Subway Cinema

Subway Cinema was founded in 1999 by Grady Hendrix, Paul Kazee, Brian Naas, Nat Olsen and Goran Topalovic. Current members include Hendrix, Kazee and Topalovic. Subway Cinema's inaugural event was the 1st ever U.S. retrospective of the cinema of Hong Kong's Milkyway Image. This event, titled "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: Contemporary Urban Cinema from Milkyway Image Productions" was held September 15-17, 2000 at the Anthology Film Archives.

Subway Cinema immediately followed this up - also in 2000 - with the first of several "OLD SCHOOL KUNG FU FEST's," as well as with special sneak preview screenings of South Korea's NOWHERE TO HIDE with Director Lee Myung-se in attendance.

In 2001 and 2002, Subway Cinema continued to grow, holding the 1st ever U.S. retrospective of the cinema of Tsui Hark, the 1st edition of the New York Korean Film Festival (titled "WHEN KOREAN CINEMA ATTACKS! (created in partnership with the newly formed "Korean Film Forum," the 1st New York focus on the cinema of Takashi Miike, and the founding of the popular and critically successful, New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). In 2019, NYAFF became its own entity.

Here is a list of Subway Cinema events held during the organization's formative 1st three years:

2000 EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: Contemporary Urban Cinema from Milkyway Image Productions September 15-17 at Anthology Film Archives.

OLD SCHOOL KUNG FU FEST Plaza Twin Cinema (Brooklyn) (Nov 2, 9, 16, and 30) and Anthology Film Archives (Nov 24, 25, Dec 1,2).

NOWHERE TO HIDE sneak preview with Director Lee Myung-se December 14 at the Plaza Twin Cinema (Brooklyn) and December 15th at Anthology Film Archives.

2001 ONCE UPON A TIME IN HONG KONG: A Tsui Hark Retrospective May 25-28 at Anthology Film Archives.

WHEN KOREAN CINEMA ATTACKS! – New York Korean Film Festival 2001 August 17-26 at Anthology Film Archives.

Special Screenings of LIFELINE and ATTACK THE GAS STATION (co-presented with Cinema Village and Tai Seng Video Marketing/Entertainment; a benefit for the families of firefighters and police who lost their lives in the WTC tragedy) October 11 at Cinema Village (NYC)

2nd OLD SCHOOL KUNG FU festival November 8 – December 15 at Cinema Village (NYC)

2002 SHIRI – U.S. Theatrical release premiere with Director Kang Je-gyu. January 23rd at Village East Cinemas (NYC)

ASIAN FILMS ARE GO!!! 2002 (1st New York Asian Film Festival). April 26-May 2 at Anthology Film Archives.

MIIKE MANIA! August 8-22 at Anthology Film Archives.

IN THE MOOD FOR GORE: 22 Years of Deliciously Evil Hong Kong Cinema November 8-14 at Anthology Film Archives.

For a full record of Subway Cinema events, please visit https://www.subwaycinema.com/category/past-events/