Rebecca Davis editorSmall but growing production firm Midnight Blur Films has had a strong fall.Its soft sci-fi feature “Journey to the West” just won top accolades at China’s Pingyao Intl.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese streamer iQiyi has unveiled a massive new content slate with some 260 films, TV series and variety shows that it says capture the Zeitgeist and youth realities.Chief among the new programming are two collections that the company likened to a metaverse, which are “able to transfer people into another world through immersive stories.” One of the new universes focuses on traditional Chinese stories and is referred to as the ‘ancient Chinese City universe.’
.Rebecca Davis editorSmall but growing production firm Midnight Blur Films has had a strong fall.Its soft sci-fi feature “Journey to the West” just won top accolades at China’s Pingyao Intl.
A woman was thrown out of a council meeting in Wigan today following an outburst in which she accused councillors of having 'blood on their hands'.
Vivienne Chow OTT Entertainment, the local agent of mainland Chinese streaming giant iQiyi, says it will not apply to renew its contract to operate in Taiwan, citing Taiwanese government opposition.The decision highlights the political currents that underpin so much of the entertainment industry in Asia.
One woman who visited Shanghai Disneyland on Saturday either later tested positive for Covid or came into contact with someone who had it, according to reports. As a result, more than 30,000 visitors were locked in the park Sunday by Chinese government officials and forced to test negative before they were allowed to leave. According to AP “all 33,863 people who had been at the park” did indeed test negative.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStellan Skarsgard (“Dune,” “Chernobyl”), Andrea Riseborough (“Birdman,” “ZeroZeroZero”) and Gustaf Skarsgard (“Vikings,” “Westworld”) have joined the cast of psychological crime drama “What Remains.”The English-language film, which begins shooting next month in Finland, is the feature directorial debut of Huang Ran, a mainland Chinese artist-turned-filmmaker. His previous “The Administration of Glory” debuted in the short film competition at Cannes in 2014.
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Regina King is being honored in a major way!
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorGucci announced on Thursday morning that it’s coming to the heart of Hollywood.Creative director Alessandro Michele (above with Billie Eilish) will present his upcoming collection, called Gucci Love Parade, during a fashion show along Hollywood Boulevard on Nov.
Squid Game.The platform promoted a new show titled Squid’s Victory at an investment fair on Wednesday (October 20), using a poster which closely resembles the iconography, including pink circle and triangle symbols, used in Netflix’s South Korean hit.As reported by the BBC, the show also sees contestants compete in “large-scale kids’ games”, reminiscent of Squid Game’s central premise.
SuperPixel, the mobile developer behind simulation games like Game Dev Story and Hot Springs Story published an open letter to Chinese gamers via the publisher’s TapTap forum.The letter, which has since been taken down but reportedly reposted on social media, claims that Beijing Shi Jun has been using Kairosoft’s source code to develop copy-cat games.According to the report, Kairosoft and Beijing Shi Jun signed a contract in 2017, in order for the developer’s games to have publishing and
Eel, crispy beef and Sweet and Sour King Prawns are all available on a completely plant-based menu at one restaurant in Greater Manchester with some reviewers claiming it’s the best Chinese food they’ve ever tasted.
A mum ditched her £8k-a-year Chinese takeaway habit after she was offered the coronavirus vaccine due to her being 'obese.'