Saturday, November 28, 2009

I MISS KASETSART

I used to go to Kasetsart many times during 1992-1994, because my close friends studied there. I love its atmosphere very much. It is nice I had a chance to visit it again.

Kasetsart University is so big and the atmosphere is so pleasant that I wish someone would make a two-hour film, consisting of an uninterrupted long take of a group of people walking around Kasetsart, talking to each other.









Thursday, November 26, 2009

POLL 69: ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEOS

My poll 69 is inspired by a wonderful blog called ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS, which can be found here:
http://animvids.blogspot.com/

I think some animation music videos are like the ultimate combination between films, music, and paintings.

THESE ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEOS. WHICH ONES DO YOU LIKE?

1.ABTAKON (SECRETLY SHOUTING) – Yui Nop-arpa (dir by Tawatpong Tangsajjapot)
http://radio.sanook.com/mv/player/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%99/108331/
The magazine FUSE SHOWCASE VOL.4 has an interview with Tawatpong Tangsajjapot.

2.BANANA CHIPS (1998) – Shonen Knife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wa95CvhESQ
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419FH1DYKFL._SS500_.jpg

3.FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS (2007) – Daedelus (dir by Jordan Kim)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRJ2YvRv3N4
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41YGIjNzFRL._SS400_.jpg

4.FLY UP TO THE MOON – Black/Sam Brown
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41K1D3YJKWL._SS500_.jpg

5.GENIUS OF LOVE – Tom Tom Club (dir by Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel)
Thanks to Vespertine for telling us about this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnC1Xzm5uKM
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/7d/32/026e53a09da0f31107e84110.L.jpg

6.GIRLS – Takagi Masakatsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQV_YmhZcE
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/c8/3a/250b820dd7a081769c03f010.L.jpg

7.I MISS YOU – Bjork (dir by John Kricfalusi)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3as9a_bjork-i-miss-you_music

8.KHOR BORG – Photo Sticker Machine (dir by Wit Pimkanchanapong)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8qYz20N_yg

9.KUM TAM (QUESTIONS) – Toffy (dir by Mr. Roger S)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ4UhZXEahk

10.MIRADOR – Efterklang (dir by Hvass & Hannibal & UFEX)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516lNYusFzL._SS500_.jpg

11.MOVE YOUR FEET – Junior Senior (dir by Shynola)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqL7bwx9fs
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/b7/ac/a493c060ada050e1d2bda110.L.jpg

12.OPPOSITES ATTRACT – Paula Abdul/The Wild Pair (dir by Candace Reckinger & Michael Patterson)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQV_YmhZcE

13.PICO – Samurai Jazz Quintet (dir Takafumi Tsuchiya)
http://vimeo.com/6753639

14.PULLING OUR WEIGHT – The Radio Dept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1aT8fNBts8
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/f9/22/d43062e89da05bfeff894110.L.jpg

15.SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD – Moby (dir by David Lynch)
http://vimeo.com/4146911

16.TAKE ON ME (1985) – A-HA (dir by Steve Barron)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXNBR2smPY

17.THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO – FAB featuring MC Parker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9zqDvffN0Q

18.WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE – The Future Sound of London (dir by Run Wrake)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zDV5V3SPg

19.WE OWN THE SKY – M83 (dir by Dax Norman)
http://vimeo.com/2808191
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BORcNCPNL._SS500_.jpg

20.WHISTLE AND A PRAYER – Coldcut (dir by Woof Wan-Bau)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRzZNZuLgC4
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519WZCEG8AL._SS500_.jpg

You can cast multiple votes.

--I like the following music videos very much, though I'm not sure if I should include them in animation category or not.

1.ORINOCO FLOW – Enya (dir by Michael Geoghegan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfVJ11GXzXQ

2.TIME TO MAKE YOU MINE – Lisa Stansfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLcUWABNkEM


--Any suggestions for some animation music videos you like?
















































I FORGOT THE TITLE AND FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT ARE THE WINNERS

My poll 68 ended with 9 votes. Thanks very much to everyone who participated in it. Here is the result:

THESE GREAT FILMS WERE SHOWN IN THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK 2009. WHICH ONES DO YOU LIKE?

1.I FORGOT THE TITLE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, Italy)
+FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT (2009, Sherman Ong, Singapore)

Each of them got 5 votes, or 55 %.


3.A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, France)
+A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (2009, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand)

Each of them got 4 votes, or 44 %.


5.JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (1976, Alain Tanner, Switzerland)
+GREEN ROCKING CHAIR (2008, Roxlee, Philippines)
+THEY ALL LIE (2009, Matias Pineiro, Argentina)
+GULABI TALKIES (2008, Girish Kasaravalli, India)

Each of them got 3 votes, or 33 %.


9.LETTER TO A CHILD (2008, Vlado Skafar, Slovenia)
+THE WET SEASON (2008, Brigid McCaffrey & Ben Russell, Suriname)
+BLOCK B (2008, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia)
+COLORS OF OUR HEARTS (2009, Supamok Silarak, Thailand)

Each of them got 2 votes, or 22 %.


13.A VIRUS IN THE CITY (2008, Cedric Venail, France)
+SHANGHAI, WAITING FOR PARADISE (2007, Sylvie Levey, China, documentary)
+THE RAT HERB (2009, Julio Bressane, Brazil)
+UPRISE (2008, Sandro Aguilar, Portugal)
+THE LAST BUS (2008, Maria Hengge, Germany/Austria)

Each of them got 1 vote, or 11 %.


18.BAD BOYS CELL 425 (2009, Janusz Mrozowski, Poland)
+TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal)
+RECONSIDERING "THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS NEAR IRVINE, CALIFORNIA" BY LEWIS BALTZ, 1974 (2009, Mario Pfeiffer, USA)

Each of them got 0 vote.


