Existential Gloom Theme of Two New Movies Cataclysmic events are the backdrop of two dark films about the fragility of the human psyche as well as the world we live in. Jeff Nichols's film, Take Shelter , focuses on Curtis, a young husband and father...
THE HAGUE, 21 Oct. (Xinhua) -- One of the best-known Dutch criminals Willem Holleeder lost a lawsuit on Friday to prohibit the release of a film on the kidnapping of beer brewer Freddy Heineken in which he played a key role. Holleeder was sentenced t...
Animal Welfare on Movie Sets Continues to be Concern Animals have been used and sometimes abused in films since the early days of movies. But the American Humane Association has worked since 1940 to ensure that no animals are harmed in film productio...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Walt Disney Studios Saturday disclosed the ongoing production of two new movies, included one directed by Academy Award winner Pete Docter. The studio made the revelation at the D23 Expo, the Disney version of Comic-C...
THIS IS AMERICA - A Crowd of Superheroes at the Movie Theater STEVE EMBER:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Action, horror, love and laughter -- the summer movie season is...
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The filmmakers behind The Hurt Locker have been moving forward with an action thriller about bin Laden's killing after the real-life operation took place in Pakistan on Sunday. Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Academy Award f...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - New Movie and Museum Exhibits Shine New Light on Civil War Events DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, our program is all about the Civil War in a new film and museum...
For the last month we have heard news of problems between the actors union and the people who are making the movie of The Hobbit. The book, written by Tolkien, came before The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sir Peter Jackson made those three movies and i...
A movie about the lives - and gruesome deaths - of French Cistercian Trappist monks in Algeria has become an unexpected box-office hit in France and has now been released worldwide. Of Gods and Men is set during Algeria's horrific 1990's civil war. T...
SHANGHAI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Schindler' s list producer（制作人） Branko Lustig visited the Jewish Refugees Museum in Shanghai on Friday, announcing his plan to produce a movie about Jewish refugees in Shanghai during the Second World WarWith...
