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As Bangkok Dangerous release near, Pangs are loving Hollywood

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2008-08-31 08:05:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
Bangkok Dangerous , now tipped as the first major Hollywood release of the North America's autumn movie cycle, opens in Thai cinemas on September 4, and elsewhere on September 5 Directed by Oxide and Danny Pang as a remake of their 1999 debut film, it looks to be a Hollywood-tailored reimagining, with big explosions and the unstoppable force of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Bangkok Dangerous in their sights

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2008-04-30 11:12:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok Dangerous is the film that the movie pundits love to hate this season. And they haven't even seen it They are uneasy with Nicolas Cage, whose most recent outings in National Treasure , Ghost Rider , The Wicker Man and Next haven't won him admirers. They aren't convinced the Pangs can deliver a winner, having been disappointed with...
 
 
 
 
 
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Poster contest: 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok

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2008-05-27 13:26:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok will be held from October 24 to November 2 at Paragon Cineplex This year, the festival's marketing squad is reaching out for poster and theme ideas A full-page ad in Daily Xpress has details of the contest Are you someone with creative and original ideas? Enter the 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok by sending us your best design...
 
 
 
 
 
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Produire au Sud project returns to the World Film Festival of Bangkok

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2008-06-25 12:27:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok. This will be the third time for the workshop, which was initiated at the 3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok in 2005. The aim of the project is to support the creation of more independent films by young Southeast Asian filmmakers Two projects are in the pipeline from past years, with the first, O Nathapon's A Moment in June , making...
 
 
 
 
 
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Remakes: Posters for Bangkok Dangerous, Shutter

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2008-02-01 09:20:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, and Shutter , which was originally made in 2004 by the director team of Banjong Pisunthanagoon and Parkpoom Wongpoom I have to say, I'm not enamoured by either of them. Bangkok Dangerous gets the point across - hey, it's a Nic Cage movie! But what city is depicted in the skyline silhouette? This is...
 
 
 
 
 
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Bangkok International Film Festival to be held in September

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2008-05-07 08:38:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok International Film Festival, tainted by a bribery scandal and suffering from organizational problems, has been shifted to September, according to both Variety and Hollywood Reporter Though the exact dates have not yet been set, the festival will likely coincide with the Bangkok Entertainment Expo , which is being put together by the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Still, posters for Bangkok Dangerous remake

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2008-04-03 20:49:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok Dangerous are starting to appear. This one has star Nicolas Cage at the floating market with his "errand boy", played by Shahkrit Yamnarm, who was most recently seen in Valentine as a transvestite who switches bodies with a lesbian. Shahkrit was also in last year's Opapatika There's also a new poster for Bangkok Dangerous . I liked...
 
 
 
 
 
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Love of Siam in Southeast Asia competition at Bangkok Int'l

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2008-09-08 11:44:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok International Film Festival have been leaked, with last year's acclaimed family drama The Love of Siam among the nine-film Southeast Asia competition slate Also revealed is the new Made in Thailand program, which spotlights two "foreign" films set in Thailand -- British director Thomas Clay's avant-garde look at Bangkok's red-light...
 
 
 
 
 
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6th World Film Festival of Bangkok to open with Moment in June; Bashir, Sita and Stones are highlights

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2008-10-02 14:45:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...Bangkok has just confirmed its complete lineup, and it's impressive, featuring the gorgeous-looking Thai romantic drama A Moment in June as the opener, the Rolling Stones' concert film Shine a Light , as the closer, and a load of highlights that include the Southeast Asian premiere of the Israeli animated war drama, Waltz With Bashir In all,...