My initial involvement with China's film industry was in 2001 when I started a serious endeavor to review new releases.
The recent release of Song of the Phoenix, a long delayed art movie, in mainstream theaters in China has turned into a phenomenal social event. It is a two-year-old swan song by the late film director Wu Tianming, dubbed the Godfather of the Fifth Generation by the Chinese press.
It's the golden age for movie business - but success depends on changing parameters