China Film Journal

華語電影刊

Things tagged as film.

Chinese movies don’t make much money…?

Posted on March 24th by peijin.
Chinese movies don't make any money: or at least, the only directors that make money are Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaoggang, says one real-estate investor who also dabbles in the media. This ...

Tailor Made: Chinatown’s Last Tailors

Posted on March 21st by philip.
Hidden in plain view among the abundant offerings of this year's San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (which runs from March 13 to 23) was a program of four short ...
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Asian Film Awards and financing news

Posted on March 20th by peijin.
We came across some interesting tidbits in the news today. First off, Yu Lik-wai (余力為) the Hong Kong director/cinematographer that lensed most ...

Opinion: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution and the Chinese media

Posted on March 18th by peijin.
Director Ang Lee, perhaps frustrated and angered by the recent ban of Tang Wei and spate of criticism leveled against his movie, has reacted by publcily defending Tang Wei — as well ...
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‘Sculpting in Time’ to expand outside Beijing? (大家都来雕刻时光)

Posted on March 12th by peijin.
Those of you who are are film buffs, coffee, or cute foreign exchange student connoisseurs in Beijing probably have heard of the cafe "Sculpting in Time" (雕刻时光). The ...

Video: Jackie Chan’s family in Anhui province

Posted on March 12th by peijin.
So you might have heard that Jackie Chan recently went to Australia to bury his father, who died of cancer at the age of 93.Well, what you might not have known ...
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Zhang Ziyi to help further the Murdoch empire in China?

Posted on March 12th by peijin.
The China Daily reports that Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) is planning on establishing a film production company with the likes of Wendi Murdoch. Another partner the article mentions is Florence Sloan.One interesting ...