Filmsick wrote about his favorite things in the festival here:
http://filmsick.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/summary-7th-wffbkk/

Filmsick wrote in Thai about I FORGOT THE TITLE here:
http://filmsick.exteen.com/20091122/i-forgot-the-title-christelle-lheureux-2009-italy-france

Wise Kwai wrote more about the festival here:
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-final-notes.html

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My ten favorite scenes in the World Film Festival of Bangkok 2009:

1.Glimpses of a body walking in darkness – A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, A+)

2.Characters sit still in the forest at night, while a song is played – TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, A+)

3.An old couple who are having a meal refuse to give some money to the heroines – MESSIDOR (1979, Alain Tanner, A+)

4.The talking about the Jakarta riot in 1998 – FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT (2009, Sherman Ong, A+)

5.A female friend of the heroine talks about a mad man, and becomes mad herself by saying something repeatedly for a long time – THE TALE OF THE DEVIL'S HILL AND ENDLESS SEARCH FOR FREEDOM (2009, Keren Cytter, A+)

6.The ending of MILK (2008, Semih Kaplanoglu, A+)

7.Two little sisters slap the face of each other – THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST (2009, Ulrike Ottinger, A+)

8.The heroine closes the window when she thinks the hero has left her -- IN THE WHITE CITY (1983, Alain Tanner, A+)

9.The woman blows a bubble gum and laughs, distracting the man who is narrating THE BIRDS -- A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE LIGHTS UP HER FACE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, France, A+)

10.The shouting scene in A VIRUS IN THE CITY (2008, Cedric Venail, A+)





FUSE SHOWCASE VOL. 4

FUSE SHOWCASE VOL. 4 is available now in bookstores. It includes a dvd of Thai short films and interviews with many Thai short filmmakers, including Prap Boonpan, Tuksina Pipitkul, Napat Treepalawisetkun, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Janenarong Sirimaha, Suphisara Kittikunarak, Wassachol Sirichanthanun, Professional Dry Cleaner, Romrawin Chumjin, Chaiwat Wiansantia, Issara Boonprasit, Chaloemkiat Saeyong, Taiki Sakpisit, Nok Paksnavin, and Yutthana Seneewong.

I'm very glad that FUSE SHOWCASE VOL. 4 captures some images and texts from PERU TIME (2008, Chaloemkiat Saeyong, A++++++++++), so that I can decode more of its texts. The texts captured in this magazine include: okogmjkwsijclh; 3sinv4xudyocoj skd0t[vd;jk ,;]8;k,i^hl7dvpjk'g8p oyhopy'8'vp^j8'9vcs]lbhofu z,fyo9bfvp^jdy[mujvpjk'ouhgv']jt i^h;jk m6dvpjk',yow,jgs,nvogfb,vudc]h;

The texts can be decoded into Thai as:

นานเท่าไหร่แล้ว –หรือกี่ปีกันแน่
How long ago? Or How many years?

หากจะบอกว่า มวลความรู้สึกอย่างเคย
นั้นยังคงอยู่คงตอแหลสิ้นดี
If I say that the mass of past feelings still remain, that would be a total lie.

ผมดันติดอยู่กับที่อย่างนี้เองล่ะ
It's me who just got stuck right here.

รู้ว่า ทุกอย่างมันไม่เหมือนเดิมอีกแล้ว
I know that everything has changed.




Sunday, November 22, 2009

IT IS IN THE INSIGNIFICANT MOMENT THAT SIGNIFICANCE BECOMES DISTURBED

I found the following quotes in Mubarak Ali's blog. I like them so much that I copy them and post them here, too.

http://supposedaura.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-hand-outstretched-to-winged-distance_13.html

Nathaniel Dorsky in Devotional Cinema: "If you have ever looked at your hand and seen it freshly without concept, realized the simultaneity of its beauty, its efficiency, its detail, you are awed into appreciation. The total genius of your hand is more profound than anything you could have calculated with your intellect. One's hand is a devotional object.

"If a film fails to take advantage of the self-existing magic of things, if it uses objects merely to mean something, it has thrown away one of its great possibilities. When we take an object and make it mean something, what we are doing, in a subtle ot not so subtle way, is confirming ourselves. We are confirming our own concepts of who we are and what the world is. But allowing things to be seen for what they are offers a more open, more fertile ground than the realm of predetermined symbolic meaning. After all, the unknown is pure adventure."


(Gregory Markopoulos: It is in the insignificant moment that significance becomes disturbed and the power of filmmaking is established.)

COME DRINK BEER WITH ME

This is my comment in Wise Kwai's blog:
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-final-notes.html

Thank you very much for the links. I'm glad you like GREEN ROCKING CHAIR and MY WHITE BABY. I like the freeze frames in MY WHITE BABY very much. This film unintentionally makes me think about my own childhood or the time when I still played with some Caucasian-looking dolls. I also like the use of voiceover and animation in this film. I also think GREEN ROCKING CHAIR and THE WET SEASON are "uncategorizable".

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This is my comment in Screenout webboard:
http://zaa.xq28.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=79&sid=63c0630f385a13bf2d69a7d2145395a2&start=700

ขอบคุณคุณ black forest มากค่ะที่มอบตำแหน่งวารุณี สุนทรีสวัสดิ์ให้ดิฉัน เพราะฉะนั้นดิฉันขอตอบแทนด้วยการมอบพรีเซ็นเตอร์ 3 คนจากเบียร์ช้างให้เป็นของขวัญคุณ black forest แล้วกันนะคะ
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4121752235_b903f55be4_o.jpg

ดูโฆษณาเบียร์ช้างได้ที่นี่
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELZym2H3WxY



Saturday, November 21, 2009

BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL 2009

http://www.britishcouncil.org/thailand-arts-film-schedule.htm

Films Schedule at the SF World CinemaAll films are subtitled in Thai

4 December
19:00 Is Anybody There?

5 December
15:00 It’s a Free World
19:00 The Boat that Rocked

6 December
15:00 Is Anybody There?
19:00 Looking for Eric

7 December
19:00 The Boat that Rocked

8 December
19:00 The Age of Stupid

10 December
19:00 It’s a Free World

11 December
19:00 Looking for Eric


Film Schedule at the TK Park (Mini Theatre 2)

5 December

Thomas and Friends “The Great Discovery” with activities
10:30 English version with Thai subtitle
12:00 Thai version
13:30 Thai version
15:00 Thai version
16:30 English version with Thai subtitle

8 December
16:00-17:30 Airplay UK Volume 1
18:00-19:30 Airplay UK Volume 2

9 December
16:00-17:30 Airplay UK Volume 3
18:00-19:30 Airplay UK Volume 4

UPCOMING VIDEO ART AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL


GHOST!!!!

THANKS TO KICHO FOR FORWARDING ME THIS SCARY PHOTO.




Monday, November 16, 2009

POLL 68: WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK 2009

My poll 68 is inspired by the World Film Festival of Bangkok 2009, which is one of the best things ever happened in my whole life. I worship this film festival.

THESE GREAT FILMS WERE SHOWN IN THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK 2009. WHICH ONES DO YOU LIKE?

