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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening April 16-22, 2015
When Marnie Was There Japan's vaunted animation house Studio Ghibli is reportedly winding things down, with When Marnie Was There being their final feature.Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arietty),...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening April 23-29, 2015
Skin TradeTony Jaa, fresh off his well-received Hollywood debut in Fast and Furious 7, takes the lead in Skin Trade, a gritty crime drama that has the Thai action star teaming up with Swedish bruiser...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening April 30-May 6, 2015
Doc Holiday: 1971Since last December, an initiative branded Doc Holiday has been bringing popular recent documentaries to Bangkok multiplexes. It's given movie-goers a chance to see such acclaimed...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening May 7-13, 2015
Keeta Maha Raja NiphonFour short films by noted Thai directors pay tribute to songs composed by His Majesty the King in Keeta Maha Raja Niphon (คีตราชนิพนธ์).Nonzee Nimibutr directs a story of an...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening May 14-20, 2015
Phi Ha Ayothaya (The Black Death)Zombies! Thai zombies!For his sophomore feature effort, Phi Ha Ayothaya (ผีห่าอโยธยา , a.k.a. The Black Death), director MR Chalermchatri "Adam" Yukol channels George...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Singapore Film Festival, May 21-24, 2015
Wide-ranging views of contemporary Singaporean society are portrayed in six entries of the Singapore Film Festival, which runs from Thursday to Sunday, May 21 to 24 at SF World Cinema at CentralWorld...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening May 21-27, 2015
Song of the SeaA sweet traditionally animated feature from Ireland hits big screens this week with the Academy Award-nominated Song of the Sea, which is inspired by the ancient Celtic folklore about...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Italian Film Festival, June 2-11, 2015
Seven recent acclaimed movies from Italy will be featured in the Italian Film Festival. Organised by the Dante Alighieri Cultural Association with support from the Italian Embassy, the fest runs from...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening May 28-June 3, 2015
The VoicesImpossible to pin down, artist, writer, graphic novelist and children's book author Marjane Satrapi keeps everyone guessing with her latest project The Voices, an offbeat black comedy...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene special: The 2nd Silent Film Festival in Thailand, June...
A welcome new addition to Bangkok's cavalcade of annual speciality movie extravaganzas, the Thai Film Archive's Silent Film Festival in Thailand is back at the Lido and Scala cinemas for a second year,...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening June 4-10, 2015
Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalTwo much-anticipated Thai independent titles from the festival circuit, How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (พี่ชาย My Hero, P'Chai My Hero) and The Blue Hour, will...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening June 11-17, 2015
Jurassic WorldChris Pratt, the clownish slob from TV's Parks and Recreation who got a buff bod when he got his big break in film with Guardians of the Galaxy, takes on an evil dinosaur in Jurassic...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening June 18-24, 2015
Love and MercyJohn Cusack and Paul Dano star in Love and Mercy, an unconventional portrait of singer-songwriter Brian Wilson, the mercurial and mentally troubled leader of the Beach Boys.The narrative...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening June 25-July 1, 2015
MaggieArnold Schwarzenegger is earning terrific reviews for his comeback-career dramatic turn in Maggie, a slow-burn indie zombie thriller about a father who refuses to let his infected daughter...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene special: EU Film Festival, July 10-19, 2015
The annual European Union Film Festival is back for another edition, running this year from July 10 to 19 at SF World Cinema at CentralWorld, screening 18 entries from 14 countries. Tickets are 120...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening July 2-8, 2015
The WolfpackSix unusual brothers, kept locked away in their Manhattan apartment by a stern father and homeschooled by their mother, learned most of what they know about pop culture and life itself from...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening July 9-14, 2015
Y/our MusicUrban and city beats blend in the tuneful documentary Y/our Music, which finally comes to Bangkok cinemas after a spin on the festival circuit.I've seen it twice, and it kept my toes tapping...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening July 16-22, 2015
P’chai My HeroA much-needed fresh perspective in Thai cinema emerges in the indie drama P'Chai My Hero (พี่ชาย My Hero), which is adapted from the short stories of noted Thai-American writer Rattawut...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening July 23-29, 2015
Red Wine in the Dark NightAlong with How to Win at Checkers (Every Time), released here last week, and next month's release of The Blue Hour, fans of Thai queer arthouse cinema have been anticipating...
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Bangkok Cinema Scene: Movies opening July 30-August 5, 2015
Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationTom Cruise says he was "scared s–less" doing his stunts in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, his latest desperate, bravura effort to keep himself and the...
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