The rise of new media and online videos is rapidly changing the way China views its movies with an estimated audience of around 1.3 billion now waiting to tune in to the trend.
If 2011 was a good year for high-quality Blu-ray releases of older films– Star Wars, Akira and Jurassic Park for example — then 2012 is looking just as exciting, as not only are we expecting Jaws later in the year, but Lucasfilm has now announced Indiana Jones will be coming to the HD format too.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (UPI) — Vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1” is the top-selling DVD and No. 1 rental in the United States, Rentrak said.
YOUNG TEENAGERS who watch more films featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to peers who watch relatively few such films, a study published today suggests.
China agreed on Friday to open its market to more American movies, in a dramatic Hollywood ending to a week-long visit by China’s leader-in-waiting that produced billions of dollars in business deals.
Kenneth Branagh discusses his role in “My Week With Marilyn” at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
As a long career devoted to Taiwan’s technology sector draws to a close, Max Fang has turned to an entirely new task — helping to build a globally competitive film industry on the island.
The 1967 film by Jim McBride, now available on DVD from Kino, is one of the funniest underground movies ever made. It’s also a marvelous time capsule capturing the look and feel of New York City in the late 1960s.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is seeking to ban movies which stir up social instability, glamorise terrorism or promote opposition to the law, according to proposed new rules unveiled on Thursday, as the government seeks further controls on threats to its control. Films must also not promote drug taking, threaten religious harmony or propagate religious fanaticism, the government stated in the draft …