Recently revived at the 2020 New York Film Festival, “Xiao Wu,” also known as “The Pickpocket,” is Jia Zhangke’s 1997 directorial debut. The film, which follows the life of an apathetic criminal, ...

Legends of the Condor Heroes, the epic martial arts novel by Jin Yong (pen name of the late Hong Kong author, scholar, and newspaperman Louis Cha), is possibly the most frequently adapted wuxia novel ...

Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s series of spotlights focusing on the animated shorts that have qualified for the 2024 Oscars. There are several ways a film can earn eligibility. With these profiles, we’ll ...

Actor Xiao Zhan, who plays the protagonist, a factory mechanic, attending the Beijing premiere of Gezhi Townon Saturday.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In just three days, Gezhi Town, the latest ...

The player of Jia Zhangkes early film Xiao Wu and the famous independent film activist Wang Hongwei talked about Chinese independent films at the IFF Independent Film ...

As China gears up for a big political anniversary and national holiday, its box office has been dominated by innocuous animal films and local fare capable of keeping censors happy but unable to make ...

At the Han School of Kung Fu, one lad quietly practices at the Mu Ren Zhuang while his uncle Mr. Han tries to fob off his mom who makes it very clear that she does not like him fighting. And yes, they ...