August Events at Tribeca Cinemas

Skin a little red? Tired of BBQ? Well get out of the heat and enjoy some fresh popcorn at Tribeca Cinemas. This month we have some great Docs, free Korean Cultural screenings, and ACEFEST has returned for another year. So ditch the sun and sand for a day and enjoy some great screenings. Scroll down to read more.

From the team behind the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Doc Series is an exciting new series of interesting, innovative and thought-provoking documentary films. Join us every other Monday night at Tribeca Cinemas for another must-see film. Fims being featured this month are:

8.10.10 American Movie
It takes a village to make a movie, but when that village is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and not Hollywood, CA, the results are at times bizarre, comical and very American. With the help of his mother, his 82 year-old uncle, and a local cast of hilarious and lovable characters, filmmaker Mark Borchardt fights his way through internal and external roadblocks to achieve his goal—to make his movie, his way. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man’s quest for the American Dream.

8.23.10 The Invention of Dr. NakaMats
Meet Dr. NakaMats, octogenarian, demi-god in his native Japan, and the world’s most prolific inventor, holding over 3300 patents. (By comparison, Edison had only 1,093.) Some of his most famous include the floppy disk, the CD, the DVD, the taxi cab meter, Cinemascope, and even Karaoke. Here, in a vivid, often comic tour de force, Danish filmmaker Kaspar Asrtrup Schröeder takes us through the eccentric world of the great man.

August 10th: American Movie
August 23th: The Invention of Dr. NakaMats

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August 10th & 24th: THE KOREAN CULTURAL SERVICE SCREENINGS
Series Three: TV Party In America, Korea is famous for its movies, but across most of the world it’s famous for its TV. Korean drama series have sparked what’s known as the Hallyu Wave, which has seen Korean television score everywhere in Asia, from China to Japan. Some Korean TV stars are even more popular overseas than they are at home. Korean television dramas have been so popular in Malaysia that kimchi imports to that country jumped 150% after the airing of several series, and Korean TV series are part of primetime programming both in Cambodia and Iran.

TUESDAY, August 10 @ 7pm
PUNCH STRIKE (2006, 81 minutes, New York Premiere) Korean directors are almost exclusively male, and PUNCH STRIKE would be notable if for no other reason that for the fact that its director, Ryou Eun-Jung, is a woman. She worked in the trenches for years before she was able to make her short film “A Smoke-Flavored Life” which won awards at film festivals around the world. She followed it up with PUNCH STRIKE, a rambunctious flick that takes on the high school power dynamic in Korea, which makes even the most dysfunctional American high school look like paradise. Hard-working character actor, Lim Won-Hie, plays “Mad Dog” a psychotic teacher who physically abuses and sexually humiliates his students. But when he slaps Mina (Park Min-Ji) in the face in front of her secret crush he’s crossed the line. She and her two friends begin a quiet revolution as they seek their revenge. As bouncy and rambunctious as a 16 year old texting while talking on the phone and updating their Facebook page, it’s a movie that fell between the cracks but that deserves wider exposure for its particular take on high school hell.

TUESDAY, August 24 @ 7pm
MY LITTLE EROTIC LOVER (2000, 110 minutes) This TV movie is one of powerhouse broadcaster KBS’ new “Drama Specials,” 60 minute made-for-TV movies that showcase their hottest talent. MY LITTLE EROTIC LOVER (aka OUR SLIGHTLY RISQUE RELATIONSHIP) is a typical meet-cute between a broadcaster and a reporter who can’t stand the sight of each other. Elevating this formula is the bawdy nature of the comedy (they meet cute when she spills hot soup on his crotch, sparking a medical emergency) and the fact that it stars Lee Seon-Gyun. Lee was relegated to second string and bit parts for years before he starred in the 2007 TV series, THE 1st SHOP OF THE COFFEE PRINCE, playing the owner of a run down coffee house. The show was a massive hit and he followed it up with the medical TV series, WHITE TOWER. Not only is he now the biggest male lead in Korean television,
but last year he won an acting award for his role in the acclaimed feature film PAJU.

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August 20th - 28th: ACEFEST
ACEFEST 2010 Tickets On Sale NOW! The 4th annual ACEFEST returns to Tribeca Cinemas with a show-stopping program from America's most-promising independent talents. Mark your calendars as this event will sell out quickly. Join ACEFEST in celebrating the American Cinematic Experience August 20-28. www.acefest.com

Sept 8 - 12th: ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Tribeca Cinemas is proud to announce our new partnership with the first annual Atlantic City International Film and Music Festival in the handling of the Box Office and Ticketing Services. This year marks the first Atlantic City International Film and Music Festival (Sept 8-12, 2010) highlighting independent film and music artists from around the world against the backdrop of "America's Playground" - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Showcasing the most cutting edge cinema and musical artists from around the world, Atlantic City's premier hotels run by Harrah's Entertainment will play host to a jam-packed schedule of events, with film and music offerings, meetings, seminars, and entertaining nightlife. Whether you are an emerging filmmaker or musician, or a fan of either, we hope that you take the chance to EXTEND YOUR SUMMER with a visit to "Atlantic City" as it opens its boardwalks, beaches, and dazzling properties as a backdrop to a global offering of film and music.

Passes are now available at our online Box Office. Click HERE to purchase Passes now.

Sept 17th: A WEE CRAIC
11th annual Shorts Night (aka A WEE CRAIC) is September 17th @ 7pm. It's the best of Irish short films and short films from local Irish filmmakers. The 1 night festival combines award winning shorts (animation, comedies) tied in with live music at the after party. $ 15 includes short film admission and after party. Special Musical guest: Colin Devlin. For more info visit www.thecraicfest.com Nov 19th - 21st: SNOW FILM FEST NYC
The latest addition to Tribeca Cinema's festival lineup, SNOW FILM FEST NYC, is in the running for a Pepsi Refresh Grant! Vote once a day for the next 30 days for the project here: http://www.refresheverything.com/snowfilmfestnyc so we can expand our mission of promoting independent snow filmmaking + art and create a college internship program to pay it forward. Securing this funding will give SFFNYC the means to add more art + music elements to the festival and enable a contribution of all ticket sales to our non-profit partner STOKED MENTORING [www.stoked.org]

TRIBECA TICKETING
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UPCOMING FILM FESTIVALS
Tribeca Cinemas will be the home to a variety of film festivals this year, including The New York Television Festival, The New York Surf Festival, Russian Documentary Film Festival, Imagine Science Festival, Moroccan Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, NYC Horror Film Festival New York Snow Film Festival, Romanian Film Festival and more. For up to date information, and how to purchase tickets, be sure to bookmark tribecacinemas.com.

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