Tuesday, June 10, 2008

THINGS EXPERIENCED IN APRIL 2008

THINGS EXPERIENCED IN APRIL 2008

A. FILMS

1.FINAL SOLUTION (2004, Rakesh Sharma, India, A++++++++++)
Thanks to Varsha Nair for giving me this vcd.

2.THE HALFMOON FILES (2007, Phillip Scheffner, Germany, A++++++++++)

3.JE, TU, IL, ELLE (1974, Chantal Akerman, A++++++++++)
Thanks to Vespertine for lending me this dvd.

4.DOOMSDAY (2008, Neil Marshall, UK, A++++++++++)

5.HORTON HEARS A WHO! (2008, Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino, A++++++++++)

6.NOCTURNE (2004, Riccardo Signorell, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434237/
Thanks to Vespertine for lending me this dvd.

7.MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES (2007, Jennifer Baichwal, A+)

8.IT'S WINTER (2005, Rafi Pitts, Iran, A+)

9.MUM (2008, Tanachart Siripatrachai, 8 min, A+)

10.PRAEW (CLOSE FRIEND) (2008, Patchara Eaimtrakul, 10 min, A+)

11.UNTRACEABLE (2008, Gregory Hoblit, A+)

12.THE FUTURE IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE (2002, Mika Taanila, Finland, A+)

13.OPTICAL SOUND (2005, Mika Taanila, Finland, A+)
http://www.migrosmuseum.ch/ausstellung/fs_main.php?object=werke&key=734&lang=en&ausstell_key=96&back=/ausstellung/archiv.php

14.THE LOST TAPE (2008, Thanes Munkasakul, 12 min, A+)

15.THE BOY WHO LOCKS HIMSELF IN SILENCE (2008, Jitpreeda Wongkampan + Nattaporn Paetaisong, 16 min, A+)

16.ELEPHANT GIRL (2007, David Lobser, animation, 4 min, A+)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4dv0z_elephant-girl-by-david-lobser_shortfilms

17.SHANGHAI DREAMS (2005, Wang Xiaoshuai, China, A+/A)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456658/

18.BOG OF BEASTS (2006, Claudio Assis, Brazil, A+/A)

19.4BIA (2008, A+/A)
--HAPPINESS (Yongyuth Thongkontoon, A+)
--TIT FOR TAT (Paween Purijitpanya, A-)
--IN THE MIDDLE (Banjong Pisanthanakun, A+/A)
--LAST FRIGHT (Parkpoom Wongpoom, A)
You can read Wise Kwai's review of this film here:
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2008/04/review-see-phrang-4bia.html

20.IRON MAN (2008, Jon Favreau, A+/A)

21.ALWAYS THINK OF IT, NEVER SPEAK ABOUT IT (2008, Jutarat Pornmuneesuntorn, 6 min, A+/A)

22.RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972, Emilio Miraglia, Italy, A)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068444/

23.HAPPINESS (2007, Hur Jin-ho, A)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1048159/

24.IN YOUR WAKE (2007, David Oelhoffen, France, A)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0792981/

25.ZOMBIE SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (2005, Naoyuki Tomomatsu, A)
Thanks to Vespertine for lending me this dvd.

26.FUTURO: A NEW STANCE FOR TOMORROW (1998, Mika Taanila, Finland, A)

27.A PHYSICAL RING (2002, Mika Taanila, Finland, A)
http://www.migrosmuseum.ch/ausstellung/fs_main.php?object=werke&key=737&lang=en&back=../home/index.php

28.THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA (1971, Paolo Cavara, Italy, A)

29.THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (2007, Jay Russell, A)

30.FOOL'S GOLD (2008, Andy Tennant, A)

31.DREAM TEAM (2008, Leo Kittikorn, A/A-)

32.AN EMPRESS AND THE WARRIORS (2008, Ching Siu-tung, Hong Kong, A/A-)

33.TOKYO TOWER: MOM AND ME, AND SOMETIMES DAD (2007, Joji Matsuoka, A-)

34.LONG KHONG 2 (2008, Pasit Buranachan, A-)

35.ROBOCUP 99 (2000, Mika Taanila, Finland, A-)

36.GHOST COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (2008, Tharatorn Siriphunvaraporn, A-)

37.OLD BOOK (2008, Pathompongs Lomchai, animation, 4 min, A-)

38.THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON (2008, Daniel Lee, A-)

39.VANTAGE POINT (2008, Pete Travis, A-)

40.BAD MONKEY (Thai short animation, A-)

41.EYE (Thai short film, A-)
I'm not sure if the director of this film is Giam Eee or not.

