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Local bans on commerce with repressive foreign regimes aren't unusual in the U.S. But First Amendment defenders say Miami's Cuba ban, by reaching beyond business to salsa and cinema, is worrisome because it amounts to America's only real example of codified censorship. Miami arts enthusiasts, fearing reprisals, have balked at challenging the ban. But the American Civil Liberties Union and Debbie Ohanian, the concert promoter who brought Los Van Van to Miami, tell TIME that they plan to file a federal suit this week. "My family is from Armenia, which was under Soviet communism for 70 years...
...acquired the Anglicized moniker Jet Li when he moved from the mainland to star in a score of Hong Kong hits during the colony's Golden Age of action cinema, is 36. And Hollywood is paying as much attention to him as the U.S. Secret Service did when he was a kid. "He's delightful and disciplined," says Richard Donner, who directed Li in his Hollywood film debut, the 1998 Lethal Weapon 4. "I knew I was getting a genius in martial arts, but I also got a really sensational young actor...
...have classic beauty and power. His spin-kicks flout all laws of physics; there's nothing like Jet Li in a foot fight. His best Hong Kong movies (such as Fong Sai Yuk and My Father Is Hero) offer buoyant, daredevil action comedy of the kind no other national cinema even tries to touch...
...Indian cinema grows in worldwide appeal--last year movie exports topped $100 million--actresses such as Das will become global brands. "A lot of people have told me I should get an agent in the U.S., that this is the right time," she says. But she has little interest in stardom. "If it happens, great, but if it doesn't happen, I'm not depending my life on it." She wears her celebrity sufficiently loosely that as the interview ends, she even lets her real age slip out. (Sorry-it was off the record...
This is really too much--heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio on your cover [CINEMA, Feb. 21]! Are you bent on targeting the teen market? Of course, there must be coverage of nonpolitical events; nobody is against that. But a cover story using up all that space? In this day and age of unlimited Internet access and an explosion in the number of cable- and satellite-TV channels available, I would expect you to take the lead with in-depth, responsible reporting of important news events that transcend the bubbly charm of Tinseltown. VALENTIN VASILEV Jerusalem...