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Asian Film Week wins wide acclaim among movie fans
The ongoing Asian Film Week, part of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, has won wide acclaim.
Pop singer Fish Leong promotes new album in Beijing
Malaysian Chinese Mando-pop artist Fish Leong was in Beijing to promote a new album following a seven-year hiatus. It features a number of love songs.
Millie Bobby Brown, co-stars premiere Godzilla movie
Millie Bobby Brown and her "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" co-stars walked a black carpet in Hollywood.
Chinese film "Wild Goose Lake" contends for Golden Palm Award
Chinese film "Wild Goose Lake" made its premiere at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on Saturday. The film has been entered into the main competition unit of the film festival, and will contend for the Golden Palm Award.
Pakistani producer taps film cooperation opportunities in China
Fizza Ali Meerza, one of Pakistan's most distinguished film producers, is now in Beijing aiming to find opportunities to work with China.
Asian filmmaking masters gather in Beijing
High-profile filmmakers from across Asia gathered in Beijing recently for Asian Film and TV Week, where they discussed how increasing cultural ties can help to develop a unique language for Asian cinema.
Aamir Khan vows to take Chinese films back to India
Indian actor Aamir Khan says he hopes to introduce and promote Chinese films back home.
Bocelli to perform "Nessun Dorma" at Asian Culture Carnival
The Italian singer Andrea Bocelli will perform "Nessun Dorma" from the opera "Turandot" at the Asian Culture Carnival on Wednesday night.
"The Composer": a moving portrayal of wartime separation
Screenings of the first China-Kazakh co-production, "The Composer", were recently held in Beijing ahead of the film's official release.
Keanu Reeves places handprints and footprints in Hollywood
"The Matrix" star Keanu Reeves received one of Hollywood's oldest accolades on Tuesday, placing his handprints and footprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Iconic music pieces to be auctioned by Julien's
The Hard Rock Cafe has partnered with Julien's Auctions to put memorabilia from some of music's greatest icons on the market, ranging from the last sweater Nirvana's Kurt Cobain wore to one of Prince's guitars.
Inarritu 'honored' to be first Latin American Cannes jury president
The 72nd Cannes International Film Festival got underway on the French Riviera on Tuesday with Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy "The Dead Don't Die."
Classic Chinese story adapted to warn about environmental crisis
Chinese artist Xu Rui put on a performance in Christie's auction room in London on Monday that adapted a story from a Chinese classic text in order to raise awareness of humanity's looming environmental crisis.
1st Sino-Kazakh production to be released in Chinese cinemas Friday
Chinese veteran actor Hu Jun has recently said he feels very proud of his role in upcoming film The Composer.
Academy Award nominee stars in a monster film
An upcoming American monster film "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" marks a step of transformation for horror movie star Vera Farmiga who is taking a try at a monster film.
'Booksmart' comedy about best friends to hit U.S. theaters
Olivia Wilde's directorial debut feature "Booksmart" is a high-school comedy about two best friends and devoted good girls who decide to let loose for once in their lives.
New 'Angry Birds' movie flies into Cannes with slingshot stunt
Sony's sequel to "The Angry Birds Movie" made its mark in Cannes on Monday (13 MAY 2019), firing a hatchling character off the Carlton Hotel pier using a slingshot.
Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. She was 97.
Bourne's Swan Lake to be staged in Beijing
British choreographer Matthew Bourne's dance drama "Swan Lake" will be staged six times from Sept. 5 -8 at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.
'Pokemon Detective Pikachu'leads Chinese mainland box office
The live-action Pokemon adventure film Detective Pikachu was the champion of the Chinese box office over the weekend, earning 282 million yuan (about 41 million US dollars).