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The power of blind faith
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/11/2022
» No matter how much time passes, there is a conflict between faith and science. The debate has been raging since the dawn of mankind and continues to divide opinions even today. This age-old question is the main theme of Sebastian Lelio's The Wonder, which highlights the debate of what you really believe in through the lens of storytelling.
Lessons for humanity
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/11/2022
» The classic novel All Quiet On The Western Front by German author Erich Maria Remarque documents the brutality of World War I. Those who live in the US are perhaps more familiar with this story as the book is usually required reading as part of high school and university curriculums. While I have never read the book, I have seen the first film adaptation in a big Hollywood production from 1930.
Taiwan through the lens
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/11/2022
» Last week at SF Cinema MBK and House Samyan, the Bangkok edition of the Taiwan Documentary Film Festival in Thailand 2022 took place. Now it's the turn of film lovers in Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and Songkhla to enjoy the same programme with subtitles in Thai and English. Physical screenings will take place at SFX Cinema Maya (Chiang Mai), Lorem Ipsum (Hat Yai) and A.E.Y Space (Songkhla) from today until Sunday.
A daring mission
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/10/2022
» This year seems to be one of clarification for those still curious about what happened during the gruelling rescue operation of a lost soccer team at Tham Luang Cave four years ago. There have been plenty of movies and documentaries covering this topic, from Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's The Rescue and Ron Howard's thrilling drama Thirteen Lives to Emmy-winner Pailin Wedel's upcoming documentary The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave.
Visitors from Middle-earth
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/09/2022
» Amazon Prime's most anticipated fantasy series The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power finally premiered its first episodes on the platform last week, marking a strong start with breathtaking cinematography, excellent visual effects, a compelling story and a huge budget of reportedly US$60 million (2.1 billion baht) per episode, which is twice that of Stranger Things Season 4, and quadruple the cost Game Of Thrones' final season.
Hip-hop stars to delight at Maho Rasop Experience
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 31/08/2022
» As part of a concert series preparing for the return of "Maho Rasop Festival 2022" in November, festival organisers invite music lovers to join the second instalment of "Maho Rasop Experience", which will take place on Oct 12 at 515 Victory, Phaya Thai Road, with a great line-up of hip-hop artists from the country and abroad.
Return of the dragons
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/08/2022
» Three years after the end of Game Of Thrones, it feels good to revisit Westeros as HBO is set to premiere the first season of the long-awaited House Of The Dragon. The new series stars a new cast, including Paddy Considine, Tom Glynn-Carney, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans and more. In Thailand, the first 10 episodes will debut at the same time as in the US, on Aug 22 on HBO GO.
Intersection of two art forms
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/07/2022
» As the first in the Writer In Residence programme, The Peninsula Bangkok has brought poems to life in "Poetic License", an immersive new exhibition by celebrated Thai poet and cultural historian Chiranan Pitpreecha. With diverse content, Chiranan's new poems reflect life, nature, society, politics, philosophy and explore the intersection of poetry and visual art. "Poetic License" is now on view at The Peninsula's gallery space and other public areas and runs until the end of this month.
Passion play
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/07/2022
» I was a little hesitant before going into Pistol, a music biographical drama miniseries, as I wasn't that convinced how the filmmaker is ever going to pull off such a story. The Sex Pistols was no doubt an important group in rock music history, having so much influence on the 70s UK punk movement as well as DIY and indie rock music a few decades later. However, their career was rather short, lasting a little over two years. Most of the news while they were active was rather negative with coverage focused more on scandals caused by the band members' behaviour than the actual music.
Bank caper, South Korean style
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/07/2022
» In the past few years, Netflix and the Korean entertainment industry have taken the country's original streaming content to another level. The phenomenon has impacted not just locally, but worldwide too. With its own solid storytelling style, there's no tale from Hollywood today that Koreans can't do. From the thriller smash hit Squid Game and zombie apocalypses in Kingdom or #Alive to missions in space The Silent Sea and Space Sweepers.