The ban on the Academy Awards broadcast in Hong Kong this year could mean tightening censorship from mainland China.
Movies
Celebrity Math: Casting a Divided Tollywood in the Battle for Bengal 2021
With Bengali film celebrities flocking to the BJP and the TMC, battle lines resting on star power have been drawn in the state like never before.
Virginia Woolf on the Magic of Going to the Cinema
The experience of going to the cinema is unique, wrote Woolf.
The ‘Oscar Halo’ – How Awards and Nominations Direct Where Money Goes in the Film Industry
Nominations for the Oscars can add around US$20 million (£14 million) to the total income made by the film. Wins are even more lucrative.
Studio Ghibli Films May Be Just What You Need
Studio Ghibli’s ability to make the everyday just as magical as the unimaginable will make you see the world around you just a bit differently, even if that world is limited …
‘WandaVision’: The MCU Makes Its Cinematic TV Show Literal
'WandaVision' could easily have become a hodgepodge filled with Easter eggs and a troublesome representation of women in the genre.
Eddie Murphy Is So Much Better Than ‘Coming 2 America’
Eddie Murphy is one of the most talented actors alive. Yet his brilliance is wasted in this sloppy sequel to the classic 1988 film 'Coming to America'.