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‘Manchester By The Sea’ Passes China Censorship

May 3, 2017 / News /

Amazon Studios's Oscar-winning film Manchester by the Sea has passed Chinese censors and could be heading to screens in the world’s second-largest entertainment market soon, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Furious 8’ Takes Its Victory Lap

May 2, 2017 / Box Office /

Fate of the Furious became the highest-grossing imported film in Chinese box office history, eclipsing its predecessor’s record in local currency on Tuesday. Read More

China’s Mobile Video Sector Will Soon Pass 1 Billion Monthly Active Users

May 2, 2017 / News /

Adding together online video content, live streaming, and short videos, the category grew 35.6% year on year in March to almost 920 million MAU. There was an increase of over 12 million users just from February to March, more than the entire population of Belgium. Read More

‘Lost City of Z’ Passes Censorship in China

May 2, 2017 / News /

Directed by James Gray, the critically acclaimed film is based on the true story of British explorer Colonel Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s. Read More

China Sci-Fi Film ‘Reset’ Wins Award at Houston Festival

May 1, 2017 / News /

Science fiction written and produced in China continues to get attention from both domestic and international audiences. Read More

Wanda Cinema Line to Go Head to Head with Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent in Online Video

May 1, 2017 / News /

China’s already crowded online video streaming market looks set to have a new challenger with Wanda Cinema Line, the theatrical exhibition arm of Chinese property development giant Dalian Wanda, set to launch its own video streaming website this year. Read More

Beijing’s Film Festival Must Put Movies Before Money

Apr 30, 2017 / News /

The Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) came to a close on April 23 after the usual scramble for tickets, a week’s worth of film previews and social mixers, and screenings thronging with movie buffs. Read More

Film Review: ‘Extraordinary Mission’ Shows New Possibilities For Modern Action

Apr 29, 2017 / Reviews /

'Extraordinary Mission' is an extraordinarily lush feat of production, presenting an acutely visualized widescreen world with the urgent velocity of a film that its makers feel has to cram in every last bit. In our current fallen world of big-screen action, it’s a syllabus for possibilities that remain. Read More

Why Today’s Chinese TV Dramas Are Insulting to Women

Apr 28, 2017 / News /

Recently, the TV drama In the Name of the People has drawn positive responses from viewers and critics alike. However, the show is not immune to criticism. In fact, the program’s depictions of women are much narrower than their fully formed, three-dimensional male counterparts. Read More

Chinese Film Added to Cannes Competition after Conspicuous Absence