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from the issue of May 3, 2007
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'The Host' continues run on Mary Riepma Ross screen
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival is playing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center through May 10.
"The Host," directed by Bong Joon-ho, is a creature feature with state-of-the-art special effects and poignant human drama rolled into one.
Gang-du (played by Song Kang-ho) works at a food stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ko A-sung), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people has gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge. The otherwise idyllic landscape turns to bedlam when a terrifying creature climbs the riverbank and begins to crush and eat people. Gang-du and his daughter run for their lives but the creature grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the thing apparently is the host of an unidentified virus. Having feared the worst, Gang-du receives a phone call from his daughter who is frightened, but very much alive. Gang-du makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying host.
"The Host" is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.
The Ross will also host "Avenue Montaigne" (rated PG-13) and "Air Guitar Nation" (rated R). Both films open May 11.
"Avenue Montaigne" takes place on the fashionable Paris street from which the film takes its name. People from a theater, an auction house and a concert hall gather in and around a central bistro where Jessica (Cecile de France) has wiggled her way into a temporary job.
Jessica, who has an innocent love of life that captures the heart of just about everyone she comes into contact with.
"Avenue Montaigne" plays through May 24 at the Ross.
A battle of naked ambition played out on the world stage, "Air Guitar Nation" chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars live out their dreams on a quest to become the world champion in a strange world where musical ability plays second fiddle to virtual virtuosity.
As the film un-reels, two aspiring rock legends strum their way towards glory and the coveted national title.
"Air Guitar Nation" plays through May 17 at the Ross.
For more information, including show times, go online to www.theross.org or call 472-5353.
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