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George Clooney Tries Attacking Trump, Then HUMILIATES Himself With The STUPIDEST MISTAKE!
Meryl Streep the “Queen of Hollywood” used her acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes to attack President-Elect Donald Trump. Her remarks have since gone viral:
Via The Hill, Streep said, “But there was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good — there was nothing good about it — but it was effective and did its job,” referring to Trump’s alleged imitation of Serge Kovaleski, a reporter who has a congenital joint condition. “It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth.”
Streep was widely praised by Liberals and the Hollywood elite, she had the “courage” to speak out against Trump. Naturally, Trump responded, calling Meryl out.
Trump posted to Facebook: Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never “mocked” a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him “groveling” when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!
George Clooney decided to attack Trump for having the audacity to defend himself.
Via ConservativeTribune: “Aren’t you supposed to be running the country?” Clooney questioned Trump at a reception hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice on Monday, according to People magazine.
Actually George, Trump is President-Elect, NOT President. It’s Obama who’s “supposed” to be running the country, though it’s doubtful he will start now after 8 years of failing to do so.
Clooney has not always been quite so dumb, he has occasionally delivered salient points.
Here’s what George Clooney told Deadline.com (before he became Trump obsessed like the rest of Liberal Hollywood):
“We have to get back to talking and telling the truth, understanding that not everybody is an enemy, and that not all people who voted for Donald Trump are bigots — not even the overwhelming number of people who voted for Donald Trump […] They’re disenfranchised, they’re mad, they’re losing their jobs.”
Do you think that celebrities should talk about politics or keep their opinions to themselves?
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I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie getting divorced
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie getting divorced
"Saving Face" Reunion with Alice Wu, Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, and Lynn Chen
"Saving Face" Reunion with Alice Wu, Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, and Lynn Chen
America Hates Emily Blunt Back…Film Tanks
I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
I’m thinking that if you want people to come to see your movie and spend their hard earned money, it might be a really good idea not to insult them. Blunt made an incredibly stupid statement before the release of her movie, “Sicario”. She said :
“I became an American citizen recently, and that night, we watched the Republican debate and I thought, ‘This was a terrible mistake. What have I done?’”
To say that Americans were miffed at her insult would be an understatement. They are either staying away from her movie in exceedingly large numbers or they are coming disguised as empty seats. The movie has three stars in it, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro and Blunt. The picture cost about $58 million to make but with distribution and advertising the movie needs to make about $135 million just to break even.
The promotion had been going well and reactions to private screenings were positive. Then Blunt opened her mouth. Lionsgate will have a large writeoff on this movie if the numbers so far is any indication. After two weeks, the movie has netted just $26 million domestically and another $10 million overseas.
Blunt will pay for her stupidity. The next time a large movie production is being cast, Blunt’s name will probably not appear on the casting list. Her best hope is that a low budget production will try to snatch her up on the cheap, but even that is not assured. If you are a movie star in America, it’s not a good thing to hate America, but it’s a worse thing if America hates you.
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie getting divorced
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Jennifer Love Hewitt Expecting Baby No. 2
Just over a year after giving birth to her first daughter Autumn, Jennifer Love Hewitt is pregnant again, ABC News has confirmed.
The former "Party of Five" star, 35, and her husband Brian Hallisay, 36, revealed they are having baby number two.
“Jennifer and Brian are thrilled to be expecting their second child,” her rep told ABC News.
Back in 2013, Love Hewitt spoke to ABC News about her first pregnancy
and why they decided not to find out the gender of the baby.
"I don't know," she said of whether it's a boy or a girl. "It's one of
life's greatest surprises and we wanted to keep it that way."
She also talked about the changes she felt during her first go around carrying a child.
"You wake up in the morning and you go, 'Wow, this is no longer my
body,'" she said. "What's going to happen today? It teaches you to not
be in control and I've been a control freak for a long time."
Nonzee, Aditya projects selected for Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum
Projects by Thai New Wave godfather Nonzee Nimibutr and indie director Aditya Assarat are among 25 proposals selected for the Kong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which creates a marketplace for filmmakers to meet with international backers.
Nonzee's project is called Secret of the Butterfly, and, according to Kaiju Shakedown's Grady Hendrix, it is "the craziest project of the bunch." Written by none other than Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, the story has has all the weird, wonderful hallmarks of his works, with a plot about "a beautiful young woman who is accused of being a black widow", and is suspected of causing the deaths of three husbands.
