Monday, February 13, 2012

THE RIPPLE (2012, Chumpon Utayophat, A+30)

This art exhibition is held at Jamjuree Art Gallery until February 21, 2012. I like this exhibition very much, because some wood carving works in this exhibition make me feel extremely calm. It seems as if some wood carving works in this exhibition possess the power of tranquility, and I'm completely overwhelmed by it. My most favorite work in this exhibition is the wood table called RIPPLES AND LAND NO.1 (2011). Looking at this table makes me feel like meditating.

If I have to screen some films for this exhibition, I would choose these films, because these films are also about water, and their power of tranquility casts a spell on me:

1.FLOW (2011, Chew Win Chen, Malaysia)

2.HIGH KUKUS (1973, James Broughton)

3.PISCINE (2002, Jean-Baptiste Bruant + Maria Spangaro)



























































































Favorite Old Songs 129: I WANT TO BE FREE (1981) -- Toyah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCHEO477u44

Sunday, February 12, 2012

I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN (2012, Prapat Jiwarangsan, art installation, A+30)

http://wtfbangkok.com/index.php/2012/01/13/prapat-jiwarangsan-i%E2%80%99ll-never-smile-again/

This art installation includes a video installation called BURN 19 AUG 2011 (18.5 min, A+/A), but what I like the most in this exhibition is the collaged photo THRONE NO. 1 (A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++).
























































































































Most favorite films I saw in Bangkok Experimental Film Festival 6 in 2012

This list is inspired by Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa's list:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150575745996390

1.COMING ATTRACTIONS (2010, Peter Tscherkassky, Austria, A+30)

2.MADANG BO SAI (1999, Paisit Punpruksachat, A+30)

3.EXPLORER (1968, Pramod Pati, India, A+30)

4.PULSATION (2011, Pieter Geenen, Belgium/Cyprus, A+30)

5.LIFE CONTINUED (1966, Zhuang Ling, Taiwan, A+30)

6.FILM FROM LAMPANG (around 1971, Anonymous, A+30)

7.Found footage of Lucy Mills (around 1930, New Zealand, documentary, A+30)

8.BERNADETTE (2008, Duncan Campbell, A+30)

9.ROGHIEH (2009, Alysse Stepanian, Iran, A+30)

10.THE GARDEN (2010, Ann Steuernagel, USA, A+30)

11.PRAXIS-8 (2010, Dietmar Brehm, A+30)

12.UNTITLED ROAD MOVIE (around 1970's, Winai Euarchukiate, documentary, A+30)

13.STAR (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) (2011, Choi Sai Ho, Hong Kong, A+30)

14.HOME WORK (1966, Ho Fan, Hong Kong, A+15)

15.WORLD WITHOUT END (1953, Paul Rotha + Basil Wright, UK/Thailand/Mexico, documentary, A+15)

16.MAKE IT NEW JOHN (2009, Duncan Campbell, UK, A+15)

17.CONFERENCE (2011, Norbert Pfaffenbichler, Austria, A+15)

18.BEGGAR (1977, Law Kar, Hong Kong, A+15)

19.THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF KNOWING (2011, Tan Pin Pin, Singapore, A+15)

20.TWO CORONATIONS (2011, Stephen Connolly, UK, A+15)

21.MOROLOJA (2008, Manuela Barile. Portugal, A+15)

22.THE CITY AND THE OTHER (2010, Albert Merino, Spain, A+15)

23.HOW TO CLEAN A PUDDLE (2008, Roland Wegerer, Austria, A+15)

24.MORNING (2010, Kok Siew Wai, Malaysia, A+15)

25.SOMETHING ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE (1973, Lau Fung Kut, Hong Kong, A+10)

26.GHOSTS IN THE CLASSROOM (2011, Ukrit Sa-nguanhai, A+10)

27.UNTITLED#1, FROM THE SERIES 'EIGHT MEN LIVED IN THE ROOM' (2010, Hyewon Kwon, South Korea, A+10)

28.200,000 PHANTOMS (2008, Jean-Gabriel Périot, France, A+10)

29.SUTADI AIN'T HERE ANYMORE (2010, Marthen Luther Sesa, Indonesia, A+10)

30.OCEANO NOX (2011, Georg Wasner, Austria, A+10)

31.ENDEAVOUR (2010, Johan Lurf, Austria, A+10)

32.SPACES (2010, Signe Chiper-Lillemark, Denmark, A+10)

33.THE 7TH OF NOVEMBER (2009, Yuriy Kruchak + Yulia Kostereva, Ukraine, A+10)

34.WITHOUT WINDOWS (2009, Mohammed Harb, Palestine, A+10)

35.FOOTAGE FROM COLONEL HODGKINSON COLLECTION (1945-1947, Thailand/Burma, A+10)

36.CATWALK (Amarin Pajonyuth, A+10)

37.PERHAPS (2006, Kok Kai Foong, Malaysia, A+10)

38.AN ESCALATOR IN WORLD ORDER (2011, Kim Kyung-man, South Korea, documentary, A+5)

39.HARD RAILS ACROSS A GENTLE RIVER (2011, Tran Tranh Hien + Pham Thu Hang + Do Van Hoang + Tran Thi Phuong, Vietnam, documentary, A+5)

40.CHRONICLE OF A TAPE RECORDED OVER (2011, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, documentary, A+5)

41.A SOLDIER'S SONG SAMPLE EXPERIMENT (2011, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, A+5)

42.HOLD STILL (2009, Rachel Shearer, New Zealand, A+5)

43.SPACE DRAWING NO.5 (2009, Sai Hua Kuan, Singapore, A+5)

44. 2:48 MINUTES WITH THE DOOR (2009, Andres Jurado, Colombia, A+5)

45.LUNAR ECLIPSE (Boonserm Punnahitanonda, documentary, A+5)

46.WHITENESS IN DARKNESS (2012, Koji Tambata, Japan/Thailand, A+5)

There are also a lot of other films which I like very much in this festival, but I haven't included them here, because I like them a little bit less than the 46 films above.






Films seen on Sunday, February 5, 2012

1.EXPLORER (1968, Pramod Pati, India, A+30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQ9TgvEKvI

2.STAR (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) (2011, Choi Sai Ho, Hong Kong, A+30)
A part of the film can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6tShDKwSSw
http://www.st-saiho.com/

3.HOME WORK (1966, Ho Fan, Hong Kong, A+15)

4.BEGGAR (1977, Law Kar, Hong Kong, A+15)

5.MORNING (2010, Kok Siew Wai, Malaysia, A+15)

6.SOMETHING ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE (1973, Lau Fung Kut, Hong Kong, A+10)

7.PERHAPS (2006, Kok Kai Foong, Malaysia, A+10)

8.WHITENESS IN DARKNESS (2012, Koji Tambata, Japan/Thailand, A+5)

9.RIOT IN HONG KONG (1974, Hou Man Wan, Hong Kong, A+)

10.AND I MAKE SHORT FILMS (1968, S.N.S. Sastry, India, A+)

11.CLAXPLOSION (1970, Pramod Pati, India, A+)

12.ABID (1972, Pramod Pati, India, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7nKVTZ3uuA&feature=related

13.VLADIMIR KEMPSKY'S FILM (2010, Ichiro Sueoka, Japan, A+)

14.SUKIHARTI HALIM (2008, Ariani Darmawan, Indonesia, A+)

15.ARS COLONIA (2011, Raya Martin, Philippines, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCudtngAqxw

16.FADE IN: EXT. STORAGE-CU CHI-DAY (2010, The Propeller Group, Vietnam, A+)

17.CHILD ON CHESS BOARD (1979, Vijay B Chandra, India, A+)

18.FLOW (2011, Chew Win Chen, Malaysia, A+)

19.MAKING OF TOKYO (2011, Yousuke Sano, Japan, A+)

20.ROUTINE (1970, Law Kar, Hong Kong, A+)

21.THE TRIP (1970, Pramod Pati, India, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatZD4KeLis

22.DEMONSTRATE (197?, Lau Fung Kut, Hong Kong, A+)

23.THE BUTTERFLY (2004, Chan Seahuvi, Malaysia, A+)

24.WHEN THE TIME WITHOUT MY MEMORIES (2010, Alison Khor, Malaysia, A+)

25.iso (2011, Katsuyuki Hattori, Japan, A+)

26.PASSING II (2009, Au Sow Yee, Malaysia, A+)

27.SKY DON'T FALL (2011, Akiko Nakamura, Japan, A+/A)

28.THE GREEDY WHISPER (2011, Kanokporn Maleesriprasert, A+/A)


The photo comes from THE TRIP.



