Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 02:48:21 +0200 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 15 #120 - 2 msgs X-Mailer: Mailman v2.0.13.cisto1 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Errors-To: the_dojang-admin@martialartsresource.net X-BeenThere: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13.cisto1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The Internet's premier discussion forum on Korean Martial Arts. 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See the Korean Martial Arts (KMA) FAQ and the online search engine for back issues of The_Dojang at http://MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! Today's Topics: 1. Off to Ohio (Ray) 2. NK Film Series at the Korea Society, New York (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 17:32:02 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Off to Ohio Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I'm headed back to Ohio for the weekend. Back online on Monday. On Friday night and Saturday morning we're holding a Hapkidothon. And then on Saturday night and Sunday morning we're holding an Eskrimathon. Yes, thons have been good to me... Ray --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 19:08:40 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] NK Film Series at the Korea Society, New York Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net fwiw... The Korea Society proudly pronounces that we are presenting the first North Korean Film Series from May 12th to 14th at 6:30 with three films. Please come and see those movies you hardly find at near the place. Classic Movie Night Special Presentation: Films from the North May 12–14, 2008 South Korean films continue to set box-office records across Asia and win laurels in international film festivals. Meanwhile, little attention is given to the cinema from the other half of the peninsula. Rarely seen outside the Eastern Bloc, Cinema in the DPRK is an original expression of social realism and a primary vehicle for conveying state ideology. Even so, the tales—of peasant farmers struggling against feudal lords, anti-Japanese resistance fighters, and ordinary citizens loyal to their hometowns—are also told with genuine artistry. Schedule Monday, May 12 6:00 PM Opening Reception, with talk by Prof. Charles Armstrong, Director, Columbia University 6:30 PM Hong Kil Dong (1986, 104 min.) Mixing Hong Kong-style kung fu with a socialist ethos, the Robin Hood- esque Hong Kil Dong took the Bulgarian box office by storm in the late 1980s. Forever barred from privilege, the eponymous protagonist—the illegitimate son of a nobleman—wanders Korea helping farmers fend off feudal exploitation. But when Korea is invaded by Japanese ninja, he must unite with his perennial enemies to defend the fatherland. Tuesday, May 13 6:30 PM Bellflower (1987, 83 min.) As the most popular North Korean production of the 1980s, Bellflower earned lead actress O Mi-ran the honorific title "People's Actor." O's character, Jin Song Rim, strives to turn her humble mountain hometown of Pyokgye-ri into a model socialist village. Released when the economic foundations of the DPRK were starting to tremble, Bellflower praises the spirit of workers who accept their roles and work for the greater good of the nation. Wednesday, May 14 6:30 PM My Look in the Distant Future (1997, 102 min.) Reeling from famine in the mid-1990s, North Korea mobilized tens of thousands of urban residents for emergency agricultural work in the countryside. My Look in the Distant Future depicts that dire period with an optimistic gloss. Sent to the countryside, a young, urban loafer finds inspiration in a stalwart village leader and decides to become a model worker. Price: $7 each (members), $12 each for $30 for all three movies (non- members) --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/the_dojang Copyright 1994-2008: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest