FAVORITE THINGS IN FEB 2009

FAVORITE THINGS IN FEBRUARY 2009

(in roughly preferential order)


A.FAVORITE FILMS

1.LES AUTRES FILLES (2000, Caroline Vignal, France)
2.HINTERLAND (1998, Jacques Nolot, France)
3.THE ASTHENIC SYNDROME (1990, Kira Muratova, Russia)
4.THE CLASS (2008, Laurent Cantet, France)
5.THE WRESTLER (2008, Darren Aronofsky, USA)



B.FAVORITE THAI FILM

FIREBALL (2009, Thanakorn Pongsuwan)
http://filmsick.exteen.com/20090219/rough-cut-2009
http://blackforests.blogspot.com/2009/02/2009.html
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-fireball.html



C.FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES

1.CHANTAL AKERMAN PAR CHANTAL AKERMAN (1997, Chantal Akerman)

2.CINEMA DREAM, TOKYO DREAM (1995, Kiju Yoshida, Japan)



D.FAVORITE VIDEO INSTALLATIONS

1.ZOOM (Alfred Banze, Germany)
http://www.banyan-project.de/exhibition.html

2.THE GAME (Liu BB, China), which is played simultaneously with a piece of music called BUILDING BLOCK (Will Guthrie, Australia) in the BANYAN exhibition, curated by Alfred Banze.
http://www.banyan-project.de/bb.html

You can listen to a piece of music by Will Guthrie here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0u-733QF6E

3.VALLEY OF JEHOSEPHAT/ VERSION – IN YOUR MIND (2007, Seamus Harahan, UK)

4.NIGHT AND DAWN (2007, Jakaphan Hiransalee, Thailand)

5.”WALL” ON “WALL” (2008, Chol Janeprapaphan, Thailand)



E.FAVORITE SHORT FILMS

1.HONGSA’S SCHOOLBAG (2008, Supamok Silarak, Thailand)

2.FEM-OAK (Matthias Neuenhofer, Germany)
http://www.khm.de/%7eneuenhofer/Baum/index.html

3.ENDLESS RHYME (2008, Tanatchai Bandasak, Thailand)

4.A CHILD BECOMES A FATHER (Juhani Koivumaki, Finland)
http://www.banyan-project.de/koivumaki.html

5.BLIND LOVE SONG (2003, Philippe Laleu, Thailand)

6.FARMER (2009, Sudsiri Pui-ock, Thailand)
http://www.ardelgallery.com/html/detail_exhibition.php?id=34

7.WAY TO BLUE (2008, Supawadee Sriputorn, Thailand)

8.ROSE OF JERICHO (Anja Vormann + Gunnar Friel, Germany)
http://www.banyan-project.de/vormann-friel.html

9.PAUSING IN DIFFERENCE (Sylvia Winkler + Stephan Koeperl, Germany)
http://www.banyan-project.de/winkler-koeperl.html

10. …AND WHILE WE WERE ON AIR (2005, Allsopp & Weir, UK)



F.FAVORITE ANIMATION

FUTURE PERFECT (2003, Top Changtrakul, Thailand)



G.FAVORITE STAGE PLAY

MAHANAKORN 2009 (2009, Taweewat Kamnerdpetch + Paiboon Soponsuwaparp, Thai play)



H.FAVORITE ACTRESSES

1.Piengdao Jariyapun – CRIMES OF THE HEART (2009, Preeda Nobthai, Thai play)
http://theatre4ever.multiply.com/journal/item/20/20

2.Parnrut Kritcharnchai – MAHANAKORN 2009 (2009, Taweewat Kamnerdpetch + Paiboon Soponsuwaparp, Thai play)

3.Dujdao Vadhanakorn – MEMOMENT (Thai performance)
http://crescentmoonspace.blogspot.com/2009/02/memoment_15.html

4.Janya Tanaswangkul – WI-FI 2.0 (2009, Nut Nualpang, Thai play)
http://dechito.blogspot.com/2009/02/wifi-project-version-20-20.html

5.Napak Tricharoendech – CRIMES OF THE HEART (2009, Preeda Nobthai, Thai play)
http://theatre4ever.multiply.com/journal/item/20/20

6.Lena Olin – THE READER (2008, Stephen Daldry)

7.Johanna Wokalek – THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (2008, Uli Edel, Germany)

8.Nateeporn Chuebundit (The Jackfruit Ghost) – MONK AND JACKFRUIT GHOST (2009, Dulyasit Niyomgul, Thailand)

9.Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – EMPTY DAYS (1999, Marion Vernoux, France)

10.Sasithorn Panichnok – WATER TIME (2009, Bhanbassa Dhubthien, Thai play)
http://crescentmoonspace.blogspot.com/2009/02/water-time_22.html



I.FAVORITE ACTORS

1.Mickey Rourke – THE WRESTLER
2.Patrick Dell’Isola – EMPTY DAYS
3.Josh Brolin – MILK (2008, Gus Van Sant, USA)
4.Sean Penn – MILK
5.Emile Hersch – MILK



J.FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

Alexandre Desplat – EMPTY DAYS (1999, Marion Vernoux)



K.FAVORITE WORKS OF ART

1.HORSE WITHOUT RIDER (2007, Nipan Oranniwesna, Thailand)
http://jumpsuri.blogspot.com/2009/01/horse-without-rider-2550.html

2.KASSEL/RATCHABURI (Wasinburee Supanichvoraparch, Thailand)
http://www.banyan-project.de/wasinburee.html

3.UNTITLED (Sokey Edorh, Togo, painting)
http://www.banyan-project.de/sokey.html

4.CITY COLLAGES (เมืองปะติดปะต่อ) (2008, Toeingam Guptabutra + Anothai Nitipon, Thailand)

5.HOPE series (Phyu Mon, Myanmar)
http://www.thavibu.com/burma/phyu_mon/BUR2300.htm



L.FAVORITE SONG

A WALKING CONTRADICTION – Adam Beyer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40UgvtlNYfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCjbLTGbeoU



M.DESIRABLE ACTOR

Brent Heuser in CHICAGO THE MUSICAL (directed by Scott Faris)