NY Asian Film Fest Lineup!
 The New York Asian Film Festival just announced this year’s lineup, and for horror fans there’s quite a bit to choose from, as usual. The fest will go down this June 20th–July 3rd at the IFC Center, then carry over from July 3rd–6th at the Japan Society.
Here’s a breakdown of what horror fans can mark their calendars for:
Accuracy of Death (2008) – All right, it’s not the all-out scream-fest we were hoping for when the film was first announced (instead it turned into a lighthearted romantic comedy), but it’s Japanese so it’s going to be weird. Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Death, who comes down to Earth with a talking dog to evaluate the lives of those about to die.
Always 2: Sunset on Third Street (2007) – This one’s even further removed from horror, but there is apparently a dream sequence in which the one and only Godzilla does what he does best.
The Butcher (2007) – Now we’re talking. A gritty, low-budget directorial debut from Kim Jin-Won, this Korean screamer has been compared to Hostel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Oldboy. Take that for what you will!
Dainipponjin (2007) – A movie about a boring workaday man who hates his job. Sound sleep-inducing? It would be, except for the fact that his job is to grow to giant-sized proportions to defeat monsters attacking Japan!
Fine, Totally Fine (2007) – Called a spiritual successor to A Taste of Tea, this sounds like one of the strangest of the fest. It’s a love triangle about three people about to hit thirty who’ve done nothing with their lives, but it involves a ghost, building the perfect haunted house, and a giant, child-killing chewing gum bubble...
L: Change the World (2008) – This one is nothing new to Dread readers, a sequel to the Death Note live action films directed by Ring helmer Hideo Nakata detailing the last 23 days of master detective L.
M (2007) – A popular novelist has blown his latest deadline because his high school sweetheart just showed up in his life again, but she very well may already be dead. This one caused a lot of stir when it was released in Korea due to its very personal tone.
Mad Detective (2007) – Called ”one of the blackest, darkest, most despairing films you’ll ever see”, the story follows a detective who has the very unique ability to see into people’s souls.
Mise En Scene Short Film Festival – A collection of shorts featuring killer puppies, zombies, moon-eating chickens and more!
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) – I guess this fits in horror about as well as it does any other genre; Takashi Miike returns with one of the strangest, goriest, best times you’ll ever have watching a movie.
This World of Ours (2007) – A film made by a former shut-in that is a scream of rage against society with issues like gang rape, 9/11 and self-mutilation all crammed in together. Sounds like a tough one to sit through!
Keep an eye on the New York Asian Film Festival site for more updates or just to see what else is playing the fest; believe me when I say this is a partial list at best.
- Johnny Butane
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Tell us why you love New York in the Dread Central forums!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 1:26pm.
|
The New York Asian Film Festival just announced this year’s lineup, and for horror fans there’s quite a bit to choose from, as usual. The fest will go down this June 20th–July 3rd at the IFC Center, then carry over from July 3rd–6th at the Japan Society. 
Ha ha! Shoe is on the other foot now, sucka!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 7:50pm.
Oh, shit...L is playing??? Aw, man... I wish I could get to New York!
Submitted by Sirand on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 2:46pm.