Category Archives: Film

A petition to stop the ban on Tang Wei

This was originally found on 郝建 (a professer of 北影 and a movie critic)’s blog,

http://blog.sina.com.cn/haojianblog. It is no longer there now, but can still be found on various other websites.

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China Film Journal

Link to new website about Chinese language films.

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Boom times for Chinese film, but what comes next?

Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊) and Sanlian Life Week (三联生活周刊) examine China’s film industry.

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Watch ‘The Case’ in Beijing

The Case, a film directed by Wang Fen the young filmmaker interviewed in a recent Danwei TV episode will be screened at Beijing’s Changhong Cinema (near Dongsi subway station) on Sunday January 13 at 2pm. You can register for a … Continue reading →

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Yunnan Big Screen Film Festival

A review of the Yunnan Big Screen Film Festival 2007 in Kunming.

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Unsatisfied with the Lust, Caution edits? Sue!

Dong Yanbin (董彦斌) sues SARFT (广电总局) over cuts to Lust, Caution (色,戒)

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‘Lust, Caution’ box office numbers in Beijing

SCREEN is an unofficial poll of audiences’ feedback on new released movie conducted by The Beijing News (新京报). They carried out an audiences’ poll about Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (色戒) on its debut day (November 1) in a Beijing theatre. … Continue reading →

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Danwei FM: Interview with director of Soul Carriage

Guest contributer Erica Schlaikjer interviews Conrad Clark, director of Soul Carraige, which debuted September 25th.

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The horrors of SMS messaging

Naraka 19 (地狱第19层), based on the Cai Jun (蔡骏) novel, gets neutered by SARFT.

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Where are China’s disaster movies?

Yue Jianguo looks at China’s disaster readiness in light of the film Japan Sinks (日本沈没).

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