There’s big stuff afoot all over the place!

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DESTINY’S SON!

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This Friday, 2/19 @ 7:30pm, the Japan Society hosts the psychedelic, 1962 samurai film, DESTINY’S SON. If you liked HOUSE, then this stylish sword-slashing freak-out is for you. Note: this movie is not nearly as goofy as HOUSE, but it does share its obsession with surreal visuals. (tickets and showtimes) (read a review) (read another review) (watch the trailer)

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THE ACCIDENT at Film Comment Selects!

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Film Comment Selects shoots off like an Asian-friendly fireworks festival this Friday at the Walter Reade theater up at Lincoln Center. Screening this weekend: Soi Cheang’s Hong Kong thriller, THE ACCIDENT; Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s two tough cop flicks from early in his career THE REVENGE: A VISIT FROM FATE and THE REVENGE: THE SCAR THAT NEVER HEALS, they’re a double feature this Sunday. And more coming up. (full info) (tickets and showtimes)

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A free screening of BREATHLESS!

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On Tuesday, Feb 23 @ 7pm there will be a free screening of the much-loved Korean film, BREATHLESS, at the Tribeca Cinemas (corner of Canal and Varick Streets) with director/star/writer/producer, Yang Ik-June, present to do a Q&A. No RSVPs are accepted – all you need to do is show up and you’ll be let in on a first-come, first-served basis. We suggest arriving between 6 and 6:15 to get in line. There are about 130 seats so a LOT of people should be able to get in. (more info)

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Next weekend, BAM unleashes a Bong Joon-Ho retrospective. Bong is the director of THE HOST, but his best film (in our humble opinion) is BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE which will be screened. So see it when you can! Director Bong will be present and doing Q&A’s. (full info) (tickets and showtimes)

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The Korean American Film Festival starts on Feb. 28 and runs for one weekend. But just because it’s short that doesn’t mean it’s weak. Lots of shorts and films are screening with the stand-outs being an encore presentation of Park Chan-Wook’s THIRST which was seriously underrated when it was released. Also very worthy is MUNYURANGBO, a feature film about the Rwandan genocide (directed by a Korean American director), which has earned extreme praise from no less than Roger Ebert. (full info) (tickets and showtimes)

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MY NAME IS KHAN!

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One of the big indie hits of the year is the Bollywood blockbuster, MY NAME IS KHAN, which hit the box office like a lion over the weekend, making it one of the biggest non-studio openings of the year. It’s Shah Rukh Khan’s 9/11, asperger’s musical so take that for what it’s worth, and it’s playing pretty much everywhere. (showtimes)

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Holy Cow! HOUSE is still playing at the IFC Center. There’s no stopping this freaky masterpiece…and it’s from 1977!!! (tickets and showtimes)

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