All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 4
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NewsChina box office: ‘Free Guy’, ‘The Tomorrow War’ top weekend chart
Paramount’s The Tomorrow War, which premiered on Amazon Prime outside of China, opened with $8.1m in three days.
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FeaturesIndian filmmaker Aditya Vikram Sengupta talks Venice premiere ‘Once Upon A Time In Calcutta’
Sengupta’s third feature is premiering in the Horizons section.
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NewsChina’s Lian Ray Pictures to remake 'Italian Race', '18 Presents' (exclusive)
Deals were facilitated through the platform of Sino-US producers association Bridging The Dragon.
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NewsWarnerMedia announces 45-day window for theatrical titles in Asia
Source: WarnerMedia Space Jam A New Legacy WarnerMedia has announced that Warner Bros titles will be streamed on HBO Go in Asia as soon as 45 days after their theatrical premiere in Asian markets, including Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The first films to stream on ...
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NewsNetflix signs production deal with India’s Excel Entertainment
Partnership will kick off with two projects tentatively titled Dabba Cartel and Queen Of The Hill.
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NewsHong Kong film festival streamlines industry initiatives under HKIFF Industry umbrella
New umbrella will oversee HAF, HAF Goes to Cannes, HAF Film Lab, HKIFF Collection and the facilitation of co-productions.
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NewsJennifer Yu to head cast of AMM Global’s ‘Forensic Psychologist’
Psychological crime series, co-produced by AMM Global and Phoenix Waters Productions, starts shooting in Hong Kong next month.
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NewsChinese regulators crack down on “chaotic” celebrity fan culture
Moves come after actors including Vicki Zhao Wei, Kris Wu and Zhang Zhehan have been removed from the internet.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Free Guy’ opens with solid $23.8m three-day gross
Disney action comedy is the first major Hollywood live-action release in China since late May and resonates with the country’s huge online gaming culture.
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NewsWarnerMedia, Catchplay team on Hou Hsiao-hsien series ‘Twisted Strings’
Hou Hsiao-hsien is executive producing the seven-part anthology, directed by Huang Xi and starring Lee Kang-sheng.
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NewsAkshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom’ becomes first big India release post second wave
Thriller produced by Pooja Entertainment released theatrically on August 19 despite the fact that only 50% of screens have reopened in India.
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NewsChina box office: Disney’s ‘Luca’ fails to unseat ‘Raging Fire’
Luca took $5.1m in its first three days, while Raging Fire, which opened in July, grossed a further $12.2m.
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NewsChina box office: Market slows as Delta variant, extreme weather closes cinemas
The top three films remained unchanged over the weekend as box office takings were hit by the Delta variant, extreme weather and a lack of major new releases.
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NewsNetflix teams with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on historical drama ‘Heeramandi’
Show will explore the stories of courtesans in a red light district in pre-Partition India.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up Venice Days opener ‘Shen Kong’ (exclusive)
Set during the Covid-19 pandemic in China, the film follows two lonely citizens of a city in lockdown.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Raging Fire’ maintains lead amid lack of new releases
Action film directed by the late Benny Chan grossed a further $21.6m for a cumulative total of $82.8m.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Raging Fire’ tops chart with $37m opening
Huayi Brothers’ Upcoming Summer, directed by Leste Chen and starring Zhang Zifeng, came in second with $20m.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Green Snake’ slithers to pole position in opening weekend
Light Chaser Animation production is a sequel to its 2019 hit White Snake, which tapped into a growing trend for youth-oriented animated films.
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FeaturesAsian industry gives verdict on Cannes, market conditions
Asia was busy buying and selling via Zoom meetings during the Marche, but only diversified companies have real spending power, and most of the Chinese buyers sat this one out.
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NewsBeijing film festival unveils line-up for 2021 physical edition
Gong Li heads the jury of the international competition, which also includes Nadine Labaki, Renny Harlin and Leste Chen.