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When Kevin Spacey lands in China in late Jan. to star in writer-director Dayyan Eng's black comedy "Inseparable," he'll become the biggest Hollywood actor to work in a feature film nearly fully-financed by a local Chinese backer. Full Story »

China downplaying Google's threat to exit

China sought on Friday to play down a threat by Google to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.

India's writers stand up to producers

When author Chetan Bhagat accused the makers of "3 Idiots" of not giving him and his book enough credit, he unwittingly put the spotlight on the plight of writers in the Indian film industry.

Reliance reportedly bidding for MGM

DreamWorks partner Reliance Big Entertainment is reportedly one of the dozen hopefuls putting in a bid for MGM, according to Indian business paper The Economic Times Friday, quoting “banking sources."

Microsoft has no plans to leave China

Microsoft has no plans to pull out of China, its CEO said Thursday, playing down concerns about recent cyber-attacks and censorship raised by rival Google.

BOXOFFICE

"Avatar"
	Release	Wknd. B.O.	Cume B.O.
1.	Avatar	151.0	915.0
2.	Sherlock Holmes	26.9	131.3
3.	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	21.8	136.2
4.	Did You Hear About the Morgans	8.2	15.5
5.	It's Complicated	7.8	23.3
Figures in millions. Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 2010

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REVIEWS

A Simple Noodle Story -- Film Review

A high-rolling but garish production with untranslatable regional ribald humor, it is aimed squarely at the China market, where the genre of "ejiao" (comic brawls and rascally high jinks) is all the rage. More »

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	Release	Wknd. B.O.	Cume B.O.
1.	Avatar	6.9	50.0
2.	Nodame Cantabile The Movie	2.5	31.0
3.	Up	2.1	46.3
4.	One Piece Film Strong World	1.7	44.3
5.	Free and Easy 20 Final	.78	5.6
Figures in millions. Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 2010