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Thursday , October 9 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening October 9-15, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 60 , 11:37:36 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings

E-Tim Tay NaeActor-comedian Udom "Nose" Taepanich originally wrote E-Tim Tay Nae as a globetrotting action adventure, with a budget of 70 million baht.Locations would have included Japan, China and Vietnam, with a closing climax that involved blowing up the Taj Mahal in India.Directed by Yuthlert Sippapak, the film has undergone a number of changes as it was picked up for production by Saha....

E-Tim Tay NaeActor-comedian Udom "Nose" Taepanich originally wrote E-Tim Tay Nae as a globetrotting action adventure, with a budget of 70 million baht.Locations would have included Japan, China and Vietnam, with a closing climax that involved blowing up the Taj Mahal in India.Directed by Yuthlert Sippapak, the film has undergone a number of changes as it was picked up for production by Saha....

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Tuesday , October 7 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Upcoming movie - E-Tim Tay Nae

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 63 , 20:57:14 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film

Note: The following is reprinted from Daily Xpress, September 9, 2008, Page 6:A 'Nose' for loveA top comedian and a leading director turn an action project into a romantic comedyBy Kitchana LersakvanitchakulDaily XpressWhen moviegoerss pack into theatres next month for "E-Tim Tay Nae", the first collaboration between director Yuthlert "Tom" Sippapak and comedian Udom "Nose&qu....

Note: The following is reprinted from Daily Xpress, September 9, 2008, Page 6:A 'Nose' for loveA top comedian and a leading director turn an action project into a romantic comedyBy Kitchana LersakvanitchakulDaily XpressWhen moviegoerss pack into theatres next month for "E-Tim Tay Nae", the first collaboration between director Yuthlert "Tom" Sippapak and comedian Udom "Nose&qu....

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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Remembering Mitr Chaibancha

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 53 , 17:39:17 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film

Thirty-eight years ago today, on October 8, 1970, at Dongtan Beach, Jomtien, Pattaya, movie star Mitr Chaibancha was filming the final stunt for his latest film, Golden Eagle (Insee Thong).He grabbed onto the rope ladder of a helicopter, and was borne off into the sunset, with the aircraft climbing higher and higher as the action star dangled. He lost his grip and fell to the ground.He was 36 years o....

Thirty-eight years ago today, on October 8, 1970, at Dongtan Beach, Jomtien, Pattaya, movie star Mitr Chaibancha was filming the final stunt for his latest film, Golden Eagle (Insee Thong).He grabbed onto the rope ladder of a helicopter, and was borne off into the sunset, with the aircraft climbing higher and higher as the action star dangled. He lost his grip and fell to the ground.He was 36 years o....

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Thursday , October 2 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening October 2-8, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 167 , 23:28:48 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film

Luang Phee Theng 2 Roon Ha Rumruay (The Holy Man 2)Luang Phee Theng (The Holy Man) was the movie that built Phranakorn Film and made comedian Theng Terdterng (Pongsak Pongsuwan) a bankable leading man.The No. 1 Thai film at the box office in 2005, it earned 141 million baht, beating out Tony Jaa in Tom Yum Goong and the critically hailed Midnight My Love starring comedian Mum Jokmok.Luang Phee Theng ....

Luang Phee Theng 2 Roon Ha Rumruay (The Holy Man 2)Luang Phee Theng (The Holy Man) was the movie that built Phranakorn Film and made comedian Theng Terdterng (Pongsak Pongsuwan) a bankable leading man.The No. 1 Thai film at the box office in 2005, it earned 141 million baht, beating out Tony Jaa in Tom Yum Goong and the critically hailed Midnight My Love starring comedian Mum Jokmok.Luang Phee Theng ....

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Bangkok Cinema Scene: 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok confirms lineup

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 429 , 22:16:37 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film World Film Festival of Bangkok

With one festival just ended, there's another to look forward to.The 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok has just confirmed its complete lineup, and it's impressive, featuring the gorgeous-looking Thai romantic drama A Moment in June as the opener, the Rolling Stones' concert film Shine a Light, as the closer, and a load of highlights that include the Southeast Asian premiere of the Israeli animated....

