An ex-cop-turned-pimp matches wits with an impassive serial killer in this gritty thriller, a sleeper hit in South Korea that combines OLDBOY, SE7EN, and ZODIAC in its atmospheric set designs, cat-and-mouse twists and cop-versus-criminal mind games. More...

A bigoted white plantation owner (Charlton Heston) resents native Hawaiians and mixed-bloods taking over his inheritance in this steamy, spectacular widescreen soap opera of changing political landscapes and interracial romance. With short PARALLEL ADELE (15mins). More...

Street artist David Choe's complex life and beguiling work is obsessively chronicled in this documentary by Harry Kim. Following Choe's meteoric rise—and spectacular crashes—over the last eight years, DIRTY HANDS paints a portrait of the artist in all his troubled but creative brilliance. More...

Zhou Xun (BEIJING BICYCLE; SUZHOU RIVER) is a lovelorn, chain-smoking cab driver on the hunt for her ever-elusive boyfriend in this quick-witted dark comedy set in Kunming. Director Cao Baoping (TROUBLE MAKERS) won San Sebastian's New Directors Award for this tale of a China of lovers, crooks and cops. More...

Haunted by the murder of his young daughter, a salaryman joins a surrogate yakuza family—complete with roller-skating, picnics and gangland rub-outs—but finds that certain emotions can never be buried. This yakuza piece either begins or ends Kurosawa's remarkable treatise on revenge and the human spirit. DOUBLE FEATURE WITH SERPENT'S PATH.
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The composer and co-star of COLMA: THE MUSICAL returns with this loud-and-proud, indie-Asian-gay hijacking of THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, that aims his poisoned pen and catchy Casio keyboards toward San Francisco and the performance artists, irritating roommates, fag hags, leather bears and versatile bottoms that sing and dance therein.
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A loveless arranged marriage, a mythic Indian King Cobra and the wintry confines of North America are at the heart of Mehta's fearless, allegorical fable. As Chand (Preity Zinta) attempts to escape an unforgiving reality, she is brought into a surreal parallel life where the truth may lie in fantasy, and a snake might just be a man. More...

Priyadarshan, the famed director of such Bollywood hits as VIRASAT and GARAM MASALA, returns to his South Indian roots with KANCHIVARAM, a Tamil CITIZEN KANE that combines Bollywood flair, social commitment and film-noir grit to follow one man's political awakening among India's exploited silk-weavers. If you're ready to move a bit beyond Bollywood, this is the film to see. More...

Two teenage boys come to terms with their own affections (and one's family tragedy) in this groundbreaking gay romance. This family drama/teen love story/ pop-culture phenomenon won most of Thailand's best-film awards, and ignited a frenzy of web-blogs, message boards, and online fan fiction that continued the narrative. More...

A jazzy, pitch-perfect ride through the streets of Seoul and into the strange and charming world of two ex-lovers. A forgotten IOU note sparks a dawn-till-dusk reconnection that is playful, tense, nuanced and natural; it's an encounter, and a film, that brims with the magic, mystery and foibles of human relations. With Jeon Do-yeon (SECRET SUNSHINE) and Ha Jung-woo (NEVER FOREVER SFIAAFF '08). More...

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A spectacular, all-out charmer starring Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan. When the timid Suri (Khan) creates a swaggering, tight-jean-wearing alter-ego to charm a woman who has confessed she can never love again, can unconditional love—and a reality dance contest—rekindle her broken heart? More...

A theoretical mathematician and a tough guy kidnap a yakuza out of revenge; several kidnappings later, and they're still nowhere close to closure in Kurosawa's gangster/comedy/horror film mash-up, a companion-piece to EYES OF THE SPIDER. DOUBLE FEATURE WITH EYES OF THE SPIDER.
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