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Man makes his own Cinema Paradiso, Chinese styleAs night fell on Saturday, movie projectionist Wang Xuehui began to screen an outdoor movie in the Qingshuiyin community of Xinxing township in Changchun, Jilin province, attracting around 100 nearby residents from age 2 to 90.Unlike movies in modern theaters, this one was played by an old film proj...
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Pandemic 'invisibility' inspired Singaporean director's filmTen years after his directorial debut,Ilo Ilo, Singaporean director Anthony Chen delves deeper into his understanding of the changing world and his love for cinema in the new romance film,The Breaking Ice.Starring actress Zhou Dongyu and actors Liu Haoran and Qu Chuxiao, the movie tells...
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Casting into the unknownProducer gives role in latest film to computer-generated character as movies embrace digital age.Having an actor or an actress who is constantly available, willing to work tirelessly, and free from any negative news is perhaps a dream scenario for every film or TV show producer.Sort of realizing thi...
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'No More Bets' breaks the box officeIn just three days,No More Betshas raked in more than 500 million yuan ($69.3 million) from advanced screenings, making it the highest-grossing film in terms of advanced sales — a promotional strategy for marketing — in the history of Chinese cinema.The film is about a Chinese programm...
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'One and Only' dances to successQuickly garnering more than 380 million yuan ($53.2 million) in just three days,One and Onlyhas soared to be one of the biggest blockbusters in the competitive summer box- office season.Under the helm of actor-turned director Dong Chengpeng, better known by his stage name Da Peng, the mo...
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Dream retold for the silver screenMovie trilogy brings one of China's most well-known and beloved mythological stories to life, Xu Fan reports.Over the span of a decade, film director Wuershan — who recently celebrated his 51st birthday — has steadfastly devoted himself to a singular pursuit: training his actors and helming th...
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