Films seen on Saturday, 4 February, 2012

1.FILM FROM LAMPANG (around 1971, Anonymous, A+30)

2.UNTITLED ROAD MOVIE (around 1970's, Winai Euarchukiate, documentary, A+30)

3.WORLD WITHOUT END (1953, Paul Rotha + Basil Wright, UK/Thailand/Mexico, documentary, A+15)

4.FOOTAGE FROM COLONEL HODGKINSON COLLECTION (1945-1947, Thailand/Burma, A+10)

5.CATWALK (Amarin Pajonyuth, A+10)

6.LUNAR ECLIPSE (Boonserm Punnahitanonda, documentary, A+5)

7.ROUTE 3 (2011, David Kelley + Patty Chang, Laos, A+)

8.LETTER TO SRI MOH (2011, Santiphap Inkong-ngam, A+)

9.SPRING AND FESTIVALS (1953/1954, Nguyen Van Vinh, Vietnam, documentary, A+)

10.KIDS (Amarin Pajonyuth, documentary, A+)

11.FILMS SHOT BY J C Lamster (around 1912, Indonesia, documentary, A+)

12.CITY LIGHTS (Nij Hinchiranan, A+)

13.SAHAPANICH SIGNBOARD OPENING CEREMONY (Winai Euarchukiate, documentary, A+)

14.WATERFALL, ENTERTAINMENT (Nij Hinchiranan, documentary, A+)




Austrian Fillms seen on Thursday, February 2, 2011

1.COMING ATTRACTIONS (2010, Peter Tscherkassky, A+30)

2.PRAXIS-8 (2010, Dietmar Brehm, A+30)

3.CONFERENCE (2011, Norbert Pfaffenbichler, A+15)

4.OCEANO NOX (2011, Georg Wasner, A+10)

5.ENDEAVOUR (2010, Johan Lurf, A+10)

6.TRANQUILITY (2010, Siegfried Fruhauf, A+)




FAVORITE QUOTE FROM SAYAN DANGGLOM

THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC -- Caravaggio

"ภาพความตายไม่ใช่ภาพของการหยุดแช่ หากแต่เป็นอาการทุรนทุรายแบบนิ่ง ตายทั้งเป็นคือเป็นๆ แต่ตกอยู่ในสภาพจำนนจนต่อ การสูญเสียเชิงอุปลักษณ์เป็นการตายโดยยังเป็น ตายในวิกฤตของความไม่รู้ ตายไปพร้อมคำถามที่เป็นคำตอบอยู่ในตัว เหมือนเช่นที่อิสอัคเห็นฟืนและไฟ แต่ไม่เห็นสัตว์สังเวย จึงถามอับราฮัมผู้เป็นพ่อว่า "แต่ลูกแกะสำหรับเครื่องเผาบูชาอยู่ที่ไหน" โดยหารู้ไม่ว่าตนคือลูกแกะตัวนั้นที่พ่อจะจับมัดขึ้นแท่นสังเวยตามพระประสงค์ของพระเจ้า"-- a quote from IN A BLUR OF DESIRE: EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (2007, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Sayan Dangglom)




Films seen on Wednesday, February 1, 2012

1.ROGHIEH (2009, Alysse Stepanian, Iran, A+30)
You can watch this film here:
http://vimeo.com/5614187

2.GARDEN (2010, Ann Steuernagel, USA, A+30)
You can watch the film here:
http://vimeo.com/20218252

3.MOROLOJA (2008, Manuela Barile. Portugal, A+15)

4.THE CITY AND THE OTHER (2010, Albert Merino, Spain, A+15)

5.HOW TO CLEAN A PUDDLE (2008, Roland Wegerer, Austria, A+15)
http://www.rolandwegerer.com/

6.200,000 PHANTOMS (2008, Jean-Gabriel Périot, France, A+10)
You can watch this film here:
http://vimeo.com/11457021

7.SPACES (2010, Signe Chiper-Lillemark, Denmark, A+10)
I think this film should be screened together with BERLIN (10 NOV 1974 - 28 JAN 1975) EXERCISES IN NINE PARTS: DREAMING UNDER WATER OF THINGS AFAR (1974-1975, Rebecca Horn)

8.THE 7TH OF NOVEMBER (2009, Yuriy Kruchak + Yulia Kostereva, Ukraine, A+10)

9.WITHOUT WINDOWS (2009, Mohammed Harb, Palestine, A+10)

10.SPACE DRAWING NO.5 (2009, Sai Hua Kuan, Singapore, A+5)
You can see another film of Sai Hua Kuan here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df2vMQpx6nE

11.2:48 MINUTES WITH THE DOOR (2009, Andres Jurado, Colombia, A+5)

12.WINTER'S END (2010, Wrik Mead, Canada, A+)

13.NOLI ME TANGERE (2008, Marsha Yozefpolsky, Israel, A+)

14.BLACK HOLE (2009, Johanna Reich, Germany, A+)
You can watch the film here:
http://www.johannareich.com/english/black-hole

15.NOT WITHOUT A BANG (2008, Alessandro Amaducci, Italy, A+/A)

16.142-143 (2010, Pablo Fernandez-Pujol, Spain, animation, A+/A)





Films seen on Monday, January 30, 2012

1.BERNADETTE (2008, Duncan Campbell, A+30)
I just watched BLOODY SUNDAY (2001, Paul Greengrass, A+30) last year, so watching BERNADETTE helps me see the broader picture of the Northern Ireland conflict. I also like the last part of the film very much, though I don't know what the voiceover is saying in the last part. The coupling of the voiceover which seems to speak in a stream-of-consciousness way with the image of a white screen with brief glimpses of something else from time to time reminds of the sublime feelings I get from the coupling of voiceover-images in Marguerite Duras' films.


2.TWO CORONATIONS (2011, Stephen Connolly, UK, A+15)
This film seems like a perfect antidote to THE KING'S SPEECH (2010, Tom Hooper), THE QUEEN (2006, Stephen Frears), and W.E. (2011, Madonna). Hahaha





Films seen on Sunday, January 29, 2012

1.PULSATION (2011, Pieter Geenen, Belgium/Cyprus, A+30)
You can watch this film here:
http://vimeo.com/31168927

The act of watching something relentlessly for a long time in this film reminds me a little bit of RUHR (2009, James Benning, A+30). Another reason why I like this film very much is because it shows the national symbol as a symbol of oppression. Some people in some countries may hate some national symbols very much, but these powerless ordinary people can do nothing against these national symbols, except turning their eyes away from the symbols.

