wisekwai

Real Name: Wise Kwai
Location: Bangkok
Joined:10-23-2009
 
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About me
I'm a blogger, journalist and movie lover who writes Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal.
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Mainly keep track of the box office charts from Thai cinemas.
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April Fools?
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by wisekwai  4-1-2011   
 If so, good one, because it's totally believable.
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Rerkchai's filmography
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by wisekwai  1-21-2011   
 Rerkchai Paungpetch's movies make absolutely no sense. But they do make money.
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Big Abhisit is watching
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by wisekwai  8-4-2010   
 No Remarks
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Sawasdee Bangkok on Thai PBS
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by wisekwai  7-11-2010   
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Q&A: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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by wisekwai  5-19-2010   
 Illustration and story in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Thai film maker wins Asia Art Award [Korea Herald]
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by wisekwai  4-8-2010   
 No Remarks
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Thailand patents Korat Cats
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by wisekwai  3-28-2010   
 A new Internet meme is born.
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NangDee box office, November 11-14, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-23-2010   
 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the No. 1 movie with 21.8 million baht, with The Wolfman at No. 2 with 11.2 million baht. Confucious earned 7 million while Valentine's Day took 6.6. The Thai romance My Valentine was in fifth with 5.3 million baht in earnings.
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Thailand's ratings symbols [Bangkok Post]
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by wisekwai  2-19-2010   
 Smiley face is the "Promote" rating (rated P), for movies the ratings board should be promoted as educational for everyone to see. The house is a general rating (Rated G), approved for all audiences. 13+, 15+ and 18+ are age guideline ratings. They are a non-binding advisory on the appropriate minimum age for viewers. 20- (also stated as 20+) are movies restricted to viewers 20 and over, with an ID check mandatory. There is also a hidden seventh category for films that are banned.
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Japanese Film Festival Bangkok 2010
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by wisekwai  2-19-2010   
 March 4-7, Paragon Cineplex. Emerging Japanese Female Directors. Tickets are free, one person. Queue and collect an hour before the showtime.
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NangDee box office, February 11-14, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-17-2010    1
 The Thai film My Valentine dropped to fifth place after opening the week before at No. 1. Top spot was Percy Jackson, followed by The Wolfman, then Confucious and Valentine's Day.
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Major Cineplex box office chart, February 4-7, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-15-2010   
 My Valentine was No. 1, followed by Paris With Love. Tai Hong was in third, followed by Avatar and The Spy Next Door.
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MovieSeer box office chart, February 4-7, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-15-2010   
 My Valentine was the top movie, followed by Avatar. Tai Hong dropped one spot to No. 3. From Paris With Love debuted at No. 4.
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NangDee box office, January 28-February 1, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-2-2010   
 The horror anthology Tai Hong (Die a Violent Death) debuts at No 1, knocking Avatar back out of the top spot. The Spy Next Door is in third place in its second week, followed by Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Solomon Kane debuts in fifth.
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NangDee box office, January 21-25, 2010
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by wisekwai  2-1-2010   
 Avatar remains the top movie in Thailand, followed by The Spy Next Door in No. 2 on the first week of release. Best Supporting Actor falls to No. 3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is at No. 4 followed by 32 Thunwa.
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Major Cineplex box office, January 21-25, 2010
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by wisekwai  1-26-2010   
 The Spy Next Door with Jackie Chan is the top movie at Thailand's biggest multiplex chain. That's followed by Avatar, the Thai romantic comedies Best Supporting Actor and 32 Thunwah, with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in fifth place.
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NangDee box office, January 14-17, 2010
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by wisekwai  1-20-2010   
 Avatar regains the top spot at the box office followed by the Thai romance Best Supporting Actor. The comedy 32 Thunwa falls to third place after two weeks at the top. Mulan is in fourth with Sherlock Holmes sticking in the top five.
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NangDee box office for January 7-11, 2010
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by wisekwai  1-14-2010   
 The romantic comedy 32 Thunwa continued to top the box office for a second week, earning 22.7 million baht for total earnings of 82.4 million. Avatar is No. 2, Sherlock Holmes at No. 3. Fourth place is another romance, As It Happens, which opened with 4.2 million baht in earnings. The Hong Kong-Chinese historical action thriller Bodyguards and Assassins was in fifth.
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Media content complaints [Bangkok Post]
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by wisekwai  1-9-2010   
 Just one complaint per year about movies from 2007 to 2009.
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Nang Dee box office chart for December 30, 2009-January 4, 2010
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by wisekwai  1-5-2010   
 32 Thunwa, a romantic comedy from the new M39 company, is the No. 1movie in Thailand. It tops Avatar, which ruled the chart for two weeks. Sherlock Holmes is in third, with the chart rounded out by Thai-dubbed versions of the Pang brothers' Storm Warriors (Storm Riders 2) from Hong Kong and The Treasure Hunter, starring Jay Chou, from Taiwan.
