As the symphonic version of My Motherland, which was adapted from the 1956 Chinese movie Battle on Shangganling Mountain score, was performed, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) from Serbia stunned audiences with an amazing encore, marking a climactic end to their performance at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Chinese cinemas are showing old propaganda movies. Is Hollywood going to lose out?
Beijing has ordered China’s cinemas to use the box office this year to spread propaganda celebrating the Communist Party. The country’s movie fans aren’t having it and worry the new mandate is crowding out some of the Hollywood films they are clamoring for.
Chinese moviegoers revolted last month after major ticketing sites around the country quietly stopped promoting showings for new re-releases of the three “The Lord of the Rings” movies, the popular and critically acclaimed Western adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy book series.
All Movie Theaters in China Must Now Screen Propaganda Films at Least Twice a Week
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All Movie Theaters in China Must Now Screen Propaganda Films at Least Twice a Week
Officials in China have ordered theaters to screen propaganda movies for the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party s founding.
A new report announced that Chinese movie theaters are being ordered to show propaganda movies, per a new order by authorities in the country. This is significant for several reasons, not the least of which being that China is now right there with the U.S. as one of the biggest moviegoing markets in the world. China even overtook the U.S. at the box office in 2020. But now, as moviegoing has returned to normal, Chinese officials are using the popularity of theaters to showcase propaganda.