Film festival spotlights US-China co-productions

Chinese films are in sharp focus on the west coast. Till Nov 24, around 150 Chinese films are being shown at venues in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, at the 8th Chinese American Film Festival, which opened last week in these cities.

'Chinese In Hollywood' To Shine A Light On Forgotten Chinese Contributions To Entertainment (VIDEO)

Have you ever heard of Esther Eng, a trailblazing Chinese-American filmmaker? By the time she was 35, she had directed 10 feature films. Notably, she was also the one who gave Bruce Lee his first-ever starring role, in her film "Golden Gate Girl" (1941). Author Jenny Cho is passionate about shining a light on careers like Eng's, and to do...

Divya Dutta signs Hollywood and two Indian films!

A mixed bag of Bollywood and Hollywood films is keeping Divya Dutta busy these days. “I have recently signed two other very big (Indian) films. I have signed a Hollywood flick too…I can’t talk about those now,” she told IANS. Read More...

Famed Hollywood movie house renamed TCL Chinese Theatre

Hollywood's landmark Grauman's Chinese Theatre has a new name after a Chinese company purchased naming rights to the famous movie house and tourist destination.

Super creator has new reel character

Chinese audiences will soon receive their own Stan Lee-created Chinese superhero, with a US-Chinese co-production announced earlier this summer.

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Since money is the bottom line for many Hollywood executives, they have paid close attention over the years to the disparity between ticket sales for Bollywood films versus Hollywood films. In an average year, Bollywood films sell around 3.6 billion tickets, while Hollywood sells just 2.6 billion. Granted, the price of Hollywood tickets i...

Chinese films have originality

Chinese films feature great originality and imagery, special effects artist Richard Taylor said at the ongoing third Beijing International Film Festival.

More overseas promotion needed for Chinese films

Chinese films have been struggling to be box office hits outside China in the global market place.

Movies Changes For China: 15 Instances Of Hollywood Catering To The People’s Republic

Photo: WENN.com Hollywood is no longer just appealing to domestic audiences. International distribution has long been a means for studios to double or triple a film’s profits, but the bar for boffo box office has been raised within the last decade. What is inspiring the financial sea change? Why, The People’s Republic of China, of course.

Hollywood blockbusters are being cut for Chinese audiences

The latest Hollywood film to be cut for the Chinese market was Brad Pitt's World War Z.

Hollywood's Most Overlooked Contributors?

Have you ever heard of Esther Eng, a trailblazing Chinese-American filmmaker? By the time she was 35, she had directed 10 feature films. Notably,...

'Iron Man 3' remixed for China

"Iron Man 3" and other Hollywood films are being altered to appeal to Chinese audiences.

Chinese films set to dazzle at Cannes

Chinese films and their stars are expected to shine at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, which opened on Wednesday, after a three-year absence from the competition.

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So true. I’d give you +5 if I could… I wasn’t a fan of the reel-to-reel though, too much retro just grates with me.

Iran will Sue Hollywood over "Falsification of History" in Films

Islam Times - Iran plans to sue Hollywood production companies over what it considered anti-Iranian films, after it had criticized the award winning film, Argo, which talks about six US diplomats who tried to escape from Iran after the Islamic Revolution.

China Hollywood movies

Rob Cain, a Hollywood producer and consultant, discusses a new Hollywood formula catering to Chinese audiences.

Hollywood going all-out to attract Chinese moviegoers

With China on the verge of surpassing the US in box office revenue within the next decade, Hollywood is going to greater lengths to woo Chinese moviegoers. Language English...

‘Ironman 3’ Can’t Cut Angst in China Over U.S. Films

Approaching $100 million at the box office there, the film was the target of an editorial in China Daily, which said Chinese elements were added to trick the audience.

Incredible indie

Four films from Chinese indie filmmaker Lou Ye are showing at Ullens Center For Contemporary Art's Art Cinema's Filmmaker in Focus series. Four films from Chinese indie filmmaker Lou Ye are showing at Ullens Center For Contemporary Art's Art Cinema's Filmmaker in Focus series, which presents established contemporary Chinese filmmakers' wo...

Best of Reel China

This week, we'll be checking out some of the greatest moments from the Reel China archives, as well as serving up regular favorites Question of the Week and the Chinese Box Office Top 5.

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Iran to sue over Hollywood films including Oscar-winning Argo

Tehran plans to sue Hollywood production companies over anti-Iranian films, including the Oscar-winning "Argo", a...

Chinese hackers attack Hollywood, studio execs deny it

It seems like Chinese hackers have invaded Hollywood's computers, and while studio executives deny it, the cyber security experts think otherwise...

