Bangkok Post: Opinion

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Berlin and the Bolsheviks

By Kong Rithdee

Berlin, Feb 10Overthrown kingdoms mark the first two highlights of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, commonly known as the Berlinale. On Feb 9 the festival, taking place amidst the temperature so cruel to tropical creatures that I'd venture to nickname the event the Brrrrrrlinale, opened ...

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• 18 August 2009

  Note on BKK Intl Film Fest

  By Kong Rithdee

  The date is Sept 24 to 30, 2009. The theme, outlandishly, is "Hollywood Glamour". The Bangkok International Film Festival, much maligned by the press since 2004, bounced back to become a fairly respectable movie event last year under the leadership of Thai Directors' Assoc and Federation ...

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• 15 August 2009

  Phuket will get its own namesake movie

  By Kong Rithdee

  Tokyo's got "Tokyo!"; Paris's got "Paris Je t'aime", New York's got "New York Stories" (and many others). Now the southern island resort will get a chance to flaunt its exotic moniker: As of me writing this, Aditya Assarat is shooting "Phuket", a short film ...

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• 08 August 2009

  Bangkok shorts

  By Kong Rithdee

  More Thai movies will go the Toronto Intl Film Fest (see the post below): Four, actually, all of them short films that form parts of the 9-movie omnibus "Charming Bangkok" commissioned by TV Thai. The four shorts are "Silence" by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, "Sightseeing" by ...

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• 07 August 2009

  Southern discomfort

  By Kong Rithdee

  With the mini-showcase of Thai films about the South taking place at Paragon Cineplex from Aug 7 to 9 (hosted by the Tourism Board and the Film Archive), below I've reprinted my article about the cinematic impression of southern Thailand -- with the emphasis on the film I believe to remain a ...

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• 04 August 2009

  Still waiting for film ratings

  By Kong Rithdee

  The wait is becoming a little anti-climactic. Last week I reported that the first meeting of the seven-man rating committee would take place this week. Not so fast. My sources also informed me last week that the first film to enter the rating committee would be the Thai action movie "Jija Due Suay ...

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• 03 August 2009

  Thai films in Toronto Film Fest

  By Kong Rithdee

  It's the biggest cine-jamboree in North America: The Toronto Intl Film Festival takes place this year from Sept 10 to 19. The fest screens nearly 500 films every year and functions as a launchpad for a number of Oscar-hopeful American titles. At the same time, it's considered a prestigious ...

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