Tag: Hollywood Celebrity in China
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Chinese Directors’ Urges Reforms, Launch of Film Ratings System
by Clifford Coonan China’s Film Directors’ Guild has issued a strident online manifesto urging widescale industry reforms, including a call for the establishment of a ratings system. This would make clearing censorship…
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Box Office: ‘The Taking of Tiger Mountain’ Leads Domestic Movies
by Clifford Coonan Chinese movies racked up a strong run at the box office in the final week of the year, led byTsui Hark’s 3D epic, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, which…
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China Box Office: Foreign Movies 60 Percent Revenue Rise 2014
by Clifford Coonan Foreign titles that made the 34 film quota set by the Chinese government grossed $1.81 billion (11.2 billion RMB) in 2014, around one third of the total box office…
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China Oscar Contender Surprises Even the Director Mr. Muyl
By LARRY ROHTER The process by which China chooses its submission for the Oscar for best foreign-language film is opaque, as might be expected in a one-party dictatorship, and its choices…
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Singapore to host Bona US$100MN China Film/TV fund
By Rebecca Hawkes A US$100 million media fund to enhance China’s entertainment industry has been unveiled at the Singapore Media Festival. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Yu Dong, founder…
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John Woo’s ‘The Crossing’ Launches at the Chinese Box Office
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief John Woo’s “The Crossing” part I, kicked off in fine style the crucially busy December period at the Chinese box office. Opening midweek, the star-studded period romantic…
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Former Warner Exec Ed Frumkes Joins China’s Hippo Animation
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Edward E. Frumkes, former Warner Bros. president of international theatrical distribution and marketing, has joined China’s Shanghai Hippo Animation Corp. as president of its international division. It…
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‘Three body’ Liu Cinxin’s Trilogy to Have Film Versions
Liu Cixin’s “Three body Problem” trilogy of science-fiction novels will be made into movies, according to a report from China.org with the author himself acting as executive producer. The newly established Yoozoo Pictures, a…
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Legendary Budget Hike and Language for Zhang Yimou’s ‘Great Wall’
“The Great Wall,” the first movie to emerge from Legendary Entertainment’s Legendary East stable, will be top Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s first English-language film. The language of the dialog and the budget – now pegged…
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Alibaba’s Ma Seeks Hollywood Partners in Content Push
Billionaire Jack Ma said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA:US) is seeking partners in Hollywood as China’s biggest e-commerce operator wants to acquire more content for smartphones and tablet computers. Ma is visiting Hollywood to learn…
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Alibaba hankers for a 37 percent stake in Lionsgate
After getting a taste of “The Hunger Games,” Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma has an appetite for more. The Chinese Internet tycoon — who is set to make the rounds of movie studios…
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‘Interstellar,’ ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Make Final Six Foreign Films Approved by China for 2014
All 34 quota titles for Hollywood and other foreign films have now been allocated All 34 titles allocated to Hollywood and other foreign movies under China’s revenue-share quota system have now been…
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Bona, Village Roadshow Among China Buyers For Finecut’s Korean Slate
As China’s love-in with Korean content continues to blossom, China’s Bona Film Group was prominent among the pre-buyers for upcoming Korean comedy “Fashion King.” Based on a popular web comic strip, “Fashion King,” which revolves…
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‘Breakup Buddies’ road comedy tops $100 million at China box office
The raunchy road comedy “Breakup Buddies” scored big at the Chinese box office last week, pocketing about $100 million as mainlanders flocked to cinemas during the extended National Day holiday. The film…
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Internet giants (BAT) move into China’s movie business
Web portal Tencent’s Sept. 17 announcement of the establishment of its new unit Tencent Movies+, which will produce seven films, including an adaptation of a novel by Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan,…
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China Star back to film production business
Casino services firm China Star Entertainment Ltd said it is buying back China Star Movie Ltd, a firm principally engaged in film production. China Star Entertainment controls Casino Lan Kwai Fong (pictured)…
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Nicolas Cage movie, ‘Outcast,’ pulled from theaters in China
Nicolas Cage is officially an outcast in China. Cage’s latest movie, “Outcast,” about the exploits of two crusaders in China during the 12th century, has suddenly been pulled from theaters in China,…
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Zhang Yimou Want To Scale ‘The Great Wall’ In China with Bryan Cranston & Matt Damon
Bryan Cranston is in early talks to co-star in The Great Wall, the Legendary Pictures film the great Chinese helmer Zhang Yimou signed on to direct. This development closely follows Deadline’s Saturday scoop that Legendary and Matt Damon are…
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China’s Huayi Brothers to Launch U.S. Subsidiary
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief – Variety Magazine HONG KONG – China’s Huayi Brothers Media, which recently ditched plans to invest in Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 company, has instead announced plans to set up…
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China detains famed film director Wang Quan’an for prostitution
Beijing police say they have detained film director Wang Quan’an on a charge of prostitution. Police said in a statement Monday that Wang was found with a suspected prostitute several days ago…