Forget Taylor Swift, this will be a busy, busy month for you.

Thai-German actor Noppachai “Peter” Chainam, 40, won the Subhanahongsa Award for Best Actor for his role in Headshot in 2011. This week, perhaps his best known character, the warrior Boonting or Phra Ratchamanu from the blockbuster biopic King Naresuan (read our review), returns for its fifth installment. BK sits down with Peter to look back at his career, and the life lessons he’s learned along the way.

Awarded a special mention at the 66th Locarno International Film Festival, By The River is the latest feature documentary by Nontawat Numbenchapol. The director, whose previous work Boundary (2013) was at the center of a censorship storm last year, this time transports the audience to the deep forests of Kanchanaburi, in Klity Village, where the Karen locals make their living from a river contaminated with lead due to a nearby factory. Nontawat tells BK about the haunting story behind the visually stunning film.

Bang Krachao peninsula, often referred to as Bangkok's green lungs, has come under threat from development proposed in a new city plan. But environmentalists and locals are banding together to save the popular biking destination by organizing a special ride and a panel discussion this Sunday (May 11).

Starting this week, Bangkok theater lovers are in for a real treat with a slew of upcoming productions and performances. Here's the long checklist.

With cafes filled with coffee chatter, book lovers may want to seek quiet refuge with a good read at these libraries around the city.

Veteran stage actress Bird Neelacha, best known for her endearing comedy performances in plays like Dragon’s Heart or the recent Ruk Kon La Kang, will be joined by 14 fellow stage actresses for the new documentary theater production In Ter’s View to tell their life stories. Neelacha takes time out to tell BK about the ever-changing Thai theater scene.