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Ari Emanuel founded Endeavor in 1995 and went on to establish himself as one of Hollywood’s most prominent agents, representing Oprah Winfrey, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, to name but a few. He even became ...
Ever since the controversial debut of If You’re The One in 2010, there have been no shortage of reality dating shows in China. The format of these dating shows, however, has evolved over time. There are dating formats for celebrities ...
In the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway plays an aspiring journalist Andy Sachs who accidentally landed a job as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the imperious editor of a glossy fashion magazine called Runway played ...
While some might say that the biggest winner at the box office over the Chinese New Year holidays was Battle at Lake Changjin 2 – the film has already grossed over Rmb2.5 billion ($393 million) – others made the case for another ...
Zhang Yimou has set many records over a prolific directorial career of nearly four decades. He was the first Chinese filmmaker to win the prestigious Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival with his 1987 debut feature Red Sorghum, which ...
According to the principles of the Chinese zodiac, the ‘tiger’ is a symbol of strength and bravery. So perhaps it’s appropriate that only film producers of the most confident type would dare to release a film during next week’s Year of ...
According to a Chinese axiom, men make houses while women make homes. But China’s latest hit TV series challenges that traditional belief, examining if it is possible for a woman to be high-achieving in the workplace while also fulfill the ...
The first episode of Happy Camp aired on July 7, 1997. The variety show on Hunan Satellite TV featured Li Xiang and Li Bing (unrelated) as hosts. The latter, who had a background in news reporting, didn’t bring much spark to the show ...
After making dramas that explored modern-day parenting in Chinese society, the producers behind the TV franchise A Love For Separation, A Little Reunion and A Love for Dilemma (see WiC537) were ready for something ...
In 2019 Youku released the suspense drama The Longest Day in Chang’an. Much like the premise of US hit 24, the show takes place over a single day. It followed an intelligence chief and a death row prisoner as they work ...
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