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Sunday , December 30 , 2007

2007 in Thai cinema: The DVD releases

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 309 , 16:15:03 | Category : Thai film dvd

Only one Thai film released on DVD in Thailand bucked the local industry's now-standard practice of omitting English subtitles. And the winner is: Me ... Myself.I've not actually picked this one up yet to see what the quality is like. I did like the film. Me ... Myself is the story of a transvestite (and presumably gay) cabaret dancer (Ananda Everingham) who gets amnesia and thinks he might be straig....

Only one Thai film released on DVD in Thailand bucked the local industry's now-standard practice of omitting English subtitles. And the winner is: Me ... Myself.I've not actually picked this one up yet to see what the quality is like. I did like the film. Me ... Myself is the story of a transvestite (and presumably gay) cabaret dancer (Ananda Everingham) who gets amnesia and thinks he might be straig....

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Wednesday , December 26 , 2007

Bangkok Cinema Scene: December 27, 2007-January 3, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 383 , 21:20:23

A pair of crude comedies bring an ignoble end to 2007 for Thai cinema.From Sahamongkol Film comes Konbai the Movie, featuring the usual cameos from the studio's stable of cafe comics. So you can expect Mum Jokmok to turn up, and be yelled at by Janet Keaw. And there's that cross-eyed woman in there, too.Based on a hit television series, Konbai the Movie is a fish-out-of-water flick about some hill-tr....

A pair of crude comedies bring an ignoble end to 2007 for Thai cinema.From Sahamongkol Film comes Konbai the Movie, featuring the usual cameos from the studio's stable of cafe comics. So you can expect Mum Jokmok to turn up, and be yelled at by Janet Keaw. And there's that cross-eyed woman in there, too.Based on a hit television series, Konbai the Movie is a fish-out-of-water flick about some hill-tr....

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Review: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 397 , 19:46:39 | Category : cinema scene film reviews

True to its tagline, “there will be no peace on Earth”, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem goes boldly against the spirit of the festive season, turning holiday movie-going into a bloodbath.Released on Christmas Day, this second film in the vast crossover franchise that has spawned video games, comic books and a legion of followers, has the two alien races turning a small Rocky Mountain town into their batt....

True to its tagline, “there will be no peace on Earth”, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem goes boldly against the spirit of the festive season, turning holiday movie-going into a bloodbath.Released on Christmas Day, this second film in the vast crossover franchise that has spawned video games, comic books and a legion of followers, has the two alien races turning a small Rocky Mountain town into their batt....

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Top 5 Thai films of 2007

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 561 , 18:26:04 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film film reviews Censorship and ratings

This has been a strong, eventful year for Thai cinema, with many great films, but also some troublesome developments in terms of the way the government treats films, with more heavy handed censorship, and now a forthcoming ratings system that still includes censorship and banning as part of the mix. Narrowing down the choices to single out the best film has been difficult. But time is running out, so....

This has been a strong, eventful year for Thai cinema, with many great films, but also some troublesome developments in terms of the way the government treats films, with more heavy handed censorship, and now a forthcoming ratings system that still includes censorship and banning as part of the mix. Narrowing down the choices to single out the best film has been difficult. But time is running out, so....

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Monday , December 24 , 2007

Questions about the new film ratings system

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 442 , 17:14:18 | Category : culture Thai film Censorship and ratings

I'm still pondering over the coming horror that is the 2007 Film Act, which includes a film-ratings system. How will that system fare under a government run by a guy who asks whether a reporter had "sinful sex last night?"For years, Thai filmmakers and fans have been clamoring for a ratings system to replace the antiquated 1930 Film Act, which just censored films. I was clamoring for rating....

I'm still pondering over the coming horror that is the 2007 Film Act, which includes a film-ratings system. How will that system fare under a government run by a guy who asks whether a reporter had "sinful sex last night?"For years, Thai filmmakers and fans have been clamoring for a ratings system to replace the antiquated 1930 Film Act, which just censored films. I was clamoring for rating....

