Translation: In Triumph and in Death, Nationalist Netizens Scrutinize Film Stars
Posted by John Chan | Mar 11, 2021
After making history at the beginning of this month by becoming the first Asian woman to win best director for her movie “Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao was initially showered with praise from Chinese state media. That was until last week, when Chinese netizens dug up two interviews featuring Zhao, including one which erroneously quoted her as saying “The U.S. is now my country, ultimately.” A torrent of online criticism followed, and censors responded last week by wiping references to “Nomadland” from social media, seemingly banning the movie in China.
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Late actor Ng Man-tat’s ashes to be brought back to Malaysia, according to his wishes The actor s younger brother told the media that he “wanted his ashes to be placed at Malaysia so that he can accompany his wife and children”.
A close friend of the actor said Wu was diagnosed with cancer last year and had been receiving treatment in Macau. (Photo: Weibo/Wu Mengda)
09 Mar 2021 01:05PM (Updated:
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The late Hong Kong actor Wu Mengda, also known as Ng Man-tat, was cremated on Monday (Mar 8) afternoon. This was reported by TVB Entertainment News.