1.I FORGOT THE TITLE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, Italy)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/68/I-Forgot-the-Title.html

2.JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (1976, Alain Tanner, Switzerland)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/25/Jonah-Who-Will-Be-25-in-the-Year-2000.html
http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC15folder/JonahStam.html
http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC15folder/JonahAgainst.html
http://twilightvirus.blogspot.com/2009/11/alain-tanner-retrospective-7.html
http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/51R256HQBAL._SS500_.jpg

3.LETTER TO A CHILD (2008, Vlado Skafar, Slovenia)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/62/Letter-To-A-Child.html

4.GREEN ROCKING CHAIR (2008, Roxlee, Philippines)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/5/Green-Rocking-Chair.html

5.A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, France)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/31/Lake,-A.html
http://www.rouge.com.au/13/diary.html
http://enyxynematryx.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/un-lac-th/

6.THE WET SEASON (2008, Brigid McCaffrey & Ben Russell, Suriname)
http://cinema-scope.com/wordpress/?page_id=1004

7. BLOCK B (2008, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia)

8.THEY ALL LIE (2009, Matias Pineiro, Argentina)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/44/They-All-Lie.html

9.FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT (2009, Sherman Ong, Singapore)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/10/Flooding-in-The-Time-of-Drought.html

10.GULABI TALKIES (2008, Girish Kasaravalli, India)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/12/Gulabi-Talkies.html

11.A VIRUS IN THE CITY (2008, Cedric Venail, France)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/61/Virus-in-the-City,-A.html

12.SHANGHAI, WAITING FOR PARADISE (2007, Sylvie Levey, China, documentary)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/108/Shanghai,-Waiting-for-Paradise.html

13.THE RAT HERB (2009, Julio Bressane, Brazil)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/41/Rat-Herb,-The.html

14.BAD BOYS CELL 425 (2009, Janusz Mrozowski, Poland)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/51/Bad-Boys-Cell-425.html

15.TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/21/To-Die-Like-a-Man.html
http://www.girishshambu.com/blog/2009/11/lines-of-inspiration-popular-cinema-to.html
http://twitchfilm.net/interviews/2009/09/tiff09-to-die-like-a-man--interview-with-joao-pedro-rodrigues-alexander-david.php
http://www.cinema-scope.com/cs39/spot_lim_rodrigues.html

16.A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (2009, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/48/Letter-to-Uncle-Boonmee,-A.html
http://academichack.net/TIFF2009.htm

17.UPRISE (2008, Sandro Aguilar, Portugal)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/30/Uprise.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCZboYx7R9o

18.THE LAST BUS (2008, Maria Hengge, Germany/Austria)

19.RECONSIDERING "THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS NEAR IRVINE, CALIFORNIA" BY LEWIS BALTZ, 1974 (2009, Mario Pfeiffer, USA)

20.COLORS OF OUR HEARTS (2009, Supamok Silarak, Thailand)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/3/Colors-of-our-Hearts.html
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-colors-of-our-hearts.html

You can cast multiple votes.

The films in the list above are ranked according to my preferential order, which makes it different from other lists which were ranked according to alphabetical order.




"I FORGOT THE TITLE" IS MY MOST FAVORITE

FILMS SEEN IN THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK 2009

IN ROUGLY PREFERENTIAL ORDER

(EXCLUDING SOME FILMS I HAD SEEN BEFORE THE FESTIVAL, SUCH AS MAN AND GRAVITY: PLATEAU AND THE DEVIL'S STREAMS)

1.I FORGOT THE TITLE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, Italy, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/68/I-Forgot-the-Title.html

2.JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (1976, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/25/Jonah-Who-Will-Be-25-in-the-Year-2000.html

3.LETTER TO A CHILD (2008, Vlado Skafar, Slovenia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/62/Letter-To-A-Child.html

4.GREEN ROCKING CHAIR (2008, Roxlee, Philippines, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/5/Green-Rocking-Chair.html

5.A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, France, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/31/Lake,-A.html

6.THE WET SEASON (2008, Brigid McCaffrey & Ben Russell, Suriname, 47 min, A+)

7. BLOCK B (2008, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia, 20 min, A+)

8.THEY ALL LIE (2009, Matias Pineiro, Argentina, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/44/They-All-Lie.html

9.FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT (2009, Sherman Ong, Singapore, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/10/Flooding-in-The-Time-of-Drought.html

10.GULABI TALKIES (2008, Girish Kasaravalli, India, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/12/Gulabi-Talkies.html

11.A VIRUS IN THE CITY (2008, Cedric Venail, France, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/61/Virus-in-the-City,-A.html

12.SHANGHAI, WAITING FOR PARADISE (2007, Sylvie Levey, China, documentary, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/108/Shanghai,-Waiting-for-Paradise.html

13.THE RAT HERB (2009, Julio Bressane, Brazil, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/41/Rat-Herb,-The.html

14.BAD BOYS CELL 425 (2009, Janusz Mrozowski, Poland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/51/Bad-Boys-Cell-425.html

15.TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/21/To-Die-Like-a-Man.html

16.A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (2009, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/48/Letter-to-Uncle-Boonmee,-A.html

17.UPRISE (2008, Sandro Aguilar, Portugal, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/30/Uprise.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCZboYx7R9o

18.THE LAST BUS (2008, Maria Hengge, Germany/Austria, 11 min, A+)

19.RECONSIDERING "THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS NEAR IRVINE, CALIFORNIA" BY LEWIS BALTZ, 1974 (2009, Mario Pfeiffer, USA, A+)

20.COLORS OF OUR HEARTS (2009, Supamok Silarak, Thailand, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/3/Colors-of-our-Hearts.html

21.SEX TOY STORIES (2009, Anne Deluz + Beatrice Guelpa, France, documentary, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/58/Sex-Toys-Stories.html

22.SPEECH MEMORY (2007, Caroline Key, USA, 23 min, A+)

23.LIGHT YEARS AWAY (1981, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, 110 min, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/28/Light-Years-Away.html

24.THE LAST APPLAUSE (2009, German Kral, Argentina, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/66/Last-Applause,-The.html

25.THE TALE OF THE DEVIL'S HILL AND ENDLESS SEARCH FOR FREEDOM (2009, Keren Cytter, Germany, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/69/Tale-of-the-Devils-Hill-and-Endless-Search-for-Freedom,-The.html

26.FOUR SEASONS (2009, Keren Cytter, Germany, 12 min, A+)

27.IAHGNAHS ONHCET (2009, Speedism, China, animation, A+)
http://arthubasia.org/archives/speedism-in-shanghai/
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/109/Shanghype-condensed!.html

