When Western movies had just begun to enter Chinese people's lives in the 1990s, the Oscar winner Ghost was among the first batch of blockbusters that gained wide popularity among Chinese audiences. The theme song of the movie, Unchained Melody, which was recorded by The Righteous Brothers, and the romantic pottery-making scene featuring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, have also become unforgettable among Chinese fans.
China's annual Film Critics' Choice Awards have been given to five films instead of 10, Han Bingbin reports.
At a time when most movie producers seem to trust only celebrities to pull in box-office bucks, Hong Kong director Derek Yee has made a big-budget movie with, and about, a relatively unknown cast.
In a break from the sea of dystopian offerings aimed at young adult audiences, the world of tomorrow is given a glossy, Disney makeover in the studio's latest big-budget spectacular.
An antismoking lobby group says young Chinese are at risk of being encouraged to pick up the habit by actors puffing on cigarettes in films and on TV shows.
The Cannes Film Festival is as close as could be to the movie industry's answer to the United Nations. The filmmakers and media of the world are usually represented in one way or the other. The Croisette, Cannes' seaside promenade, is usually a babble of tongues.
An online talkshow hosted by China's most renowned antique collector, Ma Weidu, has become a surprise hit, with young audiences showing a keen interest in Ma's discussions about culture, history and social events.
Just as Korean TV serials are hot among Chinese, so is Korean cuisine becoming a popular choice in China when people want to eat something different but not that bizarre.
Many Korean side dishes (banchan) get their flavor (and preservation) from fermentation. They have a tangy, salty, and spicy taste.
Fiesta Tex-Mex, newly opened among Beijing's under-the-sidewalk shops along Xindong Lu, is a triumph of low expectations. That sounds like damning with faint praise, but Tex-Mex is best when it's unpretentious, especially alongside a Corona or a big margarita. Fiesta has a family-friendly sports bar kind of vibe, and the shrimp fajitas - served smoking hot on a sizzling iron platter - are big and tender, with two nice flour tortillas. The joint may not feel quite like Austin or Laredo, but it's just the ticket for a casual afternoon meal.
Juliana Young Koo was born in 1905 in Tianjin, China, and now lives in New York City.
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