Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
Dates: Fridays, January 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 9, 2007 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more
All About Love (Hong Kong, 2005) For the first time Andy Lau plays two leading roles in one single film, in which he will tell an extraordinary love story about heart transplant with Charlene Choi and Charlie Young. Andy Lau plays a husband who only learns the importance of expressing his tremendous love for … Read more
https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-26Twilight.mp4 The Banquet (China, 2006) Director Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet, which premiered at the prestigious Venice film festival and screened at many other major festivals, became Hong Kong’s submission to the Oscars this year. This epic features multiple award-winning actor Ge You, Feng’s long-time collaborator, as a cunning emperor. The internationally popular Zhang Ziyi … Read more
https://aaari.info/notes/videos/07-01-19Twilight.mp4 Howl’s Moving Castle (Japan, 2005) Academy Award -winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) takes moviegoers on an amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Brimming with a blend of imagination, humor, action, and romance, “Howl’s Moving … Read more
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