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Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images 27 Apr 2021 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have a strange love-hate relationship with filmmaker Chloe Zhao, alternately praising her achievements and using its censorship powers to suppress all mention of her Oscar wins on Sunday. It is hard to see why the CCP would decide to erase Zhao, who has not been a strident public critic of China’s authoritarian regime. It is much easier to understand the CCP’s desire to send Zhao, her American c...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: In the New HBO Documentary “Our Towns,” Bend is Portrayed as an Economic Success Story What to see and skip in theaters or while streaming. (HBO) Our Towns *** When journalists Deborah and James Fallows conclude their new HBO documentary in Bend, the Central Oregon hub is held up as a beac...

27 Apr 2021 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have a strange love-hate relationship with filmmaker Chloe Zhao, alternately praising her achievements and using its censorship powers to suppress all mention of her Oscar wins on Sunday. It is hard to see why the CCP would decide to erase Zhao, who has not been a strident public critic of China’s authoritarian regime. It is much easier to understand the CCP’s desire to send Zhao, her American collaborators, and Hollywood a message a...

Glavin: Hong Kongs democrats are united; rest of the world is in disarray There is no escaping the absurdly draconian National Security Law that Beijing unilaterally imposed last June. It criminalizes anything the Chinese Communist Party deems to constitute subversion, separatism, or collusion with foreign forces. Author of the article: Terry Glavin Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021  •  April 28, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  Former lawmaker and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Allia...

© Chris Pizzello/AP Chloé Zhao won the Academy Award for best director for her film Nomadland at this year’s Oscars. Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday night by becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland. But in China, Zhaos country of birth, posts about her victory were removed and Weibo searches for her Chinese name returned results about a low-level official who had volunteered to promote a local Covid-19 vaccination drive. Zhaos film also to...

"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!" The fight for democracy captured on camera. Do Not Split 不割席 is an excellent short documentary by filmmaker Anders Hammer, who was on the streets in Hong Kong filming the protests in 2019. After premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the film earned a Best Documentary Short nomination at this years Academy Awards. Congrats! In 2019 Hong Kong was rocked by the largest protests since Britain handed back the area to China in 1997. Thi...

“Colette,” from the social giant’s Oculus VR group and EA’s Respawn Entertainment, picked up the trophy for documentary short subject Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards.

‘Nomadland’ Director Chloe Zhao Now Needs to Win Over China Bloomberg 1 hr ago Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg) -- Chloe Zhao just became the first Chinese and Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director. Some movie buffs are now pondering if the prestigious award will help her smooth Beijing’s feathers ruffled by controversial comments she made almost a decade ago. The screening of her critically acclaimed film “Nomadland,” which was originally scheduled for a theatrical ...

Oscars 2021: Nomadland Director Chloe Zhao Needs To Win Over China Now Oscars 2021: Chloe Zhao, who has been honoured with the Best Director trophy for Nomadland at the Oscars this year, is awaiting its release in China Director Chloe Zhao posing for shutterbugs at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards (Image courtesy: AFP) Highlights The film was scheduled to hit the screens in China in April this year In 2013, she described China as "a place where there are lies everywhere" Los Angeles: Chloe ...

Apr 26 2021, 10:25 AM April 26 2021, 7:05 AM April 26 2021, 10:25 AM (Bloomberg) -- Chloe Zhao just became the first Chinese and Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director. Some movie buffs are now pondering if the prestigious award will help her smooth Beijing’s feathers ruffled by controversial comments she made almost a decade ago. (Bloomberg) -- Chloe Zhao just became the first Chinese and Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director. Some movie buffs are now pondering if the prest...