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IndieWire's list of the 80 funniest movies of the 21st Century: "Dungeons and Dragons," "Frances Ha," "Borat," and more funny movies.

A Strange Way Of Lifes Cannes premiere gave star Manu Riós an opportunity to flex his pecs on the red carpet.

Benedict Rogers, co-founder and executive chair of Hong Kong Watch, who is featured in the film, said that Lai’s story is one that should be known everywhere.

Jimmy Lai at a Hong Kong protest / Courtesy of the Acton InstituteWashington D.C., May 5, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).A new film about Hong Kong media mogul turned pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has amassed more than 1 million views on YouTube and over 4 million views on TikTok in just two weeks.Interweaving historic footage, video of mass protests and arrests, and interviews with Lai and those who know him well, "The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lais Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom" is a 73-minu...

‘TikTok‘s paymasters in the Chinese Communist Party don’t want people to hear the truth about #Jimmylai and #HongKong.’

TikTok said it erred in censoring the Acton Institute's account and content about a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in China.

With the 2023 Cannes Film Festival less than two weeks away, we’re delighted to exclusively announce the second edition of the “Unifrance Critics Lab,” an initiative designed to strengthen the ties between English-speaking film critics and French artists and the film industry. The program's successful inaugural edition in 2022 gave the film industry and Cannes

Newspaper publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai poses during an interview in Hong Kong in 2020. / Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 4, 2023 / 00:01 am (CNA).Following public outcry over its apparent censorship of a new documentary about imprisoned Catholic Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, TikTok has reversed its suspension of the account belonging to the films producer, the Michigan-based Acton Institute.A spokesperson for the social media gia...

TikTok continued to target a think tank criticizing the CCP Thursday after removing and then reinstating posts without any explanation. 

Newspaper publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai poses during an interview in Hong Kong in 2020. / Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 4, 2023 / 00:01 am (CNA). Following public outcry over its apparent c...