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End-of-world flick '2012' has big first weekend

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-17

THE US$200 million Hollywood disaster film "2012" by Roland Emmerich has proved a hit at the Shanghai box office over its opening weekend. Shanghai United Cinema Lines, the city's leading cinema chain, has already...

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Movie buffs aim for disaster in '2012'

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-16

THE US$200 million Hollywood disaster film "2012" directed by Roland Emmerich has proved to be a hit at the Shanghai box office over its opening weekend. Shanghai United Cinema Lines, the city's leading cinema...

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Classical feast

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-16

THE famed London Philharmonic Orchestra will perform on January 2 and 3 at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center for the 2010 New Year Concert. Conductor Christoph Eschenbach will lead the orchestra in works by Dvorak,...

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Global beatbox contest in Shanghai

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-13

BEATBOXERS from all over the world will compete in a musical face-off this Saturday at Changning International Gymnastics Center. Sixteen finalists from 79 competitors will show their beatboxing skills by producing...

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Fan fave '2012' opens Friday

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-7

"2012," a highly anticipated foreign film among local movie buffs, will debut next Friday as part of a simultaneous global premiere. It will be the last simultaneously released foreign film in China's mainland...

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Disaster film shares world premiere

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-6

DISASTER film "2012" will premiere in Shanghai next Friday with a simultaneous global screening. Cinemas have high expectations for the film's box office performance, as its storyline and compelling visual effects...

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Belly dancers shimmy in Shanghai

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-11-5

PROFESSIONAL American belly dancers will shake their stuff between December 15 and 19 at Shanghai Theater Academy. This is the first performance by the Bellydance Superstars on the Chinese mainland. Founded in...

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Jackson movie proves box-office draw

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-31

"THIS Is It," the documentary about Michael Jackson's final concert rehearsals, has wowed audiences in Shanghai since its midnight premiere on Tuesday. Shanghai United Cinema Line said the film took about 1 million...

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Classic films

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-27

FROM Saturday to November 29, Shanghai United Cinema Lines will screen 20 award-winning films produced by Shanghai Film Group Corp over the past 60 years. The producer will next month celebrate its 60th anniversary.

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Mai Kuraki premieres in Shanghai

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-22

JAPANESE pop and R&B singer Mai Kuraki will make her Chinese mainland premiere in Shanghai next month. She will perform on November 27 at Shanghai International Gymnastics Center. Tickets range from 380 yuan...

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12 small pieces solve crime scene investigation

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-20

SCENES from the American television show "CSI" came to life in Pudong New Area when police solved a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident case based only on only 12 car fragments. The suspect, surnamed Xu, turned...

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Jackson's 'This Is It' to screen in city

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-17

CINEMAS in Shanghai will join worldwide celebrations for the premiere of late pop singer Michael Jackson's last movie on October 28. The documentary has passed censors and will be introduced by China Film Group...

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Mendelssohn celebrations

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-10-12

SHANGHAI audiences can celebrate the 200th birthday of composer Felix Mendelssohn when composer Riccardo Chailly conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra on October 21 and 22 at Shanghai Grand Theater. Riccardo...

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Stage set for our Broadway

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-9-26

SHANGHAI is set to get its own version of New York's famous Broadway theater strip. Nanjing Road W. would eventually be transformed into "Chinese Broadway," Jing'an District authorities said yesterday at the...

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Evening shows light up Happy Valley

Metro | Entertainment and nightlife
2009-9-25

HAPPY Valley amusement park at Sheshan will stage evening fireworks displays, parades and an acrobatic show and will open until 9pm during October 1 to 5. The park has decided to stay open at night to attract...