FILM WISH LIST 2012 (11-20)

FILM WISH LIST 2012

I wish to see all of these films in 2013.

11.ANGELA: PORTRAIT OF A REVOLUTIONARY (1969-1971, Yolande du Luart, USA, 60 min)

12.ASSASSINATION (2011, Yael Bertana, Israel)

13.ATTACK AND RETREAT (1964, Giuseppe De Santis, Italy, 104min)

14.AVENTURERA (1950, Alberto Gout, Mexico, 101min)

15.BACK TO STAY (2011, Milagros Mumenthaler, Argentina)

16.THE BARON (2011, Edgar Pêra, Portugal, 105 min)

17.BEFORE FLYING BACK TO EARTH (2005, Arunas Matelis, Lithunia, documentary, 52 min)

18.BEST INTENTIONS (2011, Adrian Sitaru, Romania, 105 min)

19.BEUR SUR LA VILLE (2011, Djamel Bensalah, France, 99 min)

20.BIRMINGHAM ORNAMENT (2009, Andrey Silvestrov + Yuri Leiderman, Russia, 10 min)

FILM WISH LIST 2012 (1-10)

FILM WISH LIST 2012

I wish to see all of these films in 2013.

1. ABENDLAND (2011, Nicolas Geyrhalter, Austria, 90 min)
2. ABOVE US ONLY SKY (2011, Jan Schomburg, Germany, 88 min)
3. A.C.A.B. ALL CATS ARE BRILLIANT (2012, Constantina Voulgari, Greece)
4. THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA (1954, Don Weis, USA, 94min)
5. AGE IS…(2012, Stephen Dwoskin)
6. ALMAYER’S FOLLY (1972, Vittorio Cottafavi)
7. ALL INCLUSIVE 3D (2010, Nadia Ranocchi + David Zamagni, Italy, 75 min)
8. ALMS OF THE BLIND HORSE (2011, Gurvinder Singh, India, 112 min)
9. AMOK (1934, Fyodor Otsep, France, 92min)
10. THE ANABASIS OF MAY AND FUSAKO SHIGENOBU, MASAO ADACHI AND 27 YEARS WITHOUT IMAGES (2011, Eric Baudelaire, 66 min)

THE PEACOCK DREAM (2012, Krit Kittikornrat, A+)

THE PEACOCK DREAM (2012, Krit Kittikornrat, A+)

นิมิตรมยุรา (กฤษณ์ กิติกรรัตน์)

You can watch this film without English subtitles here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aisc9pTXjwc

I like THAT NIGHT (2011, 9min, A+15), which is also directed by Krit Kittikornrat very much. THAT NIGHT is a sexy, semi-horror film. I say it is a semi-horror film, because there is something weird about it which makes it transcend the horror genre. THAT NIGHT is a little bit scary, but what makes it interesting is that it not only aims to scary the audience, but also makes the audience think about the film.

That good thing about THAT NIGHT can also be found here in THE PEACOCK DREAM. At first, THE PEACOCK DREAM reminded me of horror/thriller films about hospitals, such as SHOCK CORRIDOR (1963, Samuel Fuller), SHUTTER ISLAND (2010, Martin Scorsese), TATORT--AUSGEKLINKT (1988, Sylvia Hoffmann), and THE WARD (2010, John Carpenter). But later in the film, it is clear that THE PEACOCK DREAM is not meant only to thrill or scare the audience. It is weirder and more thought-provoking than ordinary horror films.

In  a way, THE PEACOCK DREAM unintentionally reminds me of:

1.TAKE SHELTER (2011, Jeff Nichols), because THE PEACOCK DREAM makes me wonder all through the film whether I should believe the protagonist or not.

2.SPIDER (2002, David Cronenberg), because THE PEACOCK DREAM may deal with the mind of a deranged person, and show how the deranged person views other people. In SPIDER, the protagonist tends to view a woman as either a Madonna or a whore, instead of viewing her as a real woman. In THE PEACOCK DREAM, the protagonist may sometimes view the nurse as either a killer or a peacock angel.

There are many thought-provoking things in THE PEACOCK DREAM, for example:

1.Why is the rumour-monger named "Chart", which means "nation"?

