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A beautifully controlled chaos
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/09/2025
» One Battle After Another has been the talk of the cinephile world for months and for good reason. Not only does it mark the first-ever collaboration between two giants of contemporary cinema -- Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio -- but it also arrives with a staggering reported budget of more than US$150 million (4.8 billion baht).
Gold standard
Life, Published on 16/05/2025
» On May 13, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes.
And the winner is...
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/02/2025
» The words and the verdicts on Oscars 2025.
OpenAI's search for profit is a risk
Life, James Hein, Published on 26/02/2025
» Is Sam Altman potentially the most dangerous person on the planet? An interesting question. Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company that made the AI that everyone knows as ChatGPT. The original aim of OpenAI back in the day, when Elon Musk was involved, was a fully open-source product that would be scrutinised and controlled by the wider population. In contrast, the focus of Altman appears to be money. OpenAI is currently looking for an injection of funds to make it a fully commercial enterprise. When that is the focus, safety is a secondary consideration and you can end up with Skynet. The current estimate for GAI or AGI (artificial general intelligence) is as soon as next year, but perhaps two to three. Readers will know my opinion on these estimates. So OpenAI may just as well now be called ClosedAI because it's all about the potential income and is really one of the potentially dangerous AI platforms available today.
2024 movie moments
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/12/2024
» The past year was surprisingly fantastic for Thai cinema, and a pretty good one for the rest of the world too.
The man with the killer shorts
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/11/2024
» The strongest brands usually have a hero product they are instantly recognised for. Hermès has their Birkin bags, Burberry is known for their trench coats and Porsche's 911 sports car is a classic that continues to be coveted.
Catch the late Donald Sutherland in these films
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/06/2024
» There is more to Donald Sutherland than President Snow. Although the veteran actor who died last week was most recently known for his role in The Hunger Games franchise (2012-2015), Sutherland actually starred in many films and won 24 awards, including an Honorary Oscar in 2018. He also won a Primetime Emmy in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the miniseries Citizen X.
Neilson Hays Library to screen Irish film
Life, Published on 04/06/2024
» Neilson Hays Library in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland presents a special screening of That They May Face The Rising Sun, tomorrow at 6.30pm.
Love, beauty, violence
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/05/2024
» Last year, the world embraced Barbie and Poor Things, two outstanding films that tapped into the state of female consciousness in the 21st century. At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which ends tomorrow, women-driven stories of all stripes are pushed further up (or down) the emotional spectrum. A noticeable number of titles premiering at the influential festival feature female protagonists in varying states of joy and distress -- and to varying results. Powerful acting by female talent also injects life and spirit into those stories, hailing from all corners of the Earth.
A pioneer in her field
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 28/12/2022
» Eminent conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramovic will be in Bangkok to give a lecture on "The History Of Long Durational Works Of Art And MAI". Over the past 50 years, Abramovic has earned worldwide acclaim as a pioneer of performance art. She has consistently tested the limits of her physical and mental endurance. Abramovic participated in previous Bangkok Art Biennales in 2018 and 2020. For this edition on the theme of "CHAOS: CALM", she is showing nine stunning video works, two of which were created in Thailand.