With one festival just ended, there's another to look forward to.The 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok has just confirmed its complete lineup, and it's impressive, featuring the gorgeous-looking Thai romantic drama A Moment in June as the opener, the Rolling Stones' concert film Shine a Light, as the closer, and a load of highlights that include the Southeast Asian premiere of the Israeli animated....

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Wednesday , October 1 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Ploy at FCCT

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 189 , 19:37:42 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings

Pen-ek Ratanaruang's romantic drama Ploy is scheduled to be shown at 8 tomorrow night (October 2) at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.It's the story of a married Thai couple who have been living overseas and they return to Bangkok for a funeral, and are holed up in a hotel room after a long flight. The husband (Pornwut Sarasin) invites a teenage girl (Saipan Apinya, making her debut) up to....

Pen-ek Ratanaruang's romantic drama Ploy is scheduled to be shown at 8 tomorrow night (October 2) at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.It's the story of a married Thai couple who have been living overseas and they return to Bangkok for a funeral, and are holed up in a hotel room after a long flight. The husband (Pornwut Sarasin) invites a teenage girl (Saipan Apinya, making her debut) up to....

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Monday , September 29 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: PVC-1, Serbis take top prizes at Bangkok Int'l Film Festival

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 144 , 15:22:10 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards

The Golden Kinnaree Awards were handed out at the Bangkok International Film Festival on Sunday night, in a gala banquet and ceremony at the King Power Complex.Main Competition jurors were Singporean producer-director Eric Khoo, Filipino independent filmmaker Lav Diaz and Thai indie director Aditya Assarat. The Southeast Asian Competition juding panel comprised of Pan-Asian leading Ananda Everingham,....

The Golden Kinnaree Awards were handed out at the Bangkok International Film Festival on Sunday night, in a gala banquet and ceremony at the King Power Complex.Main Competition jurors were Singporean producer-director Eric Khoo, Filipino independent filmmaker Lav Diaz and Thai indie director Aditya Assarat. The Southeast Asian Competition juding panel comprised of Pan-Asian leading Ananda Everingham,....

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Friday , September 26 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: JCVD added to Bangkok Int'l Film Fest

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 211 , 23:35:08 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards

Jean-Claude Van Damme has muscled his way into the Bangkok International Film Festival, with his latest work, the critically heralded, warts-and-all self-parody JCVD added at the last minute.It will screen at 8 on Saturday night (September 27).JCVD has been a hit so far at festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, where it came in third for the audience award be....

Jean-Claude Van Damme has muscled his way into the Bangkok International Film Festival, with his latest work, the critically heralded, warts-and-all self-parody JCVD added at the last minute.It will screen at 8 on Saturday night (September 27).JCVD has been a hit so far at festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, where it came in third for the audience award be....

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Thursday , September 25 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening September 25-October 1, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 208 , 10:46:19 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards

The FallIn this visually lush fantasy by Tarsem Singh, the imaginative director of The Cell, a bedridden man (Lee Pace) shares a hospital ward with a little girl (Catinca Untaru). In order to manipulate the girl into stealing morphine from the hospital pharmacy, he tells her a fairytale involving five heroes -- an Indian, an ex-slave, an explosives expert, a masked bandit and Charles Darwin. They are....

The FallIn this visually lush fantasy by Tarsem Singh, the imaginative director of The Cell, a bedridden man (Lee Pace) shares a hospital ward with a little girl (Catinca Untaru). In order to manipulate the girl into stealing morphine from the hospital pharmacy, he tells her a fairytale involving five heroes -- an Indian, an ex-slave, an explosives expert, a masked bandit and Charles Darwin. They are....

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Wednesday , September 24 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Pinoy Cinema in spotlight at Bangkok Intl Film Festival

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 240 , 14:25:05 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards

One thing you'll notice by looking at the schedule of the Bangkok International Film Festival (PDF), and hanging around and listening is a distinctly Filipino flavor.Besides Thailand, I don't think there's another country with a heavier presence in the festival schedule than the Philippines. There are six Filipino films:Jay - The lone Southeast Asian entry in the Main Competition is directed Francis ....

One thing you'll notice by looking at the schedule of the Bangkok International Film Festival (PDF), and hanging around and listening is a distinctly Filipino flavor.Besides Thailand, I don't think there's another country with a heavier presence in the festival schedule than the Philippines. There are six Filipino films:Jay - The lone Southeast Asian entry in the Main Competition is directed Francis ....

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