2.Who is the monster? Or is the monster inside us all? Is the monster actually our tendency to view other people based on our own bias and imagination?

3.What the Peacock Angel says about "the vice inside us" is thought-provoking.

You can watch THAT NIGHT here:

http://vimeo.com/52221544

Film wish list: FORCES OCCULTES (1943, Jean Mamy, France, 43min)

Film wish list: FORCES OCCULTES (1943, Jean Mamy, France, 43min)

หนังเรื่องนี้เป็นหนังโฆษณาชวนเชื่อของนาซีที่แสดงให้เห็นว่าระบอบรัฐสภาเลวร้ายเพียงใด โดยมีฉากฮาคลาสสิคอย่างเช่นฉากที่ให้สมาชิกรัฐสภาส่งเสียงแบบสัตว์ในระหว่างการประชุมสภา และระบุว่ามีเพียงแค่ระบอบฟาสต์ซิสต์เท่านั้นที่แก้ไขวิกฤตรัฐสภาได้ นอกจากนี้ หนังเรื่องนี้ยังโฆษณาชวนเชื่ออีกด้วยว่า นักการเมืองทั้งฝ่ายซ้ายและฝ่ายขวาต่างก็ตกเป็นเครื่องมือของแผนการสมรู้ร่วมคิดระดับโลก และมีเพียงแค่ประเทศฟาสต์ซิสต์ 3 ประเทศเท่านั้น (เยอรมนี, อิตาลี, สเปน) ที่รอดพ้นจากแผนสมรู้ร่วมคิดนี้

หลังจากนาซีหมดอำนาจ Jean Mamy ผู้กำกับหนังเรื่องนี้ก็ถูกลงโทษด้วยการประหารชีวิตโดยวิธียิงเป้าในวันที่ 29 มี.ค. 1949

You can watch this film here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TYtR8go7Ec

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189529/reviews

" The parliamentary system is shown as ineffective and old-fashioned - at one satirically exaggerated point the parliamentarians merely utter a "cock-a-doodle-doo" or the mowing of sheep. While parliamentarians debate all day the real powers that be act behind the facade. Left or Right are merely pawns in a game for power, which reflects the fascist claim for being beyond both Left and Right and for overcoming the crisis of parliamentarianism (see Zeev Sternhell's books for that). And there is lot of cleaning up to do: FORCES OCCULTES paints the picture of a vast global conspiracy. A map in the beginning shows that only three fascist countries in the world are liberated from "Jewish-Masonic influence": Germany, Italy, and Spain."

FAVORITE QUOTE FROM ADRIAN MARTIN

Favorite quote from Adrian Martin about the film HOLY MOTORS (2012, Leos Carax) in Lola magazine:

http://www.lolajournal.com/3/hail_holy_motors_1.html

" every father is a fake, and every family is a let’s-pretend simulation (by anyone at all, whatever their species), a hollow shell."

Favorite Actress -- Audrey Fleurot in UN VILLAGE FRANÇAIS (2009-2012, TV series, A+30)

Desirable actor -- Frédéric van den Driessche

Desirable actor -- Frédéric van den Driessche in DIVORCE ET FIANÇAILLES (2012, Olivier Péray, A) and A TALE OF WINTER (1992, Eric Rohmer, A+25)

Favorite Actor -- Bourvil in MY WIFE'S HUSBAND (1963, Gilles Grangier, A+15)

POSTER FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM

Thanks to Theeraphat Ngathong for this poster.

Favorite Songs 29: THERE'S ONLY YOU IN MY HEART -- Tuan Anh

Favorite Songs 29: THERE'S ONLY YOU IN MY HEART -- Tuan Anh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzSGaDIAcP8

Thanks to Filmsick for telling us about this singer.