Here's more from the plot synopsis:
But things go wildly out of control, as Grady notes:
It's good to see Nonzee lining up his next projects as his long-awaited Queen of Langkasuka is in post-production, being readied for release sometime in May. He has also been working on a Japanese co-production, Just as Chao Phraya River Flows, about two generations of Thai-Japanese couples. Jintara Sukapat stars, along with young Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (Ploy from Ploy). Another Nonzee project, a Pan-Asian ghost story called Toyol was shopped at HAF in 2006 (PDF), and it is still in development, he told ThaiCinema.org back in December.
As for indie director Aditya, he wants to make a romantic drama called High Society, about a young actor and his changing relationships, first with his college sweetheart, whom he breaks up with at the beginning of a movie shoot, and then with assistant director he was dating during during the film shoot, but is drifting away from.
The story is partly inspired by the director's own life. Aditya explains:
Aditya's debut feature film, Wonderful Town, is in competition at Rotterdam and is showing at the Berling International Film Festival, where the director is jury member for the Forum section. Wonderful Town will hopefully be released in Thailand at some point this year.
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(Via Kaiju Shakedown; photo credit: Nonzee Nimibutr on the set of Queen of Langkasuka)
Nonzee's project is called Secret of the Butterfly, and, according to Kaiju Shakedown's Grady Hendrix, it is "the craziest project of the bunch." Written by none other than Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, the story has has all the weird, wonderful hallmarks of his works, with a plot about "a beautiful young woman who is accused of being a black widow", and is suspected of causing the deaths of three husbands.
Here's more from the plot synopsis:
Chatri, a police captain, and his forensic specialist, Korn, are assigned to investigate, but Chatri almost instantly falls for the seemingly lost, alluring young woman. Before they make love for the first time, he sees a distinctive red mark on her back and it reminds him of her supposed curse but, strangely, it just arouses him even more.
After their lovemaking he begins to suffer from dreams about a ghost branded with the same red mark as Natra and his relationship with his wife sours. He goes to Natra’s second husband’s home and discovers a room full of books about witches and curses, and dozens of paintings of a woman with the same red mark on her back. He decides to look into the deaths of her parents in an attempt to unravel the mystery of her curse.
But things go wildly out of control, as Grady notes:
It [ends] with a lesson in evolutionary biology and the complete eradication of all men on earth, as women discover how to give birth asexually. Imaging Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse except with ooky biology and gore at its heart instead of bloodless ghosts and you have an idea of what he's trying to accomplish here.
It's good to see Nonzee lining up his next projects as his long-awaited Queen of Langkasuka is in post-production, being readied for release sometime in May. He has also been working on a Japanese co-production, Just as Chao Phraya River Flows, about two generations of Thai-Japanese couples. Jintara Sukapat stars, along with young Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (Ploy from Ploy). Another Nonzee project, a Pan-Asian ghost story called Toyol was shopped at HAF in 2006 (PDF), and it is still in development, he told ThaiCinema.org back in December.
As for indie director Aditya, he wants to make a romantic drama called High Society, about a young actor and his changing relationships, first with his college sweetheart, whom he breaks up with at the beginning of a movie shoot, and then with assistant director he was dating during during the film shoot, but is drifting away from.
The story is partly inspired by the director's own life. Aditya explains:
I have wanted to make High Society ever since I started making films. It is taken from memories of my college years, bits and pieces of my own life and also stolen moments from my friends’ lives in those days. Even though several years have passed and the script has changed many times, the original intention has always been the same: the desire to capture the essence of contemporary youth in Bangkok, caught between two influences, that of the West which we always run towards, and that of the East, which we can never completely run from.
Aditya's debut feature film, Wonderful Town, is in competition at Rotterdam and is showing at the Berling International Film Festival, where the director is jury member for the Forum section. Wonderful Town will hopefully be released in Thailand at some point this year.
More information:
(Via Kaiju Shakedown; photo credit: Nonzee Nimibutr on the set of Queen of Langkasuka)
Love of Siam leads Subhanahongsa nominees
The Subhanahongsa Awards nominees have been announced, and the top film is The Love of Siam, which has 17 nominations. The action-packed 1970s-set boxing drama Muay Thai Chaiya has 12. The slasher-horror thriller Body #19 has nine, while the homosexual romantic crime thriller Bangkok Love Story has eight nominations.
The Love of Siam, a gay teenage romantic family drama written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul has already won awards from Bioscope magazine, Kom Chad Luek and Starpics. It was heavily tipped to be the top nominee for the Subhanahongsas, which are given by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand and are characterized as Thailand's Oscars.
