On October 24, 2022, the U.S. Mint released a 25-cent coin with President Washington on the front and an Asian-faced Hollywood star on the back. This star is none other than Anna May Wong, known in Chinese as Wong Liu Tsong (黃柳霜). Born on January 3, 1905, Anna May Wong holds the distinction of being ...
American actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In 2022, the 67-year-old action movie star was diagnosed with aphasia — difficulty with language and speech. Aphasia can occur for a variety of reasons (most commonly stroke) but for Bruce Willis, it is now clear that these speech problems were the early signs ...
Beginning on October 24, the United States Mint will start making quarters imprinted with the face of Anna May Wong’s inspiring career spanned motion pictures, television, and theatre, leaving a lasting legacy for Asian American women in the entertainment industry. “She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion ...
China is known for locking horns with Western companies, celebrities, and icons if they dare to oppose the ideologies of the ruling Party. From celebrities like Keanu Reeves to U.S. multinationals and tech giants like Yahoo and Google, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does not spare anybody who raises their voice against its ideas. However, ...
Hollywood has chosen the U.S. over China after it responded to the outcry from fans who noticed the Taiwanese and Japanese flags were missing from the black bomber jacket worn by Tom Cruise’s character in the trailer of the movie Top Gun: Maverick. In the original Top Gun film, which premiered in 1986, Cruise’s navy pilot character ...
Beijing has banned certain films and forced the makers to alter any content they view as offensive. In a recent development, they changed the ending of the movie Fight Club. Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. ...
Most people only view Charlie Chaplin as a comedian who made people roll with laughter. His films made in the silent era still entertain people from all age groups and beneath the surface of laughter and frolic, they convey deep-rooted messages too. The musical genius of Charlie Chaplin Not many people are aware of the ...
Hollywood is the capital of international movies, producing global blockbusters year after year. There is literally no major country where the influence of Hollywood movies cannot be felt. Beijing has understood the power Hollywood has. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working toward co-opting Hollywood to promote its interests worldwide, as well as ...
Many American entertainment stars are on the Chinese government’s blacklist because of the opinions they hold on issues such as Taiwan and Tibet. These celebrities are not allowed to make money in China, and their careers in the United States are also affected. China has since expanded its influence on Hollywood through commercial channels, and ...
South Park is considered one of the most popular adult comedy shows on American television. In one of its latest episodes, the show mocked the way Hollywood is bowing down to Chinese censorship. Unsurprisingly, Beijing went on to remove every episode of the show from the country’s streaming services. In response, the creators tweeted a ...
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