February 3, 2005 ISSUE
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   COVER STORY
Korean King of Comedy: Bobby Lee
APA catches Bobby Lee in a candid, spur-of-the-moment interview, before he took the stage for a comedy show at UCLA. See clips of his act in our A/V streaming video.
Above Ground and Over His Head
With the market for Asian cinema at a crucial transition era, ambitious young mainland filmmakers are testing new audiences and film styles. Lou Ye's Purple Butterfly represents an unfortunate artistic casualty of China's changing censorship, marketing, and production conditions.


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February 3, 2005

 

F I L M
  
The People We're Allowed to Hate?
In Phir Milenge, Tamana must overcome prejudice and discrimination to clear her professional reputation, get back the career she sacrificed so much for, and most importantly, find justice.
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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha at SF Cinematheque: To See, Empty
A review of two short experimental video works ("vide o eme", "re dis appearing") by the influential Korean-American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
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M U S I C
  
Jay Chou in LA: An Incomparable Breakthrough
Taiwan's resident heartthrob arrived to a sold-out crowd at the Shrine Auditorium. A personal account given by one lucky fan...
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C L I P S
  
February 3, 2005: News Bites
"Tsunami song" offenders punished, House of Flying Daggers scores an Oscar nomination -- but not the one you think -- Buddhist film fest opens in San Fran and much more in this edition of News Bites.
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F O R E I G N
 
February 3, 2005: News From Abroad
Shooting of the film Memoirs of a Geisha comes to a close in Kyoto, Korean Hearthrob "Yong-sama" breaks foreign presale records, "X-file" scandal erupts in Korea and much more in this edition of News From Abroad.
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