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4 Romance
''4 Romance'' () is a 2008 Thai romantic comedy film directed by four directors: Chukiat Sakveerakul, Prachya Pinkaew, Bhandit Thongdee, and Rachain Limtrakul. Plot The film is a melodrama, comedy, action, time-shifting psychological mystery and a cartoon fantasy put together in one film. The film is divided into four short segments titled ''DREAM, SWEET, SHY, KISS'' ''(Fan Waan Aai Joop)''. The first segment is titled ''KISS (Joop)''. It is a story about a guy named 'Lothario' who steals kisses from his friend's girlfriends. Now that his eyes are set on Gaga, the girlfriend of his friend Beaver, Beaver confronts Lothario at the 'boxing gym' and there they have a boxing fight and Beaver ensures that the guy won't able to kiss his girlfriend. Beaver wins and kisses Gaga. Next is ''SHY (Aai)'', in which Tong, a rich girl from the city, goes to a remote tropical island looking for a spot to build her spa and resort. After some argument with the boatman she is left stranded on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukiat Sakveerakul
Chookiat Sakveerakul (, ), born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul. Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, ''The Passenger of Li'', which was an independent production. His next film ''Pisaj'', a 2004 horror film, was produced by Sahamongkol Film International. Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, ''13 Beloved'', a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality television, reality-television game, which won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals. He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai. Filmography Screenwriter *''Body (2007 film), Body'' (Co-writer with Paween Purikitpanya) (2007) *''Chocolate (2008 film), Chocolate'' (Co-writer with Nepalee Sakveerakul) (2008) *''Gossip Girl: Thailand'' (2015) *''Slam Dance (TV series), Slam Dance'' (2017) *''Inhuman Kiss'' (2019) *''The Fabric'' (2022) Director *''4 Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasit Pongsopha
Wasit (, ) was an early Islamic city in Iraq. It was founded in the 8th century by the Umayyad viceroy of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, to serve as the region's seat and as the garrison of the Syrian troops who enforced Umayyad rule there. It was situated between the two traditional administrative centers and garrisons of Iraq, Kufa and Basra, hence its name ''Wasit'' (). The city was abandoned centuries later and its ruins are located in the eponymous Wasit Governorate, southeast of Kut in southeastern Iraq. History The city was built by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in c. 702 CE on the west bank of the Tigris across from the historical city of Kashkar. Al-Hajjaj is said to have taken the doors for the citadel and the main mosque from Zanzaward. Al-Hajjaj died in Wasit in 714. To quote UNESCO: Wasit is an Islamic city built in the last quarter of the first Hijri century (7th century CE) by Al-Hajaj bin Yousif Al-Thaqafi, as an administrative centre for Iraq. As an ancient city its circumf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Romantic Comedy Films
Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia. ** Thai people, Siamese people, Central/Southern Thai people or Thai noi people, an ethnic group from Central and Southern Thailand. ** , Thai minority in southern Myanmar. ** , Bamar with Thai ancestry in Central Myanmar. ** Sukhothai language, a kind of Thai topolect, by the end of the 18th century, they gradually diverged into regional variants, which subsequently developed into the modern Central Thai and Southern Thai. *** Central Thai language or Siamese language, the sole official language in Thailand and first language of most people in Central Thailand, including Thai Chinese in Southern Thailand. *** Southern Thai language, or Southern Siamese language, or Tambralinga language, language of Southern Thailand first language of most people in Southern Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block) People with the name * Thai (surname), a Vietnamese version of Cai, including a list of peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Romantic Comedy Films
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is ''octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive '' octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written (Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. '' The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while '' Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to '' The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's '' WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of '' Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting '' The Incredible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (, born 1990), also known as Saipan, is a Thai actress. is one of the top Thai teen stars – she is an actress, product endorser, TV host and CM presenter. She graduated in a bachelor of Communication Arts from Rangsit University Career She debuted as a riot girl in the movie " Ploy", directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The movie premiered at the International Film Festival in Cannes in 2007. For the same movie Apinya received awards as the best supporting actress from Suphannahong National Film Awards and Asian Film Awards. Her unique character made her became overnight star. After "Ploy," Saiparn played in many movies. In the year 2008 she starred in the horror movie "4bia". She acted with teen actor Mario Maurer in the romance/drama "Friendship" – and co-starred in the classic comedy sequel "Boonchoo 9." In Detlev Bucks movie Same Same But Different she acted alongside David Kross in the female role. She studied English every day for 3 hours an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakorn Chatborirak
Pakorn Chatborirak (; ; born 20 August 1984), nicknamed Boy (; ), is a Thai model and actor. Early life and education Pakorn Chatborirak was born in Bangkok to a Thai family of Thai Chinese, Teochew background. His mother was from Ang Thong Province, and his father died when he was a child. He has two brothers, Thana Chatborirak, Thana and Pat Chatborirak, Pat, both of whom are also models and actors. He attended Triam Udom Suksa School and later studied at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chulalongkorn University, earning a Bachelor of Pharmacy, BPharm degree. His first job was as a licensed pharmacist in Bangkok. Career Chatborirak began working as a model, winning the CLEO Most Eligible Bachelor Award in 2008. His first film role was in the 2008 romantic comedy film ''4 Romance'', as part of the segment "SHY." He debuted on television in the drama series ''Fai Ruk Arsoon''. He went on to hold the title role in the 2010 soap opera ''Wayupak Montra'' and also starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prachya Pinkaew
Prachya Pinkaew (; ; born September 2, 1962) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. His films include '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'' and ''Tom-Yum-Goong'', both martial arts films starring Tony Jaa. Biography Prachya graduated from Nakhon Ratchasima Technology College in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, in 1985, majoring in architecture. He began his career in 1990, working as an art director and later as creative director at Packshot Entertainment, an advertising firm. He directed music videos and won several Best Music Video Awards at Thailand's Golden Television Awards. His first feature film was made in 1992 and called ''The Magic Shoes''. It was followed in 1995 by '' Dark Side Romance'', a karmic thriller-romance. By 1998, Open Maker Head and BaaRamEwe 1999 was concentrating on producing films, including the vampire movie '' Body Jumper'', the action-comedy '' Heaven's Seven'', the horror movie '' 999-9999'', the musical ''Hoedown Showdown'', the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
