Movie Nights

September 29, 2006 (Friday) 7:00 p.m.
Adroit College, 1st Floor Conference Room
730 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale

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Life: entertainment, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, sex, and more sex. We live in an indecent world, don't we? All the naughty stuff excites us the most. If that's how we feel today, just imagine how things were when times were changing and erotic literature started to hit the streets a few hundred years ago with the advent of Japanese woodblock (Ukiyo-e) prints or the earlier Karma Sutra (not to mention "The Kinky How to Impress Girls with the Essence of Yak", which was subsequently banned within hours of its release). During the latter part of the Chosun period in Korea, erotic novels were making the rounds, depicting deliciously lurid artwork and featuring descriptions that quite easily raised eyebrows. It's here that Forbidden Quest takes place, around the 18th century, as scholars engage in a secretive battle to see who can become the master of erotic literature.

Saturday, August 28, 2006
7:00pm
Adroit College, 1st Floor Conference Room
730 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale

The surprise success story of 2005, King And The Clown shocked everyone by coming out of nowhere to become the highest grossing film of the year in Korea. The movie dominated at the 43rd Daejong Awards, picking up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Photography, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. Gam Woo Sung was crowned Best Actor, while Lee Jun Gi, the androgyenous-looking lead who shot to stardom with this film, received the Best New Actor Award.

A modestly produced feature, with a cast featuring no A-list performers, the film is set during the reign of infamous king Yeon-San. Two performing clowns (Lee and Gam Woo Sung from Spider Forest) produce a satirical play, which criticizes the country's ruler. While this makes them highly popular amongst the common people, it gets them into a world of trouble with the authorities.