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2011 Sunset Cinema Series

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Date: Fridays, August 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2011 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your Summer sunsets at home, when you can visit  AAARI, and experience some of the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more

2011 Sunset Cinema Series – Chan Is Missing (USA)

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Chan Is Missing (USA, 1982) Running Time: 80 Minutes Two San Francisco taxi drivers — Jo (Wood Moy) and his glib nephew, Steve (Marc Hayashi) — take to Chinatown’s streets searching for Chan Hung, an intermediary who’s vanished with the cash the cabbies gave him to obtain their medallion. Along the way, their odyssey leads … Read more

2011 Sunset Cinema Series – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Japan)

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Japan, 2006) Running Time: 98 Minutes Inspired by author Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel, this anime follows the adventures of Makoto Konno, a seemingly ordinary high school student who makes a startling revelation when she learns that she’s been endowed with the ability to travel back in time. Following a series … Read more

2011 Sunset Cinema Series – A Gun, A Woman, A Noodle Shop (China)

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A Gun, A Woman, A Noodle Shop (China, 2009) Running Time: 90 Minutes Master director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers’ classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The … Read more

2010 Sunset Cinema Series

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Date: Fridays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2010 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your Summer sunsets at home, when you can visit  AAARI, and experience some of the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more