Disney’s live-action remake had already drawn a global backlash. Chinese audiences mocked it for other reasons, including historical inaccuracies and stereotyping.
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‘Nomadland’ Wins Top Prize at the Venice Film Festival
The first major international movie event since the coronavirus pandemic began drew to a close and handed out its biggest award.
Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead.
A political controversy over a filming location was a rare blunder for one of the world’s savviest companies in dealing with China.
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Criticized for Filming in Xinjiang
The latest backlash over Disney’s remake of the movie centers on how it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, where Uighurs live under repression.
The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in September
Our streaming picks for September, including ‘Away,’ ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ and ‘Enola Holmes’
Agnes Chow, Mulan and a Hong Kong Protest Meme
Supporters of Ms. Chow, a 23-year-old activist detained under Hong Kong’s national security law, flooded Twitter with images comparing her to the Chinese folk heroine.
The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in August
Our picks for August, including ‘Project Power,’ ‘Doctor Sleep’ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire.’
5 Things to Know About Shakuntala Devi
A film about the Indian mathematics genius is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Here are five facts to get you more familiar.
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market.
Coronavirus in India: Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood Star, in Hospital for Covid-19
Amitabh Bachchan, whose face is everywhere in the country, checked into a hospital with mild symptoms. His son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter have also become infected.