[16-26 Aug 2007] 3 Maggie's Movies in NYC !!!

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[color="#0000FF"]NY Post

KONG KINGS IN B'KLYN

 August 5, 2007 -- BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn is gearing up for an invasion of Hong Kong films. The fun kicks off Wednesday with a seven-day run of the audacious and touching "Fallen Angels" (1995), by Hong Kong's leading filmmaker, Wong Kar-wai.

It's the story of a hitman (Leon Lai) who's being pursued by two women, his agent (Michele Reis) and an orange-haired punkette named Baby (Karen Mok).

The funniest scenes involve a mute ex-con (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who breaks into stores that have closed for the night and forces people to shop there. He claims he went mute after eating a can of pineapple with a past expiration date.

The H.K. festival continues off and on Aug. 16-26 with nine more films, including "After This Our Exile" (2006), Patrick Tam's return to filmmaking after a 17-year break during which he taught and edited other directors' work.

The powerful melodrama watches as a gambling-addicted lowlife teaches his young son to break into houses and steal.

BAM will screen the full-length (two hours and 40 minutes) version. At the insistence of the distributor, Tam was forced to cut 40 minutes for the release in Hong Kong.

Also on the BAM schedule are four by action master Johnnie To: "Breaking News" (2004), "Exiled" (2006) and the double feature "Election" (2005) and "Triad Election" (2006). On Aug. 31, "Exiled" will begin an open-ended run in Manhattan.

Full schedule is listed at bam.org.

vam@nypost.com

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[color="#0000FF"]Brooklyn Academy of Music

The New Decade: Hong Kong Movies

Aug 16—26

It’s been ten years since Hong Kong became part of China after colonial rule. And true to form, it is still a hotbed of film activity. This program delivers a tantalizing mix of exciting, vital work from recent years, ranging from action comedies (House of Fury) to romantic dramas (2 Become 1). Co-presented with Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office New York.


2 Become 1(Tin sun yut dui) (2006) 94min
Thu, Aug 16 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Law Wing-Cheong
What starts out as a simple romantic comedy about a smart, no-nonsense advertising woman quickly changes gears as she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Law both embraces and confronts the artifice of the romantic comedy in this touching drama/comedy/romance.
 
After This Our Exile (Fu Zi) (2005) 159min
Fri, Aug 17 at 3, 7pm
Directed by Patrick Tam
After This Our Exile marks Patrick Tam’s return to directing after a twenty-year absence. His comeback is a visually arresting film about a family torn apart by a father’s gambling. As the mother leaves, the father (pop star Aaron Kwok) takes his son to a gambling resort in the hopes of making enough money to pay off his debts. Special Director’s Cut!

Perhaps Love (Ru guo Ai) (2005) 107min
Sat, Aug 18 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Peter Chan
An extravagant mix of Moulin Rouge and Day for Night, Perhaps Love is a movie about the making of a musical and the love triangle between the director and his two leads. Director Chan celebrates his love of films and in a charming prologue suggests how we’re all the star of our own movies.
 
Breaking News (Daai si gin) (2004) 90min
Sun, Aug 19 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Johnnie To
From its audacious opening sequence to the final explosive showdown, this is top-notch Hong Kong action. To examines the overlap between media and justice as the police, humiliated by a defeat broadcast on the nightly news, lay siege to the gang’s hideout with webcams broadcasting the event live.

Exiled (Fong juk) (2006) 100min
Thu, Aug 23 at 7pm
Directed by Johnnie To
Two hitmen are sent to kill an old business associate, while two more are sent to protect him. From this premise, To squeezes out gunfights galore, but the real drama is in the camaraderie of the hitmen, who know their time is coming to an end. Special sneak preview courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Opens August 31 at Angelika Film Center.

House of Fury (Jing mo gaa ting) (2005) 102min
Fri, Aug 24 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Stephen Fung
A martial arts master is called out of his retirement as a chiropractor; however, he’ll need the help of his kids (including writer/director Fung). Proving that the family that kicks ass together stays together, Fung and company clearly relish this old-school wushu throwback that tips its hat to Jackie Chan.

Crazy N’ The City (Sun gaing hup nui) (2005) 93min
Sat, Aug 25 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by James Yuen, Lanbo Cheuk
A veteran cop gets assigned a new female rookie and takes to his quiet, tourist-greeting beat with little enthusiasm until a murder occurs. Much like Hot Fuzz, Crazy N’ The City contrasts the image of gun-blazing cops with the realities of the job, finding humor in situations both old and new.
 
Election Double Bill 192min
Sun, Aug 26 at 3, 7pm
A double-feature of films directed by Johnnie To dealing with gangland intrigue: two for the price of one!
Election (Hak se wui) (2005) 100min
When it comes time to elect a new boss for the triad, the battle is particularly fierce. But instead of gory bloodbaths, To focuses on the drama between the two charismatic bosses vying for the title.
Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai) (2006) 92min
Also known as Election 2, Triad Election looks to the future, as the Triads must adapt to a new business model and the fight for a new leader is more visceral and gun-toting than before.

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