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Stage meets screen

[2017-02-10 07:27]

In the eight years since he founded Wonpennon Media, Wang Pengfei has worked toward bringing the stage and cinema closer. His studio in Beijing has backed plays created to appeal to young audiences.

Hiddleston calls 2016 romance with Taylor Swift 'real'

[2017-02-10 07:27]

British actor Tom Hiddleston has opened up about his 2016 summer romance with Taylor Swift, insisting their relationship "was real" but explaining that his much-mocked "I (heart) T.S." tank top was just a joke.

Broadway olden-day venue reopens

[2017-02-10 07:27]

Broadway welcomed a new theater on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Treat For The Box Office

[2017-02-09 14:36]

For the last few years, the weeklong Spring Festival holiday has been a lifeline for China's suffering movie market.

Film based on Higashino classic set to hit screens

[2017-02-09 14:36]

In the late 1990s, it would be hard to imagine Alec Su behind a camera. Then, the Taiwan star, who shot to fame with the band Little Tigers, was a heartthrob thanks to the hit television series My Fair Princess.

Depiction of Chinese Schindler falls short

[2017-02-09 14:36]

A new television drama based on the true story of a Chinese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during World War II is the first attempt to publicize this little-known piece of history, but it has drawn mixed reviews from both critics and regular viewers, and from those with intimate knowledge of the historical events.

To save lives, he ignored orders from above

[2017-02-09 14:36]

Ho Feng Shan issued thousands of end-destination visas to Shanghai, as Jews needed to show proof of emigration to leave Germany and Austria. The 1937 Japanese occupation had left Shanghai harbor unmanned, without passport control or immigration procedures, and anyone could land without papers, according to Ho Manli, his daughter.

24: Legacy may be even better than the original TV series

[2017-02-09 07:41]

This has always been the case with television. And now, among the nearly 500 scripted series overwhelming the viewer, TV reboots aren't going away.

Frenchman speaks for Chinese learning

[2017-02-07 07:26]

A look at this man's WeChat account could lead you to think that he's a Chinese who loves trying out regional cuisines and touring the country to study traditional culture.

He gives calligraphy space to fly freely

[2017-02-07 07:26]

The centerpiece of experimental calligrapher Wei Ligang's ongoing Beijing exhibition is a 45-meter-long scroll titled Phoenixes and Dragons that the Beijing-based artist completed in 2012.

Veggie might

[2017-02-07 07:26]

The best dish I'm having in an eight-course dinner may be one of the simplest: turnip with dry carrot, quinoa, soy and leek.

Casual drinkers cheer development of local wines

[2017-02-07 07:26]

Four clusters of wines sit on a long vintage metal table in a spacious Beijing art gallery, where a mix of Chinese and Western antiques are displayed. Accompanied by popular music from the 1950s, a group of judges take turns sampling the bottles. They pour some of each wine into a glass, take a sip, taste and swirl, spit it out, then write down their impressions.

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