We know China's going bat-shit crazy over the new Transformers 3 movie right now, but this is taking it a bit far, don't you think? Thanks to tipster Jack for this photo of transfer TRANSFORM information on a Line 2 metro ticker. more ›

The love between China and the Transformers franchise runs deep these days. In honor of the Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon release on Thursday, dozens of giant transformers statues have popped up in cities all over China, including Jinan, Changchun, Wuhan, Beijing, and Taiyuan. more ›

Michael Bay, the explosion-happy director of "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon", is coming to Shanghai for the Mainland China premiere of the third outing in the Transfomers franchise. It's been out worldwide for the last few weeks (and has grossed around $500 million), with pirated copies already available in the mainland. Its official run in Chinese theaters begins next Thursday, on July 21st. more ›

Last month, we noticed that, quite bizarrely, there was a Transformers fan conference happening right here in Shanghai. We were deathly curious about what was going on in there, but never found the time to go. more ›

Looks like Transformers fever still hasn't quite left Shanghai. The hero's robot of choice, Bumblebee, was recently spotted standing outside the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Hall in anticipation for the 2010 Cybertron Annual Meeting. more ›

One of the most expensive movies of the decade, James Cameron's 3D extravaganza Avatar, will be coming to Chinese theaters. According to The Independent, Cameron will visit Beijing right before Christmas as he "cranks the publicity machine into overdrive" in an attempt to recover some of the cost of making the film with the burgeoning Chinese audience. more ›

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Really, Chinese netizens? REALLY? Apparently some Chinese are incredibly upset at the Transformers 2 movie, not because it was a two-and-a-half hour waste of time with an egregiously obscene budget for barely a semblance of a plot, but because the beginning scenes are "an insult to China." more ›

Chinasmack and CNReviews (and us!) are organizing a movie night to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (dun dun dun) especially for all blog readers around Shanghai. While normal ticket prices are around 80 to 100RMB, Fauna of Chinasmack has managed to negotiate it down to 65 RMB including free small popcorn and drink. more ›

Youku Buzz draws our attention to this shameless copy of Transformers inspired new TV series called “Hyperwiz” (百变机兽), coming soon to a gogglebox near you. The logo of the show is made to resemble the traditional Chinese character for car, “車”. more ›

Right: Phoenix Princess or Fenghuang Gege (凤凰格格), the pre-op transsexual detained in Shenzhen for going on demonstration and recently announced that she would soon undergo sex-change operation is apparently very happy with her boob job. She's just uploaded a video of her posing with her entire (it would seem) repertoire of bras, attracting over 407,000 views within a single day. more ›

Chivalry is dead. more ›

For those who have no idea what we are taking about, Shanghaiist is having an 80s-themed Happy Hour this Friday at Freelance. All are welcome. There will be cheap drinks, free food, 80s music and at least one tall white guy wearing slip-on checkered Vans and a "Frankie Says Relax" T-shirt. More party details here. The best (or worst) dressed will get a bottle of Solid XS Vodka, courtesy of the friendly folks at Freelance. Some other prizes could trickle in this week, so stay tuned (and if you are a local business owner and want to donate a prize, please email us at info at shanghaiist.com). more ›