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The force is strong with this one
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 04/05/2015
» In 1997, Atis Ruchirawat translated the script of the original Star Wars trilogy for subbing and dubbing in Thai. He didn't need the script, he said. He could recite the dialogue more or less by heart. He even knows the words Greedo and Jabba the Hutt say in their fictional language, though he does not care to speculate whether Greedo or Han Solo shot first. His scope of interest is boxed in by the film itself — he isn't concerned about the numerous spin-offs of the movies or unsolvable hypotheses.
It's that time of year
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2015
» May 17 will soon be upon us, marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
The good life
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/04/2015
» In 1995, eminent banker and Thailand's ex-finance minister Boonchu Rojanastien decided to tear down his holiday home in Hua Hin and turn it into Chiva-Som, one of the world's first wellness and destination spa retreats.
Roll credits
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/04/2015
» On April 2, the oldest active filmmaker in the world died. Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, 107, began his career in the silent film era in the 1930s, took a pause to tend his vineyards during the mid-century dictatorship, and had a resurgence in the 1980s. He kept making films — at least one a year since the 1990s — until 2014. The man was almost as old as cinema itself when he passed away.
The Vikings come to town
Life, Published on 17/04/2015
» For the fourth time, the Embassy of Sweden, in collaboration with SF Cinema, brings Bangkok viewers the "Swedish Film Festival 2015". Eight films will be shown at SF World, CentralWorld, from April 23-26, with English subtitles. Admission is free.
Summer treats to beat the heat
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/04/2015
» Songkran's over but the temperature is still smothering. Stay cool with Life's selection of Thai-owned, home-made novelty ice cream parlours.
Make a splash
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 10/04/2015
» Songkran is not just about the family gathering. As April heats up, people — locals and foreigners alike — are getting their gear ready for the water battle that has become the highlight of the Thai New Year celebration.
Come fly with us
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 10/04/2015
» Shoshi Bromley-Dulfano was taking a stroll one breezy evening at Sanam Luang when she came across a string of purple kites. To her, they looked like jellyfish suspended in the sky.
Ladies, lies and languages
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 09/04/2015
» A pair of screeching nang itcha (female antagonists, literally "jealous women"); a beauty pageant full of eccentric, barely literate contestants; one ballad after another; and a romantic Pretty Woman-like ending.
Beam me up
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/04/2015
» Out of the myriad of shiny, new stores at EmQuartier, a brightly lit one oozes organised and happy vibes. Those who frequent Tokyo are sure to know Beams, a lifestyle and fashion destination established in Harujuku in 1976, selling American duds and imports.