Every city has a set of bars that define its scene. For us, these are the bars that have defined Shanghai nightlife. If you have never been to them, get on it.
Bar Rouge Shanghai
Bar Rouge
Shanghai's most iconic nightlife venue, Bar Rouge offers a chi-chi atmosphere (i.e. beaucoup French...
(Spain) Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Blanca Suárez. Category III.
If a story about gender identity has to be told in film, there is a long list of competent directors up for the task. Sexual perversity and voyeurism...
(USA) Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly. Category IIA.
Back in 2009, when Guy Ritchie whimsically decided to transform an iconic Victorian sleuth into a Bond-esque action hero and film franchise...
Brad Bird’s directorial debut for a film starring real actors is actually quite the hoot. It’s nothing you wouldn’t expect from the Mission: Impossible franchise (explosions, car chases, shootouts, general pandemonium), but Bird brings the infinite possibilities of cartoons that...
(USA) Directed by David Fincher. Starring Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright. Category III.
As a person who doesn’t have anxiety about subtitles, I usually ignore Hollywood remakes of European films. You see, normally, you either get a film...
(USA/New Zealand) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. Category I.
You can’t expect all journalism movies to be wild and engrossing like the ones adapted from Hunter S. Thompson novels, but if a film based on a legendary,...
I was born in Beijing. You can say I was a true Beijinger. I got my education in Beijing. I am part of the 60s generation, and we received a very proper “red” education. I started studying fashion design in 1982.
In 1982, China was just beginning the “Open Door Policy” [...
As the largest market for luxury merchandise, all roads now lead to China, even for French fashion house Chanel. First exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Shanghai earlier this year, the Culture Chanel exhibition (culture.chanel.com) is now showcased at the National Art Museum of China...
Peninsula Hotels have issued a ban on their menus to no longer supply shark fin soup. The ban will also take effect for all the hotels linked with the hotel's parent company, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
Shark fin soup is seen as a luxury dish and is a traditional addition to the Chinese...