28.HAWKER (2008, Dustin Feneley, Australia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/97/Hawker.html

29.MILK (2008, Semih Kaplanoglu, Turkey, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/16/Milk.html

30.IN THE WHITE CITY (1983, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/29/In-The-White-City.html

31.GIVER TAKER HEARTBREAKER (2009, Christopher Arcella, USA, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/33/Giver-Taker-Heartbreaker.html

32.MESSIDOR (1979, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/27/Messidor.html

33.THIS LONGING (2008, Azharr Rudin, Malaysia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/8/This-Longing.html

34.ALL MOUNTAINS LOOK ALIKE (2008, Christelle Lheureux + Sebastien Betbeder, France, 12 min, A+)

35.IN COMPARISON (2009, Harun Farocki, Germany, documentary, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/110/In-Comparison.html

36.SHOULD I REALLY DO IT? (2008, Ismail Necmi, Turkey, documentary, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/17/Should-I-Really-Do-It-.html

37.CHARLES, DEAD OR ALIVE (1969, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/24/Charles,-Dead-or-Alive.html

38.TIME WITHIN TIME (2009, Menno Otten, Netherlands, 20 min, A+)

39.NOW SHOWING (2009, Nitipong Thinthupthai, A+)

40.KARAOKE (2009, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/6/Karaoke.html

41.FACE (2009, Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/4/Face.html

42.THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST (2009, Ulrike Ottinger, South Korea, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/59/Korean-Wedding-Chest,-The.html

43.STEEL HOMES (2008, Eva Weber, Scotland, documentary, 10 min, A+)

44.BILLO IL GRAND DAKHAAR (2008, Laura Muscardin, Senegal, Italy, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/20/Billo,-Il-Grand-Dakhaar.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltt8FRN-5w0

45.HOME (2009, Ursula Meier, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/32/Home.html

46.MY WHITE BABY (2008, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Ghana/USA, 22 min, A+)

47.DESTINATION FINALE (2008, Philip Widmann, Germany/South Vietnam, A+)

48.SOUNDSCAPE: THE ABSENT INSLAND (2009, Nok Paksnavin, A+)

49.A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE LIGHTS UP HER FACE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, France, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/47/Mischievous-Smile-Lights-Up-Her-Face,-A.html

50.UNTIL THE MORNING COMES (2009, Lucky Kuswandi + Moonaya, Indonesia, 44 min, A+)

51.THE CROSS-BORDER 2 (2008, Zaw Tun, Australia, documentary, 27 min, A+)

52.BLACKBERRY WINTER (2006, Brent Stewart, USA, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/67/Blackberry-Winter.html

53.HOLLYWOOD (2008, Stephanie Owens, USA, 12 min, A+)

54.A SILENT STORY (2005, Olivo Barbieri, China, 13 min, A+)

55.GREAT ERA (2007, Zhang Ding, China, 14 min, A+)

56.MY LOVE MY LOVE (2008, Igal Peeri, Israel, 15 min, A+)

57.YET UNTITLED (PIECES OF NATURE) (2008, Mario Pfeiffer, Germany, 12 min, A+)

58.UNTITLED (TWO GUYS) (2008, Mario Pfeiffer, Germany, 8 min, A+)

59.LOST NATION (2009, Zart Tancharoen, Thailand, A+/A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/7/Lost-Nation.html

60.AUTOSUGGESTION (2008, Vasilis Siafakas, Greece, 12 min, A+/A)

61.SPIRITS (2009, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, A+/A)

62.THE GREAT DICTATOR (2009, Noraset Vaisayakul, A+/A)

63.LOOP LOOP (2008, Patrick Bergeron, 5 min, A+/A)

64.PARALLEL: THE DAY, THE DAWN, THE DUSK, THE DARK (2008, Sudsiri Pui-ock, A+/A)

65.LUMPHINI 2552 (2009, Tomonari Nishikawa, A+/A)

66.MY MOTHER AND HER PORTRAIT (2009, Chaisiri Jiwarangsan, A+/A)

67.FATHER OF MY CHILDREN (2009, Mia Hansen-Love, France, A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/34/Father-of-My-Children.html

68.HOME (2009, Filippi Francesco, Italy, 15 min, A)

69.WHITE DAYS (2009, Lei Yuan Bin, Singapore, A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/13/White-Days.html

70.EIGHT WOMEN (2009, Laura Bouza, USA, documentary, 29 min, A)

71.ESCAPE TO NOTHINGNESS (2008, Richard Legaspi, Philippines/South Korea, 10 min, A/A-)

72.KISSING FACES (2009, Wesley Leon Aroozoo, Singapore, 11 min, A/A-)

73.TAI AN LU (2008, Mathieu Borysevicz, China, 13 min, A/A-)

74.MA BAR (2008, Finlay Pretsell, Scotland, documentary, 12 min, A/A-)

75.NOMAD'S LAND (2008, Gael Metroz, Switzerland, documentary, A/A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/52/Nomads-Land.html

76.ABSURDISTAN (2008, Veit Helmer, Germany, A/A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/35/Absurdistan.html

77.FLASHED (2009, Julian Krubasik, Scotland, 4 min, A/A-)

78.DIAMONDS (2009, Mikael Enlund, Thailand, documentary, A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/72/Diamonds.html

79.ZIFT (2008, Javor Gardev, Bulgaria, A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/19/Zift.html

80.KITCHEN SINK (2008, Seymour Barros Sanchez + Ginalyn Dulla, Philippines, 17 min, A-)

81.CLICK IN FEAR (2009, Saikyaw Khaing, Myanmar, documentary, 12 min, A-)

82.THE DANAIDES' BARREL (2008, David Guiraud, France, 13 min, A-)

83.NEKRO (2008, CJ Andluz, Philippines, 19 min, A-/B+)

SUMMARY:
A+ 58
A+/A 8
A 4
A/A- 7
A- 5
A-/B+ 1


Other people's comments on the festival:

WISE KWAI:
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-capsule-reviews-part-1.html
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-capsule-reviews-part-2.html
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-capsule-reviews-part-3.html
http://thaifilmjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/wffbkk-09-capsule-reviews-part-4.html


FILMSICK:
http://filmsick.exteen.com/20091115/my-summary-wffbkk-09-one-of-the-best-film-fest-i-ve-ever-att
http://filmsick.exteen.com/20091108/wffbkk-diary


SONTHAYA SUBYEN:
http://twilightvirus.blogspot.com/2009/11/alain-tanner-retrospective-7.html


