Do we shape cities or do cities shape us?
I love that question. I believe it’s a combo but if I had to choose, I would say it’s more towards the later.
In TOKYO!, three visionary directors (Above: Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax and Michel Gondry – directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) come together for an omnibus triptych examining the nature of one unforgettable city as it’s shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and run amok) inside an enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated Japanese megalopolis — the enchanting and inimitable Tokyo.
This past weekend, TOKYO! arrived in New York with a bang; in an amazing opening weekend.
TOKYO! came in ahead of “Watchmen” in the box office competition for highest per screen average in the country this weekend, concentrated on one screen while “Watchmen” went out on thousands. Opening March 6th, the film’s three-day gross came in at $23,460 on one screen (Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema).
The film continues its release with a planned opening at Chicago’s Music Box on March 13 and expands in New York on three ADDITIONAL screens.
THIS FRIDAY
HOLDOVER: New York, NY — Sunshine Cinema
www.landmarktheatres.com/market/NewYork/SunshineCinema.htm
143 East Houston Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 330-8182
3/13: Brooklyn, NY — BAM Rose Cinemas
www.bam.org
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 636-4100
3/13: New York, NY — City Cinemas 123
www.cinematreasures.org
New York, NY
1001 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212.753.0775
3/13: New York, NY — AMC Empire 25 Theatre
www.moviewatcher.com
234 West 42nd St. (Between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY 10036
Showtimes: (888) 262-4386
Guest Services: (212) 398-2597
NEXT FRIDAY
3/20: Pleasantville, NY — Jacob Burns Film Center
www.burnsfilmcenter.org”
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914)773-7663
3/20: Roslyn, NY — Clearview’s Roslyn Cinemas
www.movietickets.com”
20 Tower Place
Roslyn, NY 11576
(516) 621-8488
3/20: Montclair, NJ — Clearview’s Clairidge Cinema
www.movietickets.com”
486 Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 746-5564
www.tokyothemovie.com