Chinese blockbusters set for battle at Asian Film Awards
The two biggest grossing movies in Chinese cinema's history are in the running for this year's 5th Asian Film Awards, an...
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Reel China: Targets an elusive film fan – the Chinese American
For years, Chinese films shown in U.S. theaters have fallen into two distinct camps, both driven by largely white patrons: martial-arts...
South Korean cinema’s radically banal Hong Sang-soo
Terrifying techno thrillers or grisly horror flicks are the more familiar face of South Korean cinema today, but one of its...
Hong Kong’s Film Festival Opens
The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) opens Sunday with screenings of two films, the romantic comedy "Don't Go Breaking...
SRK’s three essentials to make Hindi films global
Bollywood lacks three very essential skills - screenplay writing, technology and discipline - says superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has been...
Digital China in the frame
The San Sebastian festival (16-24 Sept 2011) will this year dedicate a thematic retrospective to independent Chinese cinema. Titled Digital Shadows:...
A Slice of Hong Kong Life
Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan's new film features a large ensemble cast, all the action takes place aboard a bus, and...
Entertainment Industry and Celebs Pledge Aid for Japan Relief
As the full horror of the scale of earthquake and tsunami damage to Japan, and its ongoing nuclear radiation crisis, hits...
DQ unveils 3x 3-D feature slate
India's DQ Entertainment has unveiled a slate of three big budget animated features with a combined production budget exceeding $75 million....
Lu dishes up Supper
Lu Chuan quietly started production on his new film, historical drama The Last Supper, on Wednesday 9 March on the outskirts...
Will Hollywood try to cash in on Japan disaster?
Hollywood has taken an unusually reserved approach to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, but analysts say they don't expect the...
Korean-American Film Festival New York showcases Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Maria Yoon, Iris Shim
The Korean American Film Festival New York brings moviemakers from different ends of the world, but when the fifth edition opens...