POL PAYAB:
MILK
http://www.matichon.co.th/matichon/view_news.php?newsid=01ent01011152&sectionid=0105&day=2009-11-01

HOME (URSULA MEIER)
http://www.matichon.co.th/matichon/view_news.php?newsid=01ent03251052&sectionid=0105&day=2009-10-25

ABSURDISTAN
http://www.bloggang.com/viewdiary.php?id=aloneagain&month=10-2009&date=31&group=1&gblog=110




GUY DEBORD VS. JOHAN VAN DER KEUKEN IN BANGKOK

The information below is copied from:
http://dkfilmhouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/doc-days.html

ดวงกมลฟิล์มเฮ้าส์ (ฟิล์มไวรัส) ร่วมกับสำนักพิมพ์ไลต์เฮาส์, สถาบันเกอเธ่ และสำนักหอสมุดปรีดี พนมยงค์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์ ขอเชิญชม และรับฟังเสวนา

DOC DAYS และงานแนะนำหนังสือ ‘วัยเยาว์อันสิ้นสูญ’ทุกวันอาทิตย์ระหว่างวันที่ 22 พฤศจิกายน 2552 ถึง 17 มกราคม 2553 ตั้งแต่เวลา 12.30 น. เป็นต้นไปณ ห้องเรวัต พุทธินันท์ ชั้นใต้ดิน U2 หอสมุด ปรีดี พนมยงค์มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์โทรศัพท์ 0-2613-3529 หรือ 0-2613-3530ชมฟรี!!! (โปรดแจ้งเจ้าหน้าที่ห้องสมุดว่ามาชมภาพยนตร์ และกรุณาแต่งกายสุภาพ)

Admission Free

* * *Many Thanks to the Goethe Institute for providing films. * * *

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 22 พฤศจิกายน 2552

12.30 น. The Society of the Spectacle (France, 88min, 1973) กำกับโดย Guy Debord

Guy Debord เป็น นักทฤษฎีมาร์กซิสม์และนักเขียนชาวฝรั่งเศสเจ้าของตำราวิชาการเล่มคลาสสิกอย่าง Society of the Spectacles Comments on the Society of the Spectacle เคยเป็นผู้ก่อตั้งกลุ่ม Lettrist International และเป็นผู้นำกลุ่ม Situationist International ที่มีอิทธิพลต่อการนำประท้วงในปี 1968 นอกจากนั้นเขายังทำหนังหลายเรื่องที่มีลักษณะผสมระหว่างหนังสารคดีและแนวอวงการ์ดตามแนวทางของ Lettrist International หนังของ Guy E. Debord สร้างจากหนังสือของเขาเองในชื่อเดียวกันเกี่ยวกับกระบวนการบริโภคของสังคมทุนนิยมที่มีผลต่อชีวิตประจำวัน


14.15 น. Critique de la separation (France, 20min, 1961) กำกับโดย Guy Debord

Howlings in Favour of de Sade (France, 64min, 1952) กำกับโดย Guy Debord


15. 45 น. Why should I buy a bed when all that I want is sleep? (Germany, 53 min, 1999) กำกับโดย Nicholas Humbert / Werner Penzel
+Lax Readings (2006 / 13 นาที)

สารคดีเกี่ยวกับกวีชาวนิวยอร์ค Robert Lax ที่ระหกระเหินไปมาระหว่างยุโรปและอเมริกา เคยทั้งเขียนบทวิจารณ์และบทหนังในฮอลลีวู้ด โดยแนวทางของเขามีผลต่อนักเขียนและกวีกลุ่มบีทเจอเนอเรชั่น อย่าง Jack Kerouac และ Allen Ginsberg.


****** โปรแกรมพิเศษ งานแนะนำหนังสือ Lord of the Flies (วัยเยาว์อันสิ้นสูญ) ******จัดโดยไลต์เฮาส์พับลิชชิ่งและ ดวงกมลฟิล์มเฮ้าส์ (ฟิล์มไวรัส)

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 29 พฤศจิกายน 2552

12.30 น. Lord of the Flies (1963) Peter Brook กำกับ 92 นาที (บรรยายอังกฤษ)

14.15 น. Lord of the Flies (1990) Harry Hook กำกับ 90 นาที (บรรยายไทย)

ภาพยนตร์สองเวอร์ชั่นที่สร้างจากวรรณกรรมคลาสสิกของ William Golding ปัจจุบันแปลและตีพิมพ์ใหม่ในชื่อ “วัยเยาว์อันสิ้นสูญ” โดยสำนักพิมพ์ไลต์เฮ้าส์ เรื่องราวของกลุ่มเยาวชนที่ติดค้างบนเกาะร่วมกันกับเพื่อน ๆ วัยเดียวกัน หลังจากเหตุการณ์เครื่องบินตก ในบรรดาผู้ปกครองของพวกเขานั้นไม่มีผู้ใดรอดชีวิต เหลือเพียงความรับผิดชอบและการต่อสู้เพื่ออยู่รอดแบบดั้งเดิมดึกดำบรรพ์ ต้นกำเนิดของหนังญี่ปุ่นเรื่องดัง Battle Royale ที่หันไปมุ่งเน้นเฉพาะด้านความรุนแรง อาจจะได้รับแรงบันดาลใจจากวรรณกรรมเรื่องนี้บ้างบางส่วน

ฉบับหนังขาวดำปี 1963 ที่กำกับโดย Peter Brook ผู้กำกับละครเวทีชั้นนำชาวอังกฤษ ได้รับการเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงรางวัลปาล์มทองหนังยอดเยี่ยมที่เทศกาลหนังเมืองคานส์ ส่วนฉบับหนังสีปี 1990 ที่สร้างใหม่ได้รับการเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงรางวัล Young Artists Award ในสาขานักแสดงเยาวชนประเภทดารานำเดี่ยวและหมู่คณะ(ร่วมเสวนาโดย กมลทิพย์ สิทธิกรโอฬารกุล บรรณาธิการไลต์เฮาส์พับลิชชิ่ง และคุณสฤณี อาชวานันทกุล นักวิชาการ –นักเขียน และบรรณาธิการ onopen online

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 10 มกราคม 2552

12.30 น. I Love Dollars (Netherlands, 140min, 1986) กำกับโดย Johan van der Keuken

15.15 น. Lucebert, Time and Farewell (Netherlands, 52min, 1994) กำกับโดย Johan van der Keuken

