The Bollywood* Issue
*APA on the term, the controversy, and why it still matters.
August 24, 2007 ISSUE
Filmi Philosophy
From 1962 Merchant-Ivory to 2007 Mira Nair, desis have been making art in English for a long long time. In her first APA podcast, Smitha Radhakrishnan reflects on films such as The Householder, Bride and Prejudice, The Namesake, and the recent Amu.
Curse of the Bloody Genres
On paper, Alexi Tan's Blood Brothers may be the biggest Chinese film of summer 2007. But in practice, its overall effect is decidedly smaller than the sum of its parts.
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COVER STORY
August 24, 2007
F I L M
Legion of Dishonor
The Excalibur story gets an unnecessary and uncalled for dose of dullness -- with the usual ogling at exotic Asian beauties.
C L I P S
August 24, 2007: News Bites
Ken Leung steals the show, Schumacher remakes Johnny To, and Marigold tests the chemistry between Ali Larter and Salman Khan. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
August 24, 2007: News From Abroad
The B's are back in town, Harry Potter speaks Chinese, and MPAA "cautions" parents about new Ang Lee picture. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.