The Love of Siam is named in the top categories for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. It has also been nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Director, Best Sound, Best Song (two entries) and Best Score.
Notably, Chukiat doubles up on Best Screenplay nods, not only being nominated for The Love of Siam but also for Body #19, which he co-wrote with comic-book writer Ekasit Thairat. The same pair had collaborated on 2006's acclaimed psychological thriller, 13 Beloved.
Aside from The Love of Siam, Muay Thai Chaiya and Body #19, the Best Picture category is rounded out by the schoolboy documentary Final Score and the amnesiac transvestite comedy drama Me ... Myself.
For Best Director honors Chukiat faces competition from Pen-ek Ratanaruang who directed the marital drama Ploy. Pen-ek has always been overlooked for these awards. Newcomer nominees are Kongkiat Komsiri, who made his solo directorial debut with Muay Thai Chaiya and veteran actor Pongpat Wachirabanjong who made his directorial debut with Me ... Myself. Soraya Nakhasuwan made her feature film bow with Final Score.
Possibly the heaviest competition is seen in the Best Actress category, which this year boasts a number of veteran leading ladies: Sinjai Plengpanich for The Love of Siam, Lalita Panyopas Sasiprapha for Ploy, Marsha Wattanapanich for Alone, Woranuch Wongsawan for Perng Mang the Haunted Drum and Suwajanee Chaimusik for Seven Days to Leave My Wife.
Among the surprises was six nominations for Perng Mang the Haunted Drum, which was in and out of cinemas while I was out of Thailand in April. It's a horror film produced by Phranakorn, and has actually been released on English-subtitled DVD in Singapore.
Other films nominated that I didn't see are the romantic comedies Seven Days to Leave My Wife and Seven Days 24 Hours, the tranvestite slapstick fest Kung Fu Tootsie and the ghost story, The House.
One disappointment for me was no nominations for The Sperm, which I thought deserved a mention for Special Effects, or something. Gore hounds will want to check out the Special Effects nominees. They are all horror or action thrillers, including Sick Nurses, which I despised so much I actually have respect for now. I'm also a surprised that the King Naresuan films weren't nominated, not even for best costumes. I guess that Naresuan II was submitted for the Oscars was good enough for the Federation.
The winners will be announced on February 17 at the Siam Niramit Theatre in Bangkok. Hopefully this year the presenters will be tastefully dressed.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
- The Love of Siam (Rak Hang Siam)
- Final Score (365 Wan Tam Tid Cheewit Dek Ent)
- Me...Myself (Khor Hai Rak Jong Jaroen)
- Muay Thai Chaiya
- Body #19 (Sop #19)
Best Director
- Chukiat Sakweerakul (The Love of Siam)
- Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Ploy)
- Kongkiat Komsiri (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Pongpat Wachirabanjong (Me ... Myself)
- Soraya Nakhasuwan (Final Score)
Best Screenplay
- Chukiat Sakweerakul (Love of Siam)
- Umpira Wongthamma (The Life of Buddha)
- Poj Anon (Phuean Koo Rak Mueng Wa or Bangkok Love Story)
- Kongkiat Komsiri (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Chukiat Sakweerakul and Ekasit Thairat (Body #19)
Best Actor
- Arak Amornsupasiri (Body #19)
- Ananda Everingham (Me ... Myself)
- Rattanaballang Tohsawat (Bangkok Love Story)
- Witwisit Hirunwongkul (Love of Siam)
- Akara Amarttayakul (Muay Thai Chaiya)
Best Actress
- Sinjai Plengpanich (The Love of Siam)
- Marsha Wattanapanich (Faed or Alone)
- Lalita Sasiprapha (Ploy)
- Worranuch Wongsawan (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum)
- Suwajanee Chaimusik (Seven Days to Leave My Wife)
Best Supporting Actor
- Songsit Rungnopakunsri (The Love of Siam)
- Chetwut Watcharakun (Rak Na 24 Chuamong or Seven Days 24 Hours)
- Komsan Nanthajit (Baan Pheesing or The House)
- Chaiwat Tongsaeng (Bangkok Love Story)
- Sonthaya Chitmanee (Muay Thai Chaiya)
Best Supporting Actress
- Uthumporn Silaphan (Bangkok Love Story)
- Chermarn Boonyasak (The Love of Siam)
