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Chinese Film "12 Citizens" Wins Category at Rome Film Fest
Chinese director Xu Ang's legal drama, "12 Citizens," won the "cinema today" people's choice award over the weekend at the conclusion of the Rome Film Festival.
"12 Citizens" won out in the "cinema today" category over 15 other films and was the only Chinese-language feature competing for one of the fest's biggest awards.
The director borrowed from his real-life experiences to shape the 12 central figures in the film.
"The diversity of these characters represents my personal understanding of China, or to be more specific, of Beijing. These 12 people are based on people I have met. So, the discrimination, conflict and argument in the film are probably real things I have experienced."
A re-imagining of the 1957 Hollywood classic, "12 Angry Men," Xu's film follows a virtual courtroom of 12 men that deliberate over a case in which a young man that was adopted by a rich family went on to murder his birth father.
The other big winner of the festival is the Brazilian-English production, "Trash," which won the top award in the main Gala section in Rome.
Directed by Academy-award-winning British helmer, Stephen Daldry, "Trash" follows three boys in Rio that forage among the city's waste for a living, until they find a wallet that connects a politician with mass corruption.
"Lucy" Strong-Arms "Hercules" for Chinese Box Office Weekend Top Spot
French director Luc Besson's international action hit, "Lucy," muscled its way to the top of the Chinese mainland box office, with a 19-million-U.S.-dollar opening weekend.
Actress Scarlett Johansson plays the title character, who gets captured and turned into a drug mule.
But when the bag she is carrying in her stomach leaks, Lucy evolves into a merciless, skillful killer looking to turn the tables on her betrayers.
The top box office spot is a familiar place for "Lucy," which has already earned over 430 million U.S. dollars worldwide since premiering in late July.
"Lucy" muscled out "Hercules" for the weekend's top box office spot in China, pushing aside the fantasy film, which stars Duane "The Rock" Johnson, during two films' shared China opening.
600-Year-Old Chinese Encyclopedia Discovered in California Library
The manuscript of a 16th century Chinese encyclopedia has uncovered by at the Huntington Library in Southern California.
Dating from around 1562, the Yongle Encyclopedia was meant to preserve the knowledge of ancient and imperial China. The original was lost during the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644.
The entire manuscript was transcribed by 109 scribes between 1562 and 1567. It is estimated that there are only 400 left in the world.
According to Yang Liwei, the Chinese archivist who discovered what the book contained, the encyclopedia was taken out of China around the turn of last century by Joseph Whiting, a missionary based in Beijing.
The book was eventually donated to the library by Whiting's daughter in 1968.
The library has digitized the volume and is expected soon put it online.
Alibaba Looking to Buy 37% Stake in U.S. Film Studio Lionsgate
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to extend its reach into entertainment by purchasing a 37-percent stake in U.S. film studio Lionsgate.
Showbiz trade publication Variety reports that Lionsgate co-chairman Mark Rachesky could be selling his 37.4 percent of the studio to Alibaba as soon as November.
Lionsgate and Alibaba announced a partnership deal to provide a Netflix-like subscription streaming video service to Chinese mainland back in the summer.
So far, neither side has commented on the potential sale.
Next week, Alibaba CEO Jack Ma is heading to Hollywood to meet with the heads of Sony and Paramount studios in separate meetings to reportedly discuss potential media partnerships.
Following last month's massive IPO, Alibaba reportedly has about 25 billion U.S. dollars in cash at its disposal.
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