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【Movie】
Cinema box office
According to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 15:00 on May 9, the top five movies at the box office that day were: "The Dumpling Queen", "Gold Hunter", "Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Dragon King", "Princess Mononoke", and "Thunderbolt*".
Friends who are traveling outside during the May Day holiday can catch up on the movies they are interested in during the weekend. In addition, popular animations such as "Ghost in the Shell" and "Lonely Rock (Part 2)" will be released on May 10, giving audiences who like the two-dimensional world another reason to go to the cinema.
Poster of "Lonely Rock (Part 2)"
There are three documentary films released this week, which are also worthy of the audience's choice - "Clouds on the Ground" , which focuses on the working life of cotton farmers in Xinjiang like an idyllic poem; "Returning Home at Dusk" , a documentary film that took eight years to prepare and shoot, and shows the living conditions of veterans in Taiwan, China for the first time; "Hot Years" , which tracks and records the extraordinary lives of ordinary people in Shenzhen through the three dimensions of "Shenzhen employees", "Shenzhen people" and "Shenzhen".
→ This May, there are three documentary films worth watching
"The Dumpling Queen" , which has been leading the pre-sale stage of the May Day holiday, has remained at the top of the list since its release. Ma Li's experience of "making dumplings" has touched the audience, and the memories of the times spanning decades have added a rich seasoning to this plate of "dumplings".
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Cannes Film Festival
On May 8, local time, the final list of films for the 78th Cannes Film Festival was announced. Chinese director Bi Gan's new film "Wild Times" became the only film added to the main competition unit and will compete for the Palme d'Or. "Wild Times" is Bi Gan's third feature film after "Roadside Picnic" and "The Last Night on Earth".
The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 13 to May 24. Famous French actress Juliette Binoche will serve as the president of the jury of the main competition unit.
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【TV drama】
Stills from "The Days of a Detective"
"The Days of a Criminal Policeman" is being broadcasted simultaneously on CCTV-8 and Tencent Video. The drama is directed by Gao Qunshu, directed by Xiao Yifan, written by Xiaoya, and starred by Ou Hao, Zhang Jianing, He Bing, and Wang Jiajia. It is adapted from the documentary literature "The Days of a Criminal Policeman" by the former criminal policeman Lan Yi, telling the story of how the young Liu Ziming grew into an excellent criminal investigation captain after experiencing a series of major cases, important cases, strange cases, and bizarre cases.
The police, anti-corruption and law enforcement drama "Law Enforcers" is exclusively broadcast on Youku Hong Kong Theater. The drama is directed by Huang Guoqiang, written by Lu Guannan and Tan Guangyuan, and starred by Huang Zongze, Ma Guoming, Chen Hao, Jessica Hsuan and Lawrence Ng. The story focuses on the three major law enforcement departments of the police, anti-corruption and law enforcement working together to fight against the dark forces.
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Stills from Dear Enemy
Adapted from Ni Yining's urban novel of the same name, the female-themed drama "Dear Enemy" is exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video's Firefly Unit . The drama is directed by Huang Tianren, written by Bo Bangni, and starred by Gao Ye, Chen Yanxi, Yuan Hong, Wan Peng, Lu Fangsheng, and Lu Dongxu. It tells the story of the hidden confrontation between the protagonist and her bestie under the trusting relationship, from "fighting" to "heart-to-heart", showing the "unique psychology" of contemporary women's life growth with contradictions, hostility, intimacy and mutual assistance from a delicate perspective.
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【Variety Show】
This is My Journey to the West , broadcasted by Youku, combines the IP of Journey to the West with elements such as modern workplace and fantasy adventure. The guest lineup includes all members of Times Youth League (Ma Jiaqi, Ding Chengxin, Song Yaxuan, Liu Yaowen, Zhang Zhenyuan, Yan Haoxiang, He Junlin), with guests such as Xie Na, Tang Guoqiang, Liu Xiaolingtong, and Yang Di. With the clues of "breaking the rules of the enchantment" and "eighty-one difficulties", combined with interactive forms such as passing levels and solving puzzles, the core spirit of Journey to the West is conveyed. The program has been broadcasted to the third episode this week, but the funniest part is the pilot film, where Tang Guoqiang remembers the names of the members of "Time League" and thanks Bilibili in the Youku program.
On May 6, the first lineup of “The Voice of Asia” was officially announced: Jessie J, the initiator of the new voice, Jane Zhang, the convener of the new voice, Jeff Chang, the witness of the new voice, and You Changjing, the new voice escort, and it will be broadcast on the iQiyi platform.
This is a sea competition tour for new Asian singers, along the Maritime Silk Road, in search of Asian voices that can shock the world. They set out from Shanghai, China, passing through Okinawa, Japan, Halong Bay, Vietnam, Singapore, Klang, Malaysia, and then returning to Hong Kong, China. Thirty-two groups of new singers will go through a thirty-day journey and challenges in five major competition areas to compete for the title of the new generation of Asian singing kings.
The first episode of "We Are Awesome Concert" will be broadcast live on Douyin at 19:00 on May 13, with guests including Da Zhangwei, Huang Minghao, Huang Zihongfan, Pu Yixing, Wang Yuwen, etc. The program will be presented in the form of a music party, featuring a relaxed and cheerful interactive stage.
Since the broadcast of "The Voice of God 6" , the three songs "Heartache When Turning Around", "The Next Dawn" and "The Seat" have been collected by more than one million people on the Internet. The fourth episode of the program will be broadcast simultaneously on Youku, iQiyi and Z TV at 22:00 on May 9.
Maggie Cheung kneels and turns handsomely on the fourth public stage of "Riding the Wind 2025"
"Riding the Wind 2025" will be online on Mango TV this Friday and Saturday for the fourth public performance. The program team invited the seniors from the previous four seasons to return to help, including Chen Lijun, Chen Haoyu and other popular contestants from previous seasons to participate in the singing show. The seniors assisted in the fourth public scoring competition, and each group challenged the new limit of singing and dancing. Ye Tong knelt and turned handsomely in the wolf tail style, and Wang Luodan's group danced wildly.
The newly created hilarious national comic nature exploration reality show "The Adventures of Cute Detectives" will be launched every Sunday on Golden Eagle Cartoon TV & Mango TV starting from May 11. When cute kids meet the Flaming Mountain, when the Quicksand River becomes the first stop for ecological protection, and when the black bear spirit meets the magical Tang Monk born in the 2000s, a "new version of Journey to the West" full of laughter and growth is about to be staged.
In the sixth episode of "Infinite Beyond Class" broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV on May 10, "Infinite Assistant" Zhang Ruonan joined surprisingly. With her love and sincerity for acting, she will accompany the artists to break through themselves and shine.
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