Free NYC Screenings of Acclaimed New Korean Films Source: Subway Cinema press release Official Site: koreanculture.org Korean Movie Night: Hidden Gems of Korean Cinema from September 6, 2011 October 31, 2011 courtesy of the Korean Cultural Service Every other Tuesday @ 7pm Tribeca Cinemas 54 Varick Street (on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Canal Street stops) New York, NY 10013 Free Admission. All seating is first-come, first served. Doors open at 6:30pm. For some reason, a lot of really amazing movies never make it out of Korea. Critics go nuts for them, but for one reason or another they never get any love from overseas distributors. The Korean Cultural Service aims to correct that with this series of three amazing movies from 2010 and 2011 that deserve bigger audiences. Tuesday, September 6 @ 7pm BLEAK NIGHT(???, Pasuggun, 2011) The Hollywood Reporter heralds director Yoon Sung-Hyun as one of the best new Korean filmmakers and director Bong Joon-Ho (THE HOST) calls his first movie "astonishing." Yoon`s award-winning BLEAK NIGHT was the talk of the Rotterdam Film Festival and 2011¹s indie break-out film in Korea, and it`s easy to see why. Leaping back and forth through time, the movie follows a grieving father as he tries to solve the mystery of his teenaged son`s suicide. Suffused with sadness, it¹s one of the toughest movies about high school friendship ever made. Tuesday, October 11 @ 7pm END OF ANIMAL (??? ?, Jimseungwei Ggeut, 2011) The first feature film from Jo Sung-Hee, whose horrifying DON`T GO OUT OF THE HOUSE! electrified film festival audiences, END OF ANIMAL is an apocalyptic flick that worms its way under your skin and then totally creeps you out Pregnant Soon-Young is in a cab on her way to her mom`s house when a white flash causes every electrical device in Korea to fail. Night is coming, and she`s trapped in the middle of nowhere as end-of-the-world fever turns all humans into nothing more than beasts. Tuesday, October 31 @ 7pm MOSS (??, Iggi, 2010) Kang Woo-Suk has made more blockbusters than any other Korean director (PUBLIC ENEMY, SILMIDO, HANBANDO) and this movie, stuffed with stars, was yet another massive critical and commercial hit for him. A disgraced cop travels to the remote village where his estranged father has just died of "natural causes" and rapidly uncovers a conspiracy that reaches back decades and encompasses hundreds of people. An epic thriller, this unrelenting flick grabs you by the throat and doesn`t let go.
About the Korean Cultural Service New York
The Korean Cultural Service New York (KCSNY) is a government institution inaugurated in December 1979 to establish and promote Korean culture and aesthetics in New York. KCSNY provides diverse cultural and artistic activities including gallery exhibitions, performing arts concerts, film festivals, and educational programs.