#47 - Chinese Zodiac

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#47 - Chinese Zodiac

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Feb 2, 2018

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MICHAEL AND US travels east to examine China's most popular political artist, Jackie Chan. Will and Luke watch his Beijing-approved propaganda film CHINESE ZODIAC (2012), about a treasure-hunter who repatriates stolen antiques.

"Jackie Chan: The Anti-Ai Weiwei," by Will Sloan - https://hazlitt.net/feature/jackie-chan-anti-ai-weiwei
The Important Cinema Club on Jackie Chan - https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/100-the-jackie-chan-spectacular

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