Tag: cinema
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Beijing Silvermine is an archive of 850 000 negatives salvaged over the last ten years from a recycling plant on the edge of Beijing. Assembled by the French collector and… more ›
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The Japanese lieutenant Hiroo Onoda emerged from hiding, in 1974, after fighting the Second World War for twenty-nine years. “The Twilight World” is a funny novel in the same way… more ›
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Marvel has filed a series of lawsuits in a bid to retain full control of characters including Spider-Man and Iron Man. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/27/marvel-sues-to-retain-control-of-avengers-characters-spider-man-iron-man more ›
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As the James Bond theme thundered — ba-da, ba-daaaa! — and 50 camera crews clamored for a better view, a white Suburban with tinted windows rolled up to the Americas… more ›
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Historically, we defined an entertainment company around its core offering. Marvel was a comic book company, Mattel a toy company, ESPN a sports network, etc. When people think of the… more ›
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Product placement is big business for movies and TV series alike, and items can now be added digitally to films and programmes both new and old. Fans of classic war… more ›
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Since hitting Chinese theaters last December, the Oscar-nominated Disney-Pixar film “Soul” has pulled in more than 360 million yuan ($55.4 million) nationwide. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006968/is-china-really-ready-for-black-stories more ›
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According to Hollywood legend, the Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker tried unsuccessfully for years to make a film about Fred Hampton’s life. The fact that Judas and the Black Messiah now exists, made by a… more ›
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As recently as fifteen years ago, the term “content” was heard only when people were discussing the cinema on a serious level, and it was contrasted with and measured against… more ›