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Thursday , February 4 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening February 4-10, 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 174 , 14:01:06 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film

My ValentineJust in time to get people thinking about Valentine's Day, My Valentine (แล้วรัก ...ก็หมุนรอบตัวเรา, Laew Rak Kor Mun Rob Tua Rao) opens this week in Thai cinemas.Produced by Five Star, it's by the same trio of directors who collaborated on last year's Before Valentine -- Songsak Mongkolthong (The Screen at Kamchanod), Pornchai "Mr. Pink" Hongrattanaporn (Bangkok Loco) and Seree....

My ValentineJust in time to get people thinking about Valentine's Day, My Valentine (แล้วรัก ...ก็หมุนรอบตัวเรา, Laew Rak Kor Mun Rob Tua Rao) opens this week in Thai cinemas.Produced by Five Star, it's by the same trio of directors who collaborated on last year's Before Valentine -- Songsak Mongkolthong (The Screen at Kamchanod), Pornchai "Mr. Pink" Hongrattanaporn (Bangkok Loco) and Seree....

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Thursday , January 28 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening January 28-February 3, 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 222 , 13:08:33 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards

Tai Hong (Die a Violent Death)Producer-director Poj Arnon gets in on the horror omnibus trend with Die a Violent Death (Tai Hong, ตายโหง), which weaves together four stories that are ripped from today's headlines of the Thai mass-circulation dailies -- the newspapers that generally have bleeding corpses on the front page.Joining Poj are indie directors Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, Chartchai Ketknust and Man....

Tai Hong (Die a Violent Death)Producer-director Poj Arnon gets in on the horror omnibus trend with Die a Violent Death (Tai Hong, ตายโหง), which weaves together four stories that are ripped from today's headlines of the Thai mass-circulation dailies -- the newspapers that generally have bleeding corpses on the front page.Joining Poj are indie directors Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, Chartchai Ketknust and Man....

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Thursday , January 21 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening January 21-27, 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 232 , 12:57:12 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards

Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsThe fact that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is actually a cautionary tale about the culture of over-consumption must have been lost on Burger King. The fast-food chain lined up contestants to see who could eat the most Whoppers in one 12-minute sitting as a promotion for this Sony Pictures Animation feature at the Krungsri Imax. Burger King is selling collectible ....

Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsThe fact that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is actually a cautionary tale about the culture of over-consumption must have been lost on Burger King. The fast-food chain lined up contestants to see who could eat the most Whoppers in one 12-minute sitting as a promotion for this Sony Pictures Animation feature at the Krungsri Imax. Burger King is selling collectible ....

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Tuesday , January 19 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: German Short Film and Animation Showcase

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 959 , 12:17:48 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards

Animation and short films from Germany and elsewhere will be showcased from Wednesday, January 20 through Wednesday, January 27 (except Monday) at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. There are eight programs as well as workshops and discussions. It's organized by the Goethe Institute Bangkok. Screenings are in the auditorium on the fourth floor. Admission is free.Contemporaries – German Animated Film....

Animation and short films from Germany and elsewhere will be showcased from Wednesday, January 20 through Wednesday, January 27 (except Monday) at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. There are eight programs as well as workshops and discussions. It's organized by the Goethe Institute Bangkok. Screenings are in the auditorium on the fourth floor. Admission is free.Contemporaries – German Animated Film....

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Thursday , January 14 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening January 14-20, 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 1075 , 11:27:03 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards

Kru BannokSurasee Patham's 1978 social drama Kru Bannok (The Rural Teacher) is considered a classic of its era, but the veteran filmmaker was never satisfied with it.Now able to take advantage of new cinematic techniques, Surasee has remade his film."I want to complete it like I intended the first time. Today, I have more experience and much better technology at hand. I want to fix the mistakes ....

Kru BannokSurasee Patham's 1978 social drama Kru Bannok (The Rural Teacher) is considered a classic of its era, but the veteran filmmaker was never satisfied with it.Now able to take advantage of new cinematic techniques, Surasee has remade his film."I want to complete it like I intended the first time. Today, I have more experience and much better technology at hand. I want to fix the mistakes ....

