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‘Wolf Warrior 2’ and the Future of Imported Films in China

Aug 21, 2017 / Opinion /

Hollywood is in the midst of negotiating the terms of foreign films’ market access to China. This movie – this particular movie – couldn’t have come at a better time for China. Read More

Live-action ‘Gintama’ Film to Debut in China on September 1

Aug 21, 2017 / News /

The live-action film adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi's action comedy manga has scored a release in the world's second largest film market. Read More

Headlines from China: “Hollywood Lacks Curiosity” Luc Besson Says

Aug 21, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Acclaimed French director Luc Besson recently attended the preview screening of ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ in Beijing to support the film's theatrical opening in China on August 25. Read More

Is Sci-Fi the Next Big Chinese Cultural Export After Kung Fu?

Aug 20, 2017 / People /

While a younger generation of Chinese readers have been voraciously reading stories from around the world for decades, Chinese science fiction has barely begun to seep into Western libraries. But those that have, have done so with resounding success. Read More

How Blockbuster War Movies Capture China’s Changing Nationalism

Aug 19, 2017 / Opinion /

Now the country’s highest-grossing film ever, ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ merges Hollywood-style thrills with state-sanctioned patriotism. Read More

Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ Enters Toronto International Film Festival

Aug 18, 2017 / News /

Acclaimed Chinese director's latest film 'Youth' will be one of the ten international films to premiere globally at the festival. Read More

Headlines from China: Christopher Nolan to Meet Wu Jing in Beijing

Aug 18, 2017 / Headlines From China /

In addition to supporting 'Dunkirk', Nolan will also attend a Directors Conference, having a conversation with 'Wolf Warriors 2'’s director Wu Jing and 'Founding of A Republic'’s director Huang Jianxin. Read More

Film Review: ‘Have a Nice Day’

Aug 17, 2017 / Reviews /

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

Headlines from China: Jia Zhangke to Shoot ‘Ash is Purest White’

Aug 17, 2017 / Headlines From China /

The official Weibo account of Jia Zhangke’s latest film 'Ash is Purest White' ('Jiang Hu Er Nv') reveals that the film has been officially launched and Jia is preparing for the shooting. Read More

‘Cell’ Passes China’s Horror-adverse Censorship

Aug 16, 2017 / News /

Stephen King’s homage to zombie films has managed to lurch past China’s notoriously horror-adverse censorship board. Read More

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