News Snapshot:
Image of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" / SCMP Patriotic films will dominate China's cinema screens during the National Day Holiday, which started on Friday, with three out of the 10 new releases marking the Communist Party's centenary. Top on the list is The Battle at Lake Changjin, an epic praising the heroism of Chinese soldiers fighting against the Americans during the Korean war. The blockbuster, jointly directed by the mainland's Chen Kaige and Hong Kong's Hark Tsui and Dante Lam, attracted a record 1.3 billion yuan ($210 million) in investment, suggesting strong confidence in the genre at a time...
