The city is certainly buzzing with artistic energy as of late. From the Chanel Mobile Art Container to the Hong Kong Art Walk, every week has seen some illuminating activity hit the S.A.R. one after another, and helping to keep the ennui at bay this week is the 32nd Hong Kong Film Festival. This year’s […]

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It’s August 1896 and you’re in Shanghai. You’re out looking for a good time, but what do you do? It’s hot and […]

With what has got to be the only film festival title that makes you arch your eyebrows when you read the name, the Big Screen International Film Festival, yep I told you, hits Kunming today. The soirée first took place in Italy 5 year’s ago, but was then moved to Kunming as part of the […]

Monday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body responsible for nominating and selecting the winning films for the Academy Awards, announced the short list of 15 films competing for the Oscar for Best Documentary. If you’re not familiar with the AMPAS, this is the academy referred to in 99% of all Oscar […]

A Beijing moviegoer has filed suit against China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for censoring the sex out of Ang Lee’s latest film Lust, Caution. Dong Yanbin, a graduate student at China University of Political Science and Law, claimed the missing 30 minutes of footage cut by Lee to adhere to China’s […]

In 2005, Chinese author/actress/weirdo Niki Yan wrote the autobiographical novel “My Love for You, Tom Cruise — A Desperate Chinese Girl’s Confession,” chronicling her journey from a poor Chinese village to America four years earlier. While the tale of a young Chinese girl escaping poverty in a small village and realizing her dream has […]

It’s that time of year for Oscar’s equally shiny cousin, The Golden Horse, to ride into town. All bad imagery aside, The Golden Horse Awards is Taiwan’s annual salute to all that is fabulous in Chinese cinema. It’s no surprise that this year’s leader at the ceremony is Ang Lee for his skintillating drama, […]

In the D.C. Comics universe, Gotham city in particular, Batman is the champion of justice and doesn’t wince when it comes to taking down the bad guys. The list of foes he’s beaten goes on and on. From the best villains, like The Joker, to the worst, the easily forgettable Calendar Man, Batman has faced […]