STAGE PERFORMANCES I SAW IN 2012

STAGE PERFORMANCES I SAW IN 2012

1.6TH OCTOBER PARTY (Wichaya Artamat, A+30)

2.THE TALL, HUNGRY GHOSTS WITH GIGANTIC HANDS เปรตมือบาน (Tanawat Katatikon, A+30)

3.IN SILENCE (Sineenadh Keitprapai, A+30)

4.THE FLOATING PROJECT อาการลอย (Vidura Amranand, A+30)

5.THE CHAIRS (Adjjima Na Patalung, A+30)

6.POST SHOW TALK WITH PINA BAUSCH AND DANCERS (Thanapol Virulhakul, A+15)

7.CRIMINALS (Ninart Boonpothong, A+15)

8.PICHET KLUNCHUN AND MYSELF (Jérôme Bel + Pichet Klunchun, A+15)

9.THE SHADOW BOX เงามัจจุราช (Damkerng Thitapiyasak, A+15)

10.THE CHILDREN'S HOUR เรื่อง (รัก) ลับของครูแคเรน (Passupang Kongbumrung ภัสสร์ศุภางค์ คงบำรุง, A+15)

11.THE ODD COUPLE (QUEER VERSION) (Bhanbhassa Dhupthien, A+15)

12.DREAMS ความฝัน (Chertsak Pratumseesakhon, A+15)

13.WANT (Wichaya Artamat, A+15)

14.TOP GIRLS ผู้หญิงเอาอยู่ (Arbampai Ratanapanu, A+10)

15.THE RETURN OF WANTHONG (Pradit Prasartthong, A+10)

16.THERAPY (Nophand Boonyai + Dujdao Vadhanapakorn Boonyai, A+)

17.LEAR AND HIS 3 DAUGHTERS (Jarunan Phantachat, A+)

18.A LOVE SONG (Sukanya Pheansri, A+)

19.OTHELLO: A MATCH OF JEALOUSY บุรุษริษยา (Damkerng Thitapiyasak, A+)

20.THE GROCERY STORE ON ALLEY FOUR (Nattanun Prasertrasamee, A+)

21.STÉRÉOPTIK (Stéréoptik Company, A+)

22.LOVE APPETITE (Ninart Boonpothong, A+)

23.MAE BIA (Marut Sarowat, A+)

24.THE PROTRUDING MACHINE NO.4 (Saifah Tanthana, A+)

25.THE WAY OF THE WORLD ศึกอสรพิษ (Jirawan Aroonpairojanakul, A+)

26.MY OWN HISTORY OF DANCE (Beau Geste Company, A+)

27.SAYONARA (Oriza Hirata, A+)

28.LOL (LOTS OF LOVE) (Luca Silvestrini, A+)

29.BANG LA MERD (Ornanong Thaisriwong, A+/A)

30.THE IMAGINARY INVALID จ้าวโรค (Parnrut Kritchanchai, A+/A)

31.VARIOUS WAYS TO DEAL WITH LOVE (RAINBOW VERSION) สารพัด...จัดสรร "รัก" ฉบับสีรุ้ง (Pisal Pattanapeeradech พิศาล พัฒนพีระเดช, A+/A)

32.40 CARATS (Apirak Chaipanha, A+/A)

33.GREED AND DECEPTIONS เลาะร้อยโลภ ลบร้อยเล่ห์ (Pisal Pattanapeeradech, A+/A)

34.THUNYA AND DAD (Napak Tricharoendej, A+/A)

35.HIA HIA STORY (Gawintorn Sangsakorn, A+/A)

36.CLOSER ใกล้กว่ารัก (Ninart Boonpothong, A+/A)

37.RELATION LAB #1 (Sawanee Utoomma, A)

38.AT THIS MOMENT AND FROM NOW ON... ณ ขณะนี้ และจากนี้ไป... (Shogo Tanikawa + Patcharanut Warachoatchanagarnt, A)

39.ANGRY BIRDS อะไรจะโกรธปานนั้น (Damkerng Thitapiyasak, A)

40.MISS SAIGON (Takonkieat Weerawan, A)

41.BELOVED PLUTO (Ben Busarakamwong, A/A-)

42.LOVE DECLARATION บอกรัก (Chinnat Nopkam, A/A-)

43.PHAYA OEI PHAYA THAI พญาเอ๋ย พญาไท (Prapat Kemkote, A-)

44.AS WATER REFLECTS THE FACE (Farzakas Misi, A-/B+)

45.THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET ปริศนาหุ่นกล (Rangsimun Kitchaijaroen, A-/B+)

2011

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2012/02/stage-performances-i-saw-in-2011.html

2010

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2012/02/stage-performances-i-saw-in-2010.html

2009

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-stage-performances-in-2009.html

2008

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-most-favorite-things-of-2008.html

2007

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-favorite-things-in-2007.html

2006

http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2007/01/most-favorite-films-of-2006-part-4.html

FILM WISH LIST: ABENDLAND (2011)

FILM WISH LIST 

ABENDLAND (2011, Nicolas Geyrhalter, Austria, 90 min)
http://www.timeout.com/us/film/abendland

Film wish list: AVENTURERA (1950, Alberto Gout, Mexico)

Film wish list: AVENTURERA (1950, Alberto Gout, Mexico)

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.