Chinese films have originality: special effects artist

Chinese films feature great originality and imagery, special effects artist Richard Taylor said at the ongoing third Beijing International Film Festival...

'Iron Man 3' keeps China in mind

Rob Cain, a Hollywood producer and consultant, discusses a new Hollywood formula catering to Chinese audiences.

The China-fication of Hollywood blockbusters

Quote: With a rapidly expanding cinema audience, the biggest new films are being adapted for what is now the second largest box office in the world http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/...d -blockbusters The Chinese pandering is one of the reasons why Mandarin in Iron Man 3 is no longer an Asian bad guy, but a lame joke.

Alan Shapiro: “Reel to Reel.”

Passed on to me after my brother’s death, My name in marker on the see-through plastic Of the giant reel, on which the melody But not the words of “Jeepers Creepers” breaks off Halfway across the bridge into my voice At nine, with two friends . . . (Subscription required.)...

Making the list

Hong Kong and Taiwan Film Studies society has released its list of the top 10 Chinese films. China Hong Kong and Taiwan Film Studies society has released its list of the top 10 Chinese films. The 10 films include blockbusters such as Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War, a small budget black comedy Piano of a Factory, and art-house pictures s...

Yash Raj Films to produce Nicole Kidman starrer Grace of Monaco

Bollywood’s eminent production house will now produce a Hollywood film Yash Raj Films, created by Yash Chopra almost four decades ago, is gradually making its presence felt in Hollywood! After the legendary director passed away last year, all the production activities are handled by his sons, Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra. Today, The We...

Iran Suing “Argo” Producers

(CNN) — First, Iran said it would produce its own cinematic response to “Argo.” Now, Tehran plans to sue Hollywood filmmakers who contribute to the production of such “anti-Iran” propaganda films. State-run Press TV reports that Iranian officials have talked to an “internationally-renowned” French lawyer about filing such a suit. “I will...

The Importance Of Language Translation

You must have watched those action-packed Chinese movies where Jacky Chan thrills you with acrobatic fighting styles and innovative stunts. You may not know Chinese but the English Subtitles at the bottom of the screen enable you to understand the dialogues. Have you ever wondered how meaningless and boring, certain media (films, books, e...

Silver Dove Films' Interview with Hollywood Stuntman Monte Perlin

Host Michael Gier interviews Hollywood stuntman Monte Perlin on the set of the film " Revelation Road - The Beginning of the End ." Monte has worked on many of the Hollywood Blockbusters we all know and love and he's doubled some of the biggest stars in the world. ...

Sound City: Reel to Reel album stream on NPR...

In case you want to have a listen. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/03/172990...y -real-to-reel...

Koreans come home in Chinese films (2013/04/09)

Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Hee-seon Chinese films starring top Korean celebrities will soon hit theaters at home. "The Warring States", starring Kim Hee-seon, will be released in Korea on May 9. It was first released in China in 2011. Kim plays a character named Pang Fei, the queen of Wei. It was her first movie in eight years after "Myth" (20...

MPC Film Reel

MPC has released a new film reel with VFX from movies including Prometheus, Life of Pi, Skyfall, Man of Steel,Wrath of the Titans See Also by MPC MPC Creature Reel Making of The post appeared first on IT'S ART...

Apple’s Podcasts App No Longer Has Horrible Reel-to-Reel Skeuomorphism

Apple’s Podcasts app has long been a horrid example of Scott Forstall’s most epic crime as a software designer: Skeuomorphism. Why do I need a graphic of a reel-to-reel tape machine in my app? HOW CLEVER! Get it? Yes, radio used to be recorded and edited on reels of tape, but that design reference doesn’t...

Bollywood star Bachchan hopes for Hollywood roles

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, is willing to explore more Hollywood movies now that he's done his first. Bachchan says he has never been offered Hollywood films before the 3-D extravaganza "The Great Gatsby," which opens the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. The 71-year-old said that at his age, it is diffi...

Where to carry a finger reel

I had to buy a a wreck reel for diving off a certain boat and was told a finger reel would suffice. Looking at it on dry land it's okay; but I can't think of a way to hook it onto a D ring without it potentially unraveling underwater. With my old BC, I would just put it in my pocket most likely. But with my new backplate, I have no pocket...

Beijing Journal: Unpopular Films Suggest Fading of Chinese Icon

Celebrations of “Learn from Lei Feng Day” turned into something of a public relations debacle after three films about the propaganda hero bombed at the box office.

NY library catalogs gift from Chinese auctioneer

China Guardian Auctions Co, the second-biggest auctioneer on the Chinese mainland, added traditional Chinese elements to a branch of New York's Queens Library by donating more than 60 auction catalogs.