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One giant leap for womankind
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/09/2020
» Houston, we are ready to launch with the latest Netflix series Away, as it takes its daring crew and audience on an epic journey to outer space. Their destination? Mars. However, this grand voyage comes at great personal cost and sacrifice for the crew who have to reconcile being away from the gravitational pull of home and the people on Earth that have to move forward without their physical presence.
Crossroad of ideologies
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/08/2020
» What is Ratchadamnoen Road like in your memory?
Artistic freedom is free at BACC
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/07/2020
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is currently sponsoring free space to support artists affected by the Covid-19 crisis as part of its BACC Art Space Sharing project. Check out some of the activities that will be taking place at BACC in the upcoming weeks:
Women in action
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/07/2020
» Bombarded by a shower of bullets. Getting shot in the head. A bone-breaking brawl on a plane. The group of mercenaries in Netflix's latest action flick The Old Guard are tough and have been taking hits in their stride for centuries, as they can't be killed. However, the going gets especially tough for its women as the de-facto leader of the group, played by Charlize Theron, discovers their secret has been exposed as she takes on protege Kiki Layne, who is thrust into a new world upon rising from the dead.
Embracing diversity on the screen
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/06/2020
» Thailand and the world have come a long way when it comes to diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression of characters on our screens. On the occasion of Pride Month, Netflix facilitated a talk with filmmaker Chookiat Sakveerakul (Love Of Siam and Dew) and Sanchai Chotirosseranee, deputy director of the Thai Film Archive, where they discussed onscreen representation, visibility and political correctness of today's LGBTI content.
Silver screen's future no longer golden
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/06/2020
» The Bangkok arthouse cinema House Samyan may look a little different today to frequent cinemagoers and cinephiles. Along the corridor of the 5th floor of Samyan Mitrtown, the cinema has placed memorable quotes from movies on the floor to remind people to keep their distance from one another. Masks, hand sanitiser, checking for fever, Thai Chana check-in -- audiences know the drill right from the entrance. But the most noticeable difference is actually inside the theatre itself. Empty seats and rows make sure people sit relatively far from one another. Partitions were installed between seats.
Relish the chase in dystopian Korea
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/04/2020
» Amid a state of chaos, a group of men dream of a better life. Living in a country wrecked by an economic crisis in the dystopian future, they hatch a plan to rob a gangster-run gambling house to grab some cold hard cash. Their new life awaits in another land.
An oasis in the desert
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 20/03/2020
» In Oman, one of the most anticipated events of the year is the Muscat International Book Fair, which was first held in 1992.
Mysteries abound in Kingdom's new season
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/03/2020
» As we hole up inside our homes trying to avoid the Covid-19 pandemic, what better way to kill time than watching an onscreen plague and the living dead rush in faster than people panic buying toilet papers?
Incomplete delivery
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/03/2020
» Letters always carry a certain nostalgic allure in this fast-paced digital age. Gone are the days when we poured our hearts out through handwritten words, waiting with longing and anticipation for the reply. To this generation, letters may represent something of a fascination. A past long gone. A thing to look back on, to miss, but with no functional place in today's reality.