2.LIFE CONTINUED (1966, Zhuang Ling, Taiwan, A+30)

3.Found footage of Lucy Mills (around 1930, New Zealand, documentary, A+30)
I like this found footage very much, because it seems to depict a happy lesbian relationship 80 years ago.

4.MAKE IT NEW JOHN (2009, Duncan Campbell, UK, A+15)

5.THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF KNOWING (2011, Tan Pin Pin, Singapore, A+15)
The impossibility of knowing the real motive of a suicide in this film reminds me of the film GILLES' WIFE (2004, Frédéric Fonteyne, A+15) and UNINVITED (2003,Lee Soo-yeon, A+30).

6.UNTITLED#1, FROM THE SERIES 'EIGHT MEN LIVED IN THE ROOM' (2010, Hyewon Kwon, South Korea, A+10)

7.SUTADI AIN'T HERE ANYMORE (2010, Marthen Luther Sesa, Indonesia, A+10)

8.HOLD STILL (2009, Rachel Shearer, New Zealand, A+5)

9.COMS DEVICE (2011, Nadav Assor, Israel, A+)

10.SACK BARROW (2011, Ben Rivers, UK, A+)

11.THE BIG PICTURE องค์ประกอบของเวลา: ในโลกไทยทัศนา (2011, Suporn Shoosongdej, A+)

12.BLUR LUMINOUS (2011, Taweewit Kijtanasoonthorn, A+)

13.PROGRESS IN TAIWAN (1960, Taiwanese Government, A+)

14.LAY CLAIM TO AN ISLAND (2009, Chris Kennedy, Canada, A+)

15.RE-BANHO (2011, Tales Frey, Portugal, A+)

16.724 14TH ST (2010, Ching Yi Tseng, Taiwan/USA, A+)

17.MY NEWBORN BABY (1967, Zhuang Ling, Taiwan, A+/A)

18.6TH BIRTHDAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU 1962 (1962, Charles Ong Cheng Yam, Singapore, documentary, A+/A)

19.VINCENT'S 8TH BIRTHDAY (1965, Charles Ong Cheng Yam, Singapore, documentary, A+/A)

20.BIRTHDAYS 1965 AND 1967 (1965+1967, Charles Ong Cheng Yam, Singapore, documentary, A+/A)

21.OZ@1950 (2010, Dirk De Brwyn, Netherlands, A)

22.PHI (2011, Jessica Mautner, UK, A)





FILM WISH LIST: NIGHTFALL (2011, James Benning, USA, 98 min)

In one take only, it shows a wood as day becomes night.

“Nightfall is a study of real-time light changing from day to night. It was filmed in a forest high up in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.” (Benning).

I want to screen this film together with PERU TIME (2008, Chaloemkiat Saeyong, 18 min).




PULSATION (2011, Pieter Geenen, Belgium/Cyprus, A+30)

http://vimeo.com/31168927

Favorite Music Videos 33: NUCLEAR SEASONS -- Charli XCX (2011, Ryan Andrews)

I like the colors in this music video by Ryan Andrews very much, partly because it seems as if the music video came from an old videotape from 1980's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmM2l39LEs

Friday, February 10, 2012

Films seen on Saturday, January 28, 2012

1.MADANG BO SAI (1999, Paisit Punpruksachat, A+30)

2.AN ESCALATOR IN WORLD ORDER (2011, Kim Kyung-man, South Korea, documentary, A+5)

3.HARD RAILS ACROSS A GENTLE RIVER (2011, Tran Tranh Hien + Pham Thu Hang + Do Van Hoang + Tran Thi Phuong, Vietnam, documentary, A+5)

4.CHRONICLE OF A TAPE RECORDED OVER (2011, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, documentary, A+5)

5.A SOLDIER'S SONG SAMPLE EXPERIMENT (2011, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, A+5)

6.GHOSTS IN THE CLASSROOM (2011, Ukrit Sa-nguanhai, A+5)

7.CHULAYARNNON (2008, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, A+)

8.BORING BLINKER (1985, Surabongse Binichkhah, A+)

9.NANG SOD (1985, Dome Sukawong, A+)

10.CUTTER, TRIMMER AND CHAINSAW (2011, Pathompon Tesprateep, A+)







Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Films seen in the World Film Festival of Bangkok 2012

(in roughly preferential order)

1.TURIN HORSE (2011, Bela Tarr, Hungary, A+30)

2.RETURN TICKET (2011, Teng Yung-ching, Taiwan, A+30)

3.WALKOVER (1965, Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, A+30)

4.A FORMAL FILM IN NINE EPISODES, PROLOGUE & EPILOGUE (2011, Mario Pfeifer, India/Germany, A+15)

5.DOG SWEAT (2011, Hossein Keshavarz, Iran, A+15)

6.CHEONGGYECHEON MEDLEY: A DREAM OF IRON (2010, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, South Korea, A+15)

7.ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (2011, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, A+15)

8.THE CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAM 3D (2011, Werner Herzog, documentary, A+15)

9.HAIKUS FOR KARAOKE (2011, Roberto Santaguida, Canada, A+15)

10.DANCE TOWN (2010, Jeon Kyu-hwan, South Korea, A+10)

11.IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT (2011, Marshall Curry + Sam Cullman, documentary, A+10)

12.NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (2010, Patricio Guzman, Chile, documentary, A+10)

13.HAIR (2010, Tayfun Pirselimoglu, Turkey, A+10)

14.LUNG NEAW VISITS HIS NEIGHBOURS (2011, Rirkrit Tiravanija, documentary, A+10)

15.QUEEN'S ENCOUNTER (2010, Enoch Cheng, Hong Kong, A+10)

16. THE MECHANISM OF SPRING (2010, Atsushi Wada, Japan, animation, A+10)

17.I AM HAPPY (2011, Abinash Bikram Shah, Nepal, A+10)

18.GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG (2011, Wojciech Wawszczyk + Jakub Tarkowski + Tomasz Lesniak, animation, Poland, A+5)

19.THE ILLUSIONIST (2010, Sylvain Chomet, animation, France, A+5)

20.JULIETS: ONE MORE JULIET (2010, Chen Yu-hsun, Taiwan, A+5)

21.LITTLE JERUSALEM (2005, Karin Albou, France, A+5)

22.THE KID WHO LIES (2011, Marite Ugas, Venezuela/Peru, A+5)

23.THE OTHER TOWN (2010, Nefin Dinc, Turkey, documentary, A+5)

24.THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE (2010, Marie Losier, documentary, A+5)

25.SHANGHAI LOVE MARKET (2011, Craig Rosenthal, China, A+5)

26.NO.89 SHIMEN ROAD (2010, Shu Haolun, China, A+)

27.JULIETS: JULIET'S CHOICE (2010, Hou Chi-jan, Taiwan, A+)

28.A SCREAMING MAN (2010, Mohamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad, A+)

29.SEVEN DAYS IN HEAVEN (2010, Liu Zi-jie + Yulin Wang, Taiwan, A+)

30.MASALA MAMA (2010, Michael Kam, Singapore, A+)

31.PUSHED (2011, Florian Schneider, Germany, documentary, A+)

32.ZEPHYR (2010, Belma Bas, Turkey, A+)

33.THREE HOURS (2010, Annarita Zambrano, Italy, A+)

34.LEAVING BAGHDAD (2010, Koutaiba Al-Janabi, Iraq, A+/A)

35.PINOY SUNDAY (2009, Wi Ding Ho, Taiwan/Philippines, A+/A)

