In Park Chan Wook’s segment of “Three … Extremes,” a film uniting three of East Asia’s most compelling directors, a movie director is abducted by a vengeful stranger and forced to make an impossible choice that will change his life forever.
OCT. 28 NATIONWIDE
Just in time for Halloween, Lions Gate Films releases “Three … Extremes” for audiences in need of a fright for All Hallow’s Eve, and beyond. “Three … Extremes” is three horror stories wrapped up in one film, with each segment directed by one of East Asia’s hottest directors — Fruit Chan from Hong Kong, Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike and South Korea’s Park Chan Wook.
Check local listings.
OCT. 29 to NOV. 27 BURBANK, CALIF.
Lodestone Theatre Ensemble kicks off its sixth season of edgy works that bridge communities with the world premiere of “American Monsters 2.” This newest incarnation continues the darkly humorous examination of the underbelly of American culture started in “American Monsters” through five original one-act plays loosely based on Grimm’s fairy tales. Each of these adaptations, written by Corinne Chooey, Isaac Ho, Angela Kang, Oanh Ly and Judy Soo Hoo, lifts and twists an original dark element from the classic morality tales.
Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., at the GTC Burbank theater (1111-B W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91506). Tickets are $15; $13 for students and seniors. For more information, call the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble hotline at (323) 993-7245 or visit www.lodestonetheatre.org.
Starring in Lodestone Theatre Ensemble’s world premiere of “American Monsters 2” are Jennie Yee, David Lee and Freda Foh Shen (from left to right), as well as Peggy Ahn, Feodor Chin, Michael Kuya, Dom Magwili, and Linda Shing.
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NOV. 3 CHICAGO
Korean American Women In Need (KAN-WIN), a nonprofit formed to provide safety and support to women subjected to physical, emotional and sexual violence in the Chicago area, commemorates its 15th anniversary with a benefit dinner, with this year’s theme being “Generations of Women Making Change.”
For more information, contact KAN-WIN at (773) 583-1392 or e-mail kanwin@ameritech.net.
THROUGH NOV. 15 LOS ANGELES
Want your parents or grandparents to absorb all that “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs” has to offer? Radio Korea is providing a Korean audio tour of the monumental exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, free of charge. Just visit Radio Korea’s Web site, www.radiokorea.com, and download and print the voucher that can be exchanged for the audio tour at the museum box office on the day of the visit.
Individual tickets for the exhibit range from $15 to $30, and are for a designated time period. LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. For more information or tickets, call (877) TUT-TKTS or visit www.lacma.org.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN
Interested in serving the country and exploring public service? The White House Internship Program is seeking exceptional candidates to apply for this highly competitive program that will have you serving the president. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, tours and complete an intern service project. Interns may serve a term in the fall, spring or summer. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, hold U.S. citizenship and be enrolled in college.
Completed application materials must be submitted prior to the following deadlines: Oct. 18, 2005, for the Spring 2006 term (Jan. 10 to May 12); March 7, 2006, for the Summer 2006 term (May 23 to Aug. 25). For more information or to download an application, visit www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html, or contact Karen Race, deputy director and intern coordinator in the office of White House Personnel, at (202) 456-2310 or at intern_application@whitehouse.gov.
