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    2023 ROUNDUP A vintage year for Thai cinema?

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/12/2023

    » There were cheers of jubilation and gasps of disbelief as Thai cinema found itself awash with excitement in 2023. This has been the most successful year for mainstream Thai movies in a decade, a box-office triumph far exceeding all expectations. To many, the 2023 coup de theatre calls for celebration. "We are back!" cried optimistic pundits. But also: "Really? Is it just a one-time cinema party and can we keep the ball rolling?"

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    Old boyz n the Charoen Krung hood

    News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/08/2018

    » The boys once ruled Charoen Krung Road -- the boyz from the hood, sons of Chinese merchants and Muslim roti-makers, rough-around-the-edges teen bred and drilled in the network of sois, who leapt into the Chao Phraya every evening and caught catfish when the river swelled every November, who roamed Bang Rak market when it was still sludgy with vegetable scraps and sneaked into the Prince Rama Theatre when it was still showing, err, adult movies.

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    Beyond the cinematic glitz

    B Magazine, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/05/2018

    » In the past 10 days the seaside city of Cannes has been in the news with noisy fanfare and dazzling colour, led by pictures of bare-shouldered stars sauntering down the red carpet on a daily basis. It happens every year in May, as the world's largest cine-event, the Cannes Film Festival, attracts thousands of journalists, photographers and industry professionals to the Mediterranean resort town made out to become a self-contained universe of glamour. Throughout its 71st edition, which ended yesterday, Cannes once again commanded the attention of the world.

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    Christie's looks for more Thai bidders

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/07/2016

    » Premier auction house Christie's is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. In Asia, the company first held an auction in Hong Kong in 1986, clocking in nearly US$2 million. Twelve years later in 1998, Christie's Auction (Thailand) opened its doors at the then-Peninsula Plaza on Ratchadamri Road.

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    The time for art

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/06/2016

    » Sebastian Errazuriz said that as a child he didn't recall any friends saying they wanted to grow up to become a watchmaker.

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