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The Silent Film Festival keeps echoing
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/09/2024
» A rocket-bullet plunging into the Moon’s eye, its mouth pursed halfway between a sneer and a smile. You’ve seen it before, but it’s time to witness one of cinema’s most recognisable images from Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) in its colour glory at the 8th Silent Film Festival in Thailand, the annual banquet of early cinema hosted by the Thai Film Archive.
Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura dead at 91
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» MADRID - Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura, who hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with his critiques of Franco's dictatorship, died Friday at the age of 91, the Spanish film academy said.
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» TOKYO: Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in Tokyo aged 96, Japanese media reported Thursday.
Blockbusters, arthouse films vie for Oscar nods in crowded race
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» LOS ANGELES - A crowded field including "Dune," "Belfast," "West Side Story" and "The Power of the Dog" will compete for Oscars nominations Tuesday, as Academy voters handpick the best films from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into movie theaters.
A plea for tradition
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/10/2021
» When was the last time we went to a movie theatre? While most cinemas have reopened following months of pandemic-forced closures, I doubt moviegoers are ready to return en masse. As a movie critic who's been mainly working from home for the last 15 months, I miss the ambience of cinema -- the smell of popcorn, the posters advertising coming attractions or the greats of cinema's glory years. I miss finally watching that film on the big screen in darkness, the chilly atmosphere and surround sound that created an immersive experience that can't be replicated in a living room.
French film icon Catherine Deneuve suffers stroke
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» PARIS: The veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve is in a Paris hospital after suffering a small stroke, her family told AFP Wednesday.
Macau rolls out the red carpet for Asian Film Awards
AFP, Published on 25/03/2015
» MACAO - Asia's movie greats converged on the gambling hub of Macau Wednesday as the city rolled out the red carpet for the Asian Film Awards.
Tintin comic cover stars at Brussels art fair
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» BRUSSELS - Intrepid boy hero Tintin stars at one of Europe's top art fairs next week when the original cover of his 1942 "Shooting Star" adventures goes on sale for 2.5 million euros.
Tributes pour in for cinema great Richard Attenborough
AFP, Published on 25/08/2014
» LONDON - Two prime ministers and director Steven Spielberg were among those offering tributes to actor and film-maker Richard Attenborough who died on Sunday aged 90, bringing the curtain down on a six-decade career.
Director and actor Richard Attenborough dies aged 90
AFP, Published on 25/08/2014
» British director and actor Richard Attenborough has died aged 90 after a sparkling career spanning six decades, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Sunday.