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    In Cannes, it's cinema as usual

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2022

    » After the cancellation in 2020 and a bump to the month of July in 2021 -- with smaller attendance as international travel was still interrupted -- the Cannes Film Festival returns to its usual mid-May slot, keyed up and fully prepped to show the world that it's cinema, and the cinema business, as usual.

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    TPO brings Harry Potter to musical life

    Life, Published on 16/09/2019

    » The first instalment of the Harry Potter film series will be brought to life with music rendered by the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra during the "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone In Concert" at Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol University, Salaya campus, on Nov 23-24 at 5pm.

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    Horror film does double duty as social satire

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/04/2017

    » Hot on the trail of the Oscar-winning Moonlight and half-a-century after Katherine Hepburn gasped at her daughter's black fiancée in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, here comes Get Out, a "social thriller" about a black man trapped in a white horror. These weird white folk voted for President Obama -- they keep repeating that to assure themselves and others -- but their exaggerated civility is more creepy and menacing than ever in Trump-ruled America.

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    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.

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    Family in focus

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/02/2023

    » The Oscars is coming up soon. And while it should be an exciting time for any film lover, I can't help but feel a bit let down by this year's nominations, especially for the Best Picture category. I didn't particularly like the flashy biopic Elvis and I personally thought Everything Everywhere All At Once was way, way overrated. And I have no clue how Top Gun: Maverick managed to get nominated for best movie of the year. So I had kind of lost interest in this year's awards -- until I recently had a chance to watch another nominee, The Fabelmans, the latest film by Steven Spielberg. Suddenly my interest returned.

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    Bill Nighy, master of misdirection

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023

    » British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama Living. He plays Mr Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.

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    'White Lotus' actor would do it all again

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022

    » Not long ago, venerable actor F Murray Abraham wanted to get lunch at a favourite restaurant in Greenwich Village. Unfortunately, the place was overrun by New York University students shooting a film.

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    The way I see it...

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/03/2022

    » Ahead of the Academy Awards on Monday, our film critic shares his thoughts on the big runners.

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    Unlocking the Beeswax wreck mystery

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 24/07/2022

    » In July 1693, a large Spanish galleon set sail from the Philippines with a full cargo load of Asian luxury goods, including silk, porcelain and beeswax. The ship was destined for Acapulco, Mexico, when it veered off course and vanished.

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    Cambodian rock via LA

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/11/2023

    » Los Angeles-based band Dengue Fever has released a new studio album, Ting Mong (Tuk Tuk Records, USA), their first for eight years. The release marks the Cambodian-US band's 20th anniversary since their acclaimed self-titled debut in 2003.

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