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 Turner 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=92165VC Film Festival is here, Ang Lee enters Woodstock, and Gamblerz hypes up the nation. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=91656Dark Matter hits theaters, AZN officially says goodbye, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li fight family-style. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=90943JabbaWockeeZ defeat Status Quo, Jhumpa Lahiri releases a new short story collection, and Shu Qi loves New York. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=89844The Chaser catches Hollywood, Margaret Cho back on TV, and George Takei, country music star. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=89225Kaba Modern keeps bringing the moves, and new casting announcements for Street Fighter, X-Men and Astro Boy. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=88432The Wachowskis Rain again, Step Up sequel is a hit, and DiCaprio takes Akira to New Manhattan. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=87740Mongol enters the Oscar race, Kusama teams with Diablo Cody, and kids learn Mandarin on Nick Jr. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=85985APA looks at some of this year's YouTube phenomenons, from popular video bloggers to poets to musicians. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=84800For this year's collection of YouTube clips, we decided that Japan, with their creative television game shows and their special sense of humor, deserved their very own list. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=84796