36.LOVELY MAN (2011, Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Indonesia, A+/A)

37.JULIETS: TWO JULIETS (2010, Shen Ko-shang, Taiwan, A+/A)

38.A HAPPY WISH (2010, Jack Shih, Taiwan, animation, A+/A)

39.23RD FRAME (2011, Victor Santos, Portugal, A+/A)

40.WASTE LAND (2010, Lucy Walker, Brazil, documentary, A)

41.DO YOU REMEMBER ME? (2011, Benjamin Genissel, A)

42.SIDEWALK WARS (2010, Emil Stenberg, Sweden A)

43.THE BEETLE SOLDIERS (2011, Ari Sihasale, Indonesia, B)

My WFFBKK 2010
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2010/11/wffbkk-2010-is-best-film-festival-in-my.html

My WFFBKK 2009
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-forgot-title-is-my-most-favorite.html







Films seen on Friday, January 27, 2012

1.RETURN TICKET (2011, Teng Yung-ching, Taiwan, A+30)

2.ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (2011, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, A+15)

3.HAIKUS FOR KARAOKE (2011, Roberto Santaguida, Canada, A+15)

4. THE MECHANISM OF SPRING (2010, Atsushi Wada, Japan, animation, A+10)

5.GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG (2011, Wojciech Wawszczyk + Jakub Tarkowski + Tomasz Lesniak, animation, Poland, A+5)

6.SHANGHAI LOVE MARKET (2011, Craig Rosenthal, China, A+5)

7.23RD FRAME (2011, Victor Santos, Portugal, A+/A)

8.SIDEWALK WARS (2010, Emil Stenberg, Sweden A)



Films seen on Thursday, January 26, 2012

1.LUNG NEAW VISITS HIS NEIGHBOURS (2011, Rirkrit Tiravanija, documentary, A+10)
I'm not sure if this film is just an uncompromising documentary, which makes no attempt at all to entertain the viewers, or it is a subtle parody on a group of Thai arthouse films. Thanks to Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa for pointing this thing out. There's a thin line between PERU TIME (Chaloemkiat Saeyong) and YOU HAVE TO WAIT ANYWAY (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit). PERU TIME makes us stare at a scene in which nothing happens for nearly 20 minutes, because the director likes that scene. YOU HAVE TO WAIT ANYWAY makes us stare at a scene in which nothing happens for approximately 20 minutes, because the director wants to play with the viewers. I'm not sure if LUNG NEAW VISITS HIS NEIGHBOURS belongs to the PERU TIME group or YOU HAVE TO WAIT ANYWAY group.

2.QUEEN'S ENCOUNTER (2010, Enoch Cheng, Hong Kong, A+10)

3.I AM HAPPY (2011, Abinash Bikram Shah, Nepal, A+10)

4.THE OTHER TOWN (2010, Nefin Dinc, Turkey, documentary, A+5)

5.THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE (2010, Marie Losier, documentary, A+5)

6.MASALA MAMA (2010, Michael Kam, Singapore, A+)

7.ZEPHYR (2010, Belma Bas, Turkey, A+)

8.THREE HOURS (2010, Annarita Zambrano, Italy, A+)

9.A HAPPY WISH (2010, Jack Shih, Taiwan, animation, A+/A)

10.DO YOU REMEMBER ME? (2011, Benjamin Genissel, A)





Film seen on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

1.CHEONGGYECHEON MEDLEY: A DREAM OF IRON (2010, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, South Korea, A+15)

2.THE CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAM 3D (2011, Werner Herzog, documentary, A+15)

3.JULIETS: ONE MORE JULIET (2010, Chen Yu-hsun, Taiwan, A+5)

4.JULIETS: JULIET'S CHOICE (2010, Hou Chi-jan, Taiwan, A+)

5.SEVEN DAYS IN HEAVEN (2010, Liu Zi-jie + Yulin Wang, Taiwan, A+)

6.JULIETS: TWO JULIETS (2010, Shen Ko-shang, Taiwan, A+/A)

7.THE BEETLE SOLDIERS (2011, Ari Sihasale, Indonesia, B)





Films seen on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1.IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT (2011, Marshall Curry + Sam Cullman, documentary, A+10)

2.THE ILLUSIONIST (2010, Sylvain Chomet, animation, France, A+5)

3.A SCREAMING MAN (2010, Mohamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad, A+)

4.LEAVING BAGHDAD (2010, Koutaiba Al-Janabi, Iraq, A+/A)

5.WASTE LAND (2010, Lucy Walker, Brazil, documentary, A)





Films seen on Monday, January 23, 2012

1.TURIN HORSE (second viewing)

2.DOG SWEAT (2011, Hossein Keshavarz, Iran, A+15)

3.DANCE TOWN (2010, Jeon Kyu-hwan, South Korea, A+10)

4.NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (2010, Patricio Guzman, Chile, documentary, A+10)

5.THE KID WHO LIES (2011, Marite Ugas, Venezuela/Peru, A+5)




Films seen on Sunday, January 22, 2012

1.TURIN HORSE (2011, Bela Tarr, Hungary, A+30)

2.LITTLE JERUSALEM (2005, Karin Albou, France, A+5)

3.PINOY SUNDAY (2009, Wi Ding Ho, Taiwan/Philippines, A+/A)

4.LOVELY MAN (2011, Teddy Soeriaatmadja, Indonesia, A+/A)




Thai films seen on Saturday, August 6, 2011

1.BANG-KERD-KLOAW (2011, Kamontorn Eakwattanakij, 35 min, A+)
บังเกิดเกล้า (กมลธร เอกวัฒนกิจ, A+)

2.FLUSH TANK (2011, Tossaphon Riantong, 27min, A+)
น้าโอมอยากมีผัว (ทศพร เหรียญทอง, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-i-like-flush-tank-2011-tossaphon.html

3.PLAGYAG (2011, Akkapol Ritjitpien, 12min, A+)
แปลกแยก (อรรคพล ฤทธิ์จิตเพียร, A+)

4.THE POB'S HOUSE (2010, Ukrit Sa-nguanhai, 15 min, A+)
บ้านผีปอบ (อุกฤษณ์ สงวนให้, A+)

5.WELL DONE LOVE (2010, Palakorn Kleungfak, 29min, A+)
ในเตาผม...มีคุณ (พลากร กลึงฟัก, A+)

6.THE MORNING ATMOSPHERE AT MY HOUSE AT 6AM (2011, Wachara Kanha, 16min, A+)
บรรยากาศยามเช้าที่บ้านตอน 6 โมง (วชร กัณหา, A+)

7.NAKORN ASAJARN TRILOGY: NIGHTMARE (2011, Wachara Kanha, 30min, A+)
นครอัศจรรย์ (NIGHTMARE) (วชร กัณหา, A+)

8.THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ON CANVAS (2011, Thip Sae-tang, documentary, 25min, A+)
บนพื้นที่สี่เหลี่ยม: ประเทือง เอมเจริญ พิทักษ์ ปิยะพงษ์ สมชาย วัชระสมบัติ (ทิพย์ แซ่ตั้ง, A+)

9.STEM CELL (2011, Witchuda Wongsree, 5min, A+)
นั่งดูทีวีที่ห้องและล้างแผลให้แฟน (วิชชุดา วงษ์ศรี, A+)

10.UNLIKENESS (2011, Pitchnut Suktorn, 26:22min, A+)
นอกหน้าต่าง (ภิชณัฐ สุขทร, A+)

