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China Invades America in Red Dawn 2010

I am really looking forward to this. A remake of the 1984 film titled Red Dawn, which depicted a Soviet invasion of the US starring Patrick Swayze, is coming out later this year. If you haven’t seen...

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Avatar & China: Idealism, Optical Illusions

This week a reminder of Chinas incredible pace of development comes in the form of the new James Cameron movie, Avatar. I’m in a theater only a few minutes walk from my apartment, watching Avatar in...

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China Pulls Avatar to Make Room For Confucious

This coming Friday might be the last chance for people to see Avatar in Chinese 2D theaters. Although the exact details of the move by the China Film Group Company are unknown — as in when exactly and...

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Satellite TV in China: Everybody’s Doing It, Why Aren’t You?

About a month ago, I was sitting with a good friend of mine talking about the things we miss from back home and he told me that he watched German television every evening for his daily dose of modern...

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Defending Chinese Culture & Kung Fu Panda

There are many sensitive topics in Chinese discourse and few more sensitive than the edifice known as “Chinese culture,” so it’s no surprise that Chinese are hashing out the implications of another...

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Performing in China: Confessions of a White Monkey

In China, the image of white skin still pays dividends. Especially dancing white people. Promoters for real estate opening parties spend tens of thousands of RMB to set the stage for potential...

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The Profound Subtext of China’s Record-Breaking Hit Movie, Lost in Thailand

When one thinks of blockbuster Chinese films, one does not readily call to mind movies that offer legitimate social critique. One thinks, instead, of the Kung Fu choreography of Crouching Tiger, Hidden...

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China Invades America in Red Dawn 2010

A remake of the 1984 film titled Red Dawn, which depicted a Soviet invasion of the US starring Patrick Swayze, is coming out later this year. Read more about the film inside. The post China Invades...

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Avatar & China: Idealism, Optical Illusions

This week a reminder of China's astonishing pace of development comes in the form of the new James Cameron movie, Avatar. It was a night of many optical illusions and a few realizations. The post...

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China Pulls Avatar to Make Room For Confucious

China Film plans to pull Avatar out of 2D theaters by January 22 in order to make room for Confucius, a Chinese language film starring Chow Yun-Fat The post China Pulls Avatar to Make Room For...

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Satellite TV in China: Everybody’s Doing It, Why Aren’t You?

Watching foreign satellite TV is illegal in China, unless you're a major hotel that jumps through hoops. But the reality is that millions of people are watching HBO in China right now and hundreds of...

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Defending Chinese Culture & Kung Fu Panda

In recent weeks Mainland Chinese have expressed both delight and frustration over Kung Fu Panda 2, the sequel to the blockbuster original. Are Chinese right to dispute the West's claim to the...

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Performing in China: Confessions of a White Monkey

In China, the demand for dancing foreigners is high and although it might be demeaning, it pays the bills. These are the Confessions of a White Monkey. The post Performing in China: Confessions of a...

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The Profound Subtext of China’s Record-Breaking Hit Movie, Lost in Thailand

Lost in Thailand broke records when it came to Chinese theaters, but surprisingly, it includes a deep and meaningful message for Chinese society. The post The Profound Subtext of China’s...

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