THE APPA Newsletter
Dec 6, 2005
See This Weekend
MISSION STATEMENT:
Promote full utilization
of the capabilities of the Enterprise's employees and champion the betterment
of the company and community. Promote interest in Asian Pacific issues and
culture and act as a bridge to all groups within our community.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ed. by Douglas Ikemi
(dkikemi@pacbell.net)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back issues of the
newsletter for all of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 are available at http://www.ikemi.info/APPA/newsletters.html
if you want to look up some past event. The website www.apa-pro.org
no longer exists
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Please send in
information on cultural events and news items to dkikemi@pacbell.net. Thanks to
those who have.
Long range calendar
items:
Chinatown Farmers Market
Every Thursday, 3:00pm to 7:00pm Chinatown Business Improvement District
http://www.ChinatownLA.com/ For
Information (213)_ 680-0243
May
15 through January 15, 2006 Milton Quon: A Retrospective
This
retrospective exhibit will showcase the broad range of Milton QuonÕs practice
from fine art to commercial work,much of which is on public display for the
first time.A quintessential Los Angeles artist, Quon was born in 1913 and
raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from the Chouinard Institute of Art,
QuonÕs career in the commercial arts took him to Walt Disney Studios where he
worked as a designer and painter. From the 1940s to the Ô60s, Quon worked as an
art director at ad agency Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn. From whimsical
cherubs in DisneyÕs Fantasia to bold advertising posters, QuonÕs commercial
work will be presented alongside the artistÕs rich collection of fine art
works.
Tuesdays
through Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Chinese
American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles St.
Suggested
$3 donations
INFO: 213-485-8567, www.camla.org
May
15 through January 15, 2006, A
Portrait of My Mother - A Photo Exhibit by Sam Lee
This
exhibit features a photographic series, A Portrait of My Mother by Sam Boi Lee,
an emerging Los Angeles-based, Chinese American photographer. LeeÕs poignant
photographic series operates like a photo-essay told through eloquent images of
his motherÕs world, from everyday objects that are imbued with his motherÕs
nurturing strength, to his own expressions of loss and love.
Tuesdays
through Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Chinese
American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles St.
Suggested
$3 donations
INFO: 213-485-8567, www.camla.org
An Assortment of Beauties: Japanese Woodblock Prints Collected
by Frank Lloyd Wright
July 29, 2005 - January 9, 2006
The exhibition features Japanese woodblock prints devoted to
images of beautiful women. This theme is one component of a school of picture
making known as ukiyo-e, which can be translated as "pictures of the
floating world." Beautiful women (bijin) were depicted alone as well as in
small and large groups, entertaining themselves by playing games, preparing
themselves for the night, or promenading though the city with their attendants
or children. All of the approximately 12 woodblock prints included in this
exhibition were once owned by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd
Wright (1867-1959), who was a spirited collector of Asian art, including
Japanese woodblock prints. Featured artists include Okumura Masanobu
(1686-1764), Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) and Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825).
Images of beautiful women provide an important theme for the
Japanese art of ukiyo-e, which can be translated as "pictures of the
floating world." Woodblock prints by ukiyo-e artists became extremely
propular during the Edo period (1600-1868), due to the blending of classical
Japanese aesthetics with contemporary urban themes. In this medium, the
hedonistic worlds inhabited by geisha, courtesans and Kabuki actors were often
portrayed. Beautiful women, or bijin, were depicted alone as well as in small and large
groups, entertaining themselves by playing games, preparing for the evening or
promenading through the city with their attendants and children.
All of the prints included in this intimate exhibition were once
owned by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), who
was an avid collector of Asian art, especially Japanese woodblock prints.
Wright often incorporated Japanese aesthetics into his own architectural
designs. He began purchasing prints around 1900 while living in Chicago and
expanded his collection considerably during his many trips to Japan, between
his first visit in 1905 and his completion of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel in 1922.
The Norton Simon Museum has more than 350 prints form Wright's
personal collection. Featured artists in this exhibition include Okumura
Masanobu (1686-1764), Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770), Kitigawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
and Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825).
http://www.nortonsimon.org/exhibitions/current_exhibitions.asp#2
Nov 18 to Feb 12, 2006
Place/Displace, Three Generations Taiwanese Art exhibit at the Pacific Asia
Museum
Dec 17 Little Tokyo
Walking Tour
Relive history and learn
about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents on this historic
walking tour. $8 for National Museum members; $13 for non-members, includes
Museum admission. Reservations along with comfortable walking shoes and clothes
are recommended. Weather permitting.
