Editor's note: There are a huge number of movies, TV series and variety shows broadcast every week. How do you choose? You might as well take a look at the recommendations of The Paper.
【Movie】
Cinema box office
According to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on January 17, "The Accidental Murderer 3", "Laughing in Disguise", "Little Me", "Detective Conan: Crossroads in the Labyrinth", and "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" ranked in the top five of Friday's single-day box office list.
On January 17, the movie "Good Things" was launched online. Friends who want to watch it multiple times can start now!
Spring Festival
The pre-sale battle for the 2025 Spring Festival is about to begin. "Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Dragon King", "Detective Chinatown 1900", "Fengshen II: The Battle of Xiqi", "Operation Jiaolong", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero", and "Boonie Bears: Reboot" will all go on sale at 9 am on January 19.
Which movie do you plan to watch during the Spring Festival?
Awards Season
The British Academy Film Awards shortlist was announced, and "The Conclave" received 12 nominations
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The 25th anniversary director's edition of In the Mood for Love is set to be released on February 14
【TV drama】
Power on
The TV series "Gathering", adapted from Yi Shu's novel "Hush", started filming at the beginning of this month and was jointly broadcast by Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. It starred Li Landi, Ci Sha, Jiang Xin, Wu Junmei, Xu Yajun, Gao Lu and Song Ningfeng.
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The domestic drama "Bleach" starring Guo Jingfei, Wang Qianyuan and Zhao Jinmai premiered on iQiyi's Misty Theater on January 17.
The play is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Chen Qing. It tells the story of the criminal police captain Peng Zhaolin who missed the suspect who passed by and embarked on a journey of thousands of miles to catch the murderer in self-blame. The suspect who escaped by chance suddenly disappeared after killing many young girls, hiding his identity and living a peaceful and happy life.
The 13-episode fantasy web drama "Under the Alien: The Final Battle of Biyou Village" will be exclusively broadcast on Youku starting at 12:00 on January 18. The series stars Peng Yuchang, Wang Yinglu, Hou Minghao, Wen Qi, Yin Fang, Yan Yikuan, Pan Binlong, Shao Bing, Zhao Da and others.
"The Legend of Que Dao Men" starring the original cast will be exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video starting from January 22, starring Zhao Benshan, Song Xiaobao, Song Xiaofeng, Wen Song and others.
Benshan Media's "Country Love 17" will be exclusively broadcast on Youku starting at 12:00 on January 22.
"Fearless: Never Give Up" will be broadcast on CCTV-8 prime time starting January 26, and will be exclusively broadcast on iQiyi. The series stars Reyiza, Wang Yang, Chuo Ni, Huang Jue and others.
"The Secret of the Magical Case"
The drama is produced by Tangren Film and Television and stars Hu Bingqing and Zhai Zilu. It tells the story of a girl, Luo Shu, whose family falls into poverty and becomes a pariah. In order to change her fate, she recommends herself to help the new county magistrate, Han Muzhi, solve a major case. From then on, she temporarily stays in the county government office as a constable to assist in the investigation. She meets Qi Menglin, a young man who wants to travel around the world. The two work together to solve many strange cases, but fall into a bigger conspiracy.
Poster of "The Secret of the Magical Case"
After the broadcast of "The Secret of the Magical Treasures", there have been many hot discussions on social platforms, and the production team has received high attention. Public opinion shows that positive comments are concentrated on: the effective integration of folk legends and Chinese horror, the tight rhythm, and the texture of the real-life shooting with a sense of ancient style and charm. In terms of conception, the drama's female-centered suspense detective stories and the portrayal of female characters have differentiated characteristics, and many cases involving female issues have won the recognition of many female audiences.
The series performed averagely on charts such as Lighthouse, Yunhe, and Maoyan, hovering around the top ten. Its popularity on Youku was only over 5,000. The reason for this may be the limited appeal of the actors and the lack of publicity. Tangren has enough talent, but has not put enough effort into promoting the series. In addition, the plot lacks any explosive points that would make it popular on social platforms.
The Amazing Cao Xuanxuan
Starring Zhu Xudan, Zhai Xiaowen, Guo Cheng, and Xu Muchan, the film tells the story of Zhou Na, a modern mystery novelist, who by chance came to the ancient Yancheng and became the child bride of the county magistrate Guo Zijie. The two worked together to solve many strange cases. As the two fell in love with each other and their friendship grew stronger, a treacherous conspiracy involving life and death also quietly unfolded.
Stills from The Amazing Cao Xuanxuan
This drama is the first one in which Zhu Xudan plays the female lead after the hit drama "Eternal Night Star River", but the performance of the drama is not very good. The drama was shelved for two years before it was aired, and the data on Dengta, Yunhe, and Maoyan are relatively low. According to audience feedback, the drama is a relatively standard low-cost time-travel comedy crime drama with a rough texture, large filters, and a routine plot, but the comedy and crime-solving scenes are enough to eat with rice, and it is more like a low-profile version of "Chen Qianqian".
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【Variety Show】
On January 17, the second episode of "Happy Departure: Mountain and Sea Season " was launched. Chen Chusheng, Lu Hu, Su Xing, Wang Yuexin, Wang Zhengliang, and Zhang Yuan once again joined hands to cross the mountains and seas to start a different kind of "poor travel" journey. This season will be broadcast on Mango TV at 12:00 and Hunan Satellite TV at 22:00 every Friday.
From January 23rd to 27th, every night from 22:00 to 22:30, the new interactive quiz show "AI Lizhi Brain Power Bureau·New Spring" will be launched on the AI Lizhi client and broadcast live on Jiangsu Satellite TV. In "AI Lizhi Brain Power Bureau·New Spring", AI is not only an assistant, but also an opponent! The program creates a new mode of "large and small screen synchronization + AI question setting". The AI Lizhi client intelligent body "Xiao Li" will compete with the Lizhi ace host team with the AI question bank. In addition to traditional hard-core knowledge, there are also hot Internet memes, festival customs, life knowledge... so that you can shout "I know this question!" at any time.
The fourth episode of Jiangsu Satellite TV's celebrity travel and cultural experience variety show "Lychee Gathering · Warm Inn" was broadcast on January 16. In this episode, the inn owner Jiang Mengjie, Jiangsu Radio and Television host Lin Xiao and singer Huang Ying "opened" the inn in Nanjing Gaochun International Slow City, a healing place away from the hustle and bustle of the city and relaxing. In the show, the inn welcomed the first "all arrangements" guest - Xu Lu. The inn partners decided to follow the local customs and take Xu Lu to experience the "slow city life", challenge the hosting of the long street banquet, feel the special folk customs, and welcome the arrival of the New Year together.
The cultural tourism program "There are Poems and Distant Places: Not Just West Lake" was launched on January 12. Hua Shao, Wang Peiyu, Jin Sha, and Ma Boqian are looking for their own poetry and distant places in the poetic and picturesque Jiangnan, and bringing Su Dongpo's lifestyle directly home.
