Friday, March 4 2011
Digital Ghost: Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul Recalls Uncle Boonmee
Celebrated film director and visual artist "Thai Joe" talks to PopMatters about the cost of transmigration, hybridity and fantasy, as his Palm D'Or-winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives finally bows stateside after traveling the long and winding roads of the international film festival circuit.
Tuesday, December 21 2010
Various Artists: The Sound of Siam
Soundway Records has made a name for itself the past few years as a premier outlet for obscure strains of popular music from around the world. The Sound of Siam, the label's first release from the Asian continent, doesn't disappoint.
Monday, October 26 2009
The Elephant King
A familiar story about two naive, young Westerners that head to the Far East in search of adventure and inner-peace. Latent Orientalism interferes with the visual delights.