10:15 at the JANM
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, California 90012, phone: (213) 625-0414,
www.janm.org
December 17
Holiday Arts & Crafts
At Japanese
American National Museum
A fun-filled,
festive afternoon of creative ornament making and holiday crafts...perfect
gifts for the holiday season!
Saturday, 1:00
PM - 3:00 PM
Japanese
American National Museum, 369 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Special
Instructions
$8 Adults,
$5 Seniors (age 62 and over), $ 4 Students and Children (ages 6 Ð 17), Children
5 and under and Museum Members FREE * All programs are free with paid
admission, unless otherwise stated Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday &
Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM Thursday: 10 AM to 8 PM Closed Mondays
Tel:
213.625.0414, www.janm.org
Dec 17
Fourth Annual HIROSHIMA "Spirit of the Season" Holiday Show
Introducing
singer/songwriter, Justis Kao
Special
Guest Stars:
Jim
Gilstrap, vocalist
Diane
Louie, composer/conductor
Dave
Honjio, trumpet
Special
Appearance by On Ensemble
"Spirit
of the Season" is one of the finest CD collections to date by Hiroshima. .
. Full of imagination and vigor . . . a joy to hear. Hiroshima is one of the
best jazz groups recording today, each musician is a master of his
instrument!" - www.jazzreview.com
Hiroshima
brings special guest stars to celebrate the holiday season with the community -
legendary studio singer, Jim Gilstrap; band leader and trumpeter of Carry On,
Dave Honjio, and one of the most brilliant musician/
arranger/composer/conductors in the world, Ms. Diane Louie with more special
surprise guests to be added.
The
(nearly acoustic) concert features cuts from the band's latest CD
"Obon" and selections from their critically acclaimed CD "Spirit
of the Season," both on Heads Up International.
8pm Aratani/Japan
America Theatre
$35
orchestra, $30 balcony
$32, $27
JACCC Members, Groups 10 or more, Students with ID
Check our
website at www.hiroshimamusic.com
December
18 The World of the Geisha "Gion Bayashi"
Lecture
by Andrew Maske A recognized scholar of Japanese art who has held positions at
the Peabody Essex Museum, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Harvard
University, Andrew Maske presents a lecture on the fascinating and often
misunderstood entertainers known as geisha. The explanation provides background
and context for the movie, "Gion Bayashi."
Presented
by The Japan Foundation of Los Angeles.
Sunday,
1pm Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$7 General
Admission and $5 JACCC Members, www.jaccc.org
December
18, "Gion Bayashi" ("Gion Festival Music/aka A Geisha")
Directed
by Kenji Mizoguchi 1953
In
Japanese with English subtitles
Set in
Kyoto and Tokyo in the early 1950's "Gion Bayashi" ("Gion
Festival Music/aka A Geisha"), stars Wakao Ayako as a young geisha, training
in traditional Japanese arts and challenged by the culture she enters. The film
explores the clash of pre-war traditionalism in the pleasure quarters with the
new atmosphere of individual liberty and equal rights for women in post-war
Japan.
Sunday, 3pm Screening
Aratani/Japan
America Theatre
$7
General Admission and $5 JACCC Members www.jaccc.org
December 18, 2005 /
Chinese American Museum / Time TBA
Celebrate CAMÕs Second Anniversary
with an insightful discussion and book-signing event with award-winning and
best-selling author, Angi Ma Wong, as she debuts her new childrenÕs book, ÒWho
Ate My Socks?Ó Members receive priority seating.
www.camla.org
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90012
(213) 485-8567
December
27 Oshogatsu Workshops for Children
Enjoy a
one-day workshop while learning about the symbols and festivities surrounding
Oshogatsu or Japanese New Year. The fun, hands-on educational program will
include craft activities and workshop/demonstrations by local artists and
community members. For more information or to register please call Sara Rodriguez
at (213) 628-2725 x142.
Session 1
Tuesday, 10 am - 3pm
Session 2
Wednesday,
December 28
10 am -
3pm Conference Rooms, Second Floor
$25 Non
Members, $20 JACCC Members
Children
ages 7 - 12
Limited to 30
participants per session
January
8, 2006 Messengers from Forbidden
Mountain
Japanese
American Cultural and Community Center and The Japan Foundation of Los Angeles
Present:
KOTOHAJIME
Both solemn and festive, the closing of an old year and the beginning of a new
one are viewed as a time of reflection as well as festivity. Kotohajime is the
JACCC's annual celebration of traditional and contemporary performances in
observance of the New Year. Messengers from Forbidden Mountain.
