Showing 11 - 13 of 13
'No thanks, I'll take my movie elsewhere'
B Magazine, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 12/08/2012
» Film production costs of 15 billion baht and box office receipts of 15.3 million baht do not equal good business. And that's especially true since cinemas take a 50% cut and you're left with half the revenue. The 2009 romantic movie about two lesbians Yes or No was not a hit with Thai audiences and was only out in theatres for two weeks. In China it had a limited release. In Indonesia it was banned outright.
Il Duce, come-home-now
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/04/2012
» Aung San Suu Kyi was imprisoned for 15 of the past 21 years in her own home. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned several times on many different occasions in South Africa and India. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison.
Painting a picture
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 11/03/2012
» Plainclothes police are staking out the hideout, snipers lock on to their targets from the tops of surrounding buildings and a truckload of Swat team members are hiding nearby _ it's the quiet before the storm. Suspects all accounted for in the hideout, check. Certain evidence confirmed in the hideout, check. Communication lines secured, neighbourhood cleared, weapons locked and loaded, full metal jackets in place, check, check and check.