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Tim Burton’s ‘Peculiar Children’ Makes Cut for China Market

Dec 1, 2016 / News /

An "eyeball feast" enjoyed by some of the monster cast was deemed unsuitable for local audiences and had to be removed in order to gain release here, state-run media reported Thursday. Read More

Electric Shadows

Dec 1, 2016 / News /

We are presenting a prophetic essay by the legendary cinematographer, James Wong Howe, as originally published in Script Magazine in 1945. Read More

Film Review: ‘Old Stone’ is Neorealist Noir

Nov 30, 2016 / Reviews /

"Old Stone" (Lao Shi/老石), the debut feature by Chinese-Canadian director Johnny Ma, makes a kind of hybrid neorealist noir, something akin to the rising, ultra-unreal (chaohuan) sensibility, through the story of a hapless taxi driver, the titular Lao Shi, whose desire to act morally is at every turn thwarted by an inhuman system. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Finds a Home at Number One

Nov 28, 2016 / Box Office /

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" enchanted Chinese audiences over the weekend as the Harry Potter spinoff debuted to an impressive RMB 284 million (US$41.2 million). Read More

Alibaba Buys 30 Percent Stake in Hehe Pictures

Nov 28, 2016 / News /

Alibaba Pictures Group will acquire a 30 percent strategic stake in Chinese film investment company Hehe Pictures, becoming its second-largest shareholder. Read More

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Gets China Release

Nov 28, 2016 / News /

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" has secured cinematic release on the Chinese mainland, Disney told local media on Monday, although the studio did not confirm a specific date. Read More

Feng Xiaogang Wins Best Director for ‘Bovary’ at Golden Horse Awards

Nov 26, 2016 / News /

Big stars and blockbusters were not welcome at the 2016 Golden Horse Awards. Read More

Investor Breaks Up RMB 5 Million Relationship With Papi Jiang

Nov 25, 2016 / News /

The 29-year-old drama school graduate has become an internet sensation since she began making short videos in 2015 Read More

Chinese ‘Mad Max’ Knock-Off ‘Mad Shelia’ Starts Streaming Friday

Nov 24, 2016 / News /

Move over, Charlize: China's "Mad Shelia" franchise is about to inspire a different kind of fury. Read More

China Denies Ban on South Korean Entertainers, Sort of, Maybe