet in the last few years, the festival’s continued presence has posed a...
View ArticleChina’s horror-film curbs rebound as directors find ways to fill screens with...
(SCMP) Part of the fun of watching horror films about paranormal events is to see humble mortals outwit their ethereal adversaries. With ghost movies in China, that suspense is doubled, as filmmakers...
View ArticleDarren Wang promotes fantasy martial arts action movie in midair
(China Plus) Taiwan model and actor Darren Wang recently went to Shanghai for a photo shoot to promote his new fantasy-style martial arts action movie.As a result of the film, the Legend of The Naga...
View ArticleComing-of-age film courts young viewers
(China Daily) The coming-of-age action drama Fist & Faith recently released a seven-minute trailer — much longer than most of its counterparts — to lure Chinese youth, the country's major...
View ArticleJan Chou and Hannah Quinlivan post first update after birth of son
(Toggle) Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan confirmed the good news that they have welcomed their second child, a son, through a Facebook post in the wee hours of June 21.In his post, the second-time father...
View ArticleNew documentary about orphaned wolf cub dispels misunderstandings about wolves
(Global Times) Wolves have a complex image in China. On one hand, many Chinese find them scary, which is why there are numerous stories about wolves harming people and other animals in traditional...
View ArticleDisney Unveils First Chinese-Language Rom-Com
(CFI) Disney’s Chinese-language film production plans took a step forward this week with the unveiling of their first ever Chinese-language romantic comedy starring Chen Bolin and The Mermaid’s Jelly...
View ArticleWukong is set to be released
Wu Kong is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-action adventure film directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Huang Jianxin, starring Eddie Peng in the title role alongside Ni Ni, Shawn Yue, Oho Ou and Zheng Shuang....
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