Are We Funny Yet? 8 Bangkok Comics to Battle For Laughs
BANGKOK — The third floor of a Nana area fish and chips restaurant will be given over to a scrum of ambitious burns, dirty jokes, attempted humor and hopefully some clever comebacks.
McDormand Gives Blistering Turn in ‘3 Billboards’
That face. Frances McDormand’s face is one of the first things you see in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and it’s impossible not to be struck by its pure decency.
Get Woke at 4-Day Coffee Fest
BANGKOK — Coffee from around the country will make waking up easier the next three days when more than 100 brands spill the beans at a downtown convention center.
Kiss My Axe: Hurl Deadly Bladed Terror at Bangkok Range
BANGKOK — Got an axe to grind? Put both your mitts around the shaft and raise it behind your head, like you’re holding a back scratcher instead of a razor-sharp weapon. Take a moment to access your deepest rage and then hurl that thing.
Romcom Fever Triples Ayutthaya Tourism: Officials
AYUTTHAYA — Thais have been dressing up in traditional garb and taking road trips to Wat Chaiwatthanaram for photo ops, and a recent historical romcom that’s taken the nation by storm is taking the credit.
Zedd to ‘Break Free’ in Bangkok for Club Tour
BANGKOK — Russo-German electronic dance music producer DJ Zedd will be coming to the city’s nightlife district RCA next month.
Book Review: A Man’s Infatuation With Japan in ‘A Tokyo Romance’
At a time when there still weren't a lot of foreigners in Japan, Ian Buruma moved to Tokyo to immerse himself in the esoteric world of avant-garde Japanese theater and film.
New Sukhumvit Theater Wants to Show Thai Movies Don’t Suck
BANGKOK — Think all Thai movies are big studio teen ghost comedies? Step into a new building near BTS Phrom Pong later this month and get engrossed in gripping true stories and out-there alternative cinema that can’t be found in any “major” cinemas.
Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture
LOS ANGELES — The Cold War fantasy film "The Shape of Water" is the winner of the best picture Academy Award.
Oscars 2018: Peele, ‘Get Out’ Make History With Screenplay Win
LOS ANGELES — Jordan Peele had to dig deep to get the horror-satire "Get Out" to the screen, and his reward was the first original screenplay Oscar for an African-American.
