There’s a lot going on this week, so let’s get right down to it.

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The Korean American Film Festival starts on Feb. 28 and runs for one weekend at the SVA theater on West 23rd Street. But just because it’s short that doesn’t mean it’s weak. The stand-outs are an encore presentation of Park Chan-Wook’s THIRST which was seriously underrated when it was released and well worth seeing. 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)

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This weekend also sees the Bong Joon-Ho retrospective over at BAM, and don’t let some of the haters writing about it bring you down. BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE is one of the best movie’s Bong’s ever made, MEMORIES OF MURDER is a far better film than David Fincher’s ZODIAC and THE HOST is the best giant monster movie to come along since the 90’s. Bong has found a way to smuggle arthouse concerns into mainstream movies in a way that hasn’t been seen since directors like Francis Ford Coppola and William Friedkin back in the 70’s. (full info)

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Film Comment Selects is well into its second week and the recommended films playing this weekend are Kore-eda’s flick with Korean actress Bae Do-Na, AIR DOLL, an ultra-rare screening this weekend of Edward Yang’s masterpiece, A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, Brillante Mendoza’s Philippino horror show, THE EXECUTION OF P and Hong Sang-Soo’s cutting comedy, LIKE YOU KNOW IT ALL. (full info)

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The China Institute will have a digital screening of the lost, 1940 classic Chinese film, CONFUCIUS, this weekend. (full info)

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Bollywood blockbuster, MY NAME IS KHAN, is still playing in Manhattan. (showtimes)

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HOUSE is still playing late night shows at the IFC Center (tickets and showtimes)

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