- Sangthong Kate-Uthong (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Kanya Rattanapetch (The Love of Siam)
- Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (Ploy)
Best Cinematography
- Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Chankit Chamnivikaipong (Ploy)
- Tiwa Methaisong (Bangkok Love Story)
- Somboon Phopitakkul (Body #19)
- Jitti Ueanorakarnkij (The Love of Siam)
Best Editing
- Sunit Asawanikul (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Chatchai Katenut and Saranee Wongphan (Final Score)
- Vijja Kojew and Thammarat Sumethasupphachocke (Alone)
- Paween Phurijitpanya, Boonsak Wattanawisit and Surawut Tungkharak (Body #19)
- Chookiat Sakweerakul and Lee Chatametikool (The Love of Siam)
Best Sound
- Ram Indra Sound Recording Studio (Muay Thai Chaiya, The Love of Siam and Ploy - three nominations)
- Kantana Laboratory (Bangkok Love Story and Body #19 - two nominations)
Best Song
- "Parinippan" (The Life of Buddha)
- "Sin Siang Perng Mang" (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum)
- "Suan Nueng Khong Chan" (Alone)
- "Kan Lae Kan" (The Love of Siam)
- "Kuen Un Pen Nirund" (The Love of Siam)
Best Score
- Giant Wave (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum and Bangkok Love Story - two nominations)
- Chatchai Pongpraphaphan (Alone)
- Kaiwal Kulwattanothai (The Life of Buddha)
- Kitti Krueamanee (The Love of Siam)
Best Art Director
- Natsiri Setthakarnvijit (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Guru Team (Bangkok Love Story)
- Komkrit Chaknum (Body #19)
- Witaya Chaimongkol (Alone)
- Phisute Pariwattanakij (The Love of Siam)
Best Costume Designer
- Chatchai Chaiyon (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Nirachara Wannalai (Tud Soo Fud or Kung Fu Tootsie)
- Phra Nakorn Team (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum)
- Visa Kongka (Ploy)
- Ekasit Meprasertkul (The Love of Siam)
Best Make-up
- Rarin Soongsood-iam (Me ... Myself)
- Amarit Chokepreecha (Muay Thai Chaiya)
- Siwakorn Sookalangkarn (Body #19)
- Chawalit Siridejmongkolkul (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum)
- Witaya Deerattrakul (Opapatika)
Best Special Effects
- Sura-ek Thongpetch, Weera Sae-ueng, Julien Van Soenacker and Joaquin Nontserrat (Body #19)
- Sawate Eknarong (Perng Mang the Haunted Drum)
- Oriental Post (Alone)
- Triple X CG (Sick Nurses and Opapatika - two nominations)
- Directed by Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
- Starring Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Makoto Koshinaka, Settapong Piangpor, Supanart Jittaleela, Nawapol Lampoon
- Released in Thai cinemas on September 25, 2014; rated 15+
- Wise Kwai's rating: 4/5
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any cases where directors and their lead actresses might have shared the same shade of lipstick. But if there have been any such cinematic cosmetic collaborations, it's unlikely they were as fruitful as Love Sud Fin Sugoi (ฟินสุโค่ย), an eye-poppingly slick romantic comedy by Tanwarin Sukkahpisit and starring Apinya Sakuljaroensuk.
"Saipan" Apinya, who memorably made her debut in 2007 with an Afro hairstyle in Pen-ek Ratanaruang's Ploy, has long been a favorite actress of Thailand's indie directors, turning in solidly dramatic performances in such films as I Carried You Home and most recently in Concrete Clouds. She's had supporting roles in a dozen or so Thai mainstream comedies and romances, but none have allowed her to stretch her talents like she does in Fin Sugoi.
Working for the first time with popular director "Golf" Tanwarin, Saipan and the transgender director seem to have inspired each other.
With bright red lipstick, long straight black hair and a goth-rock wardrobe possibly borrowed from Golf, Saipan gives a force-of-nature performance as Noona, a domineering young Thai woman who is obsessed with Japanese rock star Makoto. But when her screaming-schoolgirl devotion to the hair-metal singer goes too far, her long-time boyfriend, the jealous judo-practicing Khrong (Tao Settapong) calls it quits. Noona then wins a chance to star in a music video with Makato, but she's torn by her feelings for Khrong and misgivings when romance with her rock idol becomes all too real.
