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Spreading culture through comics
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/03/2022
» Australia is known for diversity and multiculturism. Through comics, 33 Australian artists express their creativity and identity at the exhibition titled "Australian Comics – Promoting Culture Through Visual Story Telling", which is on view at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). In collaboration with the Australian embassy and curator Jakub Mazerant of IllustrateYourLife, this series of retrospectives showcases the best and most original comic art from Down Under.
Pay homage to actor and National Artist Sorapong Chatree by watching classic films
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/03/2022
» Veteran Thai actor and National Artist Sorapong Chatree passed away on March 10 from lung cancer. He was 72 years old.
Vietnam bans new Tom Holland film over South China Sea map
AFP, Published on 13/03/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam has banned a new Hollywood film starring Tom Holland over scenes with a map showing Beijing's claims to the South China Sea, state media reported Saturday.
The return of Leatherface
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/02/2022
» Despite its popularity and cult status, the slasher genre is perhaps the most formulaic of them all. Since the genre's peak in the mid 70s and until today, each slasher movie has stayed true to its original format, without much change in the presentation. Most of these movies usually involves a group of young people on a trip, perhaps to a cabin in the woods, and a serial killer with crazy choices of weapons. There's a lot of screaming and running around and characters making poor decisions that lead to their tragic death.
Hear the tiger roar
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 01/02/2022
» Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have lost their loved ones and become discouraged. Some companies filed for bankruptcy because of business failures. Artists also were impacted by this global disaster.
Riding the South Korean wave
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/12/2021
» Looking back on the year in music, the global phenomenon BTS helped propel the fan base expansion of K-pop groups into the United States. BTS, the seven-member boy band, continues to break recording history and open new frontiers for Asian artists. In March, IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named BTS as its Global Recording Artist of the Year 2020. The septet won over Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who ranked second to fifth place respectively. The boy band was the first Asian artist to win the IFPT Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
Unlocking a city's potential
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/12/2021
» Five years ago, the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) developed Charoen Krung to be the first creative district in Bangkok. Before the old Charoen Krung could become an area of hip café, restaurants, bars and art galleries, people at CEA organised focus groups and listened to opinions of more than 500 local people in the community. To serve the community in accordance to their opinions, CEA decided to work on five projects -- recreating the public riverfront, developing abandoned shophouses, creating green pocket landscape, connecting local alleys and designing signage for walkable districts.
Uncovering family secrets
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/12/2021
» Citizen Dog and Tears Of The Black Tiger director Wisit Sasanatieng returns with his latest effort and Netflix debut in The Whole Truth, a dark family drama with a horror twist that dropped last week and is now a top-five watched film on the service.
A mother's instinct
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/12/2021
» When we think of abusive relationships, our minds often imagine physical violence leading to black eyes or bruised lips, but in reality, there's much more to it than that. It can also involve mental, emotional, and verbal abuse. If you watch the trailer of the new miniseries Maid, it might look depressing or even a public service announcement about domestic abuse but don't let that scare you away because Maid will get you hooked on its plot in minutes. I spent 10 hours binge-watching in one sitting. Maid is one of those shows that has that effect on you. This drama is powerful, heartbreaking, inspiring, and absolutely one of the best shows on Netflix I've seen all year.
Against status quo
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 12/11/2021
» Art is a powerful tool for self-expression and statement-making. In recent years, more and more young artists in Thailand have used their artworks as a way to question or critique the status quo -- politically, socially and culturally. They ask whether what's considered normal in Thai culture should be accepted as the norm. Guru speaks to a few with ongoing exhibitions that push the limits.