As the Chinese government pours financing and support into their entertainment industries, the Chinese moviegoing audience is increasing. But are these movies even worth the price of a ticket?

An upcoming bio-pic about the eccentric and ingenious musician Daniel Johnston, by writer/producer David Miller, may star Phillip Seymour Hoffman The Guardian reported. Miller is allegedly working on the film, which he describes as an “epic superhero story,” and is hoping to land Hoffman as the starring role; along with Johnny Depp who may play [...]

Today, Oprah will air her highly anticipated interview with celebrated film critic and journalist Roger Ebert. The man who is synonymous with film criticism in America has become a hero to many recently thanks to his insightful film critiques, helpfulness with fellow journalists, prolific Twitter account and his Esquire profile. The magazine published a brilliant [...]

The month of February ushers in the annual onslaught of Oscar hype. Over the next twenty-six days, you’re likely to encounter more “film aficionados” and endure more nauseating cinematic conversations than any socially-adjusted individual is engineered to withstand. In fact, best prepare yourself as this year promises to be twice as daunting now that the [...]

Oh Banksy, you never cease to entertain. On January 24th at the Sundance Film Festival, the infamous British street artist debuted “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a documentary which he describes as a “street art disaster film” and whose namesake pokes fun at Disney Land/World’s evil, albeit ingenious marketing strategy of forcing patrons to exit [...]

In addition to the noteworthy acts featured in the musical portion of the festival, like the Magnetic Fields, Atlas Sound, !!!, and Mirah, just to name a few, some intriguing-looking films have been selected to be showcased as well.  They’re all music-based documentaries, but they focus on disparate mindsets and experiences within the musical world.

A company called Polarpremium has released a brand of instant film called “Fade To Black,” which essentially does exactly what its name implies–the exact opposite of what Polaroid film does. Instead of revealing an image from black, this film captures an image and then like the Rolling Stones, paints it black. You’ll need a Polaroid [...]

German electro-rocker Alexander Ridha, also known as Boys Noize, just announced the winners of his emPOWER YOURSELF Video Contest. In October of 2009 Boys Noize’s sophomore album POWER was released via Boys Noize Records (his own label), Last Gang and Turbo Recordings, and the video contest emerged from his single “Starter.” Boys Noize asked fans [...]