DAILY BRIEF: Dec 13, 2018

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  China’s Bona Film Boards Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘A Dog’s Way Home’

  China’s Bona Film Group is co-financing Brad Pitt space adventure “Ad Astra,” one of several films in a strong slate of international movies the company plans to release in the Middle Kingdom over the next year. Variety

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  China Box Office: 'Aquaman' Swims Past Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor And The X-Men

  Now that I’ve actually seen the movie, I can confirm that James Wan’s Aquaman is indeed 20,000 leagues over the top. It’s a sprawling, fantastical and gloriously bonkers IMAX-friendly spectacle that gives you lots of movie in its 142-minute running time. Forbes

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  'The People's Republic Of Desire': Truths And Half-Truths About China's Live Streaming

  As a former professional live streamer in China, it has been almost comical, albeit a bit disheartening, to see the trite reviews coming out about the new award-winning documentary “The People’s Republic of Desire” which follows the lives of two live streamers on the Chinese platform YY . Forbes

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  Chinese Filmmakers Urged to Tap Foreign Markets

  A senior radio and television official urged Chinese documentary film producers and trade bodies to further expand exchanges and cooperation with their foreign counterparts to promote cultural exchange. China.org

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  Film to Mark Reform and Opening-up Set for Release

  'Running to the Spring,' a film selected to mark the 40th anniversary of the launch of China’s reform and opening-up, premiered in Beijing, will be shown in cinemas all over the country from Dec 14. China Daily