September 8, 2005 ISSUE
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Meet Propergander (Part I)
Comedy with heart. Silliness, in the absolute best sense of the word. Throw in some closeted gay samurai and ostrich ballet, and you've got Propergander -- that fun, young theater company that guarantees us a good time and keeps hitting us with laughs well past the final scene. APA talks to the crew about their recent hit show "Everybody Dies."
Meet Propergander (Part II)
Never has aninterview gone so awry. Tears of laughter are kind of distracting. But if you're going to have the reins snatched away from you, leave it to the improv masters at Propergander to show us that when you're in good hands, sometimes it's better to do away with the script and just go along for the ride...
Column: The Taipei Beat (#5)
Columnist Brian Hu takes a break from the world of cinema for his final installment of the Taipei Beat to talk Coolio. Yes, that Coolio.


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September 8, 2005

 

F I L M
Knocking on Fear's Door
While everyoneelse hustles to spook us in newer, splashier ways, the Phillipines' Sigaw remembers that seeing is only half of believing. The other half has something to do with a knock-knock joke gone horribly wrong...
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Communism Good, Balzac Bad
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie's film adapation of his own best-selling novel, isn't as faithful as one would expect, but the shmaltzy romance, simple townsfolk, and awesome vistas should surprise nobody.
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C L I P S
  
September 8: News Bites
The official Memoirs of a Geisha trailer, Korean film festivals on both coasts, Jin's freestyle flop, Yao Ming's millions, and much more in this edition of News Bites.
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F O R E I G N
  
September 8, 2005: News From Abroad
Venetian splendormeets Asian invasion, Hong Kong soap classic revisited, Bae Yong Joon bigger in Japan than Spielberg and Cruise combined, Southern All Stars are back, and much more in this edition of News From Abroad.
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