11.NOSTALGIA SYNDROME (2011, Warit Panosot, 11:02min, A+)
นึกถึงความเวิ้งว้างของมหาสมุทรเวลาเดินข้าม (วริศ พันธุ์โอสถ, A+)

12.THE OLD HERMIT AND THE DREAMY DOG (2011, Somporn Kongrod, animation, 5min, A+)
พระเจ้าตากับหมาช่างฝัน (สมพร คงรอด, animation, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn_bpBSXxoE

13.FROM HELL HEAVEN GONE (2011, Woratouch Watthanakul, 30min, A+)
นรกสร้างสรรค์ สวรรค์จัดจำหน่าย (วรทัช วัฒนกุล, A+)

14.JUST SUGAR (2011, Nopparuj Wuthiranprida, 14:44min, A+)
ขอเพียงน้ำอัดลม (นพรุจ วุฒิหิรัญปรีดา, A+)

15.THE BACKUP (2011, Rasika Prasongtham, 9min, A+)
เพื่อนพระเอก (รษิกา ประสงค์ธรรม, A+)

16.WANNA TELL SOMEONE (2011, Kajita Nadpobsuk, A+)
อยากบอกใครสักคน (ขจิตา นัดพบสุข, A+)

17.REQUIEM (2010, Pongpun Yunchevit, 17min, A+)
บทเพลงงานศพ (พงษ์พันธ์ ยืนชีวิต, A+)

18.THE SAME OLD ROAD (2011, Wallaya Wongsrikaew, 20:38min, A+)
ถนนสายเก่า (วัลยา วงษ์ศรีแก้ว, A+)

19.SURPRIZE MEETING (2010, Katon Thammavijitdej, A+)
เซอร์ไพรส์มีตติ้ง (กตัณณ์ ธรรมวิจิตเดช, A+)

20.BEYOND... (2011, Thitiwan Asavathiratham, 8min, A+)
นอกจากนั้น (ธิติวรรณ อัศวธีระธรรม, A+)

21.SUFFICIENT REALITY SHOW (2010, Katon Thammavijitdej, A+)
ซัฟฟิเชียน เรียลลิตี้โชว์ (กตัณณ์ ธรรมวิจิตเดช, A+)

22.BEHIND SHAKESPEARE (2010, Pirun Anusuriya, documentary, 5min, A+)
เบื้องหลังเชคสเปียร์ (พิรุณ อนุสุริยา, A+)

23.REFLEX (2011, Siriwan Cha-aimpong, 7:43min, A+/A)
สะท้อน (ศิริวรรณ ชะเอมพงศ์, A+/A)

24.CORNUCOPIA (2011, Skan Ayurapong, 17:57min, A+/A)
กรวย (สกัณห์ อายุรพงศ์, A+/A)

25.CHANGE (2011, Keerati Diloksampan, animation, 3min, A+/A)
เปลี่ยน (กีรติ ดิลกสัมพันธ์, animation, A+/A)

26.WALL (2011, Amaren Jaruenpongnithi, 9min, A+/A)
กำแพง (อมเรนทร์ เจริญพงศ์นิธิ, A+/A)

27.SILENT DARKNESS (2011, Siwakorn Tesabumrung, 12min, A+/A)
ในความมืด (ศิวกร เทศะบำรุง, A+/A)

28.WHO? (2010, Kamanat Tantiwichitwech, 11min, A)
นายประหลาดเพื่อนรัก (กมนัช ตันติวิชิตเวช, A)

29.WATER (2011, Chotitach Ruengjui, 12min, A)
น้ำ (โชติธัช เรืองจุ้ย, A)

30.SOMETHING NEVER LOST (2011, Nuttorn Kungwanklai, 7:33min, A)
บางสิ่งไม่เคยจางหาย (ณัฏฐ์ธร กังวาลไกล, A)

31.STAND ALONE (2011, Nattajak Areekrajangwatn, 23:21min, A-)
STAND ALONE (ณัฐจักร์ อารีกระจ่าง, A-)

32.IRATE (2011, Sutee Moonsarn, 14:32min, B)
แค้น (สุธี มูลสาร, B)

33.TWO HANDS (2010, Sivavudh Paireepinas, 8min, C+)
สองมือ (ศิวาวุธ ไพรีพินาศ, C+)


The photo comes from THE MORNING ATMOSPHERE AT MY HOUSE AT 6AM.





FAVORITE FOREIGN FICTION SHORT FILMS SEEN IN 2011 (EXCLUDING ANIMATIONS)

This list is inspired by Chayanin Tiangpitayagorn's list:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/chayanin-tiangpitayagorn/top-30-foreign-short-films-2011/10151279763790217

1. MITTELWERK EXPRESS (Jean-Baptiste Alazard, 2010, France)

2. CD (Campanilla, 1997, Spain)

3. LOVERS & ENEMIES (Dilmana Yordanova, Mihaela Kavdanska, 2010, Romania)
http://vimeo.com/24771309

4. THIS HAPPENS A LOT (Estibaliz Sabada, 2000, Spain)

5. BETA DOOR (Chus Domínguez, 2009, Spain)

6. BOW (Rannvá Káradóttir, 2010)

7. SEA OF DESIRES (Shota Gamisonia, 2010, Russia)

8. THE YEAR OF ALGERIA (May Bouhada, 2009, France)

9. SPLIT (Kitty Green, 2008)

10. TO KISS YOU ONE LAST TIME (Olivier Jahan, 2010, France)

11.WHERE WE DISAPPEAR (2011, Akihiro Hata, France)

12.EN LA CIUDAD (IN THE CITY) (1976-1977, Juan Bulfill, Spain)

13.EN LA CIUDAD (IN THE CITY) (1976-1977, Fina Miralles, Spain)

14.ESTIVEN EN GALICIA (2006, DSK, Spain)

15.EWAS (1985, Pedro Garhel, Spain)

16.ONE SUNNY MORNING (2011, Bk Lim, Singapore)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-sunny-morning-2011-bk-lim-singapore.html

17.THE 54 (2010, Philip Hering, Netherlands)

18.SIESTA (1975, Navarro Baldeweg, Spain)

19.C REGENERACIONES (1999, Antoni Pinent, Spain)

20.CARON (2010, Pierre Zandrowicz, France)

21.CHAOS AND CREATION (1960, Salvador Dalí + Philippe Halsman, Spain)

22.THE OTHER FIGHT (2003, Emmanuel Ortner, France)

23.A FIELD GUIDE FOR THE MODERN UNCIRCUMCISED MALE (2008, E. Aaron Ross)

24.FRIDGE (1995, Peter Mullan, UK)

25.APUNTES (NOTES) (1994, Nuria Canal, Spain)

26.THE TANK (2011, Gino Santos, Philippines)

27.DUCKS & WOMEN (2011, Keren Cytter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOORnvlxpOc

28.KIYUMI'S POETRY AND SAYURU'S EMBROIDERY (2010, Satoru Sugita)

29.YURI LENNON'S LANDING ON ALPHA 46 (2010, Anthony Vouardoux, Germany/Switzerland)

30.ONCE UPON A TIME IN KINMEN (2010, Shih Chun-han, Taiwan)

The photo comes from the film CD.





