Entertainment

A film and a television drama are set to commemorate the 130th anniversary of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s birth later this year. Production on the film Qia Tongxue Shaonian (Lit: When We Were Young) is underway. The film’s director Chen Guoxing told the Global Times that the movie tells the story of Mao and his classmates at Hunan First Normal University …

When Barbie dolls were first introduced, a US market researcher advised the founder, Ruth Marianna Handler, to emphasize that buying Barbie dolls could help children develop self-esteem and become ladies, thus finding their ideal husbands. Now, we can clearly see that the researcher understood the US market well, as according to data from Fortune magazine, households with daughters in the …

Beyond expectations The summer in China is hot, but China’s theaters are even hotter than the summer heat as the world’s largest film market has earned a record 15 billion yuan ($2 billion) as of Monday evening. The box office keeps surging as many ticket offices have witnessed records constantly being broken. According to China’s ticket data platform Maoyan, the …

The first Chinese film to expose the inner workings of overseas online fraud, No More Bets, has become a major hit, taking the lead in terms of screen share and box office. After the film earned a record of 420 million yuan ($58.2 million) in the Chinese mainland in pre-screenings from Saturday to Monday, the film moved up its release date …

Kathmandu, July 10 : Nepali film ‘Gurans’ has won the Jury Award at the Karlovi Vary international film festival –a prestigious festival of Europe. Film director Saurav Rai shared that they were overwhelmingly excited when the film received a warm response at the premier show in the festival held in Czech Republic on July 5. “We are excited for being …

Chinese suspense thriller Lost in the Stars has dominated the Dragon Boat Festival box office as it has bagged over 490 million yuan ($68.2 million) since its debut on Thursday, according to figures from box office tracking site Maoyan. Starring Zhu Yilong, Ni Ni, and Wen Yongshan, the film tells the story of Li Muzi (Wen), who mysteriously disappears during a trip …

As Thursday was International Children’s Day, several films aimed to take moviegoers on a nostalgic journey back to their childhood have lined up to enter Chinese cinemas. A total of eight new films were released on Thursday, four of them were animated movies. As of Thursday night, Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia, Castle in the Sky, and Qiaohu and the Fantastic Magic Circus were among …

‘Hi Producer’ showcases the beauty of Chinese tradition and culture Newly released Chinese drama Hi Producer has captured the attention of Chinese audiences with its special perspective on traditional Chinese art. Focusing on the production of a cultural feast that showcases the beauty and diversity of China’s intangible cultural heritage, the show explores various aspects of traditional crafts, such as lacquerware, ancient …

US production Fast & Furious 10, also known as Fast X, is set to debut in ­Chinese mainland cinemas on Wednesday. The pre-sales of the film reached 35 million yuan ($5 million) by Tuesday night. Several related topics such as “Fast & Furious 10 trailer” have been trending on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo, yet with netizens voicing concerns about its “poor reputation.” “It …

A sci-fi romance Three-Body, the Chinese TV adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, debuted on Chinese Central Television 8 and Tencent Video during prime time on Sunday night. The hashtag for the 30-episode series had earned more than 130 million views on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo as of Sunday. Many Chinese netizens commented that the story was …