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Saturday , December 22 , 2007

Film ratings law passes. Now what?

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 518 , 04:56:49 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings politics

Among the flurry of controversial laws passed by the military government's rubber stamp Assembly is the new Film and Video Act. The law includes a complex new ratings system:P - Films that are of educational value and should be promoted for Thai audiences.G - fit for general audiences.Under 13 not admitted.Under 15 not admitted.Under 18 not admitted.Under 20 not admitted.Additionally, under the law, ....

Among the flurry of controversial laws passed by the military government's rubber stamp Assembly is the new Film and Video Act. The law includes a complex new ratings system:P - Films that are of educational value and should be promoted for Thai audiences.G - fit for general audiences.Under 13 not admitted.Under 15 not admitted.Under 18 not admitted.Under 20 not admitted.Additionally, under the law, ....

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Thursday , December 20 , 2007

Whither the Bangkok International Film Festival?

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 383 , 19:12:56 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards politics

(The Nation/Thanis Sudto)The Nation today digs into the interesting reading that is the US Justice Department affadavit about Gerald and Patricia Green, detailing not only their ties to the Bangkok International Film Festival, but to various other Tourism Authority of Thailand endeavours as well, including the Thailand Priviledge Card, a calendar book and more.But it's the scandal's effect on the Ban....

(The Nation/Thanis Sudto)The Nation today digs into the interesting reading that is the US Justice Department affadavit about Gerald and Patricia Green, detailing not only their ties to the Bangkok International Film Festival, but to various other Tourism Authority of Thailand endeavours as well, including the Thailand Priviledge Card, a calendar book and more.But it's the scandal's effect on the Ban....

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Wednesday , December 19 , 2007

Bangkok Cinema Scene - December 20-26, 2007

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 248 , 23:07:25 | Category : cinema scene

Nicholas Cage returns for a second episode as intrepid historian and conspiracy theorist Benjamin Franklin Gates in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney, the film series travels along the same path as The Da Vinci Code, bundling together various myths and folklore of Americana, and packaging them for the popcorn-munching cinema crowd.Along with Cage, there's Jo....

Nicholas Cage returns for a second episode as intrepid historian and conspiracy theorist Benjamin Franklin Gates in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney, the film series travels along the same path as The Da Vinci Code, bundling together various myths and folklore of Americana, and packaging them for the popcorn-munching cinema crowd.Along with Cage, there's Jo....

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Bribery scandal hits Bangkok International Film Festival

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 653 , 17:46:41 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards

From left, TAT governor Juthamas Siriwan, actor Michael Douglas, Patriciaand Gerald Green of Film Festival Management, Inc., and director JoelSchumacher at a private dinner at the 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival.A Hollywood producer and his wife have been arrested in Los Angeles, with a US Justice Department statement saying the couple paid more than US$1.7 million in bribes in order to obta....

From left, TAT governor Juthamas Siriwan, actor Michael Douglas, Patriciaand Gerald Green of Film Festival Management, Inc., and director JoelSchumacher at a private dinner at the 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival.A Hollywood producer and his wife have been arrested in Los Angeles, with a US Justice Department statement saying the couple paid more than US$1.7 million in bribes in order to obta....

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Thursday , December 13 , 2007

Bangkok Cinema Scene: December 13-19, 2007

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 408 , 00:07:33 | Category : cinema scene

There are two huge openings this week in Thai cinemas: I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, and The Warlords, starring a triple threat of Hong Kong cinema, Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.I Am Legend is yet another adaptation of the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson. Previous incarnations include 1964's The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Prince and 1971's The Omega Man with Charlton Heston.Smi....

There are two huge openings this week in Thai cinemas: I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, and The Warlords, starring a triple threat of Hong Kong cinema, Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.I Am Legend is yet another adaptation of the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson. Previous incarnations include 1964's The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Prince and 1971's The Omega Man with Charlton Heston.Smi....

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