Easily one of the best films of the past seven years, by one of the greatest living filmmakers, Apichatapong Weerasethakul. A funny story: I actually knew him, when I lived in Thailand (2003–5). I was given his cell phone number by a mutual film friend. One day I went to visit him at his studio [...]
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Feature Friday: “Syndromes and a Century” (2006)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alain Resnais, Alain Robbe-Grillet, apichatpong weerasethakul, cinema, Exquisite Corpse, Marguerite Duras, Mysterious Object at Noon, narrative, Sybdromes and a Century, Thailand, Tropical Malady, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives on April 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Human Rights Activism and Filmmaking: Glasgow Film Theatre, June 26, 3pm.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apichatpong weerasethakul, digital desperados, glasgow film theatre, refugee week, robert vas on June 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you happen to be in Glasgow this weekend, please check out the Human Rights Activism and Filmmaking event on Sunday, June 26, at the Glasgow Film Theatre. The event will feature multiple shorts and a panel discussion, and is part of the UK-wide Refugee Week. (Tokenization alarm bells should go off here, and [...]
In Buenos Aires with Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apichatpong weerasethakul, film, phantoms of nabua, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Seeing that A D recently mentioned seeing Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (see my first post on Big Other, also partially about Uncle Boonmee and Weerasethakul’s short film Phantoms of Nabua), thought it might be fitting to post the “Delirium” master class with Weerasethakul, which took place on November 12, [...]
How Do You Pronounce That Writer’s Name?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apichatpong weerasethakul, pronunciation, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives on April 29, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Last week I saw Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest magnificent film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. (It should be assumed by now that all of that man’s films are magnificent.) Of course the subject of how one pronounces his name came up…
“You don’t know if you’re creating a monster.” On Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Phantoms of Nabua, Camille Roy, Jacques Derrida, xenia, domestication and writing, being possessed.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apichatpong weerasethakul, bhanu kapil, camille roy, jacques derrida, nicki minaj on January 21, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I am someone who has long been a host or playmate for monsters and ghosts. My maternal grandmother had to spread chicken blood around my house as an offering to the ghosts who were befriending me and thereby killing me. These friendships were thought to be the source of my early (and enduring) frailty and [...]
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