Mighty Mariane
A Mighty Heart, Michael Winterbottom's theatrical depiction of the search for journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, captures suspense and pain, but doesn't do justice to the cross-cultural exchanges the tragedy ignited.
June 29, 2007 ISSUE
Backstage Pass
The behind-the-scenes genre has been popular in Hollywood recently. APA takes a look at how Asian Americans are playing around with the format and adding a unique perspective, through works such as Justin Lin's Finishing the Game and David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face.
Legends of Grand Romantic Gestures
A failed attempt at emulating Brad Pitt's smooth moves in order to impress a girl inspired actor Chris Dinh and director Ryan Kim to co-write a short film called Pulling a Legend -- showing us that there can be hope after humiliation.
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June 29, 2007: News Bites
A musical breaks through, an Echo returns, and a secret gets out. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
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June 29, 2007: News From Abroad
Qi gains energy, Rushdie takes ground beneath the queen's feet, and fans start to complain that there's no Rain. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.