A Fragmented Spectacle
Dogeaters tells the story of a politically divided Philippines, leaving little space to develop the stories of its individual people.
February 16, 2007 ISSUE
"Conflicting Desires" and the Cusps and Legacies of Modernity
The Tiffany's of DVD, Criterion releases three early sixties Japanese Films -- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Yojimbo (1961) and Sanjuro (1962).
Finding Democracy, and Other Village Tales
Mao's Yan'an talks on art echo in the villages of China, as documentarian Wu Wenguang leads a team of videographers on a mission to teach ordinary people to make films about their own communities.
Rags to Riches
Guru is: the cinematic pre-wedding for Indian royalty, the first Bollywood film to premiere in North America, the latest by acclaimed director Mani Ratnam. But APA argues it's all that, but also a reflection of a new mass political consciousness.
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February 16, 2007
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Miho Hatori: (a)live and kicking
Hot off her acclaimed solo debut Ecdysis, former Cibo Matto and Gorillaz star Miho Hatori makes a splash onstage in L.A.
New Sounds from Old Friends
San Francisco indie band Deerhoof delivers another eclectic art-pop collection of songs with their new album Friend Opportunity.
C L I P S
February 16, 2007: News Bites
Harold and Kumar at it again, MTV World on unstable ground, and Yellow Handkerchief as a Hollywood remake. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
February 16 , 2007: News From Abroad
Arundhati Roy writing again, John Woo splits his film in two, and the Chinese Music Awards went to the usual people. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.