Blog Tag - Hollywood movies

Throwback Thursday: A Brief History of Chinese Filmmakers and the Academy Awards
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Why Tencent's QQ Should Be Your New Favorite Streaming Platform
When it comes to entertainment streaming platforms there’s no shortage of rabbit holes to get lost in, whether it be Western juggernauts like Netflix...
Riff About the Big Oscar Winners in Chinese With These Terms and Phrases
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (奉俊昊 fèng jùn hào) famously said “I need a shot to calm down" after winning his (and South Korea's) first Palme d'...
Watch a Beijinger Kick Ass in the New 'Star Wars' Movie, Opening January 6
Once described as "the Beijingiest of all Beijingers" (he was born in nearby Tangshan, technically), Jiang Wen's first major English-language role...
Wanda Invests in Next 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Film
Just four months after buying Hollywood studio Legendary for USD 3.5 billion, Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin is now teaming up with the Teenage...
May Set for Bumper Crop of Foreign Films in Beijing Cinemas
May is set to be a bumper month for Hollywood movies in China with blockbusters Captain America: Civil War, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and...
Alibaba Pictures to Remake 'Night at the Museum'
Jack Ma's Alibaba Pictures has acquired the rights to remake the Night at the Museum (博物馆奇妙夜) franchise, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Casting and...
Beijinger Jiang Wen to Appear in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Perhaps the Beijingiest of all Beijingers, actor and director Jiang Wen will appear in the upcoming Star Wars film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, due...
Beijing International Film Festival Tickets Go on Sale Friday at Noon
Tickets for the Beijing International Film Festival go on sale at noon on Friday, April 1 –  no April Fool's – and if pre-sales of premium ticket...
Go the the Cinema You Must, Contribute to Star Wars setting records you Will
The Force did more than just “awaken” over the weekend in Beijing, it juggernauted its way to a box office record for a Saturday-Sunday opening in...
Beijing Bonds with Lea Seydoux, Barbara Broccoli Ahead of 'Spectre' Release Friday
Beijing got a taste of James Bond Tuesday night, as Spectre Bond girl Lea Seydoux and producer Barbara Broccoli chatted with fans in an appearance at...
'Star Wars' Event Sees Stormtroopers on the Great Wall; Film Set for January Release in China
This Tuesday, Disney began revving up Chinese fans for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, ahead of the film's primary release on December 18...
'Jurassic World' to Bow in China Two Days before US Release
Tyrannosaurus Rex might be munching on Vin Diesel later this summer. Jurassic World, the fourth Jurassic Park film, will arrive in cinemas in China a...
Next 'Hunger Games' Film Won't Receive China Day-And-Date Release
Fans of The Hunger Games film series were disappointed this weekend, when the film opened in many countries across the globe, but not China. Despite...
Insert Star Wars Cliche Here: Beijing's MAD Architects to Design George Lucas Museum in Chicago
May the Force whatever: Beijing-based MAD Architects will be the principal designer for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) to be built on...