This
year's celebration includes the performance "Messengers from Forbidden
Mountain" on Sunday, January 8, 2006 from 1 p.m. and a Shikishi exhibition
at the George J. Doizaki Gallery. This year's Shikishi theme is Hatsu-hanashi
(First-story) will be exhibit from January 8th through January 29th.
Viewing
Los Angeles as the contemporary Silk Road: where the routes for commerce,
culture, language, and arts, intermingle as they migrate, "The Messenger
from Forbidden Mountain" performance features an eclectic blend of
traditional and contemporary arts.
"Messenger"
features Masakazu Yoshizawa's expertise with Japanese wind instruments,
Shakuhachi and Nohkan, Yuval Ron's unique mix of traditional and contemporary
Middle Eastern music, and the Japanese archery group IKKYU.
Yoshizawa,
along with his group Kokingumi, set a strong foundation with their blend
traditional and contemporary Japanese music for this performance. Joining
Yoshizawa in Kokingumi are Hiromi Hashibe on the Koto and Takeo Takahashi on
the Tsugaru Shamisen.
Ron is an
international composer, performer, educator and record producer. His ensemble
includes Arabic, Israeli and Jewish musicians as well as Christian Armenian
artists. Ron is dedicated to building musical bridges between people of Jewish,
Muslim and Christian faiths.
Presented
by The Japan Foundation of Los Angeles
Saturday,
at 1pm. JACCC Plaza
Admission is
Free
January 21 THE SHAPE OF MEMORY
THE SHAPE
OF MEMORY: Okinawan American oral history workshop and visual art installation
A visual
art installation that will exhibit objects created by workshop participants of
Okinawan descent. These objects will be placed as "shapes of memory"
on a map that connects Okinawa, the U.S., Latin America and other spheres of
the Okinawan Diaspora.
This
workshop series invites those of Okinawan descent to come together to share
stories from their lives while constructing objects made from paper and clay to
represent moments from their past, present and future.
Facilitated
by performance artist-in-residence Denise Uyehara with visual artist Lee Ann
Goya. This free workshop takes place on Saturdays October - November. To sign
up please call (310) 285-3698.
This
project is supported in part by the Department of cultural Affairs, City of Los
Angeles.
Saturday,,
12 pm
2 pm
Reception George J. Doizaki Gallery
Admission is
Free
Feb 18 55th
Anniversary U.S. Tour
Prayer -
Harvest - Celebration
Warabi-za
Recognized
for their centuries old folk music, energetic dance, and taiko, Warabi-za
returns to the U.S. with a special program comprised of traditional Japanese
folk performances from various prefectures of Japan.
The 2006
US Tour Prayer-Harvest-Celebration will feature a creative dance piece titled
"Oyako jishi" with dancers in the guise of a lioness and her cub
perform a heartening and encouraging prayer for children to persevere through
times of hardship. "Sado okesa," a traditional dance characterized by
the wave-like movements of the water-surrounding Sado Island (home of the famed
KODO drummers).
The tour
is under the direction of Hiroshi Kuriki, with composition and choreography by
Kenji Osakake and music direction by Masaru Iijima.
Aratani/Japan
America Theatre;
Japanese American
Cultural and Community Center 244
South San Pedro Street, Suite 505
(between 2nd and 3rd Streets), Los
Angeles (Little Tokyo), CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre Box Office Info: (213) 680-3700
$30
orchestra, $27 balcony
$27, $24
JACCC Members, Groups 10 or more
February 18, 2006 /
Chinese American Museum / 12 Ð 7pm
Celebrate the Fifth Annual Lantern
Festival!
www.camla.org
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90012
(213) 485-8567
February 24, 2006 / Time
and Place TBA
Lantern Festival Banquet 2006
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90012
(213) 485-8567
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This Weekend (and
earlier)
December 09
Photo Exhibition - Sri Lanka Tsunami Recovery
At 8320
Melrose Ave
Featuring
Speakers Currently Engaged In Field Work In Sri Lanka
Opening Night
Event: 7pm, Thursday December 8th
Exhibit Will Be Open December 9 &
10 (11am-7pm)
Operation USA
& Tamil Rehabilitation Organization
Please RSVP to nimmi@opusa.org or call 323-658-8876
Friday 11:00
AM - 7:00 PM
8320 Melrose
Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel:
323-658-8876
www.thehealingcontinues.com
Posted by: Asia Institute
December 10
Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata
At Japanese
American National Museum
Design
variations of greeting cards to share in the spirit of the winter season.
