China's once-booming movie box office has begun to crumble. Total revenue from movie ticket sales in the country this year is down a whopping 22% compared to last year. The results represent a dramatic decline from the strong post-COVID recovery that China's film market achieved in 2023, when revenues rose 83% to end the year … Read more
Fang Li couldn't believe his ears when a fisherman shared the story behind what would become the Chinese director's latest documentary, The sinking of the Lisbon Maru. The year was 2014 and Fang was on set in his role as a producer shooting the film The continent – a travel comedy-drama directed by Han Han … Read more
A leading voice among China's post-1990s generation of filmmakers, Wei Shujun has made four thematically diverse feature films in as many years, including three that premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. This week he is in Japan to present his latest critically praised film, Mostly sunnyat the Tokyo International Film Festival. The new film, … Read more
—Intro— -An adventure RPG based on the classic “Chinese Paladin” – “Chinese Paladin” debuted in 1995 on PC and instantly became a classic. Over the years, more than 20 similar games and 7 TV adaptations have been released. Play this game to relive beloved stories and characters. Veteran players can relive memorable moments, while new … Read more
August documentary maker Wang Bing (West of the tracks) concludes his Youth trilogy about garment workers with Youth (Homecoming)a work very similar to its predecessors in that it is at once deeply fascinating and deeply soporific. This latest chapter spends less time in the eastern industrial zone of Zhili, Zhejiang province, China, where many of … Read more