Chloe Zhao made Oscar history over the weekend when she won the Best Director award, as well as Best Picture, at the 2021 Oscars.
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Jon Burlingame Not content merely to conquer the film-music world, composer Hans Zimmer has now turned his attention to cell-phone ringtones.Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has unveiled its latest, the Find X3 Pro, which offers two Zimmer-created ringtones and “an orchestra of system sounds,” according to an announcement by the company.The new sounds include two warm ringtones, a gentle alarm and a phone activation sound as well as “a range of energizing text and notification alerts.” The intent,
.Chloe Zhao made Oscar history over the weekend when she won the Best Director award, as well as Best Picture, at the 2021 Oscars.
The Walking Dead‘s showrunner has revealed that season 11 will incorporate stylistic choices that haven’t been used on the show before.Angela Kang said in a new interview that fans can expect “different tonal things” for the zombie drama’s final bow, which will make things “fun”.Speaking to TVLine, Kang said: “When we start [the final season], we’re rockin’ and rollin’, we’re back to being big and scope-y.“There’s going to be a feeling that things are just ripping along for the first block, then
history-making sweep at the Oscars was almost entirely censored in her China amid accusations that she previously insulted her homeland.The New York University graduate on Sunday became the first woman of color to win best director, while her “Nomadland” is only the second film directed by a woman to take home honors for best picture.Yet her groundbreaking night was ignored and censored in her homeland as she remained embroiled in a backlash over a recently unearthed 2013 interview in which she
Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong has reached a new global benchmark, crossing $400M with a cume through Sunday of $406.6M worldwide. Of that, $320M comes from the international box office in 41 markets. The monster mash, already the biggest Hollywood movie of the pandemic era, continues to track above its Monsterverse predecessors. It is the highest-grossing of the films in China, Russia, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mexico.
The Alchemist is the New York City-born hip-hop producer who's worked with everybody in rap from its biggest stars to fledgling underground talents. After producing Freddie Gibbs' 2020 record Alfredo (one of our favorite records of the year) and the similarly excellent project with Boldy James The Price Of Tea In China, Alchemist will release a new EP on April 3 called This Thing Of Ours.
Rebecca Davis editorChinese censors may search content obsessively for what they deem to be objectionable material, but they apparently don’t consider a film’s off-screen controversy quite as closely.At a time when China is booting major films like “Nomadland” or “Monster Hunter” from cinemas for perceived “insults to China,” its authorities have green lit Woody Allen’s troubled “A Rainy Day in New York” for theatrical release in the world’s largest film market.”Although a few of Allen’s films,
It was one of those chilly, gray April days in New York that still seems like winter, but Keith and Kenny Lucas, Academy Award nominees this year as part of the Judas and the Black Messiah original screenwriting team, clearly stood out, garbed in some bold and bright formalwear for The Hollywood Reporter's Oscar issue.
Rebecca Davis editorAlthough Chinese New Year 2021 is only two months behind us, new Chinese blockbusters have already begun plotting their takeover of the biggest moviegoing week in the world’s largest film market for 2022.Four Chinese titles have just announced their plans to debut next Feb. 1, the first day of the 2022 lunar new year.
Rebecca Davis editorChinese director Jia Zhangke has formally launched his new venture: a filmmaking school in his native Shanxi staffed by some of China’s top industry talent, including helmers Ning Hao and Bi Gan.The Shanxi Film Academy was inaugurated in a ceremony presided over by Communist party officials and attended by major firms seeking synergies between the school’s future crop of filmmakers and their own thirst for new talent and content.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese streaming firm iQIYI is making moves to start operating in Australia and New Zealand.
Katie Holmes was feeling incredibly proud on Sunday as she marked her only daughter's 15th birthday.The Dawson's Creek star is a doting mum to Suri Cruise and made sure that the teenager's big day was extra special.MORE: Katie Holmes looks identical to daughter Suri in ageless throwback photo Katie shares Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and the teen lives in New York with her mum. VIDEO: Katie Holmes shares sweet video of daughter Suri in New YorkWhile the actress has worked hard to keep Suri
Native American-themed films and TV shows have been on the rise recently – Ava DuVernay and Bird Runningwater are developing a dramatic series for NBC about the struggles and triumphs of an Indigenous family – but Hollywood has a long way to go to include Native Americans into its storylines.
Antonio Ferme editorThe 5-year-old son of Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) came home one day to tell his father a story about an older child that kept calling him “Chinese boy” over and over again.
SEVENTEEN member The8 has dropped the first teaser image for his upcoming solo single album.On April 8, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be returning with a new single next week. Slated to release on April 13, the company released the first image teaser for ‘Side by Side’.The stylish new teaser features the Chinese K-pop idol dressed in an oversized navy blue suit, casually leaning against a sports car.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBBC Studios, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, has appointed Phil Hardman as senior VP and GM of its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea.The move is a streamlining of operations under Jon Penn, executive VP for the APAC region.
Hans Zimmer has turned his hand to composing ringtones.The film composer has teamed up with Chinese smartphone maker Oppo to offer users two ringtones and “an orchestra of system sounds”.The new sounds also include a gentle alarm and a phone activation sound as well as “a range of energising text and notification alerts.”In an Oppo-created promotional video, which you can view below, Zimmer says: “To me everything is a story.
Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticGreg Berlanti’s domination of the CW continues with “Kung Fu” — and the new drama he executive produces is proof positive that the super-producer is using his powers for good. The show is a revival of a drama starring David Carradine that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1975.
Fucked Up have shared a mammoth new song featuring Matt Berninger of The National – listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Three’ below.The 22-minute track appears on ‘Year of the Horse’, the latest edition of the band’s zodiac series of albums. The album was announced last month with the first act, an equally huge 19-minute offering.The band’s Zodiac series have been released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year for nearly a decade now.
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