From Iranian Scares to French Love, ‘Little Big’ Brings Indie Films to Bangkok
BANGKOK — A fearsome Djinn terrorizes a family in Iran’s first psychological horror film, an American drama details a woman’s transition to man, and a poignant Japanese drama about imperfect lives are among films ready to make audiences cry next week.
Cinema Dolce: Watch Splendid Tales From Italy at EmQuartier
BANGKOK — Harvey Keitel and Michael Caine are a pair of faltering creatives while a more surreal couple scour an empty world to repair a broken friend in films to show at next week’s Italian Film Festival.
Parallel But Ever Apart, Worlds Clash Through Body Movement
BANGKOK — A performing artist portrays the essence of a parallel universe through body movement and expression in a work launching Friday.
In Blunt Terms, Govt Reminds Public Weed Still Not Legal
BANGKOK — The military government is urging the public to think again before buying full-spectrum grow lights and reflective mylar to wallpaper their homes with.
Turntablists Spin On at Underground Hip-Hop’s Home ‘Tha Beatlounge’
Outside of the underground scene, many know Spydamonkee as the official DJ for superstar rapper Joey Boy, an occupation he’s had for over 10 years. But his original claim to fame came in 1997, when he he was the second DJ to represent Thailand at the DMC World Finals, a DJ competition where the best turntablists in the world compete for supremacy.
Kafka’s Chimp Apes as Human in ‘Red Peter’
BANGKOK — Would you stop being what you are if it meant survival? Animalism, absurdity and adaptation collide on stage in a surreal physical performance for four days in Bangkok.
Playwright Takes Dark Turn in Puppet Production ‘Little Red’
BANGKOK — Three centuries after Charles Perrault committed fairy tale to page in “Little Red Riding Hood,” a Thai dramatist is adapting it to puppet theater with allusions the next month’s 40th anniversary of the 1976 Massacre.
Make Notoriously Vague Booze Laws More Clear, Trade Group Urges
BANGKOK — When booze law inspectors appeared outside Wichian Inkraidee’s bar on New Year’s Eve nearly two years ago, he didn’t pay much attention to them.
Czech Film Finds Nothing Fair in ‘Fair Play’
BANGKOK — The Rio Games last month showed drugs in competitive sports remain a problem four decades after doping became a matter of international brinkmanship during the Cold War.
Chula Freshman Says Classmates Threaten Him For Calling Out Hazing
BANGKOK — A student activist in his first year at Chulalongkorn University said Thursday he was threatened with physical harm for calling attention to the hazing tactics used on freshmen in the university’s Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts.
