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Confronting the Past: Ham Tran on the Making of Journey From the Fall
A personal dream transforms into a collective voice summoning the ghosts of a community's past. Journey from the Fall director Ham Tran's astonishing debut feature, captures a suppressed history of Vietnamese people on two sides of the Pacific. Tran talks to APA about the journey before, during, and after the production of Asian America's most ambitious epic to date.
Published on: 3/16/2007
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Confronting the Past: Ham Tran on the Making of Journey from the Fall (Part 2)
A personal dream transforms into a collective voice summoning the ghosts of a community's past. Journey from the Fall director Ham Tran's astonishing debut feature, captures a suppressed history of Vietnamese people on two sides of the Pacific. Tran talks to APA about the journey before, during, and after the production of Asian America's most ambitious epic to date.
Published on: 3/16/2007
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March 16, 2007: News Bites
Another Tony Leung film eyed by Leo, Sanjaya is saved, and UTV co-producing Shyamalan's next film. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
Published on: 3/16/2007
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March 16, 2007: News from Abroad
Tsai Ming-liang banned and unbanned, Spiderman premieres in Japan, and Bachchan is Lear. All this and more on the latest edition of News from Abroad.
Published on: 3/16/2007
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Gogol versus the Idiots
Since being named by the New York Times as one of the best actors of 2004, Kal Penn has moved on to become a box office draw and a community hero. APA got in on the junket action and stole a quick interview with the man himself.
Published on: 3/2/2007
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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.
Published on: 2/17/2007
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January 30, 2007: News Bites
The Oscar nominees are in, Mira Nair teams with Johnny Depp, and Nankin documentary bought at Sundance. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
Published on: 1/26/2007
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Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007: Capsule Reviews
APA takes a road trip to Palm Springs and finds that the world is a scary place, but at least the scenery is nice.
Published on: 1/26/2007
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Best of 2006: 15 Creative Talents
Our list of artists include filmmakers and actors, professionals and amateurs, household names and up-and-comers. They made videos, graphic novels, songs, and costumes. They won awards, turned heads, and reflected the sophistication and diversity of Asian and Asian American creative talent.
Published on: 1/12/2007
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Best of 2006: Asian Films
Why print one list when you've got six? APA's staffers take us on a tour through funky forests, dirty carnivals, golden flowers, and other worldly desires.
Published on: 1/12/2007
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Best of 2006: Female Performers
Female Entertainers. Always our most popular story of the year. This year's female performances ranged from quietly powerful to winningly sincere to unexpectedly controversial.
Published on: 1/12/2007
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Best of 2006: Male Performers
Male Entertainers. Usually trailing female entertainers for our the most popular story of the year. We wonder why. This year's male performances ranged from chillingly real to smoldering hot.
Published on: 1/12/2007
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Overview: APA's 2006 Calendar
A year ago we were equally passionate about Memoirs of a Geisha and a potential Oscar for Ang Lee. Now we're talking about Yul Kwon and Masi Oka. APA highlights some of Asia and Asian America's steps and missteps along the way.
Published on: 1/12/2007
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Carpet laced in gold
Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, and Chow Yun-fat go Hollywood for the world premiere of Curse of the Golden Flower at the AFI Fest. APA's cameras were on the scene.
Published on: 12/20/2006
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December 7, 2006: News Bites
Independent Spirit Award nominees announced; Hiro, George Takei is your father; and no critical love for Taj Mahal Badalandabad. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
Published on: 12/6/2006
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TeleMongol Nights
APA talks to some of the creators of the sketch comedy show TeleMongol about bringing Asian American humor to the masses.
Published on: 12/4/2006
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AFI Fest 2006: Capsule Reviews
APA breezes through some of the "Asian New Classics" at AFI this year, including two Johnnie To films, the new Pang Brothers thriller, and the biggest Korean movie of the year.
Published on: 11/15/2006
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AFM 2006: Capsule Reviews
Forget the festivals. If you want to see great films in L.A., you better be part of the army of distributors, exhibitors, journalists, and financiers at the American Film Market. Civilians strictly prohibited.
Published on: 11/15/2006
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LAKIFF 2006: Capsule Reviews
APA really wanted to enjoy all the films at this Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival. Sometimes we did, sometimes... not so much. Honesty is the best policy.
Published on: 10/9/2006
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Red Doors on the Red Carpet
Braving a long, uphill journey that is proving to be well worth the while, the Red Doors cast and crew are hoping to repeat their success in New York as the film opens in Los Angeles and San Francisco this upcoming weekend.
Published on: 9/21/2006
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Style, Substance, and Edge: A Conversation with Sung Kang and Russell Wong
The stars of Chris Chan Lee's Undoing, Russell Wong and Sung Kang are the contemporary representations of Asian American masculinity in Hollywood, be it by devouring watermelons salaciously or getting phone numbers the hard way. They tell APA why bringing sexy back is harder than it looks and how it takes some educated manuevering to navigate through Hollywood.
Published on: 9/7/2006
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July 13, 2006: News From Abroad
Chinese censors trump Pirates, Shahrukh Khan leaving Bollywood?, Ang Lee's wishlist for new film, Tokyo International Film Festival expands, and Jackie Chan truly is a drunken master. All this and more in the latest edition of News From Abroad.
Published on: 7/13/2006
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Inside Man: Jeff Chang can't stop, won't stop thinking about the new generation of Asian Americans in the arts: Part One
The author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, a cultural history of the hip-hop generation, and a giant in the world of arts criticism, Jeff Chang gets candid about the future of Asian American programming, his so-called career, and what it means to step into the cipher.
Published on: 6/8/2006
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Inside Man: Jeff Chang can't stop, won't stop thinking about the new generation of Asian Americans in the arts: Part Two
The author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, a cultural history of the hip-hop generation, and a giant in the world of arts criticism, Jeff Chang gets candid about the future of Asian American programming, his so-called career, and what it means to step into the cipher.
Published on: 6/8/2006
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June 8, 2006: News From Abroad
The passing of a Japanese cinema legend, the Indian "dancing queen of the '60s" honored, the worst idea for a remake ever, and so much more in the latest edition of News From Abroad.
Published on: 6/8/2006
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