November 21, 2008 | Bangkok
Issue #263: Live Music

Now Showing: October 9

Now Showing: October 9

October 9th, 2008

Amusement (USA). Three women are brought together by their disturbing childhoods.

Body of Lies (USA). Leonardo DiCaprio signs up to Ridley Scott’s spy game to play a CIA operative assigned to track down a terrorist in Jordan. The script is written by Oscar winner William Monahan (The Departed), and also features Russell Crowe as DiCaprio’s boss.

Broken Sky (Mexico). Filled with sex, conflicts and more sex, this almost-silent gay drama follows a love triangle between three men.  At House, RCA.

Cyborg She (Japan). Korean director Kwak Jae-Yong (My Sassy Girl, Windstruck) makes his Japanese debut with this sci-fi romance following the unlikely love affair between a slacker and a female robot.

Day of the Dead (USA). Directed by Steve Miner (Halloween H20), this queasy remake of George A. Romero’s zombie classic follows a group of survivors as they struggle to seek refuge from flesh-eating ghouls.

Dive! (Japan). In an attempt to pull in sponsors to rescue their failing club, three divers join forces with a pretty new coach as they try to make it into the Olympics. Six-packs, anyone?

Disaster Movie (USA). Epic Movie directors, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, are back with yet another spoof based comedy following a group of survivors—from Carrie Bradshaw to Indiana Jones—struggling to find a refuge from natural catastrophes.

Eagle Eye (USA). See review.

E-Tim Tai Nae (Thailand). Udom “Nose” Taephanich writes and stars in Yuthlert Sippapak’s latest romantic comedy. The comedian plays a lowly boxer who falls for a sexy Japanese tourist. Oct 9.

PICK> The Fall (India/UK). To trick a little girl into getting him some morphine, a depressed, bedridden stuntman tells her a gripping fable. Tarsem Singh (The Cell) serves up this delirious fantasy, filled with lush colors, elaborate costumes and exotic landscapes. At House and Lido.

Luang Phii Teng 2 (Thailand). In this sequel to the 2005 hit comedy, Theng Therdtherng reprises his role as a good-natured monk. Rapper Joey Boy also joins the cast.

My Best Friend’s Girl (USA). Dustin hires his best friend to take his ex on a lousy date, hoping to show her what a great boyfriend he really is. Starring Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson.

My Tutor Friend 2 (Korea). A Japanese exchange student meets a mischievous Korean tutor, who only teaches her slang and swear words. At Apex.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (USA). The first ever (and hopefully the last) animation from Lucasfilm is set between Episode II and Episode III, where the menacing villains are set to take over the galaxy leaving the fate of the universe resting in the hands of the Jedi warriors.

Taken (USA). Liam Neeson tries to save this formulaic action-thriller with his convincing performance as an ex-CIA agent forced to take justice into his own hands when his daughter is kidnapped.

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (USA). In this hit-and-miss comedy, Adam Sandler plays Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death and moves to New York to chase his dream of becoming a hairstylist.

New & Noted

  • New and Noted: Nov14, 2008

Choose Couscous

Escape Routes

  • Escape Routes: Nov14, 2008

Winter beach pormotions

After Hours

  • After Hours: Nov14, 2008

Rated X

First Person

  • Q&A: Kalamare

Going solo

Scenestealer

  • Q&A: Sandy Shum

Body of the dead