Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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Oldboy director gets a little bloodier
July 23, 2009 – 6:11 PM | No Comment

Nothing personal against Korean cinema (quite the contrary), but when I think Korean movies,  my mind immediately goes to titles such as The Classic (along the lines of The Notebook, but more memorable, in my …

FROM LA Times: India's reaction to Slumdog
January 25, 2009 – 1:44 AM | No Comment

Even as American audiences gush over “Slumdog Millionaire,” some Indians are groaning over what they see as yet another stereotypical foreign depiction of their nation, accentuating squalor, corruption and impoverished-if-resilient natives. READ MORE

Out of the slum
January 12, 2009 – 6:28 PM | No Comment

Slumdog Millionaire won big last night at the Golden Globes, winning Best Director – Motion Picture (Danny Boyle), Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Score – Motion Picture (A.R. Rahman), and Best Screenplay – …