Movie industry roars back with robust recovery
Record revenues in the wake of the Spring Festival holiday signal a turnaround for the sector. Xu Fan reports. Matt William Knowles, an actor from the United States who has played in many Chinese [...]
Son of the South actor: ‘It’s an honor to represent Jim Zwerg’
The Freedom Rider spoke again with director Barry Alexander Brown and actor Matt William Knowles, who portrays Zwerg in the film; Son of the South opens Friday in Montgomery at the Capri Theatre [...]
Rep Sheet Roundup: CAA China Signs Matt William Knowles
Not Beyoncé’s dad CAA China has signed American actor Matt William Knowles. The former Clemson University football star began his acting career in China, after he was scouted as a model [...]
Big Chill With China Takes Its Toll On Flow Of Money, People And Ideas
The chill between the two countries has even hit entertainment. In May, after the governments’ trade talks collapsed, Chinese studios began quietly removing American actors and directors [...]
Meet Matt William Knowles
Today we’d like to introduce you to Matt William Knowles. Thanks for sharing your story with us Matt William. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I was born and grew [...]
Is the trade war winter coming for American shows and actors in China?
While the rest of the world tuned in to watch the final episode of the hit US drama Game of Thrones this week, fans in China were left disappointed. Tencent Video, the exclusive distributor for [...]
Short Film Review “Poppies”
The suppression of disquieting recollections we’ve made every effort to hide away from our mind’s penchant to dwell on that which unsettles us can be an ever-present specter, weighing us down [...]
Mike C. Manning Joins ‘Son of the South’; Makenzie Vega, Nicky Whelan Set For ‘Instafame’; Amelia Crouch In ‘Eight For Silver’
Mike C. Manning (Disney’s Cloud 9, MTV’s Teen Wolf) is among the cast of Barry Alexander Brown’s Son of the South, joining Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the [...]
Film News Roundup: Sabrina Carpenter to Star in ‘Work It’ Dance Comedy
American actor Matt William Knowles, who stars in the Chinese film “Asura,” has joined the cast of Barry Alexander Brown’s Civil Rights biopic “Son of the South,” Variety has learned exclusively. [...]
Recent successes show Chinese filmmakers learning how to make global impact
With a rapidly-modernizing film industry noted for recent hits that raked in huge box-office revenues, China’s top filmmakers may finally be learning what it takes to spin a good yarn. [...]