Saturday, 1:00
PM - 3:00 PM
Japanese
American National Museum, 369 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Special Instructions
$8 for
National Museum members; $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum
admission. Reservations are recommended
Tel:
213.625.0414, www.janm.org
Dec 10 Shades of Meaning: Photographs, Family, and Memory
with Deborah Willis, Ph.D. Deborah Willis, Professor of Photography and Imaging
at NYU, is an internationally respected authority on photographs and family
history. A recipient of the MacArthur Foundation ÒGeniusÓ award, Willis brings
fresh and accessible perspectives on the role of photographs in the making and
carrying of meaning among families.
2PM at the JANM
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, California 90012, phone: (213) 625-0414,
www.janm.org
Screening -
At James
Bridges Theater Part of the Heroic
Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film, Part II
UCLAÕs
Westwood campus Thursday, November 17 - Sunday, December 11.
Please also
note that the late Bruce Lee would have been 65 years old this month. The
Archive will be showing both THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (1972) and FIST OF FURY
(1972) with Bruce LeeÕs daughter, Shannon Lee Keasler, introducing the films.
In keeping with martial arts movie tradition, the UCLA Film & Television
Archive returns with a sequel to the successful Heroic Grace series launched in
2003. Grace II accords a closer look at the overlooked auteurs of the martial
arts cinema. To the roster of masters Zhang Che (Chang Cheh) and King Hu
(Hu Jinquan), we can now add Chu Yuan (Chor Yuen) and Lau Kar-leung (Liu
Jialiang), and possibly Chung Chang-wha, Wu Ma and Huang Feng. At various
points in their careers, these directors worked for major Hong Kong studios
Shaw Bros., Cathay and Golden Harvest. At other times, they branched out on
their own, shooting movies in Taiwan or for smaller independent companies in
Hong Kong, or in the case of Chung, worked in South Korea.
WED
12/7 7:30 pm
DIRTY HO
(Lan Tou Hou)
(Hong Kong, 1979) Directed by Lau
Kar-leung
Fighting without seeming to fightÑthatÕs the ingenious premise
at the heart of this dazzler by martial arts grandmaster Lau Kar-leung. The
directorÕs mainstay Gordon Liu plays a prodigal prince (and hyper-cultivated
epicurean) targeted for assassination by his elder brother. Enter Wang Yu (not
to be mistaken for the star of ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN) as the eponymous Ho, a
boisterous ruffian who reluctantly apprentices himself to the expert Liu. With
the killers disguised as a wine merchant and an antiques dealer, the prince
finds himself parrying dangerous kicks and blows while in art appreciation
mode. The climactic fight-back-to-the-palace pitting prince and apprentice
against a battery of swords and arrows is a set piece for the ages. Like the
title it belies, this movie about the art of the martial arts brilliantly
distills its directorÕs penchant for discoursing on the beauty and rigor of a
genre thatÕs clearly more than chopsocky.
Shaw Bros. Producer: Run Run
Shaw. Screenwriter: Ni Kuang. Cinematographers: Huang Yuetai, Ao Zhijun.
Martial Arts Director: Lau K.L. Editors: Jiang Xinglong, Li Yanhai. With: Wang
Yu, Gordon Liu Jiahui, Kara Hui, Xiao Hou. 35mm, in Cantonese with Chinese and
English subtitles, 100 min.
FRI
12/9 7:30 pm
Newly restored
by Celestial Pictures
MY YOUNG
AUNTIE (Zhangbei)
(Hong Kong, 1980) Directed by Lau
Kar-leung
A young widow (Kara Hui) arrives in Guangdong to deliver a
fought-over deed of inheritance to the rightful heirs, her crotchety
nephew-by-marriage (Lau Kar-leung) and his westernized son (Xiao Hou). Age and
gender role reversals allow for a wealth of kung fu funny business: the nephew
is easily twice as old as the aunt but still bound to respect family
hierarchies; the fetching aunt has serious warrior chops despite her
traditionally feminine appearance. Freely mixing martial arts moves with
allusions to popular Hollywood genres (musicals, swashbucklers and even war
movies), MY YOUNG AUNTIE is an unalloyed triumph of kung fu comedy. Hui
delivers a winning performance as the woman who unsettles the standard
teacher-student paradigm of LauÕs oeuvre. Shaw Bros. Producer: Run Run Shaw.
