From ‘Mulan’ Liu Yifei’s New Film to Metrograph’s Martial/Art Series, Here is What to See in NYC in Jan.

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Lots to see in the first month of 2018! "Mulan" Liu Yifei's new film "Hanson and the Beast," critically acclaimed controversial animation "Have a Nice Day," Michelangelo Antonioni’s Chung Kuo—China, Metrograph's Martial/Art series, and more. Read More

Film Review: ‘Have a Nice Day’

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Here in America we’re lucky to be able to see this unvarnished look at a side of China so seldom revealed, the underbelly last on display on film in Jia Zhangke’s brilliant “A Touch of Sin,” a cinematic cousin to this animated gem. Read More

At Cannes, Jia Zhangke Calls for Relaxation of Chinese Film Law

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China's leading auteur director Jia Zhangke has called on his fellow filmmakers to continue to push for changes to the country’s new film law to ensure independent films make it onto the international stage. Read More

Blacklists are Real, Both for Content and People: Part 4 of the First CFI Guide

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Within 18 months of starting the first China bureau of The Hollywood Reporter in Beijing, CFI editor Jonathan Landreth reported in September 2006 that director Lou Ye was banned from filmmaking in China for five years. Read More