DAILY BRIEF: Jul 27, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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    Hunting Rhinos: What Dalian Wanda Saga Says about China

    "Nobody is safe". That was the stark assessment a long-time China watcher gave me while discussing what's happening to one of the country's richest men, Wang Jianlin. BBC

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    Imax Posts Second-Quarter Loss, Revenue Falls

    Box-office disappointments like 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' and 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' pulled down results. The Hollywood Reporter

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    'China's Van Goghs' ('Zhong Guo Fan Gao'): Film Review

    Chinese filmmakers Yu Haibo and Kiki Tianqi Yu probe the angst of a peasant-turned-painter who produces replicas of Van Gogh masterpieces. The Hollywood Reporter

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    Chinese Cinemas Ordered to Give Heavy Play to State Propaganda Film

    Beijing regulators have ordered cinemas to give 45 percent screen share to the Friday opening of a lavish propaganda film celebrating the People’s Liberation Army. The Hollywood Reporter

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    This Horror Film Takes You Into Beijing’s Most Celebrated Haunted House

    As Three years ago, The House That Never Dies broke the opening-day box office record for a Chinese language horror film when it was released, going on to collect RMB407mil (RM258mil) at the box office. Star2