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Wise Kwai's Bangkok Cinema Scene
What's playing in Bangkok cinemas?
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Thursday , March 27 , 2008
Bangkok Experimental Film Festival: Uruphong Raksasad's Roy Tai Phrae
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 304 , 23:56:15   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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Roy Tai Phrae, a new short film by Uruphong Raksasad, is part of the Doco Loco: Thammachad Tumra/Nature's Recipe program at the 5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival.It will be shown at 6pm on Friday at the Alliance Francaise. The package is "an ethnographic program giving a taste of the diverse food traditions of Southeast Asia that could inspire the maintenance and revival of ancient knowledg....


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Bangkok Experimental Film Festival: Observation of the Monk
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 261 , 00:31:22   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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One of the hundreds of short films at the Bangkok Experimental Film Festival is Observation of the Monk, a brand new work by director Pramote Saengsorn in collaboration with performance artist Wannasak "Kuck" Sirilar, who portrays a Buddhist monk.While Kuck is well known in the theatre community for "her" stage works, Thai action cinema fans might recognize Kuck as the lead villai....


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Wednesday , March 26 , 2008
Bangkok Experimental Film Festival: Bangkok Tanks, Thunska premieres
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 270 , 16:46:24   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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The Bangkok Experimental Film Festival gets off the boat tonight, and heads across town to Esplanade Cineplex.Starting at 6pm, there will be Thunska + Sompot, featuring five works by Sompot Chidgasornpong and indie maverick Thunska Pansittivorakul.Sompot's films are Naoko is trying to Teach Me How to Make "Tonkatsu" in 1 minute and 8,241.46 Miles Away from Home from 2006 and Landscape 101 0....


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Review: Shutter (2008)
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 334 , 14:54:49   | Category : cinema scene   Thai film   film reviews   horror  
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If you've seen the original Thai Shutter, then take of snapshot of it in your brain and cherish the memory. Better yet, get the DVD of the original Thai film and watch it again. A repeat view of the 2004 film will be far more rewarding than watching the laughably dull, half-reheated Hollywood version, which doesn't achieve anything near the suspense and scares of Banjong Pisanthanakul's and Parkpoom ....


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Tuesday , March 25 , 2008
Bangkok Experimental Film Festival launches tonight on Chao Phya River
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 272 , 13:34:27   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   Festivals and awards  
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The fifth Bangkok Experimental Film Festival starts tonight and runs until March 31, with a launch party at Gallery Ver in Bangkok's Klong San neighborhood from 6.30pm. Short films will be screening during 30-minute video cruises that depart Klong San Pier from 8 until 11pm. The cruises are limited to 30 persons each.The festival gets under way on Wednesday at the Esplanade Cineplexand the Alliance F....


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Monday , March 24 , 2008
Review: Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawun (Hormones)
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 415 , 15:52:54   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   film reviews  
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Directed by Songyos SugmakananStarring Charlie Trairat, Michael Sirachuch Chienthaworn, Angsumalin Siraphatsakmetha, Ratchu Surajaras, Chutima Theepanat, Focus Jirakul, Lu Ting Wei, Chanthavit Sunasewee, Thaniya Amaritachote, Sora AoiReleased in Thailand cinemas on March 20, 2008Rating: 4/5Some surprises are in store in Hormones, not the least of which is the presence of a former Japanese porn star i....


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