Coming to the U.S.

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Watched Wandering Earth on Netflix the other day. It was okay. I have three of Liu Cixin's novels that I will be reading when I get around to them. They make up a trilogy starting with the "Three Body Problem." Part of a 20 book queue for my reading pleasure. What can I say, Barnes & Noble had a sale.

[Randy W]

Another movie coming to the US - from the SCMP

 

How Made in Hong Kong became a classic – and found its way to US cinemas 23 years later

 

Fruit Chan’s groundbreaking 1997 film Made in Hong Kong became an instant classic despite never being released in North America. It’s due to open in 15 cities across the US, after an extended run at New York’s Metrograph cinema.

 

Fruit Chan’s groundbreaking 1997 film was shot on leftover film stock with a minuscule budget and crew. The story followed four young people facing a new and hostile world. Autumn Moon (Sam Lee Chan-sam) is on his way to joining a triad gang, the easy route out for a kid from public housing, but his loyalty to Sylvester (Wenders Li Tung-chuen) and Ping (Neiky Yim Hui-chi) makes him reconsider. Looming over them is the suicide of Susan, a schoolgirl.

 

With its improvised scenes, largely non-professional crew and vivid locations, Made in Hong Kong expanded the language of cinema and had a deep impact on subsequent filmmakers. It won awards both in Hong Kong and internationally, and launched Chan’s career as director and producer.

 

With its improvised scenes, largely non-professional crew and vivid locations, Made in Hong Kong expanded the language of cinema and had a deep impact on subsequent filmmakers. It won awards both in Hong Kong and internationally, and launched Chan’s career as director and producer.

 

But the film never received theatrical distribution in North America.

 

[Randy W]

Goldthread's coverage of the Made in Hong Kong movie

 

 

 

An iconic Hong Kong film, almost lost, finally gets a U.S. release 23 years later

 

 

“Made in Hong Kong had become nearly impossible to watch on any analogue or digital platform,” says Sabrina Baracettil, who first programmed Chan’s film back in 1998 for the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy. “This was the movie that made us fall in love with Asian cinema.”

 

 

[Randy W]

Ahead of Netflix’s version, two Chinese adaptations of “The Three-Body Problem,” one live-action, one animated, offer lessons in the importance and pitfalls of staying true to the text.

Read more: http://ow.ly/GI7N50N9tAW

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/photos/a.1604152706570250/3471846086467560
Three-Body Problem/Wandering Earth

 

 

 

 

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[Randy W]

A new experience center based on Chinese Hugo Award winner Liu Cixin's sci-fi trilogy The Three-Body Problem has opened in Shanghai. 
The center is inspired by the story of the Stellar-class warship Gravity, which is depicted in the third book Death's End. 
Roughly 3,400 square meters in size, the center represents the universe of the Three Body trilogy through an immersive experience that makes use of advanced means such as AR, VR, AI and digital interactive art. 
This marks another attempt to enrich the universe of the franchise, which has also branched into film and TV series.

from China Pictorial on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPic/posts/pfbid038tvSKrutZNGwwJoCyXEHUxfM4hBVpjuuKk3i1JscLCMMPbt5LDSnABz6aJk3ofql

 

 

 

 

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[Randy W]

There is more to this world than meets the eye. 3 Body Problem, a genre-bending mystery series based on the internationally best selling book series, is coming to in 2024. #GeekedWeek

from Netflix on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/netflixus/posts/pfbid0FS8gBWnSa53cyXMUuEDruMDowBASwA5k6hWKWdJin3KYcsY3pYs6r4PJRUtwJVc1l

 

Edited November 17, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

This should be on now.

On 11/17/2023 at 9:56 PM, Randy W said:

There is more to this world than meets the eye. 3 Body Problem, a genre-bending mystery series based on the internationally best selling book series, is coming to in 2024. #GeekedWeek

from Netflix on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/netflixus/posts/pfbid0FS8gBWnSa53cyXMUuEDruMDowBASwA5k6hWKWdJin3KYcsY3pYs6r4PJRUtwJVc1l

It should be available on Netflix, but I'm not able to check.