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The Center for Asian Studies and the International Film Series are pleased to present "Korean Film Series" this week on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campus. On Thursday, October 2, and Friday, October 3, there will be screenings of two Korean films, Oldboy and The Host. On Friday, there will be a lecture before the screening of The Host by two distinguished professors of film.

Oldboy (2003), directed by Park Chan-wook, will be shown on Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Auditorium.

• After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Source: imdb.com. For a complete synopsis, click . (Warning: this may contain spoilers.)

The Host (2006), directed by Bong Joon-ho, will be shown on Friday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium.

• A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. Source: imdb.com. For a complete synopsis, click . (Warning: this may contain spoilers.)

The Host will be preceded by a public lecture by Hye Seung Chung, Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ State University, and David Scott Diffrient, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ State University. The lecture, "The Politics of Transnational Korean Genre Films: Park Chan-wook's Oldboy and Bong Joon-Ho's The Host," will be held Friday, October 3 at 6:00 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium.