formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Fan Bingbing watches AI-generated microdramas now and then. She’s just not convinced they’re doing China’s young audiences any good. Source: Fan Bingbing Questions AI Microdramas, Praises Park Chan-wook at Busan
Blockbusters are doing more than leading the holiday box office at the beginning of the Year of the Horse in China – they are reshaping holiday travel patterns, fueling a nationwide boom in movie-inspired tourism. Source: Ride with films: Year … Continued
China has overtaken North America as the world’s top-grossing film market for the time being, with its 2026 box office revenue (including pre-sales) surpassing 7 billion yuan (about $970 million) as of Saturday, slightly higher than North America’s $938 million, … Continued
So-called spy-cam porn has existed in China for at least a decade, despite the fact that producing and distributing porn is illegal in the country.But in the past couple of years the issue has become a regular talking point on … Continued
A new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm.Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button – to confirm that you are alive. If not, … Continued
TikTok has closed a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US.The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began in Trump’s first term in the White House when … Continued