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Anxious young artists turn the camera on themselves in the 13th annual S.F. International Asian American Film Festival

Arthouse movie listings for January 7-January 13, 2009

Anxious young artists turn the camera on themselves in the 13th annual S.F. International Asian American Film Festival

Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

Anxious young artists turn the camera on themselves in the 13th annual S.F. International Asian American Film Festival

Floating Life

Hou Hsiao-hsien and his red balloon watch over a lonely mother and son in this soaring Flight.

American Pie

Wong Kar-Wai's first English-language foray is a minor confection.

Hot on Arrival

Asia Argento predictably hijacks Boarding Gate, a flight that's otherwise a bumpy ride.

America Cannes

Art imitates life as U.S. directors command this year's fest, with only China rivaling for celluloid domination.

'Round the clock hipsters are so passé

Art imitates life as U.S. directors command this year's fest, with only China rivaling for celluloid domination.

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Out of the Shadow

The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

Technicolor Yuan

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Repertory Theaters

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Reps Etc.

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Reps Etc.

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Reps Etc.

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Better Mood

Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

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Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

Reps Etc.

Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

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Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

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Wong Kar Wai delivers a sequel that far outpaces the original

Mighty Aphrodite

Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

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Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

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Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

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Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

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Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

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Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire

Right Movie, Wong Time

A romantic drama made in 1991 shows a Chinese director at his finest

Bend It Like Bollywood

See the best of Bollywood in "Cinema of the Indian Diaspora," part of the Asian American Film Fest

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See the best of Bollywood in "Cinema of the Indian Diaspora," part of the Asian American Film Fest

Annual Resolution

Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest

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Focus in on digital filmmaking at this year's ResFest

Mayhem All the Way

In Time and Tide, Tsui Hark delivers a plotless wonder

The Trouble With Women

Hong Kong's art house and Hollywood's studio system don't mesh too well -- yet

Zoom Lens

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

Emotion in Motion

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Zoom Lens

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Zoom Lens

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Zoom Lens

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Films for a Tired and Cynical Age

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

The Lighthouse at the End of the World

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

One of Us Stinks

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Go, Bugs!

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee reinvents the martial arts movie for the art house crowd

Men in Love

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together

Indie Sweep

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together

Wandering Spain with the lone wolf of Jim Jarmusch's Limits of Control

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together

Tom Ford's A Single Man: It's better to look good than to be good

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together

Li Po Lounge: Chinatown Poem

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together

Year in Film: Ten Films We Can't Wait to Watch in 2012

Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai talks about gay love, straight actors, and his moody new film Happy Together