Screenwriters: Lau K.L., Li Taiheng. Cinematographer: Ao Zhijun. Martial Arts
Directors: Lau K.L., Jing Zhu, Xiao Hou. Editors: Jiang Xinglong, Li Yanhai.
With: Lau K.L., Kara Hui, Xiao Hou, Wang Longwei. 35mm, in Mandarin with
English subtitles, 114 min.
New 35mm print
from Columbia Repertory
ONCE UPON A
TIME IN CHINA (Huang Feihong)
(Hong Kong,
1991) Directed by Tsui Hark (Xu Ke)
Tsui Hark
takes on the popular Wong Fei-Hung (Huang Feihong) legend in this rousingly
revisionist film, the first in a six-part series that re-imagines the martial
arts paragon for the wuxia-meets-kung fu Òwire-fuÓ action of the Õ90s. A Jet Li
in peak form summons a whirling arsenal of Òshadowless kicks,Ó somersaults and
leaps to repel the incursion of opium and slave trading by corrupt Westerners
into China in the 19th century. The film makes room for grand historical drama
and slapstick comedy, sumptuous period dŽcor and whimsical romance, but is best
remembered for its virtuosic choreography of combat, most famously the
breathtaking fight to the death atop bamboo ladders. Golden Harvest. Producer:
Tsui H. Screenwriters: Leung Yiu-ming, Elsa Tang Bik-yin, Tsui H., Yuen
Gai-chi. Cinematographers: Arthur Wong Ngok-tai, Bill Wong Chung-bo, David Chung
Chi-man. Martial Arts Directors: Lau Kar-wing, Yuen Shun-yi, Yuen Cheung-yan
(Yuan Xiangren). With: Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam, Jackie Cheung
Hok-yau. 35mm, in Cantonese with English subtitles, 134 min.
SAT
12/10 7:30 pm
Restored by
the Hong Kong Film Archive
THE VALIANT
ONES (Zhonglie Tu)
(Hong Kong, 1975) Directed by King Hu
King HuÕs
kinesthetic poetry gets distilled to its essence in a late masterpiece suffused
with a deep sense of melancholy. Set characteristically for Hu in the Ming Dynasty
(14th-17th century), THE VALIANT ONES refers to the crack teamÑincluding a
coolly enigmatic swordsman (Bai Ying) and his taciturn wife (Xu Feng)Ñassembled
by military strategist Roy Chiao to defend the Chinese coast against Japanese
pirates. Tantalizingly abstract in its fight choreographyÑaction is expressed
in calligraphic strokes such as the brief clanging of blades, the whizzing-by
of arrows and the rhythmic flight of bodiesÑthe film is nevertheless majestic
in its evocation of landscape. But unlike the preternaturally gifted heroes of
most swordplay films, HuÕs valiant ones are mortal. His ÒPicture of ValorÓ (the
filmÕs Chinese title) is ultimately ironic; its somber resolution undercuts any
triumph in victory.
Producer/Screenwriter: K. Hu. Cinematographer: Chen
Qingqu. Martial Arts Director: Sammo Hung. Editor: Xiao Nan. With: Roy Chiao,
Xu Feng, Bai Ying, S. Hung. 35mm, in Mandarin with English subtitles, 107 min.
CLANS OF
INTRIGUE (Chu Liuxiang)
(Hong Kong,
1977) Directed by Chu Yuan
Chu Yuan continued his cinematic
transmutation of the Gu Long literary oeuvre with this gripping wuxia
ÒwhodunnitÓ set in the timeless realm of martial chivalry. Famed swordsman Chu
Liuxiang (Di Long) is framed for the murder of three clan chiefs. Leaving behind
leisure and connoisseurshipÑa resplendent houseboat and poetry-spouting
friendsÑChu embarks on an investigation that leads him from a mystery woman to
Buddhist monks and a grotto-dwelling clan of female fighters led by a lesbian
(Betty Bei Di). Gradually he uncovers a convoluted conspiracy that culminates
in an unforgettable gender-bending twist. Fantastical and fringed with risquŽ
sexual flourishes, CLANS OF INTRIGUE is echt Chu, a baroque martial arts saga
replete with artifice and larger-than-life archetypes engaged in elegantly
choreographed mortal combat.
