Puak (taro) isn’t my real nickname, but I love it. My teacher just called me that for fun when I was in the sixth grade. I could go by my real nickname, which is Boy, but Puak is a part of my comic personality.
Watching funny ads is better than watching lakorn (Thai soap opera). I dreamed of...
What exactly is Boundary about?
The inspiration for Boundary came from the unrest in Bangkok back in 2010. I’d never really cared much about the protests until then, when I saw how it truly affects us all, including through people’s reactions on social media. I met a soldier who...
I dreamed of being a cartoonist. I loved storytelling. But I sucked at drawing so I finally gave up.
Watching indie movies made me realize that I could make a movie, too. And they’re just as cool as big budget blockbusters like Jurassic Park and Titanic. It’s all about the ideas.
I...
“Starts off with the right idea but undermines itself with an almost non-existent storyline, interminable padding, indestructible good guys and genuine insults to the audience’s intelligence.” William Bibbiani, CraveOnline
“John Moore seems to take all of our hopes for this...
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Best Motion Picture
ANTAPAL
In telling the story of Bangkok’s notorious 1950s gangster culture, Antapal was always going to have a tough time escaping the shadow cast by 2499 (1998), Nonzee Nimibutr’s celebrated action film. But...
“Isn’t as fun as we’ve come to expect from a typical Jason Statham movie, and isn’t as classy as we’ve come to expect from an atypical one.” William Bibbiani, CraveOnline
“The performances aren’t to blame here, but unfortunately everything else is:...
Wish Us Luck
As part of their final project for their master’s degree at the Faculty of Artists’ Film, Video and Photography at the University of the Creative Arts, London, twin sisters Wanweaw and Weawwan Hongvivatana took a one-month trip by train from London back to Bangkok, the...
You can’t choose your destiny. I dreamed of being a diplomat because I love languages and culture, but in the end I started working in the entertainment industry 20 years ago.
You must enjoy what you do to get the most out of it. I didn’t plan on staying in the entertainment business...
How did you become an internet idol?
At the beginning, a few people clicked like on my Facebook pictures. The number grew until my pictures started getting 100,000 likes. Now I have more than 500,000 followers on Facebook. Most of them are girls.
Have you been recognized by people on the street?...
“The accidents, coincidences and melodramatic flourishes pile up like a February snowdrift.” Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
“The most disappointing aspect of Deadfall is its conventionality. For a thriller, it’s light on surprises.” James Berardinelli,...
