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Headlines from China: Le Vision Pictures Changed Company Name to Associate Itself with Sunac China

Mar 27, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Le Vision Pictures, a film production company and subsidiary of the troubled LeEco, has changed its name to Le Chuang Entertainment (乐创文娱）, according to an internal letter from the company's CEO Zhang Zhao to its employees. Read More

Manhattan Mystery: Chen Sicheng Brings ‘Detective Chinatown’ Series to New York City

Feb 17, 2018 / People /

Writer-director Chen Sicheng talks about his experience of shooting "Detective Chinatown 2" in New York City for 40 days over the fall. It was the first Chinese-language production in the U.S. to use union crews. Read More

China Raises India Film Quota after ‘Buddies,’ ‘Yoga’

Feb 1, 2017 / News /

Looks like Wang Baoqiang and Jackie Chan are China’s new cinematic ambassadors to India. The box office performance of two Chinese films set in India has led to China’s film regulators granting the world’s second most populous nation two more titles in the annual 34-movie import quota in the world’s second-largest cinema market. With Wang Read More

China Box Office: A Record Set, A Scandal Brews, and Accounting Rules Change

Jan 31, 2017 / Box Office /

After three chaotic days of five wide-release Chinese New Year (CNY) films jockeying for the hearts and wallets of Chinese moviegoers, a clearer picture of the holiday’s box office winners and losers has begun to emerge. Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇) Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇), a Read More

Film Review: ‘Buddies’ Out of Control in ‘India’

Jan 30, 2017 / Reviews /

‘Buddies’ Out of Control in ‘India’ Buddies in India (2017), written and directed by Wang Baoqiang. Distributed by ChinaLion, opened in the U.S. January 27, 2017 (cinemas here). Grade: C+ A bromance with a hollow message, combined with a whirlwind of wuxia action, road comedy, Bollywood musical, and a half-baked primer on classical monkey-god mythology, Read More

Star Appeal Gave Failed Ponzi Scheme Extra Sparkle

Dec 21, 2016 / News /