Monday, February 06, 2012

Thai films seen on Friday, August 5, 2011

1.UPTOGU (2011, Pachara Yang, 19:50 min, A+)
UPTOGU (พชร หยาง, A+)

2.THE ORGAN WHICH WENT MISSING ON MONDAY MORNING (2011, Eakarach Monwat, 8:58min, A+)
องคาพยพที่ขาดหายไปเมื่อตอนเช้าวันจันทร์ (เอกราช มอญวัฒ, A+)

3.HALF (2011, Pongtawee Srilasuk + Rugpong Rugrien, 6:55 min, A+)
HALF (พงษ์ทวี ศรีลาศักดิ์ + รักพงศ์ รักเรียน, A+)

4.WOOHOO (2010, Pitchanon Jenbanjong, 6:47min, A+)
อัศจรรย์สวยข้ามคืน (พิชชานนท์ เจนบรรจง, A+)

5.ITIMMAN (Aimhathai Maiyagool, A+)
ไอติมแมน (เอมหทัย มัยกุล, A+)

6.ENCORE (2011, Pete Tanskul, 24min, A+/A)
ENCORE (พีท ตันสกุล, A+/A)

7.HALA AND BALA (2010, Tanakit Roumtaku, documentary, 29 min, A-)
ฮาลา-บาลา (ธนกฤต รวมตะคุ, documentary, A-)

8.THE STORY OF WHAT WE SEE (2011, Krittin Patkuldilok, animation, 3:20 min, A-)
อกาลิโก (กฤติน ภัสร์กุลดิลก, animation, A-)

9.CONTINUE? (2010, Siri Pawasuttikul, 5 min, A-)
อีกสักตา (ศิริ ภาวศุทธิกุล, A-)

10.HAPPY BADDAY (2011, Rungroje Pengpunchum, 27 min, B-)
HAPPY BADDAY (รุ่งโรจน์ เพ็งพันธุ์ฉ่ำ, B-)






Thai films seen on Thursday, August 4, 2011, in the Marathon Film Festival

1.LEASTWAYS/MODERATE WAYS/EXTREME WAYS (2011, Tritos Termarbsri, 90min, A+)
อย่างน้อย/อย่างกลาง/อย่างมาก (ไตรทศ เติมอาบศรี, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/12/leastwaysmoderate-waysextreme-ways-2011.html

2.LAUGH AND CRY FOR VIVA (2011, Sirapatshara Neimphuang, 28 min, A+)
หัวเราะร่าน้ำตาร่วง (ศิรพัชร เนียมพ่วง, A+)

3. THE FRENCH CLASSROOM AND THE MYSTERIES OF FRANÇOIS (2011, Wachara Kanha, 33min, A+)
ห้องเรียนฝรั่งเศสกับปริศนาฟองซัว (วชร กัณหา, A+)

4. TOYLET (2011, Somsak Sornpaeng, 30min, A+)
ห้องน้ำฉ่ำรัก (สมศักดิ์ สอนแพง, A+)

5.VERY EPIC (2011, Katon Thammavijitdej, 4:21min, A+)
ใหญ่โตมโหฬาร (กตัณณ์ ธรรมวิจิตเดช, A+)

The photo comes from THE FRENCH CLASSROOM AND THE MYSTERIES OF FRANÇOIS.






Thai films seen in MAX 2011 program (by Mahidol University) on August 3-4, 2011

Thai films seen in MAX 2011 program (by Mahidol University) on August 3-4, 2011

(in roughly preferential order)

1.SING (2011, Sa Sakawee, A+)

2.FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE (2011, Kullapat Srikrisanapol, animation, A+)

3.THE DARKNESS (2011, Arisara Poolvoralaks, A+)

4.THE FORBIDDEN ISLAND (2011, Ratpalee Suphawatanakiat, documentary, A+)

5.FREE UP (2011, Natcha Chaiwongrote, animation, A+)

6.TOGETHER (2011, Sipapar Lekdee, animation, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxg8u5_vjwo&feature=related

7.NEVER SAY GOODBYE (2011, Sutthasin Tanmanasiri, A+/A)

8.THE LETTER (2011, Jutawan Boonsopis, A+/A)

9.PHOTOSHOP (2011, Sopolnawitch Achira Ponglamjiak, A+/A)

10.THAWAN DUCHANEE (2011, Siripa Intavichein, documentary, A+/A)

11.DETACHED (2011, Harin Na Pombejra, animation, A)

12.DREAMLIKE (2011, Muanfhun Vasuvattakul, A/A-)

13.THE MYND WORLD (2011, Cheewapong Thitiwongthaveewate, animation, A/A-)

14.ILLUMINATION (2011, Panpilas Pitayanon, animation, A-)

15.AMARANTH (2011, Lakkana Palawatvichai, A-)

16.COAX (2011, Kevin Vivis Visithsiri, A-)

The photo comes from TOGETHER.




TOGETHER (2011, Sipapar Lekdee, animation, A+)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxg8u5_vjwo&feature=related

I think the boy in this animation looks like a girl.

Sunday, February 05, 2012

STAGE PERFORMANCES I SAW IN 2011

(in roughly preferential order)

1.FLU-FOOL (Teerawat Mulvilai, A+)

2.NEVER LET ME GO (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

3.THE DAY COMRADE STORM COMES HOME วันที่สหายพายุกลับบ้าน (Ratapong Pinyosophon, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-comrade-storm-comes-home-2011.html

4.LOVE OF THE ECONOMIST เกมรัก/นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

5.BETRAYAL รักทรยศ (Damkerng Thitapiyasak, A+)

6.VILLAINESSES IN LONGKA นางร้ายในลงกา (Nikorn Sae Tang, A+)

7.FOUR IS...? (Grisana Punpeng, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/10/four-is-2011-grisana-punpeng.html

8.DAMAGE JOY (Nana Dakin, A+)

9.THE JOY LUCK CLUB กาลครั้งหนึ่งนานมาแล้ว มีแม่กับ...ฉัน (Parnrut Kritchanchai, A+)

10.TASTE OF CURRY (Jarunun Phantachat, A+)

11.NIJINSKY SIAM (Pichet Klunchun, A+)

12.APT PUPIL วิปริต (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

13.DOUBT: A PARABLE เหตุเกิดหลังพระเจ้า (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

14.BOXING BOYS (Ekachai Eukrongtham, A+)

15.FOUR CASES OF SADNESS: WILL YOU MARRY ME? (สี่เศร้า: แต่งงานกันนะ) (Chorlada Suriyayothin, A+)

16.FOUR CASES OF SADNESS: HOLE (สี่เศร้า:หลุม) (Wichaya Artamart, A+)

17.THE WHITE PHOENIX (Lee Swee Keong, A+)

18.KID MAI TOG...TALOG DAG (HOW TO FIGHT SADNESS WITH COMEDY) คิดไม่ตก...ตลกแดก (Sethsiri Nirandorn, A+)

19.A THREAD IN THE DARK (Sineenadh Keitprapai, A+)

20.JOURNEY OF SPIRIT (Yukio Waguri, A+)

21.PHAYATHAI JUNCTION สี่แยกรัก...พักติวหน่อย (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

22.ZIME-ZEN OF INTERCONNECTED ME (Simona Orinsak, Latvia, A+)

23.YOU AND I (Saifah Tanthana, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/10/you-and-i-2011-saifah-tanthana.html

24.F_CKTONG (Dujdao Vadhanapakorn Boonyai, A+)

25.THE LAST CUP OF BLACK JELLY เฉาก๊วยถ้วยสุดท้าย (Suparirk Sathien, A+)

26.IMPROPER FRACTION: A STURY ON FRAGMENTATION (Thanapol Virulhakul + Vidura Amranand, A+)

27.ASLAM...FROM THE SAD-VOICED PRINCESS...OF THE FOURTH STAR อัสลาม...จากเจ้าหญิงเสียงเศร้า...แห่งดาวดวงที่สี่ (Farida Jiraphan, A+)

