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The big news of the week: opening tomorrow, Kore-eda’s STILL WALKING at the Angelika and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas. Love him or hate him, Kore-eda is becoming the heir to Japan’s humanist tradition, best exemplified by folks like Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse, and he’s made some great films in his time (NOBODY KNOWS is pretty darn amazing). STILL WALKING has been getting raves and it’s about time it landed in NYC. (read a Variety review) (and more about the film)

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And that Kore-eda retrospective is still running out at BAM, giving those late to the party a chance to catch up on his films like AFTER LIFE and lesser-seen flicks like WITHOUT MEMORY (which screens for free on Wednesday, August 31 at 9:15pm). (more info)

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If that’s not enough Japanese classic film, warm n’fuzzies for you, then head over to the IFC Center, which is screening Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11AM. (showtimes and tickets)

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And to cap it all off, up at Symphony Space, this Sunday at 7pm, there’s a double feature of Polanski’s KNIFE IN THE WATER at 7pm, followed by Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW.

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More tasteful Japanese movies? Alright, Miyazaki’s animated PONYO is still playing all over the place. Downtown hipsters can catch it at the Landmark Sunshine. Normal people can see it at the Kip’s Bay Loews, the AMC Empire 25, the Lincoln Square Loews, the 72nd Street Loews, the Orpheum 7 or even at the Regal in Brooklyn, the Cinemart Cinemas in Queens and the Regal Staten Island Stadium 16 in Staten Island. That’s a lot of PONYO! (read lots of PONYO reviews)

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“I’m a classic Japanese movie!”

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Comments (1) Aug 27 2009

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Welcome back! We’ve been on holiday for a while, but now Subway Cinema News is back in action, to bring you news on what Asian movies are playing in NYC each and every month.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA is still playing all over town, most notably at the Landmark Sunshine. Unfortunately, from what I understand, it’s only playing dubbed into English.

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BAM is doing a Kore-eda retrospective through September 1st and you should try to see something. This line-up includes his amazing NOBODY KNOWS but, more importantly, HANA, which barely got a US release. It’s his samurai film and it’s sweet, unexpected and good natured, the total opposite of a grim, Kurosawan stab fest. (More info)

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Symphony Space is screening Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI this Sunday at 3pm.

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Also, this is very early, but if you liked HOUSE at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival, you can see it again out at BAM on October 31st. It’s never too early to get in line.

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Comments (0) Aug 20 2009