42.PRIVACY (Jate Saitthiti, A-)
http://www.myspace.com/7ate
I can't remember anything in this short film now.

43.ORAHUN SUMMER (2008, Pawat Panangkasiri, A-/B+)
http://www.siamzone.com/movie/m/5053

44.NAK (2008, Nattapong Rattanachoksirikoon, A-/B+)

45.LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (2007, Mike Newell, B+)

46.A RICH WIDOW IS NOT LONG SINGLE (2006, Jose Fonseca e Costa, Portugal, B+)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166871/

47.THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (2008, Rob Minkoff, B+)

48.THE EYE (2008, David Moreau, Xavier Palud, B+)

49.STREET KINGS (2008, David Ayer, B)

50.IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE (2007, Uwe Boll, C)

NOTE: Many short films above are from the magazine FUSE SHOWCASE VOL.2



B. SHOWREELS IN THE MAGAZINE "FUSE SHOWCASE VOL.2"

1.REEL/MONTAGE (Danny Yount, A+)
http://www.dannyyount.com/

2.SHOWREEL SUMMER 2007 (Notactualsize, A+)
http://www.notactualsize.net/

3.FALL 2007 SHOWREEL (Chris Smith, A+)
http://www.dooeydecibel.com/

4.REEL 2007 SUMMER (Hee Bok Lee, A)
http://www.heeboklee.com/

5.SHOWREEL 2006 (EB Hu, A/A-)

6.DEMO REEL (Head Gear Animation, A-)
http://www.headgearanimation.com/

7.SHOWREEL 2005 WINTER (Tanya Weiss, A-)
http://www.tanyaweiss.com/



C.STAGE PERFORMANCE

1.WELCOME TO NOTHING (Nophand Boonyai, A++++++++++)

2.PERFORMANCE BY BOUTO CO OP & B FLOOR IN WHITESPACE GALLERY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (A+)

3.EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC BY "SPACE 360", VISUAL GRAPHIC BY RESET GROUP IN WHITESPACE GALLERY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (A+)
http://savant360.spaces.live.com/

4.PRETTY WOMAN (Preeyachonok, A)
This is also a short performance in Whitespace Gallery One Year Anniversary.



D.EXHIBITION

1.MYTHS AND MONSTROSITIES by Peggy Wauters at 100 Tonson Gallery (A+)

2.THE WAY OF LANNA ARTIST: 4TH PROGRESSION by Pornchai Jaima at Galerie N

3.A FASHION SHOW OF BALLOON CREATIONS by Rie Hosokai at Central World Plaza

4.SATURATED COLORS by Theerayuth Boonmee at Pridi Panomyong Institute

5.13/14/15 by "Team is Work" at Art Gorillas

6.CELEBRATING WORKING LIVES: DECENT WORK, BETTER TOMORROW by Thierry Falise at Central World Plaza



E.FILM AS POLITICAL STATEMENT

SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY: THAILAND'S EDITION (2008, A+++++)

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THINGS EXPERIENCED IN MARCH 2008
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/05/things-experienced-in-march-2008.html

THINGS EXPERIENCED IN FEB 2008
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/05/things-experienced-in-feb-2008.html

THINGS EXPERIENCED IN JAN 2008
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/04/things-experienced-in-jan-2008.html

2 comments:

Frank Partisan said...

Tomorrow I'm seeing a screening of "Mongol".

celinejulie said...

Thank you very much for the link to Louis Proyect's review. It is very interesting. I didn't know before about what happened in Mongolia during the Communist era. The story about Tumurochir is very sad.

I haven't seen MONGOL, but I think the film will be shown in Bangkok soon. As for now, I still think of Genghis Khan as "destructive tyrant", though I have to admit that nearly every tyrant did some good things, too.