Sleepless in Asoke? Curl Up at Bangkok’s 1st Nap Lounge
BANGKOK — Late nights? Red-eye flight? Suffering a creative block or merciless traffic at Asoke intersection? Sometimes it’s best to catch some sleep before getting on with life.
Friday: Filmmaker Apichatpong’s First to Screen in Thonglor
BANGKOK — It’s a rare chance to see internationally acclaimed filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s films in Thailand. But his very first feature will be show Friday along with other five independent movies for free this weekend.
Lynch’s Surreal Shocker ‘Eraserhead’ to Show in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Whether still agape and confused by the end of “Twin Peaks: The Return” or a David Lynch neophyte, go back to the beginning of his cinematic lost highway when his first feature screens later this month in Bangkok.
Censors Pulled Thai Film Due to Crying Monk Scene
BANGKOK — A monk despairing at his ex-girlfriend’s funeral is the scene that caused a Thai film to be censored just days before its...
Watch Czech Noir Film on Cold War Trials Next Week
BANGKOK — Prepare for a Saturday thrill next week when a noir Czech film screens at a downtown venue as part of the Contemporary...
Join Week-Long Rooftop Celebration of Thai Craft Beer
BANGKOK — It’s been a big year for Thai craft beer. From sun-dried banana-brewed beer and the country’s first legal honey wine, the domestic variety has gone from meh to “more please.”
Wonderfruit Lineup Adds Lianne La Havas, Others (Rescheduled)
PATTAYA — Soul sensation Lianne La Havas is among the second batch of acts announced for the third edition of Wonderfruit to be held in December.
Citing Govt Review Process, Organizers Cancel LGBT Film Fest
BANGKOK — The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival canceled its third edition scheduled for next month in part due to a censor review process that is increasingly unwieldy and disadvantages independent organizers.
With ‘My Country’s Got,’ Thai Rap Voices Rare Dissent Against Junta
A rap video criticizing the junta had been watched nearly a million times on Facebook and YouTube as of Wednesday, less than 24 hours after its release.
With Two Bikes and One Mission, London Duo Pedal and Play to BKK
BANGKOK — Chanted Indian prayers, flute notes from a Tajik funerary dirge and a chirping crosswalk button near Bangkok’s Giant Swing.
