Through Wednesday

19 June

     Schedules come out every week and are usually available a few days before the Thursday on which they begin.  For example, the schedule whose first day was last Thursday, 13 June, was ready on 10 June -- Monday of last week.  I didn't put it up, here, because this site is primarily concerned with foreign (non-Korean) movies or Korean movies with English sub-titles, and I think I covered most of those in last week's posts.  (Anyone who wants more information, as provided -- in Korean -- by the folks of the Shin Yeong Cinematheque, themselves, can always check out their official site, at the address below.)

     However, because the main purpose of one of those posts of last week was to remind viewers of what was still showing and to encourage them to get to the theater before these films moved on, while the other was meant to announce this past week-end's presentation of several works from the Seoul Independent Film Festival, I failed to mention the premiere, this Wednesday, 19 June, of a certain American movie that should be promoted here, as well, as I believe it may be of interest to quite a few of the foreigners in this area. So:

 

THIS WEDNESDAY, 19 JUNE

7:40 - 9:24 p.m.

 

Richard Linlater's

BERNIE

w/ Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew MacConaughey

 

     With Jack Lemmon, we all fell in love with her in The Apartment, and then Paris itself -- along with Frank Sinatra's heart -- was set burning by her unforgettable Can Can, just a few months ago (on E.B.S.).  Now Shirley MacClaine is back, as irresesistable as ever -- this time, to Bernhardt Tiede (Jack Black), to whom she is also absolutely unbearable.

     Once again, we are asked to wonder about the wisdom of the legal possession of fire-arms by even the most gentle of U.S. citizens.

 

     After the premiere, I expect this feature will run for a few weeks; I will announce coming show-times, once the schedule is out.

 

Shin Yeong Cinematheque: http://theque.tistory.com

 

     And yes, you can still catch Before Midnight (recommended), as well as Commme un chef (in French, with Jean Reno), for a few more days.