Johan van der Keuken เป็นนักเขียน ช่างภาพและคนทำหนังสารคดีชาวดัทช์ ผู้มีผลงานกว่า 55 เรื่อง เคยชนะรางวัลในเทศกาลหนังยุโรปหลายต่อหลายครั้ง รวมทั้งเคยได้รับรางวัลเกียรติยศผลงานทั้งชีวิตที่ประเทศกรีซและอเมริกา เขาเสียชีวิตเมื่อปี 2001

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 17 มกราคม 2553

12.30 น. The Eye Above the Well (Netherlands, 94min, 1988) กำกับโดย Johan van derKeuken

14.30 น. A Moment’s Silence (Netherlands, 10min,1963) กำกับโดย Johan van der Keuken,

Beauty (Netherlands, 22min,1963) กำกับโดย Johan van der Keuken

The Unanswered Question, On Animal Locomotion (Netherlands, 16min,1994)กำกับโดย Johan van der Keuken

Sunday, November 15, 2009

BLOCK B (2008, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia, 20 min, A+++++)

FILMS SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SUN 15 NOV

1. BLOCK B (2008, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia, 20 min, A+++++)

2.FLOODING IN THE TIME OF DROUGHT (2009, Sherman Ong, Singapore, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/10/Flooding-in-The-Time-of-Drought.html

3.RECONSIDERING "THE NEW INDUSTRIAL PARKS NEAR IRVINE, CALIFORNIA" BY LEWIS BALTZ, 1974 (2009, Mario Pfeiffer, USA, A+++++)

4.FOUR SEASONS (2009, Keren Cytter, Germany, 12 min, A+++++)

5.TIME WITHIN TIME (2009, Menno Otten, Netherlands, 20 min, A+)

6.CHARLES, DEAD OR ALIVE (1969, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/24/Charles,-Dead-or-Alive.html

7.DESTINATION FINALE (2008, Philip Widmann, Germany/South Vietnam, A+)

8.YET UNTITLED (PIECES OF NATURE) (2008, Mario Pfeiffer, Germany, 12 min, A+)

9.UNTITLED (TWO GUYS) (2008, Mario Pfeiffer, Germany, 8 min, A+)

10.LOOP LOOP (2008, Patrick Bergeron, 5 min, A+/A)

11.ABSURDISTAN (2008, Veit Helmer, Germany, A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/35/Absurdistan.html

THE WET SEASON (2008, Brigid McCaffrey & Ben Russell, Suriname, 47 min, A+++++++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON SAT 14 NOV

1.THE WET SEASON (2008, Brigid McCaffrey & Ben Russell, Suriname, 47 min, A+++++++++++++++)

2.BAD BOYS CELL 425 (2009, Janusz Mrozowski, Poland, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/51/Bad-Boys-Cell-425.html

3.COLORS OF OUR HEARTS (2009, Supamok Silarak, Thailand, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/3/Colors-of-our-Hearts.html

4.SPEECH MEMORY (2007, Caroline Key, USA, 23 min, A+)

5.THIS LONGING (2008, Azharr Rudin, Malaysia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/8/This-Longing.html

6.MY WHITE BABY (2008, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Ghana/USA, 22 min, A+)

7.HOLLYWOOD (2008, Stephanie Owens, USA, 12 min, A+)

8.EIGHT WOMEN (2009, Laura Bouza, USA, documentary, 29 min, A)

9.NOMAD'S LAND (2008, Gael Metroz, Switzerland, documentary, A/A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/52/Nomads-Land.html

Saturday, November 14, 2009

GULABI TALKIES (2008, Girish Kasaravalli, India, A++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON FRIDAY 13 NOV

1.GULABI TALKIES (2008, Girish Kasaravalli, India, A++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/12/Gulabi-Talkies.html

2.THE TALE OF THE DEVIL'S HILL AND ENDLESS SEARCH FOR FREEDOM (2009, Keren Cytter, Germany, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/69/Tale-of-the-Devils-Hill-and-Endless-Search-for-Freedom,-The.html

3.HAWKER (2008, Dustin Feneley, Australia, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/97/Hawker.html

4.SEX TOY STORIES (2009, Anne Deluz + Beatrice Guelpa, France, documentary, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/58/Sex-Toys-Stories.html

5.IN COMPARISON (2009, Harun Farocki, Germany, documentary, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/110/In-Comparison.html

6.BLACKBERRY WINTER (2006, Brent Stewart, USA, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/67/Blackberry-Winter.html

7.SHOULD I REALLY DO IT? (2008, Ismail Necmi, Turkey, documentary, A+/A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/17/Should-I-Really-Do-It-.html

Friday, November 13, 2009

LETTER TO A CHILD (2008, Vlado Skafar, Slovenia, A++++++++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON THURSDAY 12 NOV

1.LETTER TO A CHILD (2008, Vlado Skafar, Slovenia, A++++++++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/62/Letter-To-A-Child.html
If you worship Raymond Depardon or Volker Koepp, this film is a must-see.

2.THEY ALL LIE (2009, Matias Pineiro, Argentina, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/44/They-All-Lie.html

3.MESSIDOR (1979, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/27/Messidor.html

4.HOME (2009, Ursula Meier, Switzerland, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/32/Home.html

5.THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST (2009, Ulrike Ottinger, South Korea, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/59/Korean-Wedding-Chest,-The.html

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, France, A+++++++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON WED 11 NOV

1.A LAKE (2008, Philippe Grandrieux, France, A+++++++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/31/Lake,-A.html

2.A VIRUS IN THE CITY (2008, Cedric Venail, France, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/61/Virus-in-the-City,-A.html

3.MILK (2008, Semih Kaplanoglu, Turkey, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/16/Milk.html

4.THE LAST BUS (2008, Maria Hengge, Germany/Austria, 11 min, A+)

5.ALL MOUNTAINS LOOK ALIKE (2008, Christelle Lheureux + Sebastien Betbeder, France, 12 min, A+)

6.STEEL HOMES (2008, Eva Weber, Scotland, documentary, 10 min, A+)

7.MY LOVE MY LOVE (2008, Igal Peeri, Israel, 15 min, A+)

8.FATHER OF MY CHILDREN (2009, Mia Hansen-Love, France, A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/34/Father-of-My-Children.html

9.ESCAPE TO NOTHINGNESS (2008, Richard Legaspi, Philippines/South Korea, 10 min, A)

10.MA BAR (2008, Finlay Pretsell, Scotland, documentary, 12 min, A)

11.THE DANAIDES' BARREL (2008, David Guiraud, France, 13 min, A-)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

SHANGHAI, WAITING FOR PARADISE (2007, Sylvie Levey, China, A+++++)

