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O Brother, where art thou?

Editor’s note: We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled VIFF programming soon, but first, an appreciation of ESPN’s excellent Once Brothers… Like every other self-abusing sports junkie, I watched ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 installment, the Vlade Divac-narrated Once Brothers, … Continue reading

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Eva Jin and the art of co-production

Breaching the good breach over at Asia Pacific Arts, with writer-director Eva Jin. Jin’s Sophie’s Revenge (starring a delightfully wonky Zhang Ziyi) did big business at the Chinese box office, even if it’s another underwhelming romantic comedy that takes its … Continue reading

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A Star(bury) is born in China

For those of you who don’t follow the byzantine world that is NBA hoops, Stephon Marbury used to be the poster child for how to be a professional athlete…and still manage to fuck it all up in the grisliest way … Continue reading

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