Ho, ho, ho, ya’ll! This is the last Subway Cinema News update before Christmas hits and it’s….tiny.

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A last minute bit of news: BAM is screening Wong Kar-wai’s HAPPY TOGETHER today (Dec. 17) at 4:30pm, 6:50pm and 9:15pm. This is the last of WKW’s pop phase before he moved into the dolorous longeurs of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and it’s one of cinema’s great love stories, starring little Tony Leung and the late, great Leslie Cheung. (more info)

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Cinema Village has tiny screens, but it’s got two great held-over movies: John Woo’s terrific RED CLIFF (also with Tony Leung) and Alexander Sokurov’s THE SUN, all about the last days of Emperor Hirohito.

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The Metropolitan Museum is running “Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor 1156 – 1868? through January 10, 2010 and it’s a massive exhibition of samurai stuff. If you ever imagined slashing your way through legions of foes, this is the exhibition for you. Truly monstrous, it’s the first of its kind at the museum. (More info)

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God help us, PAA is still playing at the old ImaginAsian in midtown. On 12/20 it’ll be screening DE DANA DAN for one day, then closing until 12/23 for renovations, after which 3 IDIOTS will start a week-long run. (showtimes)

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Also, if you like Tim Burton, don’t miss his exhibition at MOMA right now, running through April, 2010. One of the highlights is his all-Asian TV version of HANSEL & GRETEL (short film) that’s showing on a loop in one of the galleries. Rarely seen, it’s kind of cool to see Burton so obviously influenced by Tsui Hark to make a short that’s one part CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, one part A CHINESE GHOST STORY and one part Tim Burton. (more info)

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