Movies & TV
May-8-2013
- Brothers burned by boy while copying TV scene
- Two young brothers from Jiangsu province, seriously burned while imitating a scene from a TV animation series, were admitted to a Beijing hospital on Tuesday.
May-8-2013
- 11 arrested in massive Beijing film piracy case
- Beijing police have arrested 11 suspects in a case involving a major online provider of high-definition film downloads. The scale of piracy was described by authorities as "unprecedented."
May-8-2013
- 'Iron Man 3' sweeps Chinese box office
- "Iron Man 3" took in 410 million yuan (66.02 million U.S. dollars) in its first five days after debuting on Wednesday, knocking off a domestic drama to be No.1 at the Chinese box office.
May-8-2013
- Zhang Yimou's children spark one-child policy debate
- A claim that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best known film directors, had two sons and a daughter with actress Chen Ting before they got married in 2011 was confirmed by people close to the couple yesterday.
May-8-2013
- Tom Cruise to visit China to promote 'Oblivion'
- Tom Cruise will fly into Beijing this week to attend the premiere of Oblivion, according to reports in the Chinese media.
May-8-2013
- Wong Kar-wai awarded top French cultural honor
- Wong Kar-wai's francophile credentials were given another boost as he was awarded one of the highest French cultural accolades.
May-8-2013
- A Century of Chinese Cinema Program to open
- The TIFF Bell Lightbox announced the details for its major summer season programming today, which will explore Chinese film and feature some of that country's biggest stars, including Jackie Chan, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
May-8-2013
- Tom Cruise returns for 'Mission: Impossible 5'
- Actor Tom Cruise is set to produce "Mission: Impossible 5" and reprise his long-running role as daredevil special agent Ethan Hunt in one of Hollywood's most profitable films, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announced Tuesday.
May-7-2013
- 'Iron Man 3' sweeps Chinese box office
- "Iron Man 3" took in 410 million yuan (66.02 million U.S. dollars) in its first five days after debuting on Wednesday, knocking off a domestic drama to be No.1 at the Chinese box office.
May-7-2013
- Domestic drama rules China box office
- A domestic drama reminiscing about love on campus has dominated China's box office, taking 331.7 million yuan (about 53.9 million US dollars), since its debut on April 26.
