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Based on Jiu Yuexi's book In His Youth, In Her Beauty, the Oscar-nominated Better Days follows Nian (Zhou Dongyu), who is faced with constant bullying from her peers at school. She eventually crosses paths with small-time criminal Bei (Jackson Yee), but before they can retreat into a world of their own they are thrown…

Today's Oscar nominations for International Feature served up some significant firsts for the category which continues to showcase world cinema at its finest. Notably, Romania finally scored a mention with Alexander Nanau's Collective — which also picked up a Best Documentary nod. Also making its debut in the race is…

Final exams have rarely taken a heavier toll than they do in Better Days, an arresting teen-oriented story that cranks Chinese scholastic competitiveness into the realm of murderous melodrama. A major success in China, where it grossed over $220M in the wake of its November 2019 release, Chinese-born, Canadian-raised…

South Korean Oscar sensation Parasite was the big winner at this year's Asian Film Awards, which were held today in an online format due to continued pandemic challenges. The movie won Best Film, Best Screenplay for co-writers Han Jin Won and director Bong Joon Ho, Best Production Design and Best Editing. Bong Joon Ho…

UPDATE, writethru: This was a busy weekend at the international box office with the sophomore session of Disney's Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil seeing a 43% drop to lead studio pics at $64.3M in 100% of its offshore footprint. Behind the sorceress, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios' Joker continued its…

EXCLUSIVE: Another casualty of China's crackdown on potentially sensitive local films this past summer has been given a lifeline. Derek Tsang's Better Days will release this Friday in the Middle Kingdom after being okayed just this week. Well Go USA has the movie domestically and was forced to postpone the release…