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- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Washington Post Under Fire From Its Own Union, Media Critic for Suspending Reporter Over Kobe Tweets
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The Washington Post is under fire from its own guild and media critic for putting one of its reporters...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
How the Wuhan Coronavirus Infected the Chinese Film Industry
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Just days ago, no one would have predicted that China’s most lucrative film-going season was about to be derailed...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Why ‘The Farewell’ Flopped In China
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Farewell” has flopped in China with a dismal $261,000 opening weekend gross, and a cumulative of $580,000 so...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
China Box Office: Enduring ‘Sheep’ Leads Weekend, as Netflix’s ‘Extinction’ Makes Theatrical Debut
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller “Extinction” starring Lizzy Caplan and Michael Pena was c ritically panned, yanked from its planned...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Hollywood’s Go-To Asian Dad Tzi Ma Dishes on ‘Mulan’ and Oscar Snub for ‘The Farewell’
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – One person who was not surprised that “The Farewell” bid goodbye to any chance of an Oscar earlier this...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
FountainVest Buys Stake in China’s Maoyan Entertainment
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Asian private equity firm, FountainVest Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in Chinese film ticketing and distribution firm...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
China Box Office: ‘The Farewell,’ ‘Richard Jewell’ Fail to Unseat Local Holdovers
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” both flopped in China with dismal $261,000 and $212,000 opening...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
China Film Festival Closes, Saying Independence Is ‘Impossible’
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – China’s last truly independent film festival has been “halted indefinitely,” organizers said in a hard-hitting statement. They said that...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Hidden Flaws Plaguing China’s Film Market, Says Tencent Report
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – China’s total box office may have hit another record high in 2019, but a struggling exhibition sector and plummeting...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
China Box Office: Pet Drama ‘Adoring’ Runs Away With Weekend Prize
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Chinese pet drama, “Adoring” sauntered into 2020 at the head of China’s weekend box office with earnings of $16.8...