What's New is a recurring column that looks at the new films, music, books and DVD releases in and/or about Chinese mainland
New Film: The Walk
This acclaimed film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as French high-wire artist Philippe Petit who famously walked between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. The film is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks on the building. Released across theaters on Jan 22.
New Show: Xin Hun Gong Yu
The links between China’s and America’s entertainment industry evolves in this Mandarin adaptation of Mad About You. Original scripts from the 90s sitcom has been adapted by screenwriter Shen Huan, while real life married couple Li Jiahang and Li Sheng take on the roles that Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt popularized. Xin Hun Gong Yu is streamable at Youku.
New Music: MC Dawei - Hong Yin
A rising star in Beijing’s hip hop underground, MC Dawei has finally released his full-length debut, Lust, Scars, The Insulted Man. On the disc, he unleashes his nasally flow over eclectic beat that touch on everything from blues to rap-rock to Drake. Praised for his artistry, the emcee has been crushing crowds in the capital with an accompanying audio-visual live show. Available on Xiami. Special thanks to Live Beijing Music for the awesome video and as always, check out their awesome weekly New Releases column for more Mainland music. So essential.
New Books: Carly J. Hallman - Year of the Goose
As winner of That’s Beijing’s inaugural Halloween flash-fiction competition, Carly J. Hallman crafted a darkly comic tale of a murderer exhibiting victims like Peking ducks. In her debut novel, Year of the Goose, she satirizes China’s tycoons. While that subject may be low-hanging fruit, Hallman has crafted a charming and, at times, laugh-out-loud read. Available on Amazon. For more, check out That's Beijing's review of Year of the Goose.
New Music: Dear Eloise - Uncontrollable, Ice Age Stories
On their fourth full-length record, Dear Eloise has crafed an enchanting lo-fi soundtrack to these wintry times. P.K.14 frontman Yang Haisong and his wife Sun Xia (who previously played bass in the iconic group) continue to harness their poetically sparse mix of hiss, jangly distorted guitars and dream-pop melodies. Buy/stream the disc on Maybe Mars’ Bandcamp. For more, check out That’s Beijing feature on Yang Haisong, ‘Portrait of the Artist as a Middle Aged Man.’
New Show: The Strain (season 2)
Created by Hell Boy’s Guillermo del Toro and Lost’s Carlton Cuse, The Strain follows the massive outbreak of a dangerous virus that turns people positively vampiric. At the end of season one, House of Card’s Corey Stoll was drinking again and scurrying away from an infected New York. Catch season two exclusively at Sohu.
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