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The Silent Film Festival keeps echoing
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/09/2024
» A rocket-bullet plunging into the Moon’s eye, its mouth pursed halfway between a sneer and a smile. You’ve seen it before, but it’s time to witness one of cinema’s most recognisable images from Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) in its colour glory at the 8th Silent Film Festival in Thailand, the annual banquet of early cinema hosted by the Thai Film Archive.
Artist explores the surreal
Life, Published on 11/09/2023
» Art lovers are invited to embark on a captivating journey into the realm of enchanting characters and whimsical tales during "Yoomoota – Universe About You" which is running at Iconluxe on the 1st floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until Sept 28.
Facing the facts of life
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/09/2022
» When Pratchaya Uthayanin was a third-year student at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts at Silpakorn University, his father was diagnosed with cancer. Pratchaya was in and out of the hospital with his father who went through chemotherapy and other treatments for two years until he passed away. That experience inspired him to create a thesis titled "Signification And Representative Of Death".
Is the media to blame?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2021
» Can you separate fantasy from reality? A lot of people know that the media has a desensitising effect on people, especially children and teens. Whether it's movies, music or video games, the effect of viewing violence can lead to aggression. Personally, these stories have never been a direct issue with me. When I was younger I always wondered why people wouldn't be able to tell which story should stay in a movie or in our imagination, and which is reality. However, we still see more and more news of violence and regular crimes, which is a direct consequence of watching movies and various media.
Masking reality
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/07/2021
» After the coronavirus spread around the world in 2019, face masks became an essential item in people's lives. While a face mask symbolises safety and protection, it can reflect inequality in society and an ineffective government.
Christmas Letter 2019
Life, Father Joe Maier, Published on 25/12/2019
» Along with revered legends like the Archangel Gabriel, who appeared to the Virgin Mary to ask if she would be the Mother of Jesus, we hold dearly to the Star in the East.
White light
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/11/2019
» After the entrance gates closed at 5pm, people waited outside the Chiang Rai landmark of Wat Rong Khun for a much anticipated light and sound show organised for the first time since the temple's 1977 opening.
Festival of glorious light
Life, Published on 18/11/2019
» The night sky above Wat Rong Khun, aka White Temple, in Chiang Rai will become the backdrop for a world-class multimedia show presented during the "Wat Rong Khun Light Fest: Begins" which will kick off on Friday Nov 22 and run until Dec 22.
A month of many traditions
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/05/2019
» Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting, is practised by Muslims around the world, including Thailand. Having begun earlier this month, it is a time for Muslims to practise self-restraint, by not just fasting from dawn to dusk from food, drink, sexual activity, impure or unkind thoughts, and more. Ramadan is also a time of reflection.
All eyes on Asia
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/10/2018
» Asia's premier cine-event took off last night. The 23rd Busan International Film Festival once again draws all attention to the South Korean port city as it hosts the annual showcase of films, especially Asian films. One part to promote the South Korean film industry -- a formidable machine of creativity and commerce -- and one part to reign as a centre of filmmaking activity in this part of the world, Busan has gone through some bumps, political and managerial, but remains steadfast in being in the biggest in Asia.