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Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 12/04/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Curtains for Chinese opera?
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» "Hurry up," shouted a crew member who climbed up onto a makeshift stage. Casting sidelong glances, performers, half-clad, looked in the mirror and concentrated on applying layers of make-up. Nearby, a motley bunch of musicians and technicians double-checked their instruments. A stream of chatter from a growing audience -- without any partition between the theatre and real life -- put unintended pressure on the band.
Young rapper roars for indigenous rights
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/02/2023
» Just before taking the stage, the teenage indigenous rapper took a deep breath and composed herself, eyes closed.
Singer Aaron Carter dead at 34: TMZ
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Aaron Carter, the American singer who soared to fame at the turn of the millennium with his hit album "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)," died Saturday, TMZ said. He was 34 years old.
French cinema giant Jean-Luc Godard dies aged 91
AFP, Published on 13/09/2022
» ROLLE (SWITZERLAND): Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and the father of the French New Wave, died "peacefully at home" on Tuesday aged 91, his family said.
Do opposites attract?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/08/2022
» Even though two people have different ideologies, they can still get along, right? Sure, but if getting along means falling in love with someone whose beliefs and values are completely different from yours, well then, let's just say that that only happens in movies like Purple Hearts, the latest Netflix drama that provides a spin on marriage fraud between a troubled young US marine and a struggling singer-songwriter who dreams of her big break.
Shakira faces call in Spain for eight-year prison term
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» BARCELONA: Spanish prosecutors said Friday they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion.
£1.4bn music fund founder spurns new music for old hits
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022
» The music industry has rebounded after more than a decade of piracy and songs have become a serious asset class. But that may not help the upcoming artists of today, as the sector’s biggest investors are mainly interested in old records.
The passion of Pasolini
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 10/06/2022
» Pier Paolo Pasolini was born in Bologna on March 5, 1922, and died in a violent, mysterious circumstance on the outskirts of Rome in November 1975. This year marks the centenary of the Italian poet's and filmmaker's birth, and this Sunday at 1pm, the Thai Film Archive will screen Pasolini's first film as director, Accattone, a gloriously austere ode to underclass plight. It will be the first time the 1961 film is screened in Thailand.
How Coppola nearly refused 'Godfather' offer 50 years ago
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Released 50 years ago this week, "The Godfather" broke all box office records, won best picture at the Oscars and introduced millions of fans to a world of mafia bosses, murder-for-hire and cannoli.