Paramount Pictures in US$1b deal with China film firms
(Asia Times) Viacom Paramount Pictures has reached a deal for a US$1 billion cash investment from two Chinese film companies, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media, the companies said on Thursday.As...
View ArticleBoonie Bears' 4th sequel to come at the Lunar New Year
(CRI) The latest reboot of the Chinese animation franchise 'Boonie Bear' is to hit theatres on Jan 28, the first day of the Lunar New Year.The "Boonie Bears" film is based on the animated series of the...
View ArticleSci-fi's onscreen surge
(China Daily) In a mass migration to a remote planet, a passenger accidentally wakes up 90 years earlier, discovering he will have to spend the rest of his life alone in a 120-year, nonstop journey.The...
View ArticleLu Han releases new MV
A musical scene from Lu Han's latest MV Skin to SkinSource: Xinhua
View ArticleAngelababy leaves hospital with Huang Xiaoming and newborn son
(Toggle) Two days after Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming's son "Little Sponge" was born on January 17, the new mum soon recovered well enough to leave the hospital.At around four o’clock in the afternoon,...
View ArticleSoft power: China’s Hollywood dreams not just about making money, says media...
(SCMP) China’s top media mogul Li Ruigang said the world’s second largest economy is using its massive market size to influence Hollywood’s way of thinking and how American film studios make movies.“In...
View ArticleMetallica celebrates Hong Kong arrival with songs banned during mainland dates
(SCMP) Hong Kong metalheads showed up in their thousands to witness thrash titans Metallica’s first ever show in the city last night. After greeting a sea of devil’s horns with a hearty “lay ho!”, the...
View ArticleNo More Emoji Acting Please, Angelababy
(CFI) Stars of a Chinese television drama set during the Jin dynasty have been criticized for their poor acting skills in a commentary published Thursday in People’s Daily, a Party-affiliated...
View ArticlePander or Diversify? Hollywood Courts China With ‘The Great Wall’
(NYT) When the trailer for “The Great Wall,” a high-profile China-Hollywood coproduction, was released last year, critics pounced: The scenes of Matt Damon leading a Chinese army into battle seemed...
View ArticleStar sparks lively war of words
(China Daily) The surprising turn of Chinese superstar Jiang Wen in the latest Star Wars movie has sparked a lot of audience interest, and also some unintended controversy.Most actors would jump at a...
View ArticleJackie Chan kept major surgery a secret from family
Jackie Chan has endured so many injuries and risky situations in his illustrious career that he admitted that his loved ones are pretty much used to it by now – but that doesn’t mean they won’t get...
View ArticleChina’s TV Players Look to Boost Profile in Global Programming Marketplace
(Variety) At a time when television’s import-export business is booming, China is eyed by Western media companies as Shangri-La, a market more than double times the size of the U.S. with some 400...
View ArticleChinese animated film nominated for 67th Berlin International Film Festival
(Shanghai Daily) "Have A Nice Day," an animated feature film by Chinese director Liu Jian, is nominated for the coming 67th Berlin International Film Festival, officials announced last night.It is the...
View Article'Bonnie Bears 4' to dominate kids market in holidays
The fourth installment of "Bonnie Bears" franchise is set to sweep the children's market during the Spring Festival.The animated feature "Bonnie Bears: Entangled Worlds," directed by Lin Huida and Lin...
View ArticleBollywood Meets Kung Fu in India China Joint Movie Project
(WSJ) A new film that tries to marry Bollywood beats with Kung Fu moves is set to release next month.“Kung Fu Yoga,” which stars martial-arts legend Jackie Chan in the lead role and lesser known...
View ArticleStills of Angelababy in the “General and I"
Angelababy in "General and I"Source: Xinhua
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