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A show of strength
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/09/2022
» Over the past few years, American superheroes have dominated the movies in cinemas and series on various streaming services. That is likely to continue since Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe consists of planned releases in 2023 and 2024, while DC Extended Universe also has at least five films to be released next year. Last month, a reboot of the Red Eagle, perhaps Thailand's best-known superhero, was also announced for a planned release in 2024. Guru thinks home-grown heroes need long overdue love from us, so here are some of the memorable ones for your reading pleasure.
Golden Globes group approve bid to take Hollywood award show private
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES: The scandal-hit group behind Hollywood's Golden Globes has approved a bid to spin off the lucrative film and television awards show into a new, for-profit entity controlled by US billionaire Todd Boehly, it said Thursday.
State your vote
Guru, Worada Elstow, Published on 20/05/2022
» It's been nine years since Bangkokians were able to use their voices to elect a governor of their choice. The time has come, for us to vote in the hope of a better Bangkok. However, if you're still on the fence or in the dark about the candidates and their key policies, allow Guru to shine some light on the six leading candidates, according to the Nida poll.
Shock without substance
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/05/2022
» The crime drama rollercoaster Ozark finally ended after four exhilarating seasons. The story revolves around financial adviser Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and his wife Wendy (Laura Linney) who move the family from Chicago to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, to run a money-laundering scheme for a Mexican drug cartel, only to become deeply entangled with local criminals and later the Kansas City Mafia.
Oscar spotlight shines on India's rural women journalists
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» BANDA, India: An all-women team of smartphone-toting, low-caste reporters who chronicle India's hardscrabble heartland may give the cinema-mad country its first Oscar-winning film, after their own story became a critically lauded documentary.
Brave new art world
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 12/01/2022
» With his lifelong passion for politics and social justice, digital illustrator and charcoal drawer Kasidith Nuchjarearn created a non-fungible token, or NFT, that reflects on how society lacks sympathy but is full of corruption.
Off-air Golden Globes to list winners as Hollywood boycott bites
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: "Belfast" and "West Side Story" are among the frontrunners for a drastically scaled-down 79th Golden Globes on Sunday, where winners will be unveiled via Twitter from an untelevised ceremony that is being boycotted by Hollywood.
Forced off TV, have the Golden Globes lost their luster?
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: No stars, no red carpet, no televised broadcast: this year's Golden Globe winners will be announced at a drastically scaled-down ceremony Sunday. But do the awards even matter anymore?
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
AFP, Published on 03/01/2022
» NAIROBI: World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said.
'Belfast' and 'Power of the Dog' top nominations for troubled Globes
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Kenneth Branagh's childhood-inspired "Belfast" and Jane Campion's dark Western "Power of the Dog" topped Monday's Globes nominations, as the troubled awards seek to overcome a dispute over diversity and transparency.