Meanwhile, everyone in Noona's close circle of friends is looking for love in all the wrong places. Noona's best friend, the tomboy folksinger and pub owner Ham (Yes or No star Tina Suppanart) has attracted the attention of platonic guy pal Tong (Guy Nawapol), but lesbian Ham has long held a hidden torch for the glamorous Noona. And the hot-headed Khrong is tentatively crushed on by stepbrother Noi, who is still unsure about his sexuality, even as his best friend Toh good-naturedly flirts with him. And an orange-haired girl (Chicha Ammartyakun) who's always hanging around Ham's music pub is on the sidelines, waiting to scoop up whatever guy is left broken-hearted by Noona and Ham.
Fans of the cult-hit lesbian romance Yes or No get a scene made just for them, with a dream sequence involving Tina Suppanart that demonstrates just how sexually flexible Noona and her friends might be.
Fin Sugoi touches on several trends and issues in contemporary Thai culture. The backdrop is Thai society's continuing fascination with Japanese culture, especially J-rock, the '90s-style hair metal that's been popular in Thailand a lot longer and seems way cooler than the more-recent South Korean pop imports.
The romance is also a relaxed look at sexuality and the fluid nature of relationships with family and friends. And there's a look at how the media are manipulated into reporting on scandals by unscrupulous managers hoping to drum up publicity for their celebrities.
The film hooks audiences in with a fast and furious first half, punctuated by tasty licks of Japanese rock. The soundtrack then turns to quiet piano and guitar ballads for a slower second half that has Khong trying to win back Noona's heart and Noona feeling conflicted about her romance with the much-older Makoto. Portrayed by the actual musician, the frontman for Lucifer and now the Trick Band, Makoto turns out to be a bit creepy even if he seems geniunely sweet. The pace slackens a bit too much toward the end, leaving me to wonder if a bit of tightening here and there could have trimmed the 110-minute running time. But that's my only quibble.
It's an attractive production, offering a glimpse of the colorful cos-play scene in Bangkok's Siam Square, lounging for drinks and music in one of the city's trendy Thai pubs (the kind with antiques and weird stuff on the walls) and taking in the energy of a J-rock show, where the screaming fans are as big a part as what's onstage. There's even a beautifully framed dream journey or flashback to Japan, where Noona and Khong first fell in love.
A music-video shoot offers more chances for Saipan to don different costumes and wigs, each a jaw-dropping revelation. As a humorous aside, the music video's grumpy director is actual music-video director Alongod "Book" Uabhaibool.
At the local box office, Fin Sugoi hasn't performed all that strong, earning just around 5 million baht at last count. However, the film had its world premiere in Japan, back in March at the Osaka Film Festival, and it's at fests like that where Fin Sugoi will likely be most appreciated.
Tukkae Rak Pang Mak (Chiang Khan Story)
- Directed by Yuthlert Sippapak
- Starring Jirayu La-ongmanee, Chonthida Asavahame
- Released in Thai cinemas on August 28, 2014; rated 15+
- Wise Kwai's rating: 3/5
Yuthlert Sippapak pays homage to his roots with the partly autobiographical romantic comedy Tukkae Rak Pang Mak (ตุ๊กแกรักแป้งมาก, a.k.a. Chiang Khan Story.
Spanning 20 years from the 1970s to the '90s in the Mekong River town of Chiang Khan in Yuthlert's home province of Loei, it's the story of childhood friends, the poor little orphan boy with the odd name of Tukkae (after the large chirping house lizard that's believed be a bad omen) and the wealthy girl Pang. They later grow apart, but are forced back together by circumstances that only happen in romantic comedies.
The first half of the movie, featuring a cast of child actors, is energetic, sweet and nostalgic, weaving in memories of 4-baht wooden cap guns with the rubber-band action, the then-newfangled foreign treat of jellybeans and GAF Viewmasters.
Tukkae and Pang take to hanging around the town's wooden shophouse cinema. It's during a magical time when such Thai cinema classics as Sombat Metanee's gritty actioner Chumpae is playing alongside Payut Ngaokrachang's animated triumph The Adventures of Sudsakorn and Sompote Sands' insane Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman.
The kids are mentored by the theater's poster painter, played by Yuthlert's longtime collaborator "Uncle" Adirek Watleela. His character Pong Poster is a heartfelt tribute to still-living 1970s' director Piak Poster, who started out as a poster artist, as well as Uncle's late Buppa Rahtree co-star, character actor and production designer Bunthin Thuaykaew.
