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A brush of talent
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/12/2020
» "The first thing that happens when I enter a meeting room is we all laugh and this is before we have even started talking about work yet," Seatapron "Bell" Korwanichakul says of the lovely clients he has been fortunate enough to work with. It should come as no surprise that this amicable artist, better known as Painterbell, is the person behind the wildly loveable and joyful characters John and Lulu. Seatapron first started drawing a blond-haired, French-looking boy and girl for fun five years ago for his Instagram account. Slowly over time, the cuteness of the sibling duo steadily found their fame, with countless brands, ranging from fashion, furniture, communications to toiletries, who sought his cartoons to add a touch of cheer to their products. Today, John and Lulu, along with their friends and other Christmas characters, are decking out the squares and halls of CentralWorld as well as of other 33 branches of Central across the country.
Swiss inspiration
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 13/06/2018
» Installation artist Arin Rungjaeng has created a sculpture formed by a thousand golden teardrops -- a symbol of the historical relations between Siam and Portugal -- and last year he unveiled a solemn bas relief that commented upon the military past of Thailand.
The virtuous one
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/04/2017
» Liam Cunningham is quite a funny bunny -- a stark opposite of the character he is best known for portraying: Game Of Thrones' dependably virtuous knight, Ser Davos Seaworth. While in Bangkok earlier this month, he unflinchingly munched the head off fried insects at the street stall and gleefully admitted to nicking tiny props from the set every year, be it the small wooden stag or coins from Braavos. He asks the props man first of course, and most of it ends up on his daughter's "wall of awesome" in her bedroom.
Bollywood comes to town
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/08/2016
» Want to try watching an Indian movie but don't quite know where to start? Now's your chance with the Indian Film Festival of Thailand, where you can relive Bollywood's biggest blockbusters for 150 baht per movie, as opposed to the 350 baht that the tickets usually cost on regular release. Perhaps better retitled the Deepika Padukone Film Festival of Thailand (she's in three of the seven films showing), some of the most popular movies from India's Tinseltown within the past three years will be showing at Paragon Cineplex from Aug 22-28. In this event hosted by MVP Entertainment, Zee Entertainment and Paragon Cineplex, the festival's opening will also see flash mob dances and interviews with Thai stuntmen who have worked in Bollywood. Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, author of India Mee Arai Ja Bok, will also be sharing her experiences while studying in India.
King Khan still rules
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 22/04/2016
» For some time now it's been a recurring joke that with this movie "Shahrukh Khan the actor" is back. Devoid of any hammy lines and item songs, Fan does offer a story and script that allows SRK to finally go beyond the soulless, commercial rubbish he's been dabbling in as of late (cough, Chennai Express, Dilwale) and return to the dark beginnings that has made him adored by fans from all over the world. Before becoming the king of romance and entering the undisputed realm he reigns today, he has, after all, made a name for himself by depicting a stalker, creep and psychopath.
Claire Keefe-Fox on the historical fiction she reads when she's not writing it
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/03/2016
» French-American author Claire Keefe-Fox was recently in town to lead a historical-fiction writing workshop at Bangkok Edge and to launch her latest and first English-language novel, Siamese Tears (published in Thai last October). Having garnered popularity for her books about a Greek adventurer turned prime counsellor to King Narai -- Constantine Phaulkon -- her latest historical outing puts readers in the shoes of a young Brit-French belle who witnesses the intriguing games of colonial powerplay between the French and British in Siam in the late 1800s. Revolving around events that led to the Paknam Incident during the Franco-Siamese War, this book is a blend of fact and fiction that comes to life thanks to the author's scrupulous research in academic books, biographies and French diplomatic archives.
Marathi warrior vs Ayutthaya oarsman
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/01/2016
» History need not be boring. Tales of two historical heroes have hit cinemas: Bajirao from India and Pantai Norasingh from Siam, and as rosy (or muddied) as they get upon shape-shifting into films, they are hype-worthy cinematic goodies that rival the dominance of the Force.
Bollywood's still lovestruck by the industry's supercouple
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/12/2015
» You really can't help but think that Shahrukh Khan takes the love the world has for him for granted when he shows up in yet another slapstick-stupid kind of masala where one man can take out a gang of goons single-handedly. The goofy thud and whack sound effects are insufferable, as is the toy-like colour palette of the sets (depending on your level of sophistication), but besides that, this most anticipated Indian blockbuster of the year is not as bad as the trailer makes it look.
Half-baked love story
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 04/12/2015
» The damsel is always in distress during her travels, but that's the way it goes with Bollywood. In Tamasha, when heroine prototype (Deepika Padukone) loses her passport and wallet on the sunny and idyllic isle of Corsica, hero archetype (Ranbir Kapoor) comes to the rescue, and we are thrust into the (life-ruining) delight of a holiday fling all over again -- no names, no strings and in this case, nothing but lies as well.
Money matters. Not
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 12/08/2015
» Playing around with money is not something most can afford to do. Even Yosuke Hasegawa feels a bit queasy at times when folding up his "moneygami", but since they lead to sales that bring in more money, he's wincing a lot less these days.