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Thursday , August 20 , 2009

Censorship Watch: Orphan

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 907 , 02:07:34 | Category : Censorship and ratings politics Censorship Watch

Released for a sneak-preview run on August 14, just one week before Thailand's ratings system was put into effect, the Hollywood horror thriller Orphan has been chopped by censors."There are two glaringly obvious censorship cuts in this film as shown here in Chiang Mai, clear for all to see – one having to do with sex, one having to do with violence," writes Thomas Olsen, an avid movie-goer....

Released for a sneak-preview run on August 14, just one week before Thailand's ratings system was put into effect, the Hollywood horror thriller Orphan has been chopped by censors."There are two glaringly obvious censorship cuts in this film as shown here in Chiang Mai, clear for all to see – one having to do with sex, one having to do with violence," writes Thomas Olsen, an avid movie-goer....

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Wednesday , August 19 , 2009

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Siam and a Century at the 13th Thai Short Film and Video Festival

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 423 , 19:46:10 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards politics

Six indie filmmakers express their feelings about Thai culture and society in Siam and a Century, premiering on Saturday night at 6 as part of the 13th Thai Short Film and Video Festival.Letting it all out are Anocha Suwichakornpong, Sanchai Chotirosseranee, Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa, Prap Boonpan, Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn and Nok Paksnawin.The project is inspired by the Spoken Silence program at the 11....

Six indie filmmakers express their feelings about Thai culture and society in Siam and a Century, premiering on Saturday night at 6 as part of the 13th Thai Short Film and Video Festival.Letting it all out are Anocha Suwichakornpong, Sanchai Chotirosseranee, Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa, Prap Boonpan, Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn and Nok Paksnawin.The project is inspired by the Spoken Silence program at the 11....

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Wednesday , August 12 , 2009

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Citizen Juling in limited release

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 644 , 03:32:36 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings politics

As Thailand celebrates Mother's Day (and Her Majesty the Queen's birthday) today, what's perhaps the most heartfelt of movies about motherhood opens in a limited release in Bangkok.Citizen Juling is about a daughter who was an artist and a schoolteacher. She was severely beaten by a mob in Narathiwat province in southern Thailand.In May 2006, as teacher Juling Pongkunmul was laid up in a hospital in ....

As Thailand celebrates Mother's Day (and Her Majesty the Queen's birthday) today, what's perhaps the most heartfelt of movies about motherhood opens in a limited release in Bangkok.Citizen Juling is about a daughter who was an artist and a schoolteacher. She was severely beaten by a mob in Narathiwat province in southern Thailand.In May 2006, as teacher Juling Pongkunmul was laid up in a hospital in ....

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Tuesday , October 21 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Thai filmmakers have Nothing to Say

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 752 , 04:59:04 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards politics

Thailand's political crisis is weighing heavily on the minds of Thai artists. Filmmakers, illustrators, photographers, film students, film lecturers, writers, film critics, bloggers, actors, musicians, play directors, visual and mixed media artists have come together to produce more than 50 silent short films for Nothing to Say, a project by the Pridi Banomyong Institute and the Thai Film Foundatio....

Thailand's political crisis is weighing heavily on the minds of Thai artists. Filmmakers, illustrators, photographers, film students, film lecturers, writers, film critics, bloggers, actors, musicians, play directors, visual and mixed media artists have come together to produce more than 50 silent short films for Nothing to Say, a project by the Pridi Banomyong Institute and the Thai Film Foundatio....

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Thursday , September 4 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening September 4-10, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 834 , 14:34:59 | Category : cinema scene Thai film politics

Sukiyaki Western DjangoProlific cult director Takeshi Miike loosely remakes the classic spaghetti western, with two warring clans in a remote mountain village facing off over rumours of hidden gold. Watch for a cameo by Quentin Tarantino. The original soundtrack is in phonetic English -- which is part of the fun -- and there are hopefully also English and Thai subtitles.Says Twitchfilm.net's Todd Bro....

Sukiyaki Western DjangoProlific cult director Takeshi Miike loosely remakes the classic spaghetti western, with two warring clans in a remote mountain village facing off over rumours of hidden gold. Watch for a cameo by Quentin Tarantino. The original soundtrack is in phonetic English -- which is part of the fun -- and there are hopefully also English and Thai subtitles.Says Twitchfilm.net's Todd Bro....

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Tuesday , September 2 , 2008

State of Emergency: Thai Short Film & Video Festival still on

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 768 , 14:02:35 | Category : cinema scene Thai film Festivals and awards politics

A clash between anti-government protesters and a counter-protest group left one man dead overnight in Bangkok, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency that puts the prime minister and the military in charge of the security situation in Bangkok.As with the protests by the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy, and despite the closure of airports and planned civil disobediance by l....

A clash between anti-government protesters and a counter-protest group left one man dead overnight in Bangkok, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency that puts the prime minister and the military in charge of the security situation in Bangkok.As with the protests by the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy, and despite the closure of airports and planned civil disobediance by l....

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Wednesday , May 28 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene: May 29-June 4, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 960 , 21:57:59 | Category : cinema scene Thai film politics

Two years since the last Narnia film, only a year has passed for the four Pevensie children, who suddenly find themselves back in Narnia where they discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time."You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember," intones the voiceover for the trailer for The Chroncles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.During their absence, Narnia has been ....

Two years since the last Narnia film, only a year has passed for the four Pevensie children, who suddenly find themselves back in Narnia where they discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time."You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember," intones the voiceover for the trailer for The Chroncles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.During their absence, Narnia has been ....

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Tuesday , May 13 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Directors Screen series

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 1114 , 18:52:37 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film politics

A collective of independent Thai filmmakers have joined with SF World Cinema at CentralWorld to bring alternative films to the multiplex masses with the Director's Screen series.It opens on Thursday with Wonderful Town, a romantic drama set in post-tsunami Phuket Province by Aditya Assarat. It's been a favourite on the film-festival circuit since winning the New Currents prize at last year's Pusan In....

A collective of independent Thai filmmakers have joined with SF World Cinema at CentralWorld to bring alternative films to the multiplex masses with the Director's Screen series.It opens on Thursday with Wonderful Town, a romantic drama set in post-tsunami Phuket Province by Aditya Assarat. It's been a favourite on the film-festival circuit since winning the New Currents prize at last year's Pusan In....

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Wednesday , April 2 , 2008

Syndromes and a Century: Thailand's Edition opens on April 10

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 1149 , 23:42:43 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings politics Censorship Watch

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....

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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Wednesday , February 13 , 2008

Bangkok Cinema Scene - February 14-20, 2008

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 1324 , 22:58:19 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film politics

Director Mike Nichols (Catch-22, Primary Colors) and writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) team up on Charlie Wilson's War, offering a satiric look back at a true story of how a filandering congressman (Tom Hanks), a Texas socialite (Juliet Roberts) and a downtrodden spy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) were able to mastermind a covert war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s.By conspiring to s....

Director Mike Nichols (Catch-22, Primary Colors) and writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) team up on Charlie Wilson's War, offering a satiric look back at a true story of how a filandering congressman (Tom Hanks), a Texas socialite (Juliet Roberts) and a downtrodden spy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) were able to mastermind a covert war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s.By conspiring to s....

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