Tukkae, always on the defensive because of his funny nickname and his status as a poor orphan kid, seeks to play with the gang of chubby boys who always bully him. In lively action scenes, they blast away with their cap guns while wearing Red Eagle masks, like Mitr Chaibancha. And Tukkae accepts a dare that drives Pang out of his life, seemingly forever.
Flash forward a few years to Bangkok, Tukkae is a comic-book artist with aspirations of getting in the movie business. He's partnered up with a level-headed and experienced film hand, amiably played by Slice director Kongkiat Khomsiri, one of several film industry hands in the cast. In another scene, Thanit Jitnukul (Bang Rajan) turns up as a producer. He can't believe Tukkae doesn't know what a "treatment" is.
The guys are tasked with making a Mae Nak "liverscape" movie by a hilariously marble-mouthed B-movie producer who sees nothing wrong with moving the famous ghost story from Phra Khanong to Chiang Khan. Tukkae has other ideas, and he writes an "untitled" screenplay that is basically his life story, with a focus on his relationship with Pang.
The implausibilities stack up as Tukkae encounters Pang by chance in a Bangkok disco, and she doesn't remember him at all. In fact, nobody from Tukkae's old school remembers what anybody looks like. But this is, refreshingly, before Facebook and selfies, so I suppose the disbelief can be suspended somewhat. Mistaken identities and misunderstandings add to Tukkae's woes as Pang wakes up in Tukkae's bedroom and doesn't recognize Tukkae or any of his stuff (not even the Viewmaster she gave him).
But the two are thrown together anyway when Pang, now a famous actress, is cast for the role in Tukkae's movie. Awkwardness ensues on the set as Pang is confronted with the guy she only recognizes from that bad night out. She doesn't realize it's her old childhood friend, nor does she seem aware that he actually wrote the screenplay for the movie she's in.
The energy and sweetness of the movie's first half gives way to a wallowing slackness that's struggling to find an ending. It's not helped by the rather wooden performances by Kao Jirayu and Pleng Chontida. Kao, a former child actor with many credits, has better chemistry in later scenes with his character's dementia-addled grandmother who raised him. Pleng, the celebrity offspring of singer Nantida Kaewbuasai and scandal-plagued politician Chonsawat Asavahame, is making her screen debut, but seems to let a curly hairstyle and aviator sunglasses do all the work for her.
The supporting cast, especially the Tukky-type actress who plays Pang's best friend and manager, help to liven things up. She is friends with soldiers at the local army base, and they turn up on command to dish out beatings to anyone getting on her wrong side. Boriboon Chanruang portrays a director who spent so long in New York he's forgotten to speak Thai. He becomes Tukkae's chief rival in romancing Pang.
Yuthlert seems to have suppressed his infamous genre-jumping tendencies in an effort to make what he's called his first romantic comedy, though melodrama, horror and slapstick all creep their way in, just not as much or as often as his past films.
Tukkae Rak Pang Mak also marks a comeback of sorts for Yuthlert, who has done more than a dozen films over around half as many years up until a year or so ago. However, his last effort, the potentially controversial Deep South drama Fatherland (ปิตุภูมิ พรมแดนแห่งรัก, Pitupoom) was yanked from release by the film's producer. So Yuthlert retreated to Loei to regroup.
His new film is the first release from a new studio, Transformation Films, which is a joint venture of M Pictures, Bangkok Film Studio (formerly Film Bangkok), True I-Content and Matching Studio.
Box-office performance for Tukkae has been middling, with 12.7 million baht in earnings at last count, but hopefully the company will soldier on and perhaps give one of Thai cinema's most distinctive voices yet another chance to tell his stories.
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Selena Gomez and her new 'princess' friend (Instagram)
Clad in a flowing white blouse, ripped jeans, and dramatic wine-colored hat with just a touch of makeup, the "Come and Get It" singer was nothing short of glowing as she made her rounds visiting with the kids. A series of Instagram posts documented her new friendships.
In one shot,
she's hanging out with a little boy, watching him intently (though he
seems to be more interested in whatever's in his own hands than in the
pop star sitting next to him).
In her final shot from the day,
Selena's cuddling up to an adorable little girl, who looks thrilled to
be meeting the songstress. "Princess," Selena sweetly captioned the snap.
Not surprisingly, she succeeded
in cheering up these brave kids. "Selena took the time to stop and visit
with each one, hear their stories, give hugs, share laughs and provide
encouragement," the hospital said in a statement to E! News. "It was a much-needed lift for these children and their families during an incredibly difficult time."
