GIANT ROBOT hosts the U.S. Premieres of two Hong Kong films at AFI FEST 2005 Presented by Audi


> INITIAL D. Dir: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak. HONG KONG. Based on the extremely
successful anime and manga, INITIAL D brings to the big screen a lightning
fast tale of Japanese street racing. DATE: Sat. Nov 5, 6:00 p.m., Sun. Nov
6, 12:00 p.m.
FILMMAKER ALAN MAK WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE!!!!

> SPL. Dir: Wilson Yip, Action Dir: Donnie Yen. HONG KONG/CHINA. Featuring
Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung. Good and evil collide in a bone-shattering smackdown
in SPL, a brooding and nihilistic action thriller. DATE: Thu. Nov 10, 7:15
p.m., Sat. Nov 12, 9:15 p.m.

The Staff of GIANT ROBOT will be in attendance to introduce the films!!
Please join us!


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ANNOUNCING THE BEST OF ASIAN FILM 2005
AT AFI FEST: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
NOVEMBER 3 - 13

Each year, the ASIAN NEW CLASSICS section of AFI FEST features eight - 10 of
the top films of the year from Continental Asia. AFI FEST 2005 a full slate
of ten exciting new films, introducing Asia's hippest new directors and
highlighting Asia's great masters. The 2005 ASIAN NEW CLASSICS section is as
follows:

SHANGHAI DREAMS. Dir: Xiaoshuai Wang. CHINA. Set in the early 1980s, against
the backdrop of China’s reform and opening, SHANGHAI DREAMS is the story of
first love. DATE: Sat. Nov 5, 6:00 p.m., Sun. Nov 6, 12:00 p.m.

SPL. Dir: Wilson Yip, Action Dir: Donnie Yen. HONG KONG/CHINA. Featuring
Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung. Good and evil collide in a bone-shattering smackdown
in SPL, a brooding and nihilistic action thriller. DATE: Thu. Nov 10, 7:15
p.m., Sat. Nov 12, 9:15 p.m.

DEAD RUN. Dir: Sabu. JAPAN. From acclaimed Japanese director Sabu, an
alienated teen takes a journey in life where a series of desperate choices
propels his ‘dead run’ to the end. DATE: Mon. Nov. 7, 9:45 p.m., Tue. Nov.
8, 3 p.m.

THE RED SHOES. Dir: Kim Yong-gyun. SOUTH KOREA. An ingenious resurrection of
a classical tale by Hans Christian Anderson in a stylish Korean horror film.
DATE: Wed. Nov. 9, 10 p.m., Fri. Nov. 11, 9:45 p.m.

PRINCESS RACCOON. Dir: Seijun Suzuki. JAPAN. From the internationally
acclaimed director Seijun Suzuki, comes the legendary hit musical of the
Japanese Cinematic Golden Era. DATE: Tue. Nov. 8, 9:30 p.m., Thu. Nov. 10,
12:15 p.m.

THE SUSPECT/YOGISHA. Dir: Ryoichi Kimizuka. JAPAN. Featuring: Toshiro
Yanagiba. With uncommon style and humor, this is the most recent installment
in the hugely successful BAYSIDE SHAKEDOWN series of films, already breaking
box office records in Japan. DATE: Sun. Nov. 6, 9:15 p.m., Mon. Nov. 7 12
p.m.

INITIAL D. Dir: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak. HONG KONG. Based on the extremely
successful anime and manga, INITIAL D brings to the big screen a lightning
fast tale of Japanese street racing. DATE: Sat. Nov 5, 6:00 p.m., Sun. Nov
6, 12:00 p.m.

AMU. Dir: Shonali Bose. INDIA. A 21-year-old Indian American woman returns
to India to visit her family for the first time since she was a child. DATE:
Wed. Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Fri. Nov. 11 12:45 p.m. SUNFLOWER. Dir: Zhang Yang. CHINA/HONG KONG. From acclaimed director Zhang
Yang—one of the shining stars of the new wave of Chinese contemporary
cinema—comes this brilliant story of a family struggling to repair itself
after the tyranny of Chairman Mao's reign. DATE: Mon. Nov 7, 6:30 p.m., Tue.
Nov 8, 12:00 p.m.


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All Screenings are at the Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard at Ivar

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