Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To(杜琪峰) has donated almost every award he has won to a local film archive. Industry observers say the gesture shows his indifference to fame.
A total of 36 awards of the internationally-acclaimed director and producer will be…
Agent 007 still has all of his digits. Daniel Craig was sent to the hospital after suffering a minor hand injury while filming the latest James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” at Pinewood Studios near London.
“There was a minor incident…
Famous Chinese director Chen Kaige is heading for the United States on Tuesday to team up with NBA star Yao Ming on a short film for earthquake relief, Tianfu Morning Post reports.
Chen announced on Monday that Yao and Liu Xiang,…
New York City Opera has commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on “Brokeback Mountain,” a love story about two U.S. ranch-hands that won three Oscars when it was turned into a movie.
The opera house’s spokesman Gerard…
DreamWorks Animation’s cartoon comedy “Kung Fu Panda” delivered an exciting kick to the competition in North American theaters this weekend, and debuted in the top spot at the box office, according to preliminary figures released Sunday.
The film about a panda…
Box office revenue exceeded 3.3 billion yuan, or more than 470 million US dollars, on the Chinese mainland in 2007, up nearly 27% over 2006, according to the film industry annual report released by the Beijing Film Academy on Thursday.
Home-grown…
One man was killed and two replicas of ancient warships were accidentally burned down on early Monday morning, at a shooting of the epic war film, “The War of the Red Cliff,” in Xiaotangshan, northwestern Beijing.
The fire that killed one…
The characters of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy come to screen again in this newest installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
The adventure continues as producer/director Andrew Adamson teams up with screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen…
BEIJING, June 5 — The 2008 New Zealand Film Festival opened in Beijing on Wednesday, giving Chinese audiences a great opportunity to know more about the Pacific nation.
The festival will feature 10 pearls of Kiwi cinema, including HBO comedy “Eagle…
Xinhuanet — Following several months of negotiations the voice cast of “The Simpsons” has reached a new four-year agreement with producer 20th Century Fox TV.
Under the pact, the top actors will be paid nearly 400,000 U.S. dollars per episode. While…
BEIJING, Jun. 4 (Xinhuanet) — Richard Hatch, the first winner of CBS’ hit reality series “Survivor,” has appealed his tax-evasion conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court, media reported Tuesday.
Hatch was convicted two years ago of failing to pay taxes on…
BEIJING, June 4 — Here is a chance to enjoy a film while doing a good deed at the same time. Director Jia Zhangke is screening his latest work, “24 City,” before its official theatrical release, and will donate all…
LONDON, June 2 (Xinhua) — A series of short films showcasing the creative voice of 25 Chinese artists were launched on Monday night at the Hayward Gallery by London’s South bank Center, Britain’s largest arts center.
Capturing the prevailing mood of…
BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhuanet) — “Transformers” was the winner of best movie, the top award, at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, and co-star Megan Fox and director Michael Bay accepted the award on Sunday night.
Bay said the film’s sequel would…
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Xinhua) — “Sex and the City” beat Indiana Jones at box office in North America, as the big-screen version of the HBO’s popular television series debuted No. 1 with an estimated 55.7 million dollars this weekend.
The…
BEIJING, May 28 — Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy’s on Tuesday.
The “Desperate Housewives” star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father’s Day Frosty Weekend, an…
BEIJING, May 27 — A documentary film featuring star hurdler Liu Xiang and chronicling Beijing’s warm-up to the Olympics will open late next month, director Gu Yun said over the weekend.
“Dream-building 2008″ (”Zhu Meng 2008″) will premiere at the Shanghai…
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) — “Sex and the City” movie will open on Friday in the U.S. after it’s world premier at Leicester Square, London, on 12 May.
Four years after the series ended, the movie seeks to address Carrie’s relationship…
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) — “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull,” the fourth of the “Indiana Jones” film series, took in 126 million U.S. dollars from Thursday to Sunday in North American theaters, according to media reports Tuesday.
Paramount Pictures predicted…
BRUSSELS, May 26 (Xinhua) — The European Commission on Monday hailed the performance of films funded by the European Union (EU) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Four EU-funded films received honors at Sunday night’s award giving ceremony.
“Entre Les Murs” (The…
