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A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2024
» In a dreary rural town in Taiwan, illegal Southeast Asian workers live a precarious existence toiling away in farms or homes while enduring tough bosses and prying authorities. Most of them are from the Philippines or Indonesia, but there are also a large number from Myanmar and Thailand.
Coppola's Megalopolis leaves Cannes scratching its head
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/05/2024
» Every year the Cannes Film Festival has its hottest gig -- a film so breathlessly anticipated and a justification of the festival's raison d'être. This year, that honour belongs to Megalopolis. Or, to be completely faithful according to the plaque flashed up on the screen, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Fable.
Flying poo saga hits home, naughty monk tries out screenshots
News, Mae Moo, Published on 19/05/2024
» Hermit rescued from decrepit room
Cannes asks: Cinema anyone?
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2024
» To remind us that we're here because of cinema, the 77th Cannes Film Festival did an uncanny double bill on its first day. The festival opened on Tuesday and will run until May 25. On the first afternoon, before the ritzy kerfuffle of the opening red carpet, Cannes screened the first part of the restored 1927 silent film Napoleon, an audacious epic of the French Revolution by Abel Gance, who 97 years ago tested the limits of what cinema could do with exhilarating results (the entire film runs for seven hours; we were treated to the first four here).
TikTok, Universal Music Group seal new deal to return Taylor Swift, BTS, other artists to hit short video app
Published on 03/05/2024
» HONG KONG: TikTok is bringing back many of the world's most popular recording artists - including Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake - under a new licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), even as the hit short video platform faces a sell-or-ban ultimatum from the United States government.
Farewell to a maestro
Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/04/2024
» The world of molam has been in mourning since news emerged that Thailand's greatest phin player Thongsai Thap Thanon passed away on March 20 at his home in Warin Chamrap district, Ubon Ratchathani, at the age of 77. The phin is a two- or three-stringed Isan Lao lute that is part of the trinity of molam instruments, along with the iconic khaen (free reed bamboo mouth organ) and the sor (fiddle).
Flex X Cop star Ahn Bo-hyun in Bangkok for fan meet
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/04/2024
» Ahn Bo-hyun, the lead actor of TV series Flex X Cop, will meet Thai fans at the "2024 Ahn Bo-hyun Asia Tour Fan Meeting – Hello!". The event will be held at the KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre on April 27.
Govt defends its ‘confidence’ in Tomorrowland
Published on 29/03/2024
» The government has defended its stance after the organisers of Tomorrowland, a major electronic dance music (EDM) festival, denied a government statement suggesting that the annual event would come to Thailand, saying the offer was still being studied.
A museum's feminist artwork excluded men. So one man took it to court.
New York Times, Published on 20/03/2024
» MELBOURNE — A wall of vulvas. A performance featuring a recently slaughtered bull. A "poo machine" that replicates the journey of food through the human body.
Jewish film pros denounce 'Zone of Interest' director's speech
New York Times, Published on 20/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Hundreds of Jewish actors, producers and others in the film industry have signed a letter condemning remarks critical of Israel that director Jonathan Glazer made when he accepted an Oscar for his film about the Holocaust.