28.INVINCIBLE EAST: ONLY ME IN 10,000 YEARS ตงฟางปู๋ป้าย หมื่นปีมีข้าคนเดียว (Apirak Chaipanha, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/09/invincible-east-only-me-in-10000-years.html

29.I LOVE SYNDROME (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-love-syndrome-2011-ninart-boonpothong.html

30.OVER THE RAINBOW (Phongpan Prapasirilak, reading, A+)

31.CHEEWITA ชีวิตา (Jutarat Karaket, A+)

32.SPACE-O-DIZZY (B-Floor + Wangnin Bunmei, A+)

33.HOLD ON ME กอดฉันที (Ninart Boonpothong, A+/A)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/05/hold-on-me-2011-ninart-boonpothong-aa.html

34.FIN (Wasurachata Unaprom, A+/A)

35.TALES FOR THE NIGHT YOU WAIT FOR GHOSTS เรื่องเล่า คืนเฝ้าผี (Jirasak Yojew + Nattapong Chaloeiwares, A+/A)

36.A LOVE SONG (Jitti Chompee, A+/A)

37.NOMINEE ร่างทรง (Thongchai Hannarong, A+/A)

38.CHUI CHAI (Pichet Klunchun Company, A+/A)

39.REINCARNATE เกิดดับ (Nikorn Sae Tang, A+/A)

40.FOUR CASES OF SADNESS สี่เศร้า: NEXT STATION YOU...? (Sirames Akarapakulset, A+/A)

41.LIVE MUSIC BY DEUN CHONGMANKHONG AND FRIENDS (A+/A)

42.LADY MINA: VAMPIRE HUNTER (Ninart Boonpothong, A)

43.VENGEFUL แค้น (Supawat Hongsa, A)

44.LIVE MUSIC BY PARINAM MUSIC (A)

45.A LIFE IN HER DAY (2011, Hilary Chaplain, A)

46.FOUR CASES OF SADNESS สี่เศร้า: LA VIE EN ROSE (Suparirk Sathien, A)

47.BODY MOVE (Crescent Moon Workshop, A/A-)

48.MADA (Sarut Komalittipong, A-)

49.BOW PROJECT 2011 (Various Artists, A-)

50.PETER PAN (Ninart Boonpothong, A-)

51.SWEETIE E-LAH BAABOE (Pintip Satpretprai, A-/B+)

52.MUMYOKI (Igu Ikuko, B+)

53.COLORMEAMERICA (Ledoh, USA, B+)






Saturday, February 04, 2012

STAGE PERFORMANCES I SAW IN 2010

(in roughly preferential order)

1.THE CRUCIBLE (Malinda Pamornsuwan, A+)

2.PORNOGRAM (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

3.OLD TIMES (Arthri Vanichtrakul, A+)

4.SENZA SANGUE (ควันใต้น้ำ) (2010, Saifah Tanthana, A+)

5.LIGHT OF FAITH OVER CHAO PHRAYA RIVER (แสงศรัทธาเหนือลำน้ำเจ้าพระยา) (2010, Jirayuth Sinthupunt, stage play, A+)

6.THE SIMPLE DECEPTION เล่ห์ (Punnatat Bodhivechakul, A+)

7.KEU POO APIWAT คือผู้อภิวัฒน์ (Sineenadh Keitprapai, A+)

8.DEADSAMORE เด๊ดสะมอเร่ (Nophand Boonyai, A+)

9.EINSTEIN, MY GOD! (Kiatpoom Nuntanukul, reading, A+)

10.GREEN SNAKE (Lee Swee Keong, A+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-g22830hUg

11.VIP ที่นี่ มีระดับ (Sakchai Kiatpunyaopas, A+)

12.FROM THIS DAY ON เชงเม้ง (Chinnat Nopkham, A+)

13.THE RULES OF THE GAME (ตีไข่ใส่ฟองรัก) (2010, Ninart Boonpothong, A+)
14.KOKASHITA (Shigehiro Ide, Thailand/Japan, A+)

15.THE P-R-I-N-S-E-CC เจ้าหงิญ (Ninart Boonpothong + Pornpen Faumnuay, A+)

16.BENYAKAI (Thanaporn Saen-ai, fragments, A+)
http://www.bacc.or.th/performance/detail/guid/c65f7eeea0a097b7d9e58f57208e0716

17.AVATAR DVADAS FOURTH: SAGITTARIUS -- THE ARROW OF TIME (Bruce Gaston + Somtow Sucharitkul, A+)

18.GHOST OF THE ECONOMISTS (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

19.CINDERELLA TOE JAM (Mei-yin Ng, Malaysia, A+)

20.HIS GARDEN (Ratapong Pinyosophon, A+)

21.COMPOSITION EXCERPT FROM VANISHING POINT (Cathy Seago, UK, A+)

22.CHORAL III VARIATIONS (The Wang Wei Quartet, Belgium, A+)

23.THE FINAL BOW (Cathy Seago + Shi Jing Xin + Mei-yin Ng + Wang Wei Quartet + Rannvá Káradóttir, A+)

24.THE RETURN บ้านใหม่ (Rojanin Leenapornpat, reading, A+)

25.THE PRINCESS เจ้า...หญิง??? (Rinyapat Nithipatanunt, A+)

26.BANGKOK MOLECULES (Dujdao Vadhanapakorn + Jarunan Phantachat + Sarut Komalittipong + Ornanong Thaisriwong + Thanapol Virulhakul + Terry Hatfield, A+/A)
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/03/23/life/Together-and-apart-30125288.html

27.THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH (Nir de Volff, A+/A)

28.CREEPS ล่า-ท้า-ฝัน (Sineenadh Keitprapai, A+/A)

29.ROCKWAY CAFÉ ภารกิจพิชิตฝัน (Piangdao Jariyapun, A+/A)

30.GREY AREA (Dujdao Vadhanapakorn + Nophand Boonyai, A+/A)

31.DETAILS CANNOT BODY WANTS (Patcharakamol Juntree, A+/A)

32.THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH มรรคบาท/ฆาตกรรม (Ninart Boonpothong, A+/A)

33.THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN WHO WERE IN LOVE (2010, Wanatsanan Sasom, A+/A)
34.XIA XIE BO WA-WHITE/A DANCE FOR THE GOD (Shi Jing Xin, China, A+/A)

35.PICNIC ON THE BATTLEFIELD (ลาบเลือด เดือนร้อน) (2010, Thianchai Isaradej, A)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2010/09/picnic-on-battlefield-2010-tianchai.html

36.READING WOMEN (Paornrat Yodnain, Pavinee Samakkabutr, Sineenadh Keitprapai, Neelacha Fuangfookiat, A)

37.THE END OF THE ROAD AT BANGCARE สุดทางที่บางแคร์ (Parnrut Kritchanchai, A)

38.E-KIM A BURST-OUT VOICE WOMAN อีคิ้ม...ลูกคอปืนกล (Nat Nualpang, A)

COMING ATTRACTIONS (2010, Peter Tscherkassky, A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++)

I just saw COMING ATTRACTIONS (2010, Peter Tscherkassky, A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++) on Thursday at Bangkok Experimental Film Festival. It is now one of my most favorite films of all time. I like the faces and gestures of women in this film very much. หน้าตาผู้หญิงแต่ละคนในหนังเรื่องนี้มันช่าง "กะหล่ำแตกแดกดัน" มากๆ




Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Favorite Songs 23: AUH! PHANOM PENH EUY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu6HpVo5oUI&feature=share

Thanks to Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa for telling me about this song.

