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Old ways in modern times
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/03/2021
» FROM NOVEL TO SCREEN
Bride in a box, thief's bluffing act, singer goes for broke
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/11/2020
» Dying bride gets her wish
Kao wants song scrubbed, Grab spurns sex, scam falls flat
News, Mae Moo, Published on 04/10/2020
» YouTube hit sparks row
Not the usual fare
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/10/2018
» Two idiosyncratic filmgoing options for fans of Thai cinema — one classic, one contemporary
In praise of mangoes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/04/2018
» At this very minute, no fruit dominates Thailand's food scene like the mango. The juicy, brightly yellow flesh of the fully ripe fruit, typically accompanied by sweet sticky rice, is regarded as the gastronomic holy grail for the summer season by many aficionados, locals and visitors alike.
Alternative screenings this weekend
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/09/2016
» As the multiplexes are dominated by the big Thai film Fanday, two screenings this weekend should provide alternatives for Bangkok moviegoers. First, David Lean's Doctor Zhivago will play at the Scala on Sunday at noon, then a set of nine short films addressing the issue of legal reform will be screened at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre at 3pm.
Say hello to 'Buppha Arigato'
B Magazine, Duangkamol Panya, Published on 01/05/2016
» Buppha Arigato is meant to send a chill down the spines of the audience, but it also did that for the cast and crew. On location in Japan, the temperature was well below freezing as they went about filming a scene on a ski slope.
Big laughs
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 20/10/2015
» Sathan Koomgate doesn't know Peter Dinklage, though they share a profession and a physical condition. Dinklage, a dwarf and the beloved star of Game Of Thrones, won an Emmy for best supporting actor last month for playing Tyrion Lannister in the hit series. Sathan doesn't dream of such glory, content that his abnormal stature gives him a livelihood as a more simple form of entertainer.
Evocative hymn to Thai rice
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/01/2015
» This is the film you simply have to see this weekend. Uruphong Raksasad's Pleng Khong Kao (The Songs Of Rice) is a lyrical poetry of image and sound, as beautiful as 19th-century pastoral paintings and as evocative as murmured hymns. In a compact 75 minutes, we see muddied beasts stomping the paddies and whirring tractors aglow with nocturnal eyes; we hear the chanting for the Rice Goddess and rhythmic windpipe numbers for the harvest dance. We even marvel, unlikely as it seems, at a zonk-out sci-fi rendition of a northeastern rocket festival, ablaze with fire and sparks and songs and joy.