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Thursday , January 7 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening January 7-13, 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 370 , 09:08:29 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film

See-Sing ConfirmThe Action Company, which released 5 Taew back in late 2008, helps get 2010 off to a bang with gritty, hard-hitting action in See-Sing Confirm (สี่สิงห์คอนเฟิร์ม).The action-comedy is about a boy (Richard Ghiani) who witnesses a friend being abducted by a child-labor gang. He then gets three of his pals to set the youngsters free. The other stars are "Boy AF3" Sitthichai Pha....

See-Sing ConfirmThe Action Company, which released 5 Taew back in late 2008, helps get 2010 off to a bang with gritty, hard-hitting action in See-Sing Confirm (สี่สิงห์คอนเฟิร์ม).The action-comedy is about a boy (Richard Ghiani) who witnesses a friend being abducted by a child-labor gang. He then gets three of his pals to set the youngsters free. The other stars are "Boy AF3" Sitthichai Pha....

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Wednesday , January 6 , 2010

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Chulalongkorn University International Film Festival 2010

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 405 , 14:57:45 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards

Pawit Mahasarinand, dramatic arts teacher at Chulalongkorn University, again puts together a great line-up of foreign films that are unreleased and under-appreciated in Thailand.The Chulalongkorn University International Film Festival 2010 will screen six films on Mondays and Fridays from January 11 to February 8. They are Caramel from Lebanon, Everlasting Moments from Sweden, Still Walking from Japa....

Pawit Mahasarinand, dramatic arts teacher at Chulalongkorn University, again puts together a great line-up of foreign films that are unreleased and under-appreciated in Thailand.The Chulalongkorn University International Film Festival 2010 will screen six films on Mondays and Fridays from January 11 to February 8. They are Caramel from Lebanon, Everlasting Moments from Sweden, Still Walking from Japa....

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Thursday , December 24 , 2009

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening December 22-30, 2009

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 465 , 11:13:47 | Category : cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings

October SonataOctober Sonata, which opened on Wednesday this week, is a weepy romantic drama that is set in the 1970s.The star is "Koy" Ratchawin Wongviriya, the short-haired actress who gained notice from 2008's love-triangle drama Rak/Sam/Sao (The Last Moment), in which she co-starred with "Pe" Arak Amornsupasiri. The two became an item, but have hit a rocky patch of late, and l....

October SonataOctober Sonata, which opened on Wednesday this week, is a weepy romantic drama that is set in the 1970s.The star is "Koy" Ratchawin Wongviriya, the short-haired actress who gained notice from 2008's love-triangle drama Rak/Sam/Sao (The Last Moment), in which she co-starred with "Pe" Arak Amornsupasiri. The two became an item, but have hit a rocky patch of late, and l....

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Thursday , December 17 , 2009

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening December 17-22, 2009

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 653 , 13:36:10 | Category : cinema scene

AvatarJames Cameron has been wanting to do Avatar since before he did Titanic. Finally, technology progressed to a point to where his vision could be realized.This special-effects-driven hybrid animation and live action epic is set in the future on a far-away moon called Pandora. There, a valuable and rare mineral called unobtainium is being mined to solve Earth's energy woes. The biggest deposit o....

AvatarJames Cameron has been wanting to do Avatar since before he did Titanic. Finally, technology progressed to a point to where his vision could be realized.This special-effects-driven hybrid animation and live action epic is set in the future on a far-away moon called Pandora. There, a valuable and rare mineral called unobtainium is being mined to solve Earth's energy woes. The biggest deposit o....

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Monday , December 14 , 2009

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Thailand's official ratings symbols

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 1145 , 21:39:38 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings

The official symbols for Thailand's motion picture ratings system enacted this year are starting to come into use. They are being used on movie posters, ads, cinema websites and are flashed on a title card before the start of the main feature.The symbols are roughly as follows:Category 1 -- Promote (Rated P) -- For educational films that the government encourages everyone to see. Symbolized by a smil....

The official symbols for Thailand's motion picture ratings system enacted this year are starting to come into use. They are being used on movie posters, ads, cinema websites and are flashed on a title card before the start of the main feature.The symbols are roughly as follows:Category 1 -- Promote (Rated P) -- For educational films that the government encourages everyone to see. Symbolized by a smil....

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