Some Girl(s) Have all the Fun
Neil Labute's latest play, Some Girl(s), comes to Los Angeles and shines a spotlight on one of Asian America's most reliable veterans, Rosalind Chao.
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February 8, 2008 ISSUE
Competition for a Spare Husband
Winner of the Golden Bear Award at 2007's Berlin Film Festival, the Mongolia-set comedy Tuya's Marriage is director Wang Quan'an and actress Lu Nan's third feature together.
Guests in Okinawa
After a trip to his parents' hometown, writer Jon Shirota was inspired to write a play about the relationship between Okinawans and the American GIs that are stationed there. APA speaks with Shirota and Amy Hill, one of the play's stars.
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February 8, 2008
T H E A T E R
M U S I C
Drowned out by Booze
Ringing in the new year with the otherwise talented Jake Shimabukuro isn't what it's cut out to be. Ukulele Catch 22?
F I L M
Spending a Day in Five Pairs of Shoes
An omnibus film by five of Korea's brightest, If You Were Me 2 is charged with political and social commentary.
C L I P S
February 8, 2008: News Bites
Comcast pulls the plug on AZN TV, Ken and Chow go to Shanghai, and The Eye sees mediocre business. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
February 8, 2008: News From Abroad
Andy Lau films impress Hong Kong, Singapore impresses George Lucas, and kids impress the Indian entertainment industry. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.