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Nangdee box office, December 24-28, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-29-2009   
 Avatar remains at No. 1, followed by Sherlock Holmes. Storm Riders 2 (Storm Warriors) debuts at No. 3. It's screening in Thai-dubbed versions only. The Thai romance October Sonata is No. 3, earning 3.4 million baht. Yam Yasothon remains on the chart in its fourth week of release.
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Nangdee box office, December 17-21, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-23-2009   
 Avatar an overwhelming No. 1 with 53 million baht. It was the only film opening in wide release. Yam Yasothon 2 drops to No. 2 after two weeks at No. 1. Pai in Love is No. 3, the Milla Jovovich alien-abduction thriller The Fourth Kind is fourth and the Chinese propaganda epic The Founding of a Republic is in fifth.
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Major Cineplex box office, December 17-21, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-23-2009   
 Avatar is No. 1. Yam Yasothon 2 drops to No. 2 after two weeks on top. Pai in Love is in third place.
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Top 15 highest-grossing Thai films of all time
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by wisekwai  12-17-2009   
 Bangkok Post, Real Time, December 18, 2009
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Major Cineplex box office, December 10-14, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-17-2009   
 Yam Yasothon 2 at No. 1 for the second week. Pai in Love debuts at No. 2
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Nangdee box office, December 10-14, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-17-2009   
 Yam Yasothon 2 is the No. 1 movie in Thailand for the second week. Pai in Love debuts at No. 2.
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Nangdee box office for December 3-7, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-11-2009   
 Yam Yasothon 2 is the No 1 film, breaking the lock held by 2012 and New Moon. The comedy by Mum Jokmok, a sequel to his 2005 hit, earned 38.5 million baht.
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Major Cineplex box office, December 3-7, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-9-2009   
 No surprise that Yam Yasothon 2 is No. 1. 2012 still coming on strong.
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Nangdee box office for November 26-30, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-3-2009   
 2012 continues to hold the top spot after three weeks, topping even New Moon, which is surprising. No Thai films are in the Top 10, but that might change with the December 3 release of Yam Yasothon 2.
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Major Cineplex box office for November 26-30, 2009
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by wisekwai  12-3-2009   
 Thai films completely out of the picture now. All Hollywood.
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Recession, political unrest hit Thai cinema [PTI via DNA]
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by wisekwai  11-27-2009   
 Thai filmmakers Nonzee Nimibutr and Yongyoot Thongkongtoon are part of the Thai delegation at this year's Internatioanl Film Festival of India.
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Major Cinplex box office for November 19-22, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-26-2009   
 Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story still hanging in the Top 5 at No. 4, topping Michael Jackson's This Is It. September Issue is surprising -- a documentary that's only in two of Major's theaters.
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Nangdee box office for November 19-22, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-25-2009   
 New Moon and 2012 hold the top spots. The limited-release documentary on Anna Wintour and Vogue magazine, The September Issue at No. 3 is a surprise. It's only playing in three cinemas - Paragon, Ratchayothin and House. No. 4 is Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story, hanging in with 145.5 million. Crossing Over at No. 5 is another limited release, at SF cinemas.
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Titian of the Tusks [Daily Xpress]
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by wisekwai  11-24-2009   
 Also published on page 7 of Daily Xpress, The Fun, November 25, 2009, The Nation, Bangkok,
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Nangdee box office change for November 12-15, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-17-2009   
 2012 is the top movie with 92.5 million baht. It knocks Bangkok Traffic Love Story off the chart. After four weeks the GTH romantic comedy earned 144.7 million baht.
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Major Cineplex box office for November 12-15, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-17-2009   
 No surprise that 2012 is the top film. It knocks Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story off the top spot. The September Issue at No. 2 is a bit of surprise, as it is in limited release.
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Nangdee box office chart for November 5-8, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-16-2009   
 Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story was the No. 1 movie for the fourth consecutive week. It made 140 million baht to become the biggest hit for studio GTH, topping 2003's Fan Chan. The other Thai film on the chart is Maha'lai Sayong Kwan, a horror film from Sahamongkol.
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Major Cineplex box office for November 5-8, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-10-2009   
 Bangkok Traffic Love Story on top for a fourth week, followed by Surrogates, Michael Jackson's This Is It, The Box and Maha'la Sayong Kwan.
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Meat Grinder opening in Taipei [Taipei Times]
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by wisekwai  11-10-2009   
 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/11/06/2003457750
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Revised Nangdee box office chart for October 29-November 1, 2009
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by wisekwai  11-9-2009   
 Earlier chart had The Rebound in fifth place with 1.5 million baht. Now it has Scandal Makers with 1.2 million.
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