COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS FOR ACV MEMBERS!!!
NOW IN THEATERS!

TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR
dir. Kang Je-gyu | 2004 | 140mins

Lowes Cineplex, 312 34th St., NYC
ImaginAsian Theater, 239 E. 59th St., NYC
Movieworld, 242-02 61st Ave., Douglaston, NY
LTS Mayfair Triplex, 6405 Park Ave., West New York, NJ

Kang Je-gyu’s sweeping wartime epic tells the story of two brothers forced to join troops at the onset of the Korean War in 1950. The older, stronger JinTae, and the family’s pride, JinSeok, begin a long journey through the battlefields over ideologies in search of a way home. Realizing the family’s survival lies in JinSeok’s education, JinTae sets upon his passionate crusade to win favor with his superiors, by fighting bravely and recklessly in order to request his brother’s return home. However, Jin Tae’s ascension into power divides the two brothers between hope and glory, and a loss of their common love and their former life at home.

Acclaimed director Kang Je-gyu (SHIRI) brings together two of Korea’s leading actors, Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin, in a story of brotherhood, loyalty, love, honor and family. TAE GUK GI has touched the hearts of thousands, becoming the highest grossing film in South Korea’s history.

Passes are limited and will be given on a first come, first serve basis. To obtain a free pass, call 212.989.1422 (Mon-Fri, 10-6) w/ your membership ID and expiration date ready. E-mail and phone messages do not guarantee your reservation.

YOU MUST BE A CURRENT ACV MEMBER. One pass per member. Each pass admits two. Passes good for screenings Mondays through Thursdays during the run of the engagement at Lowes Cineplex @ 34th St.

 

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS FOR ACV MEMBERS!!!
OPENS SEPTEMBER 17TH!

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE

Set in 2032, when the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction, humans have virtually forgotten what it means to be entirely human in both body and spirit, and the few humans that are left coexist with cyborgs (human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanized bodies) and dolls (robots with no human elements at all).

Batou is a cyborg. His body is artificial: the only remnants left of his humanity are traces of his brain... and the memories of a woman called The Major. A detective for the government's covert anti-terrorist unit, Public Security Section 9, Batou is investigating the case of a gynoid‹a hyper-realistic female robot created specifically for sexual companionship‹who malfunctions and slaughters her owner. As Batou delves deeper into the investigation, questions arise about humanity's need to immortalize its image in dolls. Together, Batou and his partner must take on violent Yakuza thugs, devious hackers, government bureaucrats and corporate criminals to uncover the shocking truth behind the crime.

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE was written and directed by Mamoru Oshii based on an original story by Shirow Masamune. Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Toshio Suzuki produced the film under the Production I.G. banner. It is the second anime film to be released by Go Fish Pictures, a division of DreamWorks Pictures.

OPENING SEPTEMBER 17TH:
AMC Empire 25, Times Square
ImaginAsian Theater, 59th & 2nd
Landmark Sunshine 5, Houston & 2nd

Passes are limited and will be given on a first come, first serve basis. To obtain a free pass, call 212.989.1422 (Mon-Fri, 10-6) w/ your membership ID and expiration date ready. E-mail and phone messages do not guarantee your reservation.

YOU MUST BE A CURRENT ACV MEMBER. One pass per member. Each pass admits two. Passes good for screenings Mondays through Thursdays during the run of the engagement at the AMC EMPIRE 25, Times Square.

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
DISCOUNT FOR ACV MEMBERS!!!

SIBERIAN DREAM
dir. Janet Gardner | 2004 | 56 min. | video

7:00 p.m.
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue @ 70th Street, NYC

This riveting documentary follows author, actress and fashion icon Irina Pantaeva and her family as they travel from downtown New York to Southern Siberia. Their journey reveals the effects of the downfall of the Soviet system juxtaposed by the revival of Buddhism, Shamanism and Buryat-Mongolian culture.

Based on Pantaeva's critically acclaimed memoir of the same name, Siberian Dream is a set against an imploding Russian landscape and the international art and fashion scene. A New York premiere. Irina Pantaeva and Janet Gardner attend screening.

Reception follows, supported by Barakat, Inc. Co-sponsored by Asia Society and Asian CineVision.

$5 students; $7 Asia Society/ACV members; $10 non-members. Call the Asia Society box office at 212-517-ASIA.