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Wise Kwai's Bangkok Cinema Scene
What's playing in Bangkok cinemas?
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Wednesday , April 2 , 2008
Syndromes and a Century: Thailand's Edition opens on April 10
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 417 , 23:42:43   | Category : culture   cinema scene   Thai film   Censorship and ratings   politics   Censorship Watch  
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With scratched black film-reel leader and silence to replace the parts the censors cut out, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Syndromes and a Century will be released on April 10 for a limited run at Siam Paragon.This will likely be the only way to see the special Thailand's Edition. The cultural authorities should be proud to have something so exclusive, and they had a hand in it, so congratulations are i....


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Monday , February 18 , 2008
Censorship Watch: Charlie Wilson's War, American Gangster, Sweeney Todd
Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 729 , 23:47:29   | Category : Censorship Watch  
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Censorship Watch is a new effort to track known instances of censorship of films being shown in Thailand's cinemas.If audiences realize that the films are censored, they might think twice about seeing them. Once the cinema chains and film distributors realize they are loosing money, then they will be the ones to call for a change in the way films are treated in Thailand, hold the Ministry of Culture ....


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