Lessons in Heavy Breathing
Fresh air does Wayne Wang well in his patient, quiet new film A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.
September 19th, 2008 ISSUE
Remembrance of a Cinematic Past, Redux
Wong Kar-wai's enthralling digital restoration of his 1994 film Ashes of Time revitalizes the cinematic fragments of love, desire, rejection and exile.
Five Sketches of An Autumn Afternoon
To his fans, Yasujiro Ozu is not a mere artist, but a friend with whom you've shared a few Sapparos and who makes you feel you've known Japanese all your life. Thus these notes are written out of a familiarity and kinship, to a good friend in a neighboring city...
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COVER STORY
September 19, 2008
F I L M
Truth in Ambiguity
Most powerful when resisting oversimplification of a father-daughter relationship, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers falters with its caricatures of American suburbia.
M U S I C
Filmic Ode to Music: Tran Quoc Bao's Bookie and Jerry Chan's DJ:LA
Not quite a musical, not yet a music video: short films can be an ideal medium to explore music as more than background or supplement.
A N I M E
Yaoi-Con 2008: Yowee for YAOI!
APA's resident fangirl Kanara Ty dives further into the Yaoi culture and gives us a preview of September 26 to 28's Yaoi-Con 2008.
T O P T E N
APA Top Ten: Non-Asian themed movies directed by Asian Americans
Wayne Wang's return to Asian-themed filmmaking reminds us of his (and others') past accomplishments in Hollywood and the American indie scene, turning out great films few would guess were made by Asian Americans.
C L I P S
September 19, 2008: News Bites
Bobby Lee dances for politics, Booker Prize finalists announced, and Bruce Lee's spirit comes to the stage. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
September 19, 2008: News From Abroad
An acclaimed Japanese director passes away, Beverly Hills Ninja leaps to Korea, and a genie grants Bollywood two Aladins. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.