Month: August 2006

Date: Fridays, 5:30PM to 8:00PM July 7, 14, 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2006 Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your sunsets at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more

Perhaps Love (China, 2005) A director (played by Jacky Cheung), his star (played by Xun Zhou) and her co-star (played by Takeshi Kaneshiro) enact a romantic triangle in a film-within-a-film, a musical about the making of a movie which is full of wit, humor, pathos, and heart in Peter Chan’s delightfully devious concoction. Workshop Instructor: … Read more

Brokeback Mountain (USA, 2005) Ang Lee’s drama is in the classic tradition of Hollywood romance: a thwarted romance which spans a lifetime. Here, it’s two men (played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) whose hidden passion disrupts their lives and the lives of those around them. Workshop Instructor: Daryl Chin Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong

Memoirs of a Geisha (USA, 2005) Rob Marshall’s extravaganza, based on Arthur Golden’s novel, is a lush recreation of the life and times of women trapped in the geisha culture of an imaginary by-gone era, with some of the most alluring pan-Asian stars (including Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh) turning Japanese. Workshop Instructor: … Read more

Oldboy (South Korea, 2003) Chan-wook Park’s legend of revenge begins with Dae-Su (played by Min-sik Choi) being released from his imprisonment. Gradually, he finds himself consumed by revenge, just as he finds out that freedom for him is as elusive as ever. Workshop Instructor: Daryl Chin Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong