Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Rashomon (Japan, 1950), Running Time: 88 Minutes Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack. But the chain of events depicted by the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), the murdered man’s ghost (Masayuki … Read more
The Host (South Korea, 2006), Running Time: 119 Minutes Seoul’s River Han is the watery birthplace of a giant mutant creature bent on the city’s total destruction. Hie-bong (Hie-bong Byeon) is a humble snack bar owner whose precious granddaughter Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is scooped up by the scaly lizard, presumably as an appetizer before the … Read more
PTU (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 80 Minutes As a member of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU), Sergeant Lo (Lam Suet) cruises on his own, beating and brutalizing punk kids who report directly to a group of gangland thugs. Lo’s major problem is that he’s lost his police-issue handgun. He follows all leads trying … Read more
The Namesake (USA, 2006), Running Time: 114 Minutes While he respects his immigrant parents (Irfan Khan and Tabu) and their decision to rear him in his United States birthplace, Gogol Ganguli (Kal Penn) is torn between Indian traditions and the modern Bostonian lifestyle. Jacinda Barrett and Zuleikha Robinson also star in director Mira Nair’s thought-provoking … Read more
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) of The City University of New York will be holding its 6th Anniversary Celebration at Gala Manor Banquet Hall in Flushing, Queens, the heart of New York City’s largest Asian American community.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) of The City University of New York will be holding its 6th Anniversary Celebration at Gala Manor Banquet Hall in Flushing, Queens, the heart of New York City’s largest Asian American community.