Shaw Bros. Producer: Runme Shaw.
Screenwriter: Ni Kuang. Based on a novel by Gu Long. Cinematographer: Huang
Jie. Martial Arts Directors: Tong Kai, Huang Peiji. Editor: Jiang Xinglong.
With: Di Long, Betty Bei Di, Nora Miao, Yue Hua. 35mm, in Mandarin with Chinese
and English subtitles, 99 min.
SUN
12/11 7:00 pm
Newly restored
by Celestial Pictures
THE FIVE
VENOMS (Wu Du)
(Hong Kong, 1978) Directed by Zhang
Che
Long a favorite of martial arts movie fans, THE FIVE VENOMS was the
defining showcase for late-career, all-male-ensemble Zhang Che. The dying
master of the Venoms House tasks his one remaining disciple to bring to justice
the young manÕs five predecessors, now dispersed and fallen into ignominious
criminality. The elder Venoms quintet, however, possesses formidable skills,
each in a distinctive fighting style: scorpion, snake, centipede, gecko and
toad. The youngest Venom locates them in a small town, and in this nexus of
gold loot, shady cops and corrupt judges, a suspenseful mystery plot unfolds,
punctuated by some of the most lucidly articulated and imaginative fight
sequences of the martial arts cinema. UncharacteristicallyÑand unlike even the
previous Heroic Grace selection, BLOOD BROTHERSÑZhangian brotherhood is rent
asunder by greed and betrayal among men.
Shaw Bros. Producer: Runme Shaw.
Screenwriters: Ni Kuang, Zhang C. Cinematographers: Gong Muduo, Cao Huiqi.
Martial Arts Directors: Liang Ting, Lu Feng, Dai Qixian. Editor: Jiang Xinglong.
With: Jiang Sheng, Sun Jian, Guo Zhui, Lu Feng, Wei Bai, Luo Mang. 35mm, in
Mandarin with English subtitles, 97 min.
PARKING: There
is free parking on Loring Ave. after 6pm on weekdays and all day on
weekends. Parking is also available adjacent to the James Bridges Theater
in Lot 3 for $8.
(The Archive
has made the following arrangement for its patrons: Archive patrons can
purchase a parking permit for $5 to be used for future visits to the James
Bridges Theater for a screening. This represents a $3 savings over the
usual price of $8.)
Last weekend I went to:
------------------------------------------------------
Links to
selected articles from the LA Times. To actually access the articles, you may
have to sign up for a free account.
Dec 6 OBITUARIES
Liu Binyan, 80; Chinese
Writer, Intellectual Was Exiled After Uprising in Tiananmen Square
By Myrna Oliver, Times
Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-liu6dec06,1,5327137.story
Dec 5 GLOBAL REPORT
She Found Wealth in Water
Olivia Lum took a risk to
build a filtration start-up that is now the biggest of its kind in Southeast
Asia.
By
John Burton, Financial Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-lum5dec05,1,6369550.story
Dec 5 'Geisha' shoes? Only
if they're classy
No cheap T-shirt tie-ins
for 'Memoirs' -- it's lux all the way. Fashionable shops and Sony hope
filmgoers buy into it.
By
Valli Herman, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/admark/la-et-geisha5dec05,1,2227419.story
Dec 4 California Rice
Farmers Harvest Crop of Losses
By Evelyn Iritani, Times
Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calrice4dec04,1,7468782.story
Dec 3 Officials Say Phony-Marriage Scheme Recruited in
Casinos
Gamblers in debt were
sought for fake nuptials with foreign nationals, U.S. agency alleges.
By
Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marriage3dec03,1,4582985.story
Dec 4 Kung Fu Monks Go Modern
Amid China's growing
interest in religion, an abbot uses TV, films and the Web to market an ancient
temple made famous by a Jet Li movie.
By
Ching-Ching Ni, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-temple4dec04,1,5404115.story
Dec 4 NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
It's
absolutely evolutionary
By
Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/la-re-guide4dec04,1,6174470.story
Dec 5 McCain Says He Won't
Back Down on Torture Ban
From
Associated Press
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-mccain5dec05,1,4342952.story