Programs

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Saving Face (USA)

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https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-12Twilight.mp4 Saving Face (USA, 2005) Saving Face is the charming story of a young woman’s complicated life and her pursuit of love amid the chaos. Wil (Michelle Krusiec) is a 28-year-old overworked medical resident living in Manhattan with no social life. Her widowed mother, Ma (Joan Chen), cannot understand why her desirable daughter spends all … Read more

2007 Twilight Cinema Series – Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia)

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https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-05Twilight.mp4   Three: Extremes (Pan-Asia, 2005) THREE…EXTREMES brings together an Asian scream team of filmmakers, featuring a trio of short works by Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan (DURIAN DURIAN), Korea’s Chanwook Park (OLDBOY), and Japan’s Takashi Miike (AUDITION). The trilogy opens with Chan’s disgustingly entertaining DUMPLINGS, which he has also turned into a full-length film. DUMPLINGS … Read more

5th Annual Banquet (2006)

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AAARI / AAHEC 2006 Annual Banquet 5th Anniversary Celebration Date: Thursday, October 26, 2006          Time: 6PM to 9PM Place: Gala Manor Banquet Hall 37-02 Main St. (Entrance on 37th Avenue), Flushing, NY 11354 Directions to Restaurant | Parking Lot

A Talk on The Road to Being a Bodhi-Sattva

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By Master Jen-Chun Date: Thursday, September 14, 2006 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Elebash Recital Hall 365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan Master Jen-Chun, Bodhi Monastery’s founder and spiritual leader, has writ-ten extensively on the Buddha Dharma and has lectured throughout the United States and in many other countries … Read more

2006 Sunset Cinema Series

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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

2006 Sunset Cinema Series – Perhaps Love (China)

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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