SIAM PARK CITY will be screened today

SIAM PARK CITY (2011, Chonlasit Upanigkit, 45min) will be screened today at Reading Room at 1600hrs.

The event at Reading Room:

http://www.facebook.com/events/261998117258935/?fref=ts

You can read about Chonlasit in an article in Experimental Conversations website:

http://www.experimentalconversations.com/articles/1039/mysterious-objects-from-thailand/

FROM CLOUD ATLAS TO THE AESTHETICAL RESISTANCE

FROM CLOUD ATLAS TO THE AESTHETICAL RESISTANCE

Last night we enjoyed talking about CLOUD ATLAS (2012, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, A+), CHERNOBYL DIARIES (2012, Bradley Parker), and THE NERVOUS คฤหาสน์ซ่อนเพลิง (2012, Warit Deepisuti, A+30).

I haven't read the book CLOUD ATLAS, but the film is very entertaining for me. I guess the film isn't weighed down by the "boring moral concepts" like in the book.

http://technicallysweet.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-sassy-book-12-cloud-atlas-theory-of.html

Aesthetically, I don't know if THE NERVOUS คฤหาสน์ซ่อนเพลิง is good or not, but I much prefer this film to many Thai films which are aesthetically interesting. THE NERVOUS is my third most favorite Thai feature film I saw in 2012, while the first place went to THE BURNT-OUT STAR (ดาวที่ไหม้ไฟ) (2012, Teeranit Siangsanoh) and the second place went to RAHTREE SAWASDI (2012, Soraya Nakasuwan).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M9GAnt5gRo

HUNGARY MAN BOO (2012, Viriyaporn Boonprasert, A+30)

I want to see these three female characters in HUNGARY MAN BOO (2012, Viriyaporn Boonprasert, A+30) fighting against the three female villagers in FOGGY TOWN เมืองในหมอก (1978, Permpol Choei-aroon, A+30) and the three women who keep stalking the heroine in TICKETS OF NO RETURN (1979, Ulrike Ottinger, A+30).

NEW FILMS BY KORN KANOGKEKARIN WILL BE SHOWN THIS SATURDAY

Two new films by Korn Kanogkekarin--RETROSPECTIVE and THE CONVERSATION AT 3AM--will be shown this Saturday at Reading Room in the program which starts at 1700hrs. I wrote about Korn Kanogkekarin in Experimental Conversations website. You can read the article in the link below:

http://www.experimentalconversations.com/articles/1039/mysterious-objects-from-thailand/

The event at Reading Room

http://www.facebook.com/events/261998117258935/?fref=ts

WHY DO YOU JUMP? (2011, Korn Kanogkekarin, A+30) is one of my most favorite films I saw in 2011.

http://sensesofcinema.com/2012/feature-articles/2011-world-poll/#59

MV: WE DON'T MATCH WITH EACH OTHER (2011, Supatra Pratai, A+)

MV: WE DON'T MATCH WITH EACH OTHER (2011, Supatra Pratai, A+)

I like the actor in this music video very much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4muK2AoslY

AN EVENING MIST (2012, Manasak Khlongchainan, A+20)

AN EVENING MIST (2012, Manasak Khlongchainan, A+20)

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

Manasak also directed DUST (2012, 20 min, A+30), HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 (2012, A+), COMBINATION (2010, 3min, A+), and ARRANGEMENT (2008, 2min).

HOUSE (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi) will be shown on Dec 20

HOUSE (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi), which is one of my most favorite films of all time, will be shown at Jamjuree Art Gallery on Thursday, December 20, at 18.30hrs.

My list of favorite films of all time

http://beyondthecanon.blogspot.com/2009/09/jit-phokaew.html