Thursday, July 23, 2009
THE SCREEN 11
DAILY XPRESS
TO SEE
don’t miss!
Week of Siam
Public Ene mies
Michael Man nd ring as the ch irects this gritty tale w ith Johnny D ari ep Bale is the m smatic bank robber Jo hn Dillinger. p staran tasked w Christian ith catching also stars. ★ him. Marion ★★ Cotillard
April Bride A young woman (Nana Eikura) conceals her breast-cancer diagnosis and one-month lifespan from her boyfriend (Eita Nagayama). But when he finds out, he plans an elaborate wedding ceremony. In Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at Apex.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The evil Lord Voldemort tightens his grip, escalating the peril for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best pals, Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert
Grint) who are all dabbling in romance. Opening scenes in 3D at IMAX. ★★★
Cape No 7 This hit Taiwanese romantic comedy is about a failed rock singer turned mailman and a Japanese model who form a ragtag band of townspeople for a beach resort’s pop concert. In
Book of Blood
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Cheri Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this romance set in 1920s Paris as a courtesan who educates a young man in the ways of love. Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates also star. At the Lido. ★★★
Wongkamlao
Mandarin with English and Thai subtitles at House.
Petchtai “Mum Jokmok” Wongkamlao directs and stars in this parody of soap operas and high society. With English
The Secret of Moonacre
★★★★
A 13-year-old girl discovers that she is the only hope for banishing an ancient curse from a magical kingdom. ★★
subtitles in some cinemas.
L’instinct de mort Vincent Cassel portrays French gangster Jacques Mesrine as he
makes his rise to “public enemy No 1”. In French with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido. ★★★
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again finds himself at the centre of a war between giant alien robots. ★★
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Prehistoric mammals address relationship issues as they contend with giant reptiles. In 3-D
“Way Back Into Love” is the theme of what’s now the closing programme of the Week of Siam series at House cinema on RCA. Today’s movies are 1987’s “Nang Nuan” (“The Seagull”) at 1 and 1995’s “Mahatjan Haeng Rak” (“Miracle of Love”) at 4, both by ML Bhanddevanop Devakul, and 1981’s “Taa Ter Yang Mee Rak” (“If You Still Love Me”) by MC Chatrichalerm Yukol at 7. Others this week are 1982’s “Taeng Gaap Ngaan” (“Work and Marriage”) by Pairat Kasiwat, 1980’s “Roi Tai” (“Plough In”) by Amnuay “Khru Neramit” Kalasnimi and 1996’s “Koo Kam 2” (“Sunset at Chao Praya 2” by Ajaan Banjong Kosanwat. The series was to have closed next month with “A Tribute to Sinjai Plengpanich”, but was cancelled due to problems with the film distributors. Visit www.HouseRama.com.
on tv
in some cinemas. ★★★
Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861
Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940
When Harry Met Sally
House (02) 641 5177-8
Longtime friends Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal discover they’re headed for romance in this 1989 comedy by Rob Reiner.
Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555
Bangkok: (02) 718 7999
Star Movies (TrueVisions), 8pm
Paragon Cineplex
Channel links
Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631
www.NationChannel.com Channel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.com Channel 5 – www.TV5.co.th Channel 7 – www.CH7.com Modernine – www.MCOT.net NBT – TV11.prd.go.th TV Thai – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com
Major Hollywood
SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888
UMG RCA: (02) 641 5913-14
Nee Tam Galileo (Dear Galileo) Cherry (Chutima Theepanat) and Noon (Jarinporn Junkiat) backpack around Europe for a year after one is suspended from university and another is heartbroken. Nithiwat Tharatorn (“Seasons Change”) directs. Ray MacDonald also stars. With English subtitles at some cinemas.