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Wise Kwai's Bangkok Cinema Scene
What's playing in Bangkok cinemas?
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Wednesday , February 6 , 2008
Bangkok Cinema Scene: February 6-13, 2008
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 454 , 16:22:31   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film  
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The weekend is under way three days early this week, with Chinese New Year on Thursday and people getting a head start on Chinese New Year's Eve on Wednesday (today).Cinemas are into the spirit of the Year of the Rat with the release of a Chinese film, CJ7, China's first big-budget science-fiction film, written, directed and starring Stephen Chow. This is the much anticipated follow-up to his Kung Fu....


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Tuesday , February 5 , 2008
Review: Chocolate
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 594 , 21:19:18   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   film reviews  
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Chocolate, directed by Prachya PinkaewScreenplay by Nepalee and Chukiat SakweerakulStarring Yanin "Jeeja" Wismitanant, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee, Sirimongkol IamthuamWide release in Thailand cinemas on February 6, 2008; reviewed at press preview on February 4, 2008Rating: 4/5The sweetness of Chocolate, the new martial arts drama by the Ong-Bak/T....


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Monday , February 4 , 2008
Wonderful Town wins at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 501 , 13:49:36   | Category : culture   Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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After their New Currents Win last year at the Pusan International Film Festival, Aditya Assarat's romantic drama, Wonderful Town, and Liew Seng Tat's kids' story Flower in the Pocket, have been named among the three winners of the VPRO Tiger Awards at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.The jury statement said Wonderful Town, a romantic drama set in post-tsunami Phuket, was awarded "for it....


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Friday , February 1 , 2008
Remakes: Bangkok Dangerous, Shutter, The Eye
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 378 , 17:04:57   | Category : culture   Thai film  
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Posters for two Thai remakes have just been released, for the Pang Brothers' Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, and Shutter, which was originally made in 2004 by the director team of Banjong Pisunthanagoon and Parkpoom Wongpoom.I have to say, I'm not enamoured by either of them. Bangkok Dangerous gets the point across - hey, it's a Nic Cage movie! But what city is depicted in the skyline silhou....


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