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A feast of documentaries
Life, Published on 16/03/2012
» For the second time, Salaya International Documentary Film Festival will treat doc-heads to a rich diversity of real-life stories from across Asia. Hosted by the Thai Film Archive, the festival represents a growing significance of documentary films as a means of expression and a channel for report and reflection, a marriage between storytelling ambition and journalistic functionality.
A taste of Australia in KL
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/03/2012
» Australia's Future Music Festival is coming to Southeast Asia for the first time, and it has chosen Kuala Lumpur as a landing point. If you're beginning to find the Bangkok dance music scene a bit lacking, then hop on a budget airline to Malaysia this Saturday for a complete dance off.
Frissons at La fete
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 14/03/2012
» It had become a bit too predictable. When La Fete rolled around every year we were practically certain to be treated to some sensuous, wordless, performance. While these imported shows never failed to offer beautiful, even novel theatrical experiences, after years of religiously attending productions staged during the festival I couldn't help craving something more challenging _ both for the senses and the intellect.
Who's the bonniest baby?
Life, Published on 13/03/2012
» Rukluke magazine and www.mommypedia.com are co-organising "Rukluke Smart Baby 2012", a beauty contest for toddlers up to the age of six, with a 70,000-baht scholarship up for grabs.
British flair for French films
Life, Published on 12/03/2012
» Gracious and all-smiling, Kristin Scott Thomas breezed into the opening night of French Film Festival last Thursday and welcomed an impromptu queue of fans, Thai and French, waiting to take pictures with her. Autograph-seekers turned up with posters and programme notes, while functionaries and local starlets took turn posing with her. Ms Scott Thomas then moved into the cinema, where she introduced Sarah's Key, a holocaust drama and the opening film of this 10-day movie showcase.
Party on Ice
Life, Published on 12/03/2012
» Mickey, Minnie and their friends are returning with a new extravaganza on ice that is sure to thrill children and their parents alike during the summer school break.
Cambodian classics re-emerge
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/03/2012
» The Khmer Rouge, headlong and senseless, arrived in Phnom Penh and spoiled the party. During the so-called Golden Age of Cambodian cinema, from the 1960s to the early '70s, almost 400 films were released in the country. A number of them travelled across the border and were screened in Thai cinemas, some gaining the status of popular entertainment, and at least one, featuring a chattering snake and his love affair with a beautiful woman, becoming a classic remembered today by Thais as a lost, distant dream.
Japanese Anime and Pop
Life, Published on 07/03/2012
» All fans of J-rock and anime are invited to the 2nd "Thai-Japan Anime & Music Festival" which features a lot of fun activities including a free concert by famous artists from Japan at the Parc Paragon of Siam Paragon on March 10 and 11 from 1-7:30pm.
Film fest offers French fun
Life, Published on 07/03/2012
» Last week a French film stole the thunder on the home turf of the Oscar, and this week a full range of French cinematic delights arrive at SF CentralWorld for the French Film Festival, one of the highlights of the French-Thai cultural festival La Fete. The Artist has become the most famous French movie of the year, and its humorous spirit will carry over into the theme of this year's festival.