August 24, 2006 ISSUE
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COVER STORY
The Talented Miss Clemente
After a brush with Oscar fame, filmmaker (and risk-taker) Pia Clemente is sticking to the biz and sticking to her gut.
The Three-Star Motel
Flipping through the reviews of Michael Kang's The Motel, APA notes how the film passed with critics, but the critics failed the film.
Citizen of the Global Cineplex
Bigger, louder, crazier pyrotechnics...and that's before you even enter the theater. APA watches Miami Vice in Taipei and steps into an uncanny simulacra of sensations.


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August 24, 2006


F I L M
  
What Will I Get For These Beads?
First-time director David Redmon's documentary "Mardi Gras: Made in China" examines American excess and Chinese labor problems
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C L I P S
  
August 24, 2006: News Bites
Asians on the snake-ridden Plane, Red Doors opening, Ladytron touring, and familiar faces in the new Fall Television Season. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
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F O R E I G N
  
August 24, 2006: News From Abroad
Bong Joon-ho's Korean pic destroys box-office records, Ganesha is animated, Will Smith joins forces with Bollywood, and two martial art power players may finally unite. All this and more in the August 3rd, 2006 edition of News From Abroad.
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