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Hong Kong to censor films 'endangering national security' | 2021-06-11 19:13:43

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong censors now have the power to ban films that endanger national security, prompting concerns that freedom of expression is being further curtailed in a city once known for its vibrant arts and film scene.

<p><span>HONG KONG (June 11, 2021) — Hong Kong censors now have the power to ban films that endanger national security, prompting concerns that freedom of expression is being further curtailed in a city once known for its vibrant arts and film scene.</span></p>

Old Trailer: M. Night Shyamalan Firing On All Cylinders For This One Posted on The full trailer for Old, the new film from M. Night Shyamalan, debuted this morning, and I will give the man this: he knows how to make a trailer. It stars a very impressive cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Embeth Davidtz, Eliza Scanlen, Emun Elliott, Kathleen Chalfant, and Thomasin McKenzie. When this debuted during this pas...

Posted on May 14, 2021. China is obviously an atypical country. America’s Academy Awards, which are considered the film world’s highest honor, reaffirmed this. At these awards, “Nomadland,” which poetically depicts the lives of those who live in cars, was crowned with best picture, best director and best actress. The director, Chloe Zhao, is Chinese, and she is the first non-white woman to win the award for best director. But this triumph was not reported in Zhao’s motherland. It cann...

Chloe Zhao: In China, politics got in the way of celebrating the directors big Oscar win CNN 5/2/2021 By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN © Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S./Getty Images LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- APRIL 25: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Chloé Zhao attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images) The Academy Awards this year could ...

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  •  14 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  Former lawmaker and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Allian...

Article content Do not split. Out of the disunity and fractious tensions that followed the failure of the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, that was the one slogan that kept Hongkongers united in a multi-faceted agitation for democratic reform that brought millions of people into the streets of the former British colony, starting two summers ago. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Terry Glavin: The obscene, unpardonable death of democratic reform in...

Commentary: Did Chinese censors just cancel Oscar-winner Chloe Zhaos Nomadland? Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: Did Chinese censors just cancel Oscar-winner Chloe Zhaos Nomadland? Why were the Academy Awards show blocked in China? A nationalist backlash against Nomadland director Chloe Zhao isn’t quite it, says Professor Bo Zhiyue. Chloe Zhao, winner of the awards for best picture and director for Nomadland, poses in the press room ...

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...