http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/ Asia Pacific Arts, published by the UCLA Asia Institute, covers the dynamic worlds of Asian and Asian American arts and entertainment. en-us This year's Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival showcased a record dozen works from the Philippines. Unfortunately, most were indistinguishable from each other.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92162The Thumping Claw One Act Series comes back for its second year, showcasing original stories from four notable Asian American playwrights: Julia Cho, Michael Golamco, Lloyd Suh, and Carla Ching.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92164APA reviews nine of the documentaries screened at this year's Visual Communications festival, including Grand Jury Prize winner, Oh Saigon.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92157APA breaks down four of the nine films in the narrative feature competition at this year's Asian Pacific Film Festival, including Grand Jury winner Ocean of Pearls.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92155The Asian Pacific films at this year's Visual Communications festival hailed from the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Australia, and elsewhere.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92156Everything we can think of (and some things we'd rather not) about love finds a home in these four honest shorts.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92308Ming-Yuen S. Ma's Xin Lu Bus Tour takes off, stutters, then stumbles onto something wonderful. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92160Turner Classic Movies looks back, Speed Racer fails to pack iron, and Maiko Haaaan!!! undoes some of the injury caused by Memoirs of a Geisha. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92165Sarkar Raj opens Bangkok, Painted Skin spins off, and India produces a Gateway to Hollywood. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92166Smitha Radhakrishnan chats with first-time feature film director Richie Mehta about working with family, attracting big stars, and putting 100% into a character named Amal. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=92159