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Filming history
Muse, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/10/2016
» Anocha Suwichakornpong's first degree is in jewellery design, but you won't see any gleaming items on her. A small woman with a pixie cut, the film director is more interested in crafting images than making necklaces (or wearing one) -- and that's good for her and even better for us on this side of the screen. On a recent afternoon she showed up to meet us, and the long talk was about film, memory, feminism, frozen ovum, political heartbreak and how the scourge of history has found a way into her latest film.
Gosling's directorial debut misses mark
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2016
» Last year when Ryan Gosling premiered his directorial debut Lost River at Cannes Film Festival, the chorus of boos, ridicule and cynical derision flooded the post-screening tweets and reviews. "Crapocalypse", some succinctly quipped, plus "insufferably conceited" and "folie de grandeur". Referring to Gosling's previous film as an actor, critic Jonathan Romney tweeted: "Let's see [if] God forgives this."
Think global, act local
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/10/2013
» Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928. After years of toiling in Hollywood, the animator joined the vanguard of the talking-picture revolution when he produced Steamboat Willie, a cartoon that synchronised sound and animation featuring the good-humoured rodent that would become iconic (and maybe immortal). Two years later, Walt and his brother Roy licensed Mickey-related merchandise. And from the humble birth of Mickey Mouse 85 years ago, the Walt Disney Company has grown into a massive global business empire with a catalogue of nearly a thousand characters, complete with movies, animation, television, music, games and consumer product divisions. The acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm have expanded the Disney universe and pop-cultural influence, especially among young audiences.