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Thursday , September 4 , 2008

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

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 138 , 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 : 104 , 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 : 328 , 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 : 389 , 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 : 440 , 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

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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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Saturday , December 22 , 2007

Film ratings law passes. Now what?

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 538 , 04:56:49 | Category : culture cinema scene Thai film Censorship and ratings politics

Among the flurry of controversial laws passed by the military government's rubber stamp Assembly is the new Film and Video Act. The law includes a complex new ratings system:P - Films that are of educational value and should be promoted for Thai audiences.G - fit for general audiences.Under 13 not admitted.Under 15 not admitted.Under 18 not admitted.Under 20 not admitted.Additionally, under the law, ....

Among the flurry of controversial laws passed by the military government's rubber stamp Assembly is the new Film and Video Act. The law includes a complex new ratings system:P - Films that are of educational value and should be promoted for Thai audiences.G - fit for general audiences.Under 13 not admitted.Under 15 not admitted.Under 18 not admitted.Under 20 not admitted.Additionally, under the law, ....

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Thursday , December 20 , 2007

Whither the Bangkok International Film Festival?

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 392 , 19:12:56 | Category : culture cinema scene Festivals and awards politics

(The Nation/Thanis Sudto)The Nation today digs into the interesting reading that is the US Justice Department affadavit about Gerald and Patricia Green, detailing not only their ties to the Bangkok International Film Festival, but to various other Tourism Authority of Thailand endeavours as well, including the Thailand Priviledge Card, a calendar book and more.But it's the scandal's effect on the Ban....

(The Nation/Thanis Sudto)The Nation today digs into the interesting reading that is the US Justice Department affadavit about Gerald and Patricia Green, detailing not only their ties to the Bangkok International Film Festival, but to various other Tourism Authority of Thailand endeavours as well, including the Thailand Priviledge Card, a calendar book and more.But it's the scandal's effect on the Ban....

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Thursday , November 8 , 2007

Review: The Songs of Eh Doh Shi

Posted by wisekwai , Reader : 423 , 15:22:13 | Category : culture Thai film film reviews World Film Festival of Bangkok politics

Directed by Hta Haw KohProduced by Th'blay PawScreened on November 1, 2007 at the 5th World Film Festival of BangkokWhile the film is probably more suitably confined to refugee-camp workshops and organising meetings, the people depicted in the Karen docu-drama, The Songs of Eh Doh Shi, are yearning to be free.Just before its first public screening in Thailand as part of the World Film Festival of Ban....

Directed by Hta Haw KohProduced by Th'blay PawScreened on November 1, 2007 at the 5th World Film Festival of BangkokWhile the film is probably more suitably confined to refugee-camp workshops and organising meetings, the people depicted in the Karen docu-drama, The Songs of Eh Doh Shi, are yearning to be free.Just before its first public screening in Thailand as part of the World Film Festival of Ban....

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