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  • EntertainmentYahoo Entertainment

    In China, 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel censors any hint of Dumbledore's past gay relationship

    The Chinese government cut the six seconds from the "Fantastic Beasts" sequel that reference Dumbledore's sexuality.

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    China has reopened more than 500 cinema screens after drop in coronavirus cases

    Chinese authorities have re-opened a swathe of cinemas across the country, after cases of coronavirus have seemingly receded.

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    As Cinemas Shut Worldwide, China’s Prepare to Reopen

    As cinemas shutter for the foreseeable future across the U.S. and Europe in a historically unprecedented wave of closures to lower risks of exposure to coronavirus, a handful of cinemas in China have already re-opened and all signs indicate that many more will soon follow in their wake. “Our cinema is preparing to re-open, but […]

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  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    'Toy Story 4' beaten at China's box office by 18-year old movie

    'Spirited Away" has been released for the first time in China after being banned for years.

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    Huge plot holes appear in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' after China removes all gay references

    The Chinese release of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is coming under fire, after censors removed all references to homosexuality, AIDs and cross-dressing. Peng Yanzi, a Chinese LGBT activist who has seen both the western cut of the movie and the Chinese version told AP: “The cut scenes really affect the movie. Among the scenes missing is the one in which Rami Malek’s Freddie Mercury comes out to his long-time partner Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton).

  • NewsVariety

    ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Pulled From Beijing Film Festival

    Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name,” which just won an Oscar for adapted screenplay, has been pulled from the Beijing Film Festival by the event’s organizers. The festival’s removal of the gay-themed coming-of-age film – first reported by Reuters – comes as Chinese authorities tighten their control over media content. Earlier this month, China’s […]

  • NewsThe Wrap

    China Now Has More Movie Screens Than US

    China’s box office may not catch the U.S. anytime soon after flatlining last year, but the Middle Kingdom has just taken top billing on another notable movie metric: total screens. At a press conference Friday to open the second annual BRICS International Film Festival in the Chinese city of Chengdu, Zhang Hongsen, the deputy director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China, which oversees — and censors — all films and tele