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Sandler, Aniston compete at Christmas box office

It may be the season of peace on Earth, but at the box office this holiday weekend it will be all-out war among five new wide releases opening on Christmas Day. Full story

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Taiwan blockbuster "Cape" could miss mainland's Spring Festival film season

2008-12-05 03:44:47 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- "Cape No. 7," the second Taiwan blockbuster to be allowed into the mainland since "Mother Love Me Once Again" in 1990, is likely to miss the prime pre-Lunar New Year film season, an official of the state-owned China Film Group Corp. (CFGC) said on Thursday.

Searching for Mr Right

2008-12-04 06:53:43 GMT China Daily Fit Lover (Aiqing Zuoyou) has a bit of everything, making it an ideal film for the upcoming Christmas and New Year: a pretty woman, 12 handsome guys, a funny angel and a series of courtship anecdotes.

Peking Opera master biopic to debut in Beijing

2008-12-02 14:48:44 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- A movie about renowned Peking Opera artist Mei Lanfang, starring actress Zhang Ziyi of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" fame and Hong Kong star Leon Lai, is to open here on Friday, the China Film Group Corp. said.

Feng Xiaogang's new comedy ready to premiere

2008-11-17 03:33:29 GMT xinhuanet BEIJING, Nov. 17 -- The man who inaugurated the New Year film in the Chinese Mainland's film tradition is ready to premiere this year's seasonal offering. Feng Xiaogang's latest comedy "If You Are the One," is to premier on Dec. 22.

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Sandler, Aniston compete at Christmas box office

2008-12-24 06:21:33 GMT SINA.com LOS ANGELES – It may be the season of peace on Earth, but at the box office this holiday weekend it will be all-out war among five new wide releases opening on Christmas Day.

"Madagascar 2" leads foreign box office

2008-12-23 03:25:20 GMT China Daily BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- "Madagascar 2: Escape Africa" hurdled to the forefront of the foreign box office with weekend sales of 33.5 million U.S. dollars from 56 territories.

Tom Cruise at premiere of "Valkyrie" in L.A.

2008-12-22 05:40:27 GMT China Daily Cast member Tom Cruise waves at the premiere of the movie "Valkyrie" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles December 18, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 25.

Lopez, Longoria pose at premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008-12-09 10:19:38 GMT China Daily Hollywood stars pose at the premiere of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the Mann's Village theatre in Westwood, California December 8, 2008.

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Trailer of Yip Man (2008)

2008-12-04 06:19:43 GMT SINA.com The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.

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"Secret Millionaire" predictably manipulative

2008-12-05 10:30:02 GMT SINA.com LOS ANGELES – One way to describe Fox's "Secret Millionaire" is to call it "Lifestyles of the Poor and Anonymous."

Beyonce Knowles' hairy premiere

2008-12-04 10:02:11 GMT China Daily Beyonce Knowles revealed her hairy arm pits when she waved to shocked fans yesterday.

China's Chen Kaige eyes comeback in biopic of opera star

2008-12-04 09:53:05 GMT China Daily Chinese director Chen Kaige is seeking artistic redemption with a return to Peking Opera — the subject matter that has won him the greatest international acclaim — after a poor reception to his fantasy epic three years ago.

"Reader" delves into complexities of postwar guilt

2008-12-01 07:49:45 GMT SINA.com LOS ANGELES – "The Reader" is the last project of producers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella, both of whom passed away during the film's making. It's a testament to the kind of productions each was associated with -- films of entertainment, often with stars, that also reach out in terms of situations, themes and settings to embrace larger issues that confront society.