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Muay Thai Warrior

The sacred Buddha statue head, stolen from a village in the North-East, has left the people heart-wrenched. The hope of getting the religiously significant object back lies in the hands of the village's strongest and most trustworthy youth, Ting (Tony Jaa). Check out this new Bruce Lee hero and the global buzz about Jaa's skill in martial arts in this movie. A Luc Besson presentation for the international version for this modern classic action flick is now available on DVD with English subtitle.

COMMERCIAL CINEMAS IN CHIANG MAI

Chiang Mai is not without good cinemas for film buffs. Although only two cinema operators are competing to attract the big-screen fans, a wide variety of choices are on offer daily from noon to midnight.

The Vista Entertainment Group

Established about 13 years ago, Vista theaters on the fourth floor of Kad Suan Kaew introduced the people of Chiang Mai to the multiplex theaters and the thrills of Hollywood magic. Of the seven digital-sound theaters in Kad Suan Kaew, Vista 1 - 4 offer a large capacity and big screen, while the rest are of medium and low capacity. Vista Group also has four other large capacity theaters, of which two at the 12 Huay Kaew arcade opposite Kad Suan Kaew also show English-speaking films.

Reservation: phone 053-894415 (Kad Suan Kaew), 053- 404374 (12 Huay Kaew)

Major Cineplex

A now household name for movie theater buffs in Thailand, Major Cineplex offers a relatively new cinema complex on the fourth floor of Central Airport Plaza. Although the theaters are generally of lower capacity, they boast more comfortable seats and superior audio-visual systems.

Reservation: phone 053-283939, or visit http://www.majorcineplex.com for on-line ticketing.

ART FILM Programs
Faculty of Media Art & Design, Chiang Mai University proudly presents:
Film Space Project

These films are shown in the lecture room on the second floor of the Media Art and Design Building, Chiang Mai University Art Museum, every Saturday at 6.30 p.m. (Admission Free)

This film relates the amazing but true story of an Australian pianist David Helfgott, a Pole-Jewish prodigy. His obsession with piano takes him to the edge of sanity, and only the sound of the piano can pull him back. ‘Shine’ won the Best Actor Oscar and an assured career for the then relatively unknown Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.

Meet Ed Wood, the worst B-grade movie director of all time, in a greatly entertaining flick by Tim Burton, whose obsession with such movies has been displayed in all his films, from Beatlejuice to Batman and Big Fish. Johnny Depp and Martin Landau star as Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi, legendary names in the history of horror films.

This is an epic on the life of a once small-time lawyer who moved on to become the spiritual leader of India, whose nonviolent resistance to British colonial rule was instrumental in winning India independence. The film won eight Oscars in 1982, one of which was for Ben Kingsley's amazing performance in the title role.

Henri Pu Yi succeeded to the throne and reigned the Chinese empire in his infancy. Having spent his entire life within the Forbidden City, the last emperor of China is innocent of all things beyond the great wall of his palace, until the political developments in the world outside reach, change, and ultimately ruin him.