Regina King’s Career To Be Cemented at Imprinting Ceremony

Vivienne Chow Collective memories of Hong Kong cinema and pop culture have a major role to play at the newly opened M+ museum of contemporary visual culture, which is received tens of thousands of visitors on its opening weekend despite the city’s changing political landscape.While much emphasis and media spotlight have been placed on the exhibition of the famed collection of Chinese contemporary art donated by the Swiss mega art collector Uli Sigg, what appealed most to the local public on the

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMagnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to “Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend.” The film is a currently in-production sequel to “Ip Man: Kung Fu Master,” which Magnet previously released.“Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend” is written and directed by Li Liming and produced by Beijing-based Kai Pictures.

Mariah Carey wants for Christmas...is for you to try her menu at McDonald’s! It was announced on Nov. 10 that the Queen of Christmas has partnered with the popular fast food company to deliver 12 days of deals for fans in the US this holiday season.

A remake of the 1988 comedy “Midnight Run” with Robert De Niro is in the works at Universal, with Regina Hall set to star in the action comedy film. Jesse Collins (“American Soul”) will produce “Midnight Run” for his Jesse Collins entertainment, as will Hall for her RH Negative banner.

EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Paul Riccio’s dramedy Give or Take, toplined by Norbert Leo Butz (Fosse/Verdon, Bloodline), Joanne Tucker (American Rust, The Report) and Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live), with plans to release it in theaters in multiple markets in February.

The Queen of Christmas is officially back, as Mariah Carey has announced the release of a brand-new festive single, Fall In Love At Christmas. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMegaton Entertainment, an indie distribution and film sales firm, has picked up a pair of titles from Hong Kong production entities AMM Entertainment and Phoenix Waters.

Mariah Carey has announced a new festive single with Khalid, ‘Fall In Love At Christmas’.Due to arrive this Friday (November 5), the collaborative track also features US choir director and gospel singer Kirk Franklin. You can pre-save/pre-order it here.A 30-second preview reveals the song to be a romantic R&B-tinged ballad, with Carey and Khalid singing together in the chorus.

Halloween, Ciara dressed up as the iconic Mexican-American icon Selena. Ciara shared an Instagram video of herself dancing and singing along to “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” looking eerily similar to Selena.

Everyone else can go home now, as Ciara has already won Halloween this year. The singer, 36, transformed into Mexican-American icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, sharing a series of snapshots of herself as the late queen of Tejano music on Instagram on Friday, Oct. 29. Ciara wore the singer’s famed bandeau cross top and flared pants, photoshopping herself onto a makeshift album cover for Selena Live! The Last Concert. See the incredible photos HERE.

Will Tizard ContributorWhen Chinese indie documentarian Rikun Zhu set about chronicling the struggles of a young Maoist true believer artist, who dreams of a new life in New York, he knew he was taking on a puzzling contradiction, he says.“It interested me a lot,” the filmmaker says, “because he always says he is a communist and loves China and Mao Zedong.”As Zhu’s subject frets and plans, his efforts take him through long nights of lecturing and teasing his girlfriend and eventually to Beijing

Regina King is being honored in a major way!