This isn't the first time the
triple-threat has taken the time to cheer up children. Gomez, who
currently serves as an ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, has
visited many other pediatric hospitals over the last few years,
including the Children's Medical Center of Dallas and the Levine
Children's Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"Thank you for visiting and spending a special moment with our kids!" Children's Hospital LA tweeted
after Selena's visit. Hopefully Gomez knows how much her efforts are
appreciated, though something tell us that the smile on that little
girl's face was more than enough.
This liberal just loves Barack Obama. He surely does have "Friends In Low Places".
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Actress Kristen Stewart: Terrorists are Only Human and the Military are Socially Inadequate, Stupid People
Kristen Stewart is perhaps best known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight saga. The movies had a huge following as many eagerly anticipated the release of the next film. However, after recent comments she made regarding American troops and terrorists, Stewart may find that her Hollywood star and ability to attract viewers has dimmed, if not been extinguished.
In her latest film, Camp X-Ray, Stewart plays an MP who forges an unlikely friends with a Guantanamo Bay detainee, Ali after 9/11. Although the film’s director, Peter Sattler, says he wanted the film to be apolitical in nature, that doesn’t seem to be what Stewart took away from it, especially considering comments she made during a recent interview about the movie with the leftist website The Daily Beast.Marlow Stern, who conducted the interview for The Daily Beast, chose some interesting questions which could be considered quite leading in an attempt to make a film that was done in an apolitical nature out to be quite political and polarizing. But, it is Stewart’s answers that has generated the most controversy as she trashes the American military while standing by terrorists as simply being ‘misunderstood.’
Stern questions Stewart about her character’s relationship with the detainee, stating that it ‘reminds us of the humanity of these people,” that they are human beings, too. Stewart responds, “As Americans, we should absolutely aspire to more than that. If you label something “bad,” people will justify the most terrible things. Just because you’re following a greater whole, suddenly you take the individual out of it and no one bears responsibility for anything.”
Stern then turns to the patriotism that swept over America on 9/12 and, as if that was a bad thing, asks Stewart about her character getting swept up in it and signing up for Gitmo. But, he said, finding out it wasn’t like she thought it would be.
That’s when Stewart turns on the military, after speaking glowingly of terrorists being ‘humans,’ she trashes the military as simpletons and stupid people with no social skills. (emphasis mine)
She’s [her soldier character] simple, not very smart, and really socially inadequate—but a good person. So, if you can sign up, put a uniform on, and erase yourself, you don’t have to consider yourself anymore. You can take the individual out of it and say, “Well, this dignifies me. I’m good because of this.” And when that doesn’t end up being true, you actually have to contend with who you are. All she wants is to think, “They did 9/11, they’re bad, f*ck that, I’m going to do my job and I’m going to do it well.” But then she gets down there and just can’t accept it; she can’t conform to that.”The humanizing of terrorists as being people, just like us, continues by The Daily Beast’s Stern to which Stewart then goes off on those that dare to judge terrorists detained at Gitmo. (emphasis mine)
“That is essentially so f*cking evil, it’s crazy. It’s a ridiculous idea for you to think that you know anything for sure in life—other than to take care of your fellow people. Where the f*ck do you get off thinking otherwise? These two people couldn’t be from more different worlds and perspectives, and probably disagree fundamentally on most things, but there’s a through-line for all of us—and that’s what people forget, and that’s what makes people capable of doing terrible things to each other. What makes you different from any other person that walks the earth?”Is she saying that we’re all capable of heinous acts against other people? That’s what she appears to be saying.
Given the fact that Americans, as well as a British man, have recently been beheaded by ISIS terrorists and a woman was beheaded by a Muslim in Oklahoma as he shouted Arab sayings, it is startling for such views to be espoused and such propaganda to be pushed.
Please share on Facebook and Twitter if you think it is shameful for an American to speak so highly of terrorists and so low about our military.
Watch Jennifer Lopez & Iggy Azalea Celebrate the 'Booty' in New Video
By Katie Atkinson
Jennifer Lopez's celebration of the backside has arrived. Her "Booty" video -- featuring a verse (and bonus booty) from Iggy Azalea -- delivers exactly what the song promises.
The video mostly features glamour shots of Lopez and her famous assets, though she gets some company from Azalea in the clip's steamiest scenes. These ladies are proud of what they've got but aren't afraid to appreciate another woman's physique either. We have to say: Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" feels downright subtle next to this bootyfest.