FILMS SEEN ON TUE 10 NOV

1.SHANGHAI, WAITING FOR PARADISE (2007, Sylvie Levey, China, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/108/Shanghai,-Waiting-for-Paradise.html

2.IAHGNAHS ONHCET (2009, Speedism, China, animation, A+++++)
http://arthubasia.org/archives/speedism-in-shanghai/
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/109/Shanghype-condensed!.html

3.IN THE WHITE CITY (1983, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/29/In-The-White-City.html

4.A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE LIGHTS UP HER FACE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, France, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/47/Mischievous-Smile-Lights-Up-Her-Face,-A.html

5.UNTIL THE MORNING COMES (2009, Lucky Kuswandi + Moonaya, Indonesia, 44 min, A+)

6.A SILENT STORY (2005, Olivo Barbieri, China, 13 min, A+)

7.GREAT ERA (2007, Zhang Ding, China, 14 min, A+)

8.AUTOSUGGESTION (2008, Vasilis Siafakas, Greece, 12 min, A+)

9.HOME (2009, Filippi Francesco, Italy, 15 min, A+/A)

10.WHITE DAYS (2009, Lei Yuan Bin, Singapore, A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/13/White-Days.html

11.KISSING FACES (2009, Wesley Leon Aroozoo, Singapore, 11 min, A)

12.TAI AN LU (2008, Mathieu Borysevicz, China, 13 min, A)

13.FLASHED (2009, Julian Krubasik, Scotland, 4 min, A-)

14.KITCHEN SINK (2008, Seymour Barros Sanchez + Ginalyn Dulla, Philippines, 17 min, A-)

15.CLICK IN FEAR (2009, Saikyaw Khaing, Myanmar, documentary, 12 min, A-)

16.NEKRO (2008, CJ Andluz, Philippines, 19 min, A-/B+)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I FORGOT THE TITLE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, Italy, A+++++++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON MONDAY, 9 NOV

1.I FORGOT THE TITLE (2009, Christelle Lheureux, Italy, A+++++++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/68/I-Forgot-the-Title.html

This film gives me the ultimate pleasure. It gives me the same kind of sublime, trance-like feelings I experienced from BIRTH OF THE SEANEMA (2004, Sasithorn Ariyavicha, A+++++++++++++++++) and LISTENER'S TALE (2007, Arghya Basu, India, A+++++).

2.A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE (2009, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, A+++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/48/Letter-to-Uncle-Boonmee,-A.html

3.LIGHT YEARS AWAY (1981, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, 110 min, A+++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/28/Light-Years-Away.html

4.GIVER TAKER HEARTBREAKER (2009, Christopher Arcella, USA, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/33/Giver-Taker-Heartbreaker.html

5.FACE (2009, Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/4/Face.html

6.ZIFT (2008, Javor Gardev, Bulgaria, A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/19/Zift.html

Monday, November 09, 2009

JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (1976, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SUN 8 NOV

1.JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (1976, Alain Tanner, Switzerland, A++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/25/Jonah-Who-Will-Be-25-in-the-Year-2000.html

2.TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/21/To-Die-Like-a-Man.html

3.THE RAT HERB (2009, Julio Bressane, Brazil, A+++++ )
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/41/Rat-Herb,-The.html
Don't miss the ending credit of this film.

4.THE LAST APPLAUSE (2009, German Kral, Argentina, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/66/Last-Applause,-The.html

5.NOW SHOWING (2009, Nitipong Thinthupthai, A+)

6.SOUNDSCAPE: THE ABSENT INSLAND (2009, Nok Paksnavin, A+)

7.SPIRITS (2009, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, A+/A)

8.THE GREAT DICTATOR (2009, Noraset Vaisayakul, A+/A)

9.PARALLEL: THE DAY, THE DAWN, THE DUSK, THE DARK (2008, Sudsiri Pui-ock, A+/A)

10.LUMPHINI 2552 (2009, Tomonari Nishikawa, A+/A)

11.MY MOTHER AND HER PORTRAIT (2009, Chaisiri Jiwarangsan, A+/A)

Sunday, November 08, 2009

WAKE UP TIME IS THE WINNER

My poll 67 ended with 21 votes!!!!! Thanks very much to everyone who participated in it. I don't know why WAKE UP TIME got a lot of votes on the last day of the poll. It is very strange and surprising.

Here is the result:

I LOVE THESE RECENT THAI EXPERIMENTAL FILMS VERY MUCH. WHICH ONES DO YOU LIKE?

1.WAKE UP TIME (ตื่นสมัย) (2009, Chaiwat Wiansantia)
It got 13 votes, or 61 %.


2. POLITICALLY LAWYER AND NARRATIVE CINEMA (ฆาตกรรรมสวาท ประหลาดน่านฟ้า ทำให้คนหายตัวไป) (2009, Chaloemkiat Saeyong)
+SWEETHEART GARDEN (มธุรส) (2009, Tanatchai Bandasak)
+WHISPERING GHOSTS (2008, Taiki Sakpisit)

Each of them got 4 votes, or 19 %.


5.THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (พายุผีเสื้อ) (2009, Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa)
+COLOURS ON THE STREETS (2009, Weerapong Wimuktalop)
+I OPEN AT THE CLOSE (2009, Supakit Seksuwan)
+PHANTOMS OF NABUA (2009, Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
+PULSATILE MASS (2009, Nok Paksnavin)

Each of them got 2 votes, or 9%.


10. LISTENING (2008, Skarin Gunkhan)
+ONE NIGHT (คืนหนึ่ง) (2009, Zart Tancharoen)
+POISON 2.7: WHY GOING TO BIG C (ยาพิษ 2.7: ทำไมต้องไปบิ๊กซี) (2009, Eakarach Monwat)
+SHORTCUT TO HEAVEN (ทางลัดขึ้นสวรรค์) (2008, Phaisit Phanphruksachart)
+SUMMER STORM (2009, Tossapol Boonsinsukh)

Each of them got 1 vote, or 4 %.


15.FALLING RAIN (วันฝนโปรย) (2009, Chalermrat Kaweewattana)
+FARMER (2009, Sudsiri Pui-ock)
+HAPPY TOGETHER (กาลครั้งหนึ่งคิดถึงวันวาน) (2009, Sittipong Patchakow)
+MAN AND GRAVITY: PLATEAU (2009, Jakrawal Nilthamrong)
+POPULAR (สมัยนิยม) (2009, Korn Kanogkekarin)
+WRONGDOER (2009, Pongpattana Puangkwamsook)

Each of them got 0 vote.


