This is for my Chicago friends... Real quick -- the indie comedy White on Rice will be screening this Sunday, December 6 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. Director Dave Boyle will be in attendance for a Q&A, and Goh Nakamura, who has a song on the movie's soundtrack, will play a post-screening set. The basics:
White on Rice + Goh NakamuraHiroshi Watanabe stars as recently-divorced loser, now living in his sister's house, who's hell-bent on getting back into the dating game. The movie also stars James Kyson Lee, Lynn Chen, Mio Takada, Nae and Justin Kwong.
Sunday, December 6th 5:00 pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St. Chicago
Admission: $10, or $7 with student ID
Good times. The screening is part of a series called "New Mavericks of Comedy," featuring some other movies that are self-distributing. For more information about the screening, and to purchase tickets, go here.
