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Wise Kwai's Bangkok Cinema Scene
What's playing in Bangkok cinemas?
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Friday , September 14 , 2007
In memoriam: Bobby Byrd
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 574 , 22:21:06   | Category : music  
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Bobby Byrd was the guy heard on James Brown recordings like "Licking Stick", "Sex Machine" and "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved", encouraging Brown's squeals with gruff shouts of "Yeah!"A longtime sideman of Brown, Byrd actually gave Brown his big break, getting his family to sponsor Brown's release from prison. Brown then joined Byrd's band and ended up taki....


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Bangkok cinema scene - Rogue Assassin
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 467 , 22:03:44   | Category : cinema scene  
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Missed one release this week in my earlier roundup: Rogue Assassin, starring Jet Li as an assassin, facing off against an FBI agent played by Jason Statham.I think the failure to get it listed in this week's Weekend is due to the confusion over the film's title. Here, it's Rogue Assassin. Elsewhere, it's War, or just plain Rogue. But under any name, the movie sucks, apparently. It has a whopping 16% ....


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Thursday , September 13 , 2007
Bangkok cinema scene - September 13-19
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 447 , 01:11:27   | Category : cinema scene   Thai film  
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Director Poj Arnon had the idea for the gay action-romance Bangkok Love Story before Brokeback Mountain came out. But since the runaway commercial success of Brokeback, it's a lot easier to get a film like Bangkok Love Story made, now isn't it? The story is about happily married businessman who finds that he's the target of a gay assassin. Suddenly, the guy sees what's been missing in his life - anot....


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Monday , September 10 , 2007
Review: Heremias
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 287 , 17:21:59   | Category : film reviews  
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Nine hours may seem like a long time to sit and watch a movie. And it is. But once you devote that amount of time to a story, how can it not have impact? And the effect of Heremias, after nine hours, is mind-blowing.When I first heard about Heremias, and that it was going to be shown at the Thai Film Foundation's Digital Forum, I only half-heartedly wanted to see it. I was unsure about committing tha....


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Sunday , September 9 , 2007
Review: Phone Mood
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 527 , 00:51:33   | Category : Thai film   film reviews  
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Director/Mood collector: Tanwarin SukkhapisitStarring Warinporn Sukkhapisit, Paradee Tungtan, Jitsukum Puangpech, Nat Vikitsetr, Napas Gloves, Dujdarin Sukkhapisit, Sinut Kamukamakul, Jaruda Mugkun, Ratchana Nimjareonpong, Rojsuwan Promprawat, Sujitra Kemkaew, Walida Chaiyapo, Phannrudee Thoobthong, Ungwara Phuengtham, Stephanie Heringka, Pattaranut AnantasirijindaScreened on September 8, 2007 at the....


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Saturday , September 8 , 2007
Review: The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 955 , 02:08:08   | Category : culture   Thai film   film reviews  
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Directed by Pimpaka TowiraAn Extra Virgin Production, 100 minutesPremiered on September 6, 2007 at the Thai Film Foundation's Digital ForumThe spirits of pre-coup Thailand are revisited in the new documentary film, The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong. Directed by Pimpaka Towira, it's an epic piece of filmmaking, following media-rights activist Supinya on her three-year legal odys....


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