“… from girl next door to arrogant international mega star and then media-friendly humble filmmaker …” Von Doriah Morrison. Quelle: Global Times.

Chinese remake of the Coens’ Blood Simple signals a sea-change “Zhang Yimou’s reprise …” (Guardian).

China’s soft power set for global audience Von Chen Jie und Liu Wei (China Daily).

China noch nicht reif für Klassifizierung von Filmen (CRI Online)

Goldener Leopard am internationalen Filmfestival Locarno für «Han jia». Quelle: NZZ. Vgl. 中国影片“寒假”荣获瑞士络迦诺影展金豹奖 (RFI).

The true story of ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ [Li Cunxin 李存信] moves from poverty to a secret marriage and a diplomatic showdown Von Pia Catton. Quelle: WSJ. Vgl. “叛逃者”李存信:毛泽东最后的舞者 (qq.com).

Erster 3D-Porno wird in China gedreht: Pornoindustrie hofft auf die
dritte Dimension Von Lars Bube (crn.de). Vgl. Blogeintrag 3片“三维肉蒲团”在香港投光，“神波”峰日本女演员.

Shougang on the move (Global Times)

“… Wachstum scheint nur durch die geringe Anzahl Kinos begrenzt. Aber die Schnittmenge mit Hollywood wird größer.” Von Mark Siemons. Quelle: FAZ.

No place for Asian heroes in Hollywood blockbusters Von Daniel Wong (Global Times).

Das Deutsch-chinesische Kulturnetz interviewt den in China tätigen Schauspieler Volker Helfrich. Chin. Fassung hier.

Filmmaker Feng Xiaogang accused the famously pugnacious producer of being “a cheater” at the Shanghai film festival. Von Ben Child. Quelle: Guardian.

Edward Wong über den Film “Empires of the Deep”. Quelle: NYT.

Farmer’s harvest of reality Von Li Xiaoshu (Global Times).

China: Film director [Ning Hao] beats up foreigner at swimming pool “Many of these are people who struck out back home in the West, now trying their luck in a place where the money is flowing and the people are easy 大多是在西面混的不好，换个钱多人软的地方碰碰运气” Von John Kennedy (Global Voices).

Xu Jinglei, China’s Creative Pragmatist “… Xu Jinglei, a successful actress, director and blogger, is not shy about trumpeting her victories—or her natural talents …” Von Li Yuan (WSJ).

“… ‘Karate Kid’ is intended as pure entertainment, but it operates as a wonderfully organic propaganda tool for China …” Filmkritik von Patrick Goldstein (LA Times).

One man’s ordeal: retelling waishengren’s history “… Until today, he fears that he and his family would get into trouble because of his daughter’s documentary revealing him as a former communist …” Von Zhang Lei (Global Times). Vgl. Secret lives Von Chen Nan (China Daily).

Cannes Film Festival 2010: I Wish I Knew, review Jia Zhang-ke’s 贾樟柯 documentary is a playful and moving oral history of Shanghai. Von Sukhdev Sandhu (Telegraph). Vgl. 国际媒体赞《海上传奇》：艺术实践的提升之作 (sina.com).

Braunschweiger Kino-Plattform für China “Im Pavillon der Expo-Gastgeberstadt Shanghai …” Von Andreas Schweiger (newsclick/ Braunschweiger Zeitung).

Von Jonathan S. Landreth. Quelle: WSJ.

Real life of a peddler Zuo Xuan (Global Times) über den DVD-Schwarzhandel in Peking.

Filmkritik von Thomas Sotinel (Le Monde). Vgl. Douban-Eintrag zu 春风沉醉的夜晚 (Chunfeng chenzui de yewan/ Spring Fever).

China’s movie-makers prepare to compete in 3D arena (Global Times)

From Hollywood to Chollywood Von Francesco Sisci (Asia Times).