Director and actor Stephen Chow and singer Karen Mok attend the release conference for the promotional song of Chow's film "The Mermaid" in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2016. (Photo : Getty Images)
Because of the lockout period against foreign films for the Spring Festival, fans of movies would have lesser cinemas to pick from this 2016. That's because the total number of movies that would begin to show this Chinese Lunar New Year is fewer compared to past years. But there would be some foreign animation movies.
Leading the movies for exhibition on Monday, Feb. 8, is "New Year's Eve," a three-generation drama that revolves around an old male patient who has old-age dementia. Their conflicts arise when his daughter and granddaughter comes home for the New Year's Eve festivity, reported Global Times.
The stars of the movie are Dapeng, Aaron, Rayza and Yan Ni. Besides them, other celebrities are also seen in different parts of the film, one at least every few minutes. The movie is directed by Gao Qunshu, more known for police and war movies.
The movie actually opens on the first week of February, being the only one to premiere, while four movies will start exhibition on Feb. 8. These are "Monkey King 2," "From Vegas to Macau," "Mr. Nian" and "Mermaid."
Some of the most bankable actors in China, such as Andy Lau, Carina Lau and Chow Yun-Fat star in "Mermaid" and "From Vegas to Macau," although these two films did not get very good reviews.
For Valentine's week, there are three films scheduled for showing. These are "Mr. High Heels," "Run for Love" and "Kill Time." Interestingly, "Run for Love" features anthologies that has unmarried lovers, a married couple looking for a lost child and a lesbian pair which would not have made it to the movies during prior years. However, such topics are slowly gaining more acceptance among Chinese movie goers.
Meanwhile, "Fresh Off the Boat" would premiere on network TV in China on Lunar New Year, reported E! News. The series, which follows a Chinese-American family who migrated to Washington DC, was inspired by the beginning years in the restaurant business of a real-life person, Eddie Huang, a restaurateur.