Watch for yourself below:
"Booty" is from Lopez's A.K.A. album, though the album version featured a verse from Pitbull instead.
The video mostly features glamour shots of Lopez and her famous assets, though she gets some company from Azalea in the clip's steamiest scenes. These ladies are proud of what they've got but aren't afraid to appreciate another woman's physique either. We have to say: Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" feels downright subtle next to this bootyfest.
Watch for yourself below:
"Booty" is from Lopez's A.K.A. album, though the album version featured a verse from Pitbull instead.
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Reese Witherspoon New Movie The Wild
FIRST LOOK: Reese Witherspoon abuses heroin and has promiscuous sex in new trailer for Wild
Reese Witherspoon portrays a woman struggling with drugs, sex, and the death of her mother in Wild.
The
film, based on Cheryl Strayed's popular memoir, follows Cheryl (Reese)
as she walks a thousand miles to overcome her personal demons.
After
years of destructive behaviour, including heroin abuse and promiscuous
sex, the young woman decides to brave the wild all on her own.
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New direction: Reese Witherspoon plays a troubled young woman in Wild
Backpacking
alone on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl must fight against the odds as
she weathers three months of hard living by herself without any
previous experience in surviving the wilderness.
The blonde is coping with a traumatic divorce, the death of her mother, and a penchant for reckless living.
The
trailer opens with Cheryl notating a log in her personal journal, 'If
your nerve deny you / go above your nerve,' she writes before citing
Emily Dickinson as the author.
Drug abuse: The 38-year-old portrays Cheryl, who is tortured by her mother's death
Overcoming her demons: The young woman embarks on the walk to find healing
The clip then goes on to document her trials and travails as she finds both madness and strength in her lonely walk.
Along the way, she is seen looking dehydrated with a massive pack on her back. 'Oh my
god what have I done?' she exclaims while stumbling along a sparse desert trail, populated by nothing but cactus and sand.
Many of the challenges are physical, as one scene reveals her blistered and bruised feet after trudging through the wilderness.
Unforeseen challenges: Cheryl learns to cope with nature she comes to terms with herself
No obstacle too great: She scales a rocky wall on her journey
Finding solace: Cheryl learns to live with herself
A flashback shows her confronted by a counsellor, who says matter-of-factly: 'You're using heroin and you're having sex with anyone who asks.'
Cheryl merely nods as the clip shows a fast montage of her sitting half naked in a dingy room as a man cooks drugs on a spoon.
The next frame depicts her in a bar appearing to invite a hookup interaction with a stranger.
Death of a loved one: The actress has many dramatic moments, including the passing of her character's mother
Goodbye: She says farewell to her mother
But the most emotional moments are the flashbacks of her mother and her own childhood.
With the most gripping scene showing her emotional breakdown as she says goodbye to the dead body of her mother.
The film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and scripted by Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed, co-stars Laura Dern and will hit theatres on December 5.
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Reese Witherspoon Talks to Vogue About 'Roughing it in ‘Wild’
Reese Witherspoon appears different from her usual self on the cover of the October issue of Vogue, and opens up to the magazine about filming for her new movie, Wild.
The girl next door is suddenly a girl gone Wild. After a string of unsuccessful movies at the box office, Reese Witherspoon is ready to take some risks with her career. Her next big film is the Jean-Marc Vallee-directed Wild, which she discusses at length in the October issue of Vogue. (She’s also in the upcoming movies The Good Lie, Inherent Vice, and Don’t Mess With Texas, and she’s a producer on the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of Gone Girl.)
Reese Witherspoon roughing it in ‘Wild’
Ghostbusters 3 Release Date: Dan Akroyd Says 'It's Beyond Just A Sequel', Bill Murray Won't Be Appearing In Third Installment
Sep 20, 2014 05:34 PM EDT | By Fred Yelland
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Dan Akroyd confirmed the Ghostbusters 3 movie. Here's his statement via Screen Rant:
"My whole thinking on Ghostbusters now is it's beyond just a sequel, a prequel, another movie, another TV Show. I'm thinking now, what does the whole brand mean to Sony? What's Pixar and Star Wars mean to Disney? What does Marvel mean to Fox? Everybody, all of us on the team there now, the executives, the creatives, myself, Ivan (Reitman), we're thinking more in terms of what do we build this thing into in the next ten years? Just not another movie or another TV show, but what's the totality of it? What's the whole mythology from the beginning of their lives to the end of their lives? Ghostbusters at 9-years-old, Ghostbusters in high school."
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