Oscars: Musical ‘La La Land’ Secures a Record 14 Nominations
History was made across Tuesday's 89th annual Academy Awards nominations, where the retro musical "La La Land" reaped a record-tying 14 nominations and a wave of African-American films, led by the luminous coming-of-age portrait "Moonlight," resoundingly toppled two straight years of "so white" Oscars.
French Artists to Ravish Patpong Brothel With New Perversions
BANGKOK — There are 45 galleries and art spaces to choose from next week for Galleries Night, and then there’s a Patpong brothel-bar which for one night will purvey another form of culture.
Women’s Fights a Strong Part of One’s Expansion Plans
BANGKOK — The head of One Championship, Asia's leading mixed martial arts promoter, is aiming to almost triple the current number of events per year as it chases an ambitious expansion agenda.
Bodies Electric: Japanese Dancers Bring from Tron-Inspired Show
BANGKOK — More than 20 dancers from Osaka will suit up in LED-lit costumes and show off some free-style moves in the dark for the first time in Bangkok.
Fly Windmills and Headspins at Epic B-Boy Battle
BANGKOK — La Fete’s B-boy Battle is ready to break down some moves next month with street dancers throwing down in a freestyle dance battle.
The Temper Trap to Give Bangkok ‘Sweet Disposition’
BANGKOK — Australian rock band The Temper Trap is coming to perform live in Bangkok.
Jazz Legend Chick Corea to Perform in March
BANGKOK — Five original members of the Chick Corea Elektric Band have reunited for the first time in 12 years and will bring their Jazz stylings to Bangkok in March.
Review: In ‘Jackie,’ a Fractured Kennedy Fable
History, lately run amok, is ordered with such tidy, forceful finesse by Natalie Portman's Jacqueline Kennedy in in the piercing "Jackie." Summoning a journalist to Hyannis Port in 1963, not long after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, she coolly sets the record for her late husband's legacy, coining "Camelot" and shaping the mythology. Some details that don't fit the narrative she simply crosses out. "I don't smoke," she tells the Life magazine reporter (Billy Crudup), with a cigarette dangling between her fingers.
Women Fighters to Smash Bangkok as MMA Penetrates Homeland of Muay Thai
BANGKOK — Mixed Martial Arts is kicking deeper into the land of Muay Thai with a tournament to be held March 11 headlined by women and Thai MMA fighters.
Tony-Winning Actress Delivers ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Friday
BANGKOK — Eve Ensler’s renowned “The Vagina Monologues” comes to audiences Friday in Bangkok with a Tony Award winning actress.