--One thing I like very much in the Thai films I saw this year is the "extreme staring scenes". It's the kind of scenes in which the films let the viewers stare at something or some activities for a long time. I don't know which Thai film is the first film which includes this kind of scenes, or which Thai film is the first film which belongs to "extreme staring cinema". Maybe it's WINDOWS (1999, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, A+++++).

As for foreign "extreme staring" films, my favorite ones include HIGH KUKUS (1973, James Broughton). You can watch this film here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9c0qu_james-broughton-high-kukus_shortfilms

In 2007 I made a list of ten Thai films which can belong to "extreme staring cinema". You can read the list here:
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2007/06/ten-thai-photo-resembling-films.html

1.BIRTH OF THE SEANEMA (2004, Sasithorn Ariyavicha, A+) 70 min

2.WINDOWS (1999, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, A+)

3.ROUGH NIGHT (2001, Samart Imkham, A+)

4.WINTER REMAINS (2004, Sasithorn Ariyavicha, A+) 19 min

5.THE AUDIENCE (2004, Tossapol Boonsinsukh, A+)

6.DRIFTER (1993, Sasithorn Ariyavicha, A+) 8 min

7.SPACE (2005, Sathit Sattarasart, A+)

8.GRANDMOTHER (KHUN YAI) (2007, Nawanont Wongkajit, A+)

9.A SONG AND GROUP OF STARS (BOT PLENG GUB MOO DAO) (2006, Surasithi Bunpala, A+)

10.CITY REPORT (2006, Chakrit Vichaiyuth, A+)


--I think Thai extreme staring cinema also include:

11.CONFRONT WITH THE TRUTH (ริมฝั่งน้ำ) (2009, Chanin Hanjaroen)

12.EMPIRE OF MIND (อณาจักร แห่ง ใจ) (2009, Nontawat Numbenchapol, 90 min)
This documentary contains a scene in which the camera stares at the grandmother for a long time.

13.HARVEST SEASON (ฤดูเก็บเกี่ยว) (2009, Pisut Srimork, 20 min)

14.THE INSURANCE (ประกันชีวิต) (2009, Nok Paksnavin, 30 min)

15.IN THE POOL OF STILL WATER, THERE IS A YEARNING FOR THE TORRENTIAL FLOW OF THE BIG RIVER (2009, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, A+)

16.KRASOB (กระสอบ) (2006, Nitipong Tintapthai)

17.LOOKING IN GOD'S EYE (2009, Taiki Sakpisit)

18.NEVER CONGREGATE, NEVER DISREGARD (2007, Arin Rungjang)

19.OBSERVATION OF THE MONUMENT (2008, Michael Shaowanasai)

20.ONE NIGHT (คืนหนึ่ง) (2009, Zart Tancharoen)

21.PERU TIME (กู่ก้องบอกรักนิรันดร) (2008, Chaloemkiat Saeyong, 18 min)

22.RESTART (ไม่ไปรังสิต) (2008, Patchara Eaimtrakul, 25 min)

23.TIME AND CONTINUATION (2004, Sudsiri Pui-ock)

24.VIDEO MEMORANDUM NO.4: LA LUNAR (2009, Wiwat Lertwiwatwongsa)

25.YOU HAVE TO WAIT, ANYWAY (2007, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, 22 min)

GREEN ROCKING CHAIR (A++++++++++)

FILMS SEEN ON SAT 7 NOV

1.GREEN ROCKING CHAIR (2008, Roxlee, Philippines, A+++++++++++++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/5/Green-Rocking-Chair.html
I think the film is "Alexander Kluge + Phaisit Phanphruksachart". The structure of the film reminds me of some Kluge's films, in which a topic is explored in various, loosely connected angles. The film is also as playful as some of Phaisit's films.

2.UPRISE (2008, Sandro Aguilar, Portugal, A+++++)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/30/Uprise.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCZboYx7R9o

3.KARAOKE (2009, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Malaysia, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/6/Karaoke.html

4.BILLO IL GRAND DAKHAAR (2008, Laura Muscardin, Senegal, Italy, A+)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/20/Billo,-Il-Grand-Dakhaar.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltt8FRN-5w0

5.LOST NATION (2009, Zart Tancharoen, Thailand, A+/A)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/7/Lost-Nation.html

6.DIAMONDS (2009, Mikael Enlund, Thailand, A-)
http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/72/Diamonds.html

Saturday, November 07, 2009

MERMAID WEARING PANTS (2009, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, A+++++)

THAI SHORT FILMS SHOWN IN THE PROGRAM "I'M HERE, DEAR CENSORSHIP":
http://www.bioscopemagazine.com/smf/index.php?topic=2630.0

1.MERMAID WEARING PANTS (2009, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, 5 min, A+++++)
I like the fact that the film tackles the political taboos, and I like the way the film uses the found footage, the text, and the sound.

2.PASSION SONATA (2009, Suphisara Kittikunarak, 13 min, A+++++)
I like the story and the way the film views its own characters.

3.IT'S HARD TO SAY HOW I LOVE YOU, CAPTAIN HOOK (2009, Napat Treepalawisetkun, 10 min, A+)
I like the fact that the audience don't know how to react to this film. The film doesn't tell the audience whether the film is a comedy, a satire, or a drama. The film is just its own self, thus freeing the way each viewer can choose to react to the film.

4.GEW GEW (2009, Meathus Sirinawin, 7 min, A+)

The sound of this film isn't clear, so I don't understand much of what the character is saying, but I like the concept of this film very much.

5.MOFO LIFE SIZE DOLL 2 (2009, Alwa Ritsila, 23 min, A+/A)
This film, like every film of Alwa, is visually striking in my opinion. The reason why I don't give this film A+ is just because I think the story is not very interesting. However, I like the bitchy looks of the dolls in this film very much. And I love a graffito on a wall in this film. This graffito says, "I HAVE A HUSBAND!" (กูมีผัว!). It's something I have never seen before. It's funny, weird, and wonderful.

This tiny thing in the film unintentionally inspires my own imagination a lot. Since many graffiti in real life may be written by young male technical college students, this graffito in the film makes me imagine that there should be a film which deals with a male technical college student who loves writing "I HAVE A HUSBAND!" on walls around the town.

6.DAD IS DEAD (2009, Professional Dry Cleaner, 15 min, A)
Since the sound of the film isn't clear, I don't understand many jokes spoken by the characters. But I like the fact that this film tries to compare and contrast some swearing words.