PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China
Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) tied for most mentions in PBS' poll of essential documentaries about China Last month the acclaimed...
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- Sep 24, 2011
CinemaTalk: Interview with Professor Eugene Wang on Chinese Art and Film
By Michael Chenkin Professor Eugene Wang Eugene Yuejin Wang is Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University. We...
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- Sep 21, 2011
11 Chinese Independent Films Screening this Fall in Chicago – Starts Monday
Oxhide II (dir. Liu Jiayin) This will be the largest series of Chinese cinema in Chicago this year. The series is listed online at:...
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- Aug 30, 2011
Artist Yang Weidong’s New Project Asks What Chinese Really Need
By Isabella Tianzi Cai Yang Weidong interviews a subject for his documentary project "Signal" (Photo: Yang Weidong) A work in progress by...
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- Aug 22, 2011
The New Yorker’s Richard Brody on Zhao Liang, Jia Zhangke, Ai Weiwei
by Kevin B. Lee Zhao Liang confronted by Ai Weiwei on camera In his blog on the New Yorker website, critic Richard Brody responds to last...
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- Jul 26, 2011
Childhood Friends, Now Major Artists: Liu Xiaodong and Wang Xiaoshuai
By Kevin B. Lee ”] When Wang Xiaoshuai realized he could never paint as finely as his high school pal Liu Xiaodong, he gave up painting...
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- Jul 13, 2011
Jia Zhangke Speaks Out Against Censorship
Jia Zhangke speaks out at a forum held at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival (photo: china.org.cn) Originally published in The...
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- Jun 23, 2011
Jia Zhangke’s “Dong” Reviewed at Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Dong (dir. Jia Zhangke) By Ariella Tai As part of a larger feature on the films of director Jia Zhangke at Not Coming to a Theater Near...
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- May 30, 2011
“Urgent Problems” Facing the Three Gorges Dam
By Ariella Tai Water being released from the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei province. The state council has admitted the dam...
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- May 25, 2011
Jia Zhangke’s <i>Useless</i> screening Saturday at 92Y Tribeca
By Kevin B. Lee This Saturday evening at the 92Y Tribeca, there is a rare screening of Useless, a grossly underrated documentary by Jia...
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- Nov 10, 2010
Full Translation of Jia Zhangke’s Essay on Sixth Generation Cinema Now Available
Film director Jia Zhangke Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in...
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- Nov 9, 2010
The Chinese Artist’s Life, Then and Now: Wu Wenguang’s <i>Bumming in Beijing</i> and Jia
Dong (dir. Jia Zhangke) Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in...
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- Nov 8, 2010
Jia Zhangke and China’s Art World: Announcing <i>Dong</i> Week at dGenerate
This week the dGenerate blog is spotlighting Jia Zhangke’s rare and underappreciated film Dong, which is one of the newest additions to...
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- Sep 16, 2010
Jia Zhangke’s New Film Seeks a Wider Audience in China
by Isabella Tianzi Cai In an article for the American Free Press, D’Arcy Doran recaps some of Jia Zhangke‘s latest accolades: he received...
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