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‘Parasite’ director seeks probe into handling of actor’s case
Published on 12/01/2024
» SEOUL - A group of South Korean filmmakers, actors and industry leaders, including “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho, on Friday called for an investigation into the handling by police and media of drug abuse allegations involving the late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
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£1.4bn music fund founder spurns new music for old hits
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022
» The music industry has rebounded after more than a decade of piracy and songs have become a serious asset class. But that may not help the upcoming artists of today, as the sector’s biggest investors are mainly interested in old records.
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Weapon of choice
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 25/04/2019
» In my army days, we were issued used M1 rifles. They were heavy and either had hair triggers or they had to be pulled way back before firing, by which time the target had moved.
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Brahms, Schumann and a royal tribute
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 06/07/2017
» On July 15, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will feature two giants of 19th century musical history and one world premiere tribute to Thailand's late monarch.
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Director Ang Lee is pushing the tech boundary
Life, Published on 14/10/2016
» In the action movies that Ang Lee grew up watching in Taiwan, it was perfectly commonplace and yet still thrilling to see rivals take to the air and fly at each other as they faced off in combat.
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Not just a pretty face
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/02/2015
» Over the past five years, Nadech Kugimiya has starred in only six soap operas and one movie, Khu Kam, but that's enough to make the Austrian-Thai (with a Japanese name) one of the hottest heartthrobs in the industry today.
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The beautiful game
Muse, Published on 04/07/2014
» Football, claims Keir Radnedge, was “invented in England, perfected in Brazil”. In his latest book Brazil Futebol: Football To The Rhythm Of The Samba Beat, the British author and sports journalist argues that Brazil’s relationship with football is unrivalled, “other nations may be admired and respected for their football but the Beautiful Game is identified only with Brazil”.
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Creating a renaissance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/04/2014
» Throughout an hour spent in the Traditional Thai Art room of the National Gallery, we saw only a few Western tourists walking in and around the stunning red Western-style room to admire several of Thailand’s masterpieces. Within 10 or 15 minutes, those visitors left, then it was very quiet at the “Louvre of Thailand”, the Kingdom’s only state-run museum of art with the largest collection of traditional and contemporary artworks.
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Guilty husbands
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 10/06/2013
» Prolific author James Patterson turns out a minimum of two novels a year, either on his own or with someone from his stable of co-authors. His speciality is crime fiction, and his literary creations include several sleuths _ police detectives and private eyes. Popular characters are repeated. For those that don't catch on, it's a one-off.
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The rough road to redemption
Life, Plalai Faifa, Published on 12/04/2013
» The Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has packed so much lurid material and high melodrama into his latest film, Pieta, that the weakness of its dramatic punch can't be chalked up to a lack of trying. The ease with which it can be shrugged off is especially intriguing because the performances and production values are so impressive.
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