Thursday , December 20 , 2007
Whither the Bangkok International Film Festival?
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(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
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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
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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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