“We Shanghainese value our image. We don’t want to lose face in front of the entire world…”
Review of “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress,” a movie adaptation of Da Sijie’s book of the same title telling the tale of two young men, a beautiful rural girl, and reading banned books.
Chai Ling, a famous (or infamous) student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China, is now suing others for saying bad things about her.
Review of the recent Hong Kong Film Awards surprise hit that garnered awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.
A review of the 2009 Chinese film on the Nanjing Massacre that proved to be shocking as expected, but not the propaganda film that many foreigners feared.