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'Shanghai Fortress' Comes Crashing Down During Opening Weekend

The sci-fi blockbuster got off to a dismal start at the box office this weekend.

by Bryan Grogan, 12 August 2019

Hangzhou Producer Guan on Punk Roots and Cinematic Influences

As one of the co-founders of FunctionLab, Guan has had a major impact on the club scene in both his base in Hangzhou and farther afield in Shanghai.

by Bryan Grogan, 12 August 2019

This American Reporter Drove a Taxi in China for Years, Here's His Story

There are many ways to see China. Frank Langfitt chose the lesser trodden route: he drove a taxi.

by Bryan Grogan, 09 August 2019

Is China's Sci-fi Cinema Movement Ready to Take Off?

The age of sci-fi is just beginning for Chinese cinema.

by Bryan Grogan, 08 August 2019

LISTEN: Guangzhou Underground Retrospective is Key Summer Listening

'Guangzhou Underground Label Sampler Vol​.​4' is here for you this summer.

by Bryan Grogan, 06 August 2019

We Ate Lemon Snickers So You Don't Have To

Lemon Snickers had a very under-the-radar arrival inconvenience stores this month.

by Bryan Grogan, 02 August 2019

DJ and Vinyl Collector Endy Chen Gives Us the Lowdown on City Pop

City pop music began as the Japanese answer to new wave in the late 1970s, but has since expanded throughout Asia, and the World.

by Bryan Grogan, 30 July 2019

How a Quirkily Named Chinese Band Got the Attention of US Rock Legends

Similarly named bands American Football and Chinese Football set out on a tour of the Middle Kingdom this month.

by Bryan Grogan, 15 July 2019

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