Blog Category - Film

Jia Zhangke on How Weibo Influenced A Touch of Sin
Jia Zhangke's (Pickpocket, Unknown Pleasures, 24 City) currently banned A Touch of Sin recreated...
Talking Entertainment: A Taste of Potato, Come on Haiza Get Out
Check out a A Taste of Britain, a gentle spoof on the Chinese POV of UK cuisine. Using the culinary documentary...
Actors Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage FEAST at Indigo after 'X-Men' Premiere
What do you do for an encore if you're a huge Hollywood star and your new blockbuster just premiered in Beijing? Eat some Pavlova, at least that's...
Talking Entertainment: Get Mad Paid as a Professional Pornography Enforcer
After a new government initiative to wage war on erotic content in the mainland, through the "Cleaning the Web 2014" campaign, tech...
Screentime: Lance Crayon Talks About "Spray Paint Beijing"
A video producer for China Daily by day,...
Fan Bingbing Leads Forbes' List of China's 10 Richest Celebrities
Lifestyles of the rich and famous, who also happen to be beautiful and powerful. Forbes magazine's China edition has released its list of
Talking Entertainment: The Confusing State of Video Streaming
Is China declaring war on stupid American sitcoms like Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, and NCIS? It is strange...
Talking Entertainment: China's PLA Pilots Fly Into The Danger Zone "Top Gun" Style
Marking the 65th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy, their PR department decided to release...
Japanese AV Star Sola Aoi Shoots New Film in Beijing, Dons Plastered T-Shirt
Sometimes these Friday blog posts just write themselves. It seems that Japanese actress Sola Aoi (苍井空, aka Sora Aoi and Aoi Sola/...
Zhang Yimou's "Coming Home" Hits Theaters on May 16
Coming Home, a new film from director Zhang Yimou will be released on May 16th. The drama tells...
Talking Entertainment: Beijing Gets Stoned
This week is the fourth annual Beijing International Film Festival. With China's emergence as the next key player in the industry,...
The Horror, The Horror: Horror Film Society Brings Year-Round Chills to Beijing
Halloween is six months away, but Beijingers with a hankering for horror can get their fix every Monday night, thanks to the...
Talking Entertainment: The Kung Fu Dream in China 2, AKA Karate Kid 2
Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan both return for the second installment of Karate Kid, about a young Beijing transplant...
Screentime: Chris Loton, Actor, This Is Sanlitun
"Screentime" is a regular magazine column in which we ask Beijing...
Talking Entertainment: Maggie Cheung To Rock The Mic At Strawberry, Peter Chan's New Film, Top 100 Chinese Films
Maggie Cheung has spent the last couple years out of the public spotlight. This is understandable considering she has had a very...