A declining nude created by Amedeo Modigliani in 1917 grossed $157.2 million at Sotheby's New York auction house on Tuesday.
China's Tianying Media Group has just snapped up the rights to US media mogul Stan Lee's The Last Resort, a sci-fi comedy about a woman who inherits a quirky hotel on an orbiting space station.
Building its cinematic universe in the same decade that China's movie industry has opened up and expanded has certainly helped Marvel Studios produce the kind of financial success that would fill Tony Stark with avarice, especially after its latest triumph.
The term "online films" refers to movies released via the internet which are longer than an hour. These films, compared to ones screened in cinemas, entail lower costs and earn a lot of money from advertisements and pay-per-view services.
Chinese animators are now producing more quality works and making their mark abroad.
Madrid's Teatro Real (El Real) and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, the major opera houses in Spain and China, have signed an agreement of collaboration to promote cultural exchanges between the two sides.
The Tongguanyao Museum, focused on the Tongguanyao kiln and its 1,200 years of history, opened May 14 in Changsha, Hunan province. The museum displays more than 1,000 pieces of cultural relics related to the kiln, including 162 pieces salvaged from the Belitung shipwreck and collected from abroad, which are going on display for the first time. Meanwhile, a documentary series about the archeological site where the museum stands also started broadcasting.
Nearly 30 years after graduating from The Central Academy of China, award-winning actor Hu Jun reunites with his celebrity classmates in the upcoming TV show Qingchun Tongxuehui (Class Reunions).
In 2009, a TV show, titled Qian Fu, or Lurk, which is set in 1945 -- the year China won the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and saw the start of a 4-year civil war-- became a smash hit.
What does the world look like through the eyes of a child?
'Marco Polo', an original Chinese opera production based on the story of the Venetian explorer who traveled along the ancient Silk Road in the 13th century, will meet Beijing audience on May 16, 18 and 19.
Confucius Institutes in Latin America help raise awareness of Chinese culture and further China's vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, said a prominent Argentine political observer.
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