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Remembering Westeros a decade on
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/05/2021
» Time really flies as it's been two years since Game Of Thrones went off the air and exactly 10 years since we discovered Westeros and the fantasy universe for the first time.
Traditionally unconventional
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/02/2021
» Last year saw a rise of virtual concerts as it was the only way musicians could perform live and interact with fans.
A journey full of perils
Life, Published on 18/08/2020
» Siam Sinfonietta, one of the region's premier youth orchestras, is gearing up for its 10th season and has been long overdue to give its 10th-anniversary concert, which has been postponed since March due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, tomorrow the concert will finally take place at the Thailand Cultural Centre at 8pm and it's sure to be a spectacular one.
Four inspiring tales for the price of none
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/10/2017
» The gift of love, kindness and generosity from the late King Bhumibol lives on in the minds of all Thais. It serves as the inspiration behind the anthology film Khong Kwan (The Gift), comprised of four short films by four Thai directors to be screened free of charge beginning Saturday at cinemas nationwide.
A new vision on Siam's enduring symbol
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 26/04/2017
» The elephant and the man, walking down the road to redemption and encountering the wounded and the marginalised, the madmen and the prostitutes. In the film Pop Aye, which will kick off Bangkok Asean Film Festival 2017 this evening (see sidebar), the fine-tusked beast accompanies the lost soul as the duo find their way home from Bangkok to the Northeast.
The gift of reading
Life, Published on 12/12/2016
» It's that time of year when we ask people in different fields to share one book they've read, loved and would recommend as a New Year pressie
Inside the Pixar mind
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/07/2015
» The new Pixar animation Inside Out has opened in the US to a hearty reception (Bangkok has to wait until next month). The box office has been stellar — it racked up the highest opening gross in history for an original feature, i.e. not a sequel or remake — while critics have sung praises to the joyful braininess of the story. Inside Out takes place inside a girl's head, with the main characters the five emotions (Joy, Fear, Sadness, Anger, Disgust). Their adventures, through the colourful cerebrum, becomes a story about the happiness and anxiety of adolescent life. It's just July, but an early buzz for an Oscar's Best Picture nomination has already been heard.
Dazzling, dreamlike Cinderella
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 13/03/2015
» Good old storytelling and a bit of magic is what Disney does best (and should stick to). Let's all just sit back and be dreamy-eyed for a change — everything the Mouse House has churned out with a try-hard dark twist was terribly bland and forgettable (ahem, Alice In Wonderland) — or, in Maleficent's case, like watching an hour-long advertisement for Angelina Jolie.