First Netflix, Now Amazon Prime Video Expand Globally — Without China

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Amazon Prime Video expanded its global presence on Wednesday, provided that by "globally," one doesn't expect that to include China. Read More

CFI’s Sky Kings and Heavenly Queens: Jiang Wen/姜文

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CFI Sky King: Jiang Wen. Beijing badass. The steel of Clint Eastwood married to the intelligence and subversive wit of Marlon Brando Read More

Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean Comes to China in ‘Top Funny Comedian The Movie’

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Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean character is getting a new lease of life in a movie alongside some of China’s top comedians and crosstalk actors. Read More

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gives Itself 12+ Age Rating for China

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Mel Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge" has become the first film in China to give itself an age rating in this cinema market where such a system does not yet exist. Read More

China’s Online Video Market in the Middle of Transition to Paid Subscribers, Self-Produced Content

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China's online video sites are moving from an ad-based model to greater revenue from subscribers. Read More

Chinese Documentary ‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Makes Oscar Shortlist

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The 84-minute documentary recorded the protests against child sexual abuse at a primary school in China’s southern island province of Hainan. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Your Name’ Says ‘What’s My Name’ for Second Week

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Sometime next weekend, "Your Name" will become the highest-grossing Japanese film ever in China, surpassing "Stand By Me Doraemon" (RMB 530 million). Read More

Film Review: ‘Sword Master’ Wields a Dull Blade

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Based on a novel by the wuxia icon Gu Long, "Sword Master" tells the story of a virtuoso swordsman, weary of the toll taken on his spirit by violence and bloodshed, who is pulled out of the monastic life he tries to adopt. It is also a remake of "Death Duel," a classic and lurid Shaw Brothers production from 1979, in which Yee appeared as the protagonist. Ergo, it is additionally something of a personal project. Read More

Actor Ge You Sues over Use of Infamous Internet Meme

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The inelegant photo of Ge is from "I Love My Family," a two-decade-old TV comedy he acted in that shows him emaciated and so recumbent he's nearly lying flat. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ ‘Suddenly Seventeen,’ ‘Sully’ Join ‘Your Name’

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Despite its impressive haul and belying its solid ratings on Chinese websites, "Your Name" has somewhat faltered in its first full week of release, unable to steady its weekday totals. Read More

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