A 4K 3D restoration of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be coming to theaters in China this spring to hopefully help jumpstart the industry after weeks of closings due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country has been hit with mass closings since January, and Warner Bros. is hoping a high-profile re-release of the beloved film will help … [Read more...]
AVENGERS, AVATAR Returning to Chinese Movie Theaters Following Coronavirus
With Chinese movie theaters starting to reopen following nationwide shutdowns due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, theater operators are planning a re-release of several Western blockbuster films to help get people back into their seats and kickstart the Chinese film … [Read more...]
Why is China raising the prospect of same-sex marriage?
China has taken a step forward to allow same-sex marriage, a move that could undo years of discrimination, delight rights activists and give new rights to the LGBTQ community "after years of hiding and struggling." Source: Why is China raising the prospect of same-sex marriage? | Euronews … [Read more...]
Acrobatics drama debuts in Cangzhou
China's first acrobatics drama themed on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal premiered in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. The drama combines acrobatics, dance, martial arts, culture and legends to create a historic presentation of the world's longest man-made waterway. The show also used modern technologies such as holographic projection. … [Read more...]
Ang Lee pushes the envelope of filmmaking format
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee has gone from an art-house titan to a new filmmaking technology trailblazer. His new film "Gemini Man" was again shot in the new format of 4K high-definition, 3D and 120 frames per second, a territory few directors in the world have attempted. Lee shot his last film "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (2016) … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan paints Shanghai red
There are artists and there are artists – and Bob Dylan is both: The world-famed guitar strummer is an almost equally mean hand with pencil and paintbrush. It is Dylan’s visual, rather than aural, oeuvre that is on display in Shanghai in a high-profile, multi-media exhibition that flung open its doors today, that runs through till January … [Read more...]
