Blog Tag - Chinese cinema

Chill in The Theater: Movies That Worth A Trip in The Heat This Month
Whether you prefer Beijing's sweltering summers or frigid winters (and when we say prefer, we definitely mean would rather tolerate), there's only so...
2020 Year in Review: The Movies That Managed To Reach the Screen, but Failed To Reach Our Hearts
The 20th year of this millennium has been the longest yet, and boy are we ready to say goodbye. But hey, if we had to spend it anywhere, then Beijing...
Kapital Koopas: IEM Beijing 2020 commenced, Pokémon imported
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Fizzling...
2019 in Review: China’s Top Trends in Content & Commerce
This post comes courtesy of our content partners China Film Insider. As 2019 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the key ways in...
Sino Silver Screen: 'The Old Barber' Captures An Old Man’s Life in Rapidly Changing Beijing
Movies are like time machines, transporting us into the past and allowing us to revisit people and places that are no longer there. In our Sino...
'The Wandering Earth' Becomes Second Highest-Grossing Film of All Time in China
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.  'The Wandering Earth' Became the Second Highest-Grossing Film of All Time...
Documentary Featuring Ofo CEO Dai Wei Flops at the Box Office
A film documenting the experiences of Chinese tech founders including Ofo’s Dai Wei and Smartisan’s Luo Yonghao has turned out to be a box office...
China Movie News: Stock of ‘Long Day’s Journey’ Investor Plunges RMB 1.6 Billion
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.  Stock of ‘Long Day’s Journey’ Investor Plunges USD 283 Million As the box...
China Movie News: Top 100 Chinese Film Distributors in 2018
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider. Top 100 Chinese Film Distributors in 2018 On Dec 18, WeChat media account “...
Meet the Up-and-Coming Director Duo Who Marry Chinese Narratives With Western Craft
At first glance, this year could be viewed in many ways as unexceptional, yet the first thing that struck us from conducting these interviews for The...
“Devotion to Soul Touching Filmmaking” Q&A With Director Tianyi Yao Ahead of Mar 25 Camera Stylo Screening
At her home on the highest summit, Hong Feng sinks into the depths of despair. She wants to move down from the mountain so that her daughter can...
Musicals and Gaming Films Dominate New Round of Foreign Films Hitting Chinese Cinemas
One of the more modern Spring Festival traditions celebrated in China is the foreign film blackout period which descends upon Chinese cinemas each...
'My Best Friend's Wedding' Chinese Remake Out Tomorrow, Just In Time For Chinese Valentine's Day
The Chinese remake of the 1997 Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding《我最好朋友的婚礼》hits cinema screens tomorrow (Aug 5), just a few days...
2 Deep in 3D: Finding a Balance Between Tradition and 3D Glut
It can make bullets seem to zip by the corner of your eye or make explosions threaten to swallow you whole. Audiences love the immersive quality of...
Fan Bingbing Becomes China's First Barbie Doll
This must be a strange moment for actress Fan Bingbing. First she saw herself in wax when Madame Tussauds opened in Qianmen in late May, and now she...