YOGA BY EQUINOX (2011, Brody Baker)

It stars Bryohny Smyth, a Thai singer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loszrEZvS_k

A LITTLE TRANSVESTITE AND HIS STACK OF HAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qznViVS13gU

FAVOURITE THAI EXPERIMENTAL FILMS OF 2011

A friend asked me about some recent Thai experimental films, so here is my answer to him:

1.NAKORN ASAJARN TRILOGY: COLLAPSE (2011, Wachara Kanha, 26 min)
NAKORN ASAJARN TRILOGY: MIGHT (2011, Wachara Kanha, 30 min)
NAKORN ASAJARN TRILOGY: NIGHTMARE (2011, Wachara Kanha, 30 min)
This trilogy is composed of many scenes of Bangkok. An extremely atmospheric film. The second part of the trilogy features a 30-minute monologue of a lawyer talking about the injustice from which the red shirt protesters in Thailand suffer.

2.WHY DO YOU JUMP? (2011, Korn Kanogkekarin, 19 min)
A queer film featuring strange scenes which are seemingly unconnected to one another. It includes a scene of Korn nakedly dancing in his room, a scene of Korn throwing his hair into the air repeatedly for approximately 30 times, and a digitally-effected scene of Korn's body divided in half, which makes him look like a statue of a pagan goddess.

3.GAZE AND HEAR (2010, Nontawat Numbenchapol, 10 min)
I wrote about this film here:
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/11/thai-films-seen-on-saturday-july-30.html


4.EMPLOYEES LEAVING THE LUMIÈRE FACTORY (2010, Chaloemkiat Saeyong, 31 min)
I wrote about this film here:
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/04/chaloemkiat-saeyongs-retrospective-this.html


5.HOME COMPUTER (2011, Teeranit Siangsanoh, 19 min)
This film is composed of various still images and sound found in a computer. What I like the most in this film is how the various sound and noises are combined, and it results in one of the strangest soundtracks I have ever heard of in my whole life. I also like the scene in which we see the images of Khattiya Sawasdipol, while we hear the song CIVILIZATION ZONE by Thanes Warakulnukroh. It is arguably one of best ironic scenes of the year 2011.

6.THE FESTIVAL OF DEMON SPIRIT (2011, Sittiporn Racha, 2 min)
I wrote about this film here:
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2011/01/festival-of-demon-spirit-2011-sittiporn.html


7.RATCHAPRASONG (2011, Nok Paksnavin)
The film is about the massacre of the red shirt protesters in Bangkok in May 19, 2010, and it deals with this tragedy by showing us some enigmatic scenes, and then it shows us a black screen, while we hear the very loud sound of gunshots for about 90-100 times.

8.PASSING THROUGH THE NIGHT (2011, Wattanapume Laisuwanchai, 13 min)
I think this film should be screened together with THE LONG DAY CLOSES (1992, Terence Davies), because both films deal with the memories of the directors about their own families, and both films present these memories in an extremely poetic and beautiful way.

9.IMPERIAL EARTHS (2011, Phatthi Buntuwanit, 15 min)
One of the most visually gorgeous Thai film made in 2011. The film reinterprets some parts of Buddhist teachings/legends. The content of the film is not as interesting as its visual elements. The production designs/set decorations in this film is as beautiful and powerful as the ones in EDEN AND AFTER (1970, Alain Robbe-Grillet) or PROSPERO'S BOOKS (1991, Peter Greenaway).

10.SPIDER (2011, Tossapol Boonsinsukh)
A woman is having trouble with some mysterious water leaking out of the wall of her house. A plumber can't help her because he doesn't know where this water comes from. The first part of this film reminds me of some cute feelings found in Miranda July's films. However, the second half of SPIDER reminds me of Marguerite Duras' films, because we see some characters, whom we are not sure if they represent humans, or animals, or both, or whatever, circle around one another in a townhouse in an extremely slow manner.

The photo is from NAKORN ASAJARN TRILOGY: NIGHTMARE.





SOUTH EAST ASIAN FILM WISH LIST

I made this list for Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa.

1.BELKIBOLANG (2011, Edwin Ifa Isfansyah, Azhar Lubis, Rico Marpuang, Wisnu Surya Pratama, Anggun Priambodo, Sidi Saleh, Agung Sentausa, Tumpal Tampubolon, Indonesia, 87 min)

2. THE BLOOD TRAIL (2009, Jerrold Tarog, Philippines)

3.BRIDAL QUARTER (2010, Teng Mangansakan, Philippines)

4.BUENAS NOCHES, ESPAÑA (2011, Raya Martin, Philippines)

5.CENTURY OF BIRTHING (2011, Lav Diaz, Philippines)

6.THE DANCER (2011, Ifa Isfansyah, Indonesia, 112 min)

7.DONOR (2010, Mark Meily, Philippines)

8.THE DREAM OF ELEUTERIA (2010, Remton Zuasola, Philippines)

9.ECLIPSES (2011, Daniel Hui, Singapore)

10.EVENING SKY (LANGIT PETANG) (1982, Shahrom Md. Dom, Malaysia)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4kpJT4hF_k

11.EVIL PORTENT (LANCHANG KUNING) (1962, M. Amin, Malaysia)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF8ny-uwb-I

12.HANG JEBAT (1961, Hussain Haniff, Malaysia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1-GC8Lq1s

13.HERE COMES THE BRIDE (2010, Chris Martinez, Philippines)

14.KANO: AN AMERICAN AND HIS HAREM (2010, Monster Jimenez, Philippines)

15.LOVE FROM SALMAH (1995, Mahadi J. Murat, Malaysia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXqG33-xws8

16.LUPANG HINARANG (2009, Ditso Carolino, Philippines)

17.MANILA SKIES (2010, Raymond Red, Philippines)

18.MECHANIC (1983, Othman Hafsham, Malaysia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxoIFk0_aSs

19.THE MIRROR NEVER LIES (2011, Kamila Andini, Indonesia, 100 min)

20.MONDOMANILA (2010, Khavn de la Cruz, Philippines)

21.MY AMNESIA GIRL (2010, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Philippines)

22.PINK HALO-HALO (2010, Joselito Altarejos, Philippines)

23.REFRAINS HAPPEN LIKE REVOLUTIONS IN A SONG (2010, John Torres, Philippines)

24.RPG METANOIA (2010, Luis Suarez, Philippines, animation)

25.SA’YO LAMANG (2010, Laurice Guillen, Philippines)

26.SENIOR YEAR (2010, Jerrold Tarog, Philippines)

27.SHEIKA (2010, Arnel Mardoquio, Philippines)

28.SON OF GOD (2010, Khavn de la Cruz + Michael Noer, Philippines)

29.SRI MERSING (1961, Salleh Ghani, Malaysia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpo97P-MsNI

30.THE TIGER FACTORY (2010, Woo Ming Jin, Malaysia, 84 min)

31.THE TRIAL OF ANDRES BONIFACIO (2010, Mario O’Hara, Philippines)

32.UNDER THE TREE'S SHADOW (2011, Doan Tran Anh Tuan and the Colory Group, Vietnam, animation)

33.VOX POPULI (2010, Dennis Marasigan, Philippines)

34.WAYS OF THE SEA (HALAW) (2010, Sheron R. Dayoc, Philippines)

35.WINDBLOWN (2011, Regiben Romana, Philippines, 123 min)

36.WOMAN, WIFE & WHORE (1991, U-Wei Shaari, Malaysia)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3SCVE699c

The photo comes from HERE COMES THE BRIDE.