finishing the game opens in the bay area this friday

Okay, you might be sick of me talking about Finising the Game. Deal with it. The movie opens this Friday, October 19th at The Bridge Landmark Theatre in San Francisco, and the Landmark Shattuck in Berkeley, so Justin Lin and Co. are now doing their grassroots thing on the West Coast, telling anybody and everybody about their little indie movie. Here's another article on the movie from the San Francisco Chronicle: DIRECTOR JUSTIN LIN AT TOP OF HIS 'GAME'

In support of the San Francisco/Berkeley opening (Bay Area represent!), there are several events going on this week... Wednesday, October 17, come meet Justin Lin, along with cast members Roger Fan and Sung Kang, and catch a screening of Anson Ho's short documentary Building a Journey: From Better Luck Tomorrow to Finishing the Game. They'll be talking about all the great reasons you should go see their film, and you can have all your burning questions answered too. This Wednesday, 6:00pm at the Asia Society in San Francisco. It's going to be a cool event, sponsored by the Center for Asian American Media. There will be food there too. Yum. All the event details are on the big-ass flyer above.

Justin and the crew are also making a stop at San Francisco State University to speak to the good people there. The College of Ethnic Studies, College of Creative Arts, Cinema Department, and Asian American Student Organizations invite you to come meet and have a conversation with the Finishing the Game guys this Thursday, October 18, 7:00pm at Knuth Hall. Again, they will have some encouraging things to say.

And remember, the movie opens this Friday, October 19th at the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley and the Bridge Theatre in San Francisco (it was originally going to play at the Embarcardero, but got moved to a bigger theatre due to popular demand). Online ticket sales should be available soon. And if you're in San Francisco this Friday, head on over to Bruce or Bust, the official Finishing the Game opening night party at Club Six. Admission is eight bucks, but free with a movie ticket stub. Disco skeezewear is encouraged. Make your plans, buy your tickets. Be there!