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Cannes you see it?
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2016
» With Ingrid Bergman gazing from the poster, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens tonight, carrying the usual weight of the world's premier battleground of cinema as art, commerce and glamour.
Leaving a Thai impression
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2016
» Once again, a small Thai film blew over Cannes Film Festival like a graceful lover. On Monday, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery Of Splendour (or Rak Ti Khon Kaen) was screened to a thundering 10-minute standing ovation in the Un Certain Regard section, where the film's elegant formalism and aching beauty, deeply rooted in the northeastern spirit and post-coup reflection, shook up the festival slumber.
Chinese hegemony
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2016
» A gloomy assassin prowls the breathtaking fields of the Tang-era kingdom, while China's awkward march to become a 21st century world power stirs the emotional core of its people. The two Chinese-language films — Mountains May Depart from the mainland, The Assassin from Taiwan — let us savour two distinct sensibilities in the main competition as the world's largest movie showcase rounds its last bend. The awards will be announced on Sunday night, and the two films seem to have a decent chance of winning prizes, either big or small, in a year when the majority of the top-tier line-up leaves much to be desired.
From Tibetan filmmaker, a modern take on his ancient homeland
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» BEIJING - Snow-capped mountains, endless grasslands, smiling monks: Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden's latest vision of his homeland, shot in stark black and white, relegates these to the background.
Stars align for launch of Asia's largest film festival
AFP, Published on 01/10/2015
» BUSAN (SOUTH KOREA) - Stars from Asia and beyond gathered in South Korea's second largest city on Thursday for a Bollywood-flavoured launch of the 20th Busan International Film Festival.
Blanchett lesbian love tale, Holocaust shocker lead Cannes race
AFP, Published on 18/05/2015
» CANNES (FRANCE) - A powerful lesbian love story starring Cate Blanchett and a groundbreaking Holocaust drama emerged as favourites as the Cannes Film Festival hit the halfway mark on Monday.
Japanese manga adaptation kicks off race for Cannes gold
AFP, Published on 14/05/2015
» CANNES (FRANCE) - One of Japan's most acclaimed directors, Hirokazu Koreeda, launches the competition at Cannes on Thursday with a manga comic adaptation he feared another filmmaker might snatch away.
China air quality dire but 'improving'
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» BEIJING - The skies of China's notoriously smog-filled cities saw a marginal improvement last year, according to figures released by Greenpeace Thursday, but pollution remained far above national and international standards.
Winter Sleep, Saint Laurent
Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2015
» A tortured soul who cuts exquisite clothes hits the main Cannes screen, to our supreme delight. "<i>Saint Laurent</i>", a biopic of the French couturier that was premiered here Saturday, floats into the festival with intelligence and sensual poise. It's remarkable that the director, Bertrand Bonello, manages to avoid most of the cliches about a depressed genius despite the familiar arc of the story, meanwhile Gaspard Ulliel, playing the title role, makes Yves a champagne flute that's as fragile as it is unbreakable. The good news is that the film already has a Thai distribution; so just wait for the release date, hopefully soon.
Cannes report: Festival favourites
Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2015
» After 11 days of hits and misses, of expectations fulfilled and dashed, the 66th Cannes Film Festival will announce the Palme d'Or winner on Sunday.