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A phoenix rising
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/08/2019
» When the Lido Theatre announced it was closing in May 2018 after over 50 years in operation as one of Bangkok's legendary three Apex's classic stand-alone cinemas long known for its unique programming of non-Hollywood titles and old-fashioned architectural style, a thousand fans congregated to bid a final farewell.
Zen and the art of the tea ceremony
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/07/2019
» Serene, slow-paced and oddly affecting. Such is Every Day A Good Day, the latest work by Japanese director Tatsushi Ohmori, a drama that revolves around the meticulously detailed and delicate Japanese tea ceremony. The film is, sadly, the final movie role for Kirin Kiki, the beloved veteran of Japanese cinema. She passed away last September at the age of 75.
Born to Run
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/05/2019
» To music fans, Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai has long been known as one of Thailand's leading rock stars fronting the rock band Bodyslam. In recent years he has become recognised as a heroic figure, a man who ran across Thailand -- from the southernmost to the northernmost points -- raising money for hospitals that care for the poor.
Grim, unrelenting survival story with an outstanding performance by Mads Mikkelsen
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/05/2019
» While Joe Penna's directorial debut is just another film about people stranded in the bleak, unforgiving cold, which has similar elements of other survival movies like Cast Away, 127 hours, All Is Lost, or most recently, The Mountain Between Us, but there's something unique about Arctic that makes the film stand out and feel new.
The grand conclusion
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/04/2019
» There's no denying that Marvel's superhero films have been big for fans all around the world -- at least since 2007, with 21 films, all connected to one another. Not to mention nearly a dozen television shows, countless tie-in comics and games and merchandising options and viral videos, this so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, having grossed over US$18.6 billion (596.1 billion baht) at the global box office. And the epic adventure has now come to its grand conclusion, with the 22nd film, Avengers: Endgame, and it should satisfy all fans of the series.
Pet Sematary rises again
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/04/2019
» The latest film version of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary has finally arrived, 30 years after the first, from co-directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. While there are some new twists, including one fairly major change, the new film stays incredibly faithful to its dark spirit, and manages to rise above the original adaptation.
The story on the wall
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/04/2019
» Despite the fact that the whole story of the Thai classic literature Ramakien and its characters Phra Ram, the Monkey King Hanuman or the 10-faced demon Tossakan have been depicted as mural paintings along the surrounding walls at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha since ancient days, not everyone today could claim to know the entire story or remember every character in the epic, derived from the Indian epic Ramayana.
Shadow selves
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/03/2019
» I wanted so badly to like Us, the second directorial effort by the rising American director Jordan Peele. The movie has so far been receiving quite positive reviews from critics everywhere, largely because Peele's first film, Get Out, was one of the most beloved releases of 2017.
A bucket list
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/03/2019
» Terminal illness and dying have never seemed so cute as in Peter Hutchings' latest dramedy, Departures, about the odd friendship between an emotionally stunted hypochondriac and a terminally ill manic British girl.
Lucky enough
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/03/2019
» Any celebrity would want their face to be seen anywhere, be it press, radio, TV or social media. But sometimes it can be a double-edged sword that could do both harm and good.