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Blonde, bruised and stalked by shark
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/07/2016
» They're hyping this one as "the best shark film since Jaws". Seriously? The muddy psychological waters of the 1970s -- the collective fear and anxiety lurking in the Vietnam War years channelled into a shark -- has given way to the lone, existentialist despair of the iPhone generation of the 2010s. In the Steven Spielberg film, we're swept into the hunters' dark obsession, the exorcism of the demon within and without; in The Shallows we have something much less complicated: survival. And it helps that the person struggling to survive despite being stranded just 200 hundred yards from shore is played by Blake Lively -- blond, bruised, brave, sun-tanned and bikini-clad.
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For your viewing pleasure
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/12/2017
» In a thoroughbred year for film, here are our must-see picks from 2017.
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Lawrence, Psycho and other classics on the big screen
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/07/2016
» After 62 years in AWOL, the restored version of the Thai film Santi-Vina will screen at the Scala this Friday at 8pm. Tickets are now on sale at the cinema, and they're going fast.
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Beauty from the back
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/01/2016
» The nape, that slim passageway between the back of the head and the spine of the body, fascinates Christian de Laubadere. "The nape is what connects the heart and the brain," said the French artist. "It's sensual. It's very fragile, so it's precious." At this point, Laubadere playfully mimes a neck being snapped to prove his point.
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Small-screen superstars
Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/01/2014
» Travelling projectionists once crisscrossed Thailand with their canvas screens and suitcases stocked with film rolls.
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Jobs for the fanboys
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/09/2013
» The opening scene of Jobs, the feeble biopic of the iconic Apple founder, is the one that keeps recurring throughout the film, with varying degrees of hagiographical worship, which is never less than lofty.
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Time capsule unlocked
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/07/2012
» Before photographs of people outnumbered the entire population of the world, having one's image captured on film was a privilege, a real cause for pride.
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