Starring James Van Der Beek (Dawson!) as an FBI agent investigating the murder of a Taiwanese activist, this American film stars a fair amount of Chinese talent (Kenneth Tsang, Tzi Ma) and features a pro-independence message. It opens this weekend at the Village East (on Second Avenue around 12th Street) and the UA Midway Cinemas (108-22 Queens Blvd) where it’ll have Chinese subtitles.
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Feb 25 2010
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Just found out that the China Institute is having a free screening tonight (Thursday, Feb. 25) of the film MAO’S LAST DANCER. Here’s what they say:
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MAO’S LAST DANCER is based on Li Cunxin’s best-selling autobiography, chronicling his journey from a grueling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China to the glory of creative freedom and international stardom. MAO’S LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love, celebrity and the triumph of individual endeavor.
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Thursday, February 25th
7:00 PM
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AMC Loews Village 7
66 Third Avenue at 11th Street
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To RSVP for you and up to 4 guests, simply send your name, zip code and date of birth to MaosLastDancer@gmail.com.
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Feb 25 2010
Posted: under Subway Cinema News.
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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Feb 25 2010
Thank god it’s not the Chow Yun-fat CONFUCIUS. This Saturday, February 27 @ 5pm and 7pm the China Institute will screen Fei Mu’s lost 1940 classic film, CONFUCIUS. The 7pm screening will also feature a talk by Weihong Bao, assistant professor of Chinese Film and Media Culture at Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
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The China Institute is located at 125 East 65th Street.
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Fei Mu’s CONFUCIUS is a gorgeous, black-and-white film about the legendary philosopher that was produced to raise morale during the Sino-Japanese war in 1940. It was revived in 1948 and then thought lost. But in 2001 a copy of the negative was donated to the Hong Kong Film Archive who then meticulously restored the film and released it again in 2009. This screening will be from a digital source. Tickets are $20 for non-members.
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Feb 25 2010
