The White Planet
Published on June 29, 2008
A group of French filmmakers explore the Arctic in this documentary that depicts the lives of polar bears, arctic fox and caribou.
Two years in the making, the film paints a broad fresco of the north that's rich in action and emotion. In English with Thai subtitles at House.
Mongol Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano portrays Genghis Khan in this sweeping biographical epic by Russian director Sergei Bodrov that was the first Kazakhstani movie to be nominated for an Oscar. In Mongolian with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido.
Rak/Sam/SaoArak Amornsuksiri, Pataraya Krueasuwansiri and Ratchawin Wongwiriya star in this weepy drama about a love triangle that develops between three college students, one of whom is suffering from terminal cancer. Directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. With English subtitles at some cinemas.
Mr Brooks Kevin Costner portrays the titular character, a seemingly mild-mannered man leading a double life. Beneath a veneer of blandness lurks a vicious alter-ego played by William Hurt, who urges Brooks to kill, kill, kill. Hot in pursuit is a detective played by Demi Moore. At Paragon.
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