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Filmmakers eye wider viewership with engaging content

[2016-08-04 07:48]

China's struggling animation industry has for long been criticized for productions that don't attract adult audiences. But this summer, things seem to be changing.

A poignant tale of everyday drama in Little Men

[2016-08-04 07:48]

When a generous patriarch dies, the lives of two families are altered in Ira Sachs' beautifully poignant slice of life drama Little Men.

Switching gears

[2016-08-04 07:48]

Deemed as one of China's earliest novelists to usher in a boom in "tomb-robbing" literature, Xu Lei is polishing a new identity now.

Simple Plan asks China fans to go crazy

[2016-08-04 07:48]

French-Canadian band Simple Plan will return to China with three shows later this month.

Archie Panjabi goes for action in Blindspot role

[2016-08-04 07:48]

Archie Panjabi of The Good Wife is getting back into series TV with Blindspot and out of her comfort zone.

Thriller alongside craze for Pokemon Go

[2016-08-04 07:48]

The invigorating new thriller Nerve, now playing in US theaters, goes deep into the psychology of the internet with an addictive game that's so fresh, you wonder whether the filmmakers had a tip that the Pokemon Go craze was on the horizon.

Nearly 20 years and counting

[2016-08-03 07:38]

Moon Water, a modern exploration of tai chi, makes its Beijing debut later in the month. Chen Nan reports.

Huichang's Lai returns home to liven up theater scene

[2016-08-03 07:38]

Nestled between the busy and narrow streets of downtown Huichang, the county's sole theater is an unassuming venue.

In Panama for business? Take a side trip to the canal

[2016-08-03 07:38]

Dozens of spectators gawk from an observation deck as a bulk freighter carrying a variety of grains from the United States to China inches its way closer. Forty-ton locomotives known as mules latch onto the massive vessel with cables and guide it inside the Miraflores locks, employing a mechanical precision that keeps it from banging into the concrete walls despite the tight fit.

Finding magic in madagascar a

[2016-08-03 07:38]

growing number of Chinese tourists are enjoying a unique natural world far away from big-city life, Xu Lin reports.

Return of text

[2016-08-03 07:38]

A just-concluded expo in Inner Mongolia has put the spotlight back on offline reading, Mei Jia and Yuan Hui report in Baotou.

Reads of the week

[2016-08-03 07:38]

You Will Know Me (Little, Brown and Co), by Megan Abbott

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