THINGS EXPERIENCED IN LATE SEPTEMBER

--Websites to check out news from Myanmar:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/
http://www.mizzima.com/

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THINGS I EXPERIENCED FROM 15-30 SEPTEMBER 2007

A.FILMS

1.LA RELIGIEUSE (1966, Jacques Rivette, A+)

2.THE GEM FROM THE DEEP (1987, Cherd Songsri, A+)

3.PUEN PANG (1983, Cherd Songsri, A+)

4.ARE YOU THAI? (2006, Vasan Sitthiket, 17 min, A+)
This is a video installation in the exhibition of SILPATHORN AWARDS 2007.

5.SHINDO (2007, Koji Hagiuda, A+)
http://www.shindo-movie.jp/

6.SHOOT ’EM UP (2007, Michael Davis, A+)

7.THE SCAR (1977, Cherd Songsri, A+/A)

8.SPIDER LILIES (2007, Zero Chou, A+/A)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0891457/

9.SATTHA MAHA BURUT (THE FAITH OF A GREAT MAN) (2007, Nimit Pipithkul, 30 min, A)
This is a short puppet film shown in the exhibition of SILPATHORN AWARDS 2007.

10.ETERNAL SUMMER (2006, Leste Chen, A)
http://outnow.ch/Media/Img/2006/ShengXiaGuangNian/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1208/1477651934_a07a095bdf_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/1477651932_c5ec7785d0_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1477651916_78ef18cac7_o.jpg

11.DONGKUK (2006, Richard Streitmatter-Tran, A)
This is a part of the art exhibition PRANA: ART LIGHT SPACE.

12.I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY (2007, Dennis Dugan, A/A-)

13.RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007, Russell Mulcahy, A-)

14.1408 (2007, Mikael Hafstrom, A-)

15.SANTA CLAUS IS A SHIT (1982, Jean-Marie Poire, B+)
This film has a transvestite character.

16.ROGUE ASSASSIN (2007, Philip G. Atwell, B-)

17.GHOST MOTHER (2007, Thanatorn Siripanwaraporn, B-)

--I also saw UP DOWN FRAGILE (1995, Jacques Rivette, A+) for the fourth time.

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B.STAGE PERFORMANCES

1.MADMEN AND SUDSAKORN (Sonthaya Suchata, A+)

2.PARADISE…A WOMAN?/BUNDO KANDUANG (Gerard Mosterd, Boi G Sakti, A+)

3.SOMTAM CHAM RAK (A BROKENHEARTED PAPAYA SALAD VENDOR) (2007, Sawanee Utumma, A+)

4.IN TRANSIT (Klaus Fruchtnis + Philippe Saint-Paul + Olivier Vinkler, A)

5.5 THE STORY R (A-)
This stage play has five stories in them:
--LIFE (Shogo Tanikawa, A+)
--DEATH (Wannasak Sirilar, A)
--HAPPINESS (Yano Kazuki, A-)
--DIFFERENCE 1 (Pisal Pattanapeeradech, A-)
--DIFFERENCE 2 (Wannasak Sirilar, A)

6.KANYA (HER) (Phadungphong Prasartthong, A-)

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C.EXHIBITIONS

1.PRANA: ART LIGHT SPACE (curated by Brian Curtin, A+)
This exhibition consists of
--GAS*P (2007, Be Takerng Pattanopas, A+)
--Khiew Huey Chian’s installation (A+)
--GOLDEN WAVE (2005-2007, Toi Ungkavatanapong, A+)
--DONGKUK


2.THE PLACE & THE PLATE (curated by Cedric Morisset and Gridthiya Gaweewong, A+)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1146/1477651950_1de6a5102d_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/1477651940_b4dc13d228_o.jpg


3.SILPATHORN AWARDS 2007 (A+)
--Rirkrit Tiravanija’s artworks (A+)
--Pinaree Sanpitak’s artworks (A+)
--PHENOMENON, a song composed by Narong Prangcharoen in 2004 (A+)
--SATTHA, a song composed by Narong Prangcharoen in 2004 (A+)


4.THE 29TH BUA LUANG EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS 2007 (A+)
It was held at the Queen’s Gallery.

5.THE SECOND NATIONAL YOUTH & JUVENILE ART EXHIBITION (A+)
It was held at the Queen’s Gallery.


I hope I will have time to write my feelings for these things soon.