Yesterday was the last day at the IFC Center and now the New York Asian Film Festival has moved up to Japan Society (47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues) for the last three days of the fest. We ended our IFC run on July 3rd with the Super Mega Enormous Prize Pack Giveaways (one at each show), sold out screenings of PUBLIC ENEMY RETURNS and a near-capacity crowd for the Korean stuntman documentary ACTION BOYS with the movie’s director Jung Byoung-Gul (who also went through stunt school and is now working on his second film, a black comedy), producer Lee Ji-Youn (who spent her time filming every single thing that happened) and stuntman Kwak Jin-Seock (he of the mighty abs – which he refused to bare to the audience at the Q&A, allowing the NYAFF to retain some small measure of its dignity).

Here’re Magic Marker Rembrandt’s contributions for the day:

Look at the care lavished on TGP…

And here’re the last works of art from Magic Marker Rembrandt:

As promised, the face of Magic Marker Rembrandt revealed. James, one of the IFC theater managers, does these the night before a show or early in the morning. High on toxic marker fumes, fingertips bleeding, poisonous ink seeping into his fingernails and causing them to fall off, all so patrons know which theater is playing their movie.

And here’s his final message, a scream of delight and farewell from the heart of his felt-tipped wonderland:

And now the New York Asian Film Festival is at Japan Society, uptown – where it’s art. Quick note: ACCURACY OF DEATH screenings are all sold out, as is SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO. Tickets are available for FINE, TOTALLY FINE, ALWAYS 2, YASUKUNI and UNITED RED ARMY but they’re going fast!