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- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Miike Takashi’s Unusual Takes on Feminism and China
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Takashi Miike chuckles when you ask him if he’s a feminist. “Maybe I’m not exactly, because when I use...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘Wet Season’ Star Yeo Yann Yann on the Need for Quality Chinese-Language Films
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Malaysia’s Yeo Yann Yann wiped away tears that weren’t purely of joyous triumph just minutes after receiving the 2019...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
Juben Productions Stretches From Peter Chan to Chinese Zombies
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Beijing Juben Productions has taken over rights to the popular “Wolf Totem” novel from China Film Group and is...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘Clouds’ Director Teng Congcong on Being a Conservative Chinese Feminist
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – As hot money flees the China film market and financing dries up, the romantic film genre will actually become...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
DC Comics Comes Under Fire for Deleting Batman Poster That Sparked Chinese Backlash
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – has yanked a poster for a new Batman title from its social media accounts after the image drew criticism...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
China Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ Makes Best China Debut Ever for Disney Animated Film
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Frozen 2” iced out all its competitors in China this weekend, sliding out in front of the pack to...
- ENTERTAINMENT4 years ago
‘Lost’ Star Daniel Dae Kim Talks Hollywood’s Growing Appetite for Asian Fare
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – In the post-“Crazy Rich Asians” and “The Good Doctor” era, trawling Asia for new IP to bring to Hollywood...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
Zhang Yimou Talks ‘One Second,’ New Projects and Directing Nationalist Propaganda Shows
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Fresh off directing the enormous spectacle of China’s 70th anniversary gala earlier this month, Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou took...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
NBA Events Go Ahead in China, Despite a Political Controversy That Has Spread to Gaming
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The silenced players and shut out the press Thursday at a pre-season game between the L.A. Lakers and the...
- ENTERTAINMENT5 years ago
‘South Park,’ NBA Controversies Point Out Challenges of Doing Business With China
By Rebecca Davis LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – To capitulate to Chinese censorship, or not to capitulate? That’s the billion-dollar question increasingly facing U.S.entertainment companies that wish...