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Ong Bak 3
''Ong-Bak 3'' ( th, องค์บาก 3) is a 2010 Thai martial arts film directed, produced and written by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai. The film is a sequel to ''Ong Bak 2'' (2008) and follows the story of the warrior Tien (Tony Jaa), who had been captured by the ruthless warlord Lord Rajasena (Sarunyu Wongkrajang). Tien escapes from Rajasena's clutches, recovers from his crippling injuries with the help of Master Bua (Nirut Sirijanya), and returns to confront Bhuti Sangkha (Dan Chupong), who has replaced Rajasena as the primary villain. Plot After the events of Ong-Bak 2, the previous film, Tien is held captive by Lord Rajasena's soldiers. He momentarily fights back when they try to beat him with wooden staves, but they manage to submit him, and Rajasena orders Tien's elbows and knees to be snapped. Meanwhile, the village of Kana Khone is overwhelmed with people affected by a mysterious curse. In order to find a solution, Master Bua initiates a Buddhist pilgrimage, in which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Jaa
Tatchakorn Yeerum ( th, ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์, , ; formerly Phanom Yeerum ( th, พนม ยีรัมย์, ); born 5 February 1976), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom ( th, จา พนม, , ), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and traceur. His films include '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'' (2003), ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' (2005), '' Ong Bak 2: The Beginning'' (2008), ''Furious 7'' (2015) and '' SPL II: A Time for Consequences'' (2015). Early life Tony Jaa was born and raised in a rural area in Surin Province to Rin Saipetch and Thongdee Yeerum. He is of Kuy descent, a Mon–Khmer ethnic group that inhabits Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The Kuy practice traditions that are more similar to the traditions of Cambodia than that of traditions observed by the Lao or the Thai. The Kuy are known for being skilled trainers of elephants. Tony Jaa speaks Kuy, Thai and Northern Khmer. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Elephant
The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus ''Elephas'' and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognised—'' E. m. maximus'' from Sri Lanka, ''E. m. indicus'' from mainland Asia and '' E. m. sumatranus'' from the island of Sumatra. Formerly, there was also the Syrian elephant or Western Asiatic elephant (''Elephas maximus asurus'') which was the westernmost population of the Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''). This subspecies became extinct in ancient times. Skeletal remains of ''E. m. asurus'' have been recorded from the Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey from periods dating between at least 1800 BC and likely 700 BC. It is one of only three living species of elephants or elephantids anywhere in the world, the others being the African bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of ''The Iron Giant'' and ''Secondhand Lions''. Lisa Dreyer is festival director. Annick Mahnert is head of programming. History The festival focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, Asian, and cult. The festival takes place in September at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, filling eight screens for eight days and hosting many writers, directors, and actors, either well-established or unknown. The festival has become known as a launch-pad for genre films, where critical aclaim at the fest can lead to big box office returns. A notable feature of this festival is the inclusion of "secret screenings". For these screenings, the audience often does not know what the film will be until seated, moments before it begins. It also features many theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ..., which itself is owned by Amazon. History Brandon Gray began the site on August 7, 1998, making forecasts of the top-10 highest-grossing films in the United States for the following weekend. To compare his forecasts to the actual results, he started posting the weekend grosses and wrote a regular column with box-office analysis. In 1999, he started to post the Friday daily box-office grosses, sourced from Exhibitor Relations, so that they were publicly available online on Saturdays and posted the Sunday weekend estimates on Sundays. Along with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahamongkol Film
Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd. ( th, บริษัท สหมงคลฟิล์ม จำกัด, also Sahamongkolfilm, Mongkol Film or SM) is a Thai motion picture production and distribution company. It is the leading movie company in Thailand, ahead of GMM Grammy's GDH 559, Five Star Production and RS Film. The company is privately owned and run by its founder and chief executive, Somsak Techaratanaprasert, who is also known as "Sia Jiang". The company's films include the international hit martial arts films '' Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'', ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' and ''Chai Lai'', and the ''Nak'' animated movie, as well as recent romantic comedy hit drama film ''First Love''. It distributes foreign films in Thailand through its Mongkol Major distribution company. In the 1980s, after the Thai government relaxed import tax policies on cultural imports, Sahamongkol became the primary Thai distributor of major American film studios at the time, which included Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santisuk Promsiri
Santisuk Promsiri ( th, สันติสุข พรหมศิริ; born 6 August 1963) is a Thai actor, who has also done work as a singer, voice actor, drama producer, drama director, and television host. He became widely known from the 1988 film '' Boonchu Phu Narak'', which launched his acting career together with his female co-star Chintara Sukapatana, becoming one of the most popular on-screen couples in Thai cinema through the next decade. Santisuk was born in Tha Chang district, Sing Buri province. He began acting during his third year at Ramkhamhaeng University, when a friend invited him to join the dramatic arts club. He then appeared on several television and stage plays, before making his first film appearance in Five Star Production Five Star Production Co. Ltd. ( th, ไฟว์สตาร์ โปรดักชั่น) is a Thai film production company. It was founded in 1973 by Kiat Iamphungphorn and is today headed by his children, Aphiradee and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorapong Chatree
Sorapong Chatree ( th, สรพงษ์ ชาตรี; born Pittaya Tiamswate; 8 December 1950 – 10 March 2022) was a Thai film actor. He had frequently starred in the films of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, as well as in Cherd Songsri's classic romance, '' Plae Kao''. Biography He was born in Tambon Tha To (later separated into Tambon Ban Mai), Maha Rat district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. He was the youngest son of the family whose older brother was the oldest child and the older sister was the second child. In the past, his house was regarded as the only house in a community that has a television set. Chatree became one of the top male stars by the mid 1970s, eventually displacing the older Sombat Metanee from the lead position. As he aged, he retained his popularity until the end of his life, he maintained his popularity and was known as a key supporting actor. He was named a National Artist of Thailand in 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supakorn Kitsuwon
Supakorn Kitsuwon ( th, ศุภกรณ์ กิจสุวรรณ, born December 28, 1972, in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand) (nickname Tok th, ต๊อก) is a Thai Cinema of Thailand, film and stage actor. Among his starring roles are as Pan in ''Monrak Transistor'' and Khun Krabi in ''SARS Wars''. He had notable supporting roles in ''Tears of the Black Tiger'' as Mahesuan and in ''Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters'' as Pu Bottlebomb. Kitsuwon graduated from Amnuay Silpa School and a diploma from Canada. He entered the showbiz in the early 90's as a model and backup dancer for famous singer and rapper Jetrin Wattanasin. Filmography * ''Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters'' (1997 in film, 1997) as Pu Bottlebomb * ''Crime Kings'' (1998 in film, 1998) * ''Extra Legal'' (1999 in film, 1999) * ''Tears of the Black Tiger'' (2000 in film, 2000) as Mahesuan * ''The Legend of Suriyothai'' (2001 in film, 2001) as Sir Sriyod * ''Monrak Transistor'' (2001) as Phaen (Pan) * ''Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petchtai Wongkamlao
Petchtai Wongkamlao, ( th, เพ็ชรทาย วงษ์คำเหลา, , ; born on June 24, 1965, in Yasothon province, Thailand, is a Thai comedian, actor and film director. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Mum Jokmok ( th, หม่ำ จ๊กมก, , ); and is a popular Thai television personality. He is variously credited as Mom Jok Mok, Mum Jokemok or Mom Jokmok. Comedy and television Mum started his career as a comedian in the Bangkok "cafe" scene (restaurants in Thailand with live music and comedy performances). He started his own comedy troupe with "Jaturong Mokjok". Mum became widely known to the public from the variety-game show '' Ching Roi Ching Lan'' (ชิงร้อยชิงล้าน) hosted by Panya Nirankul. He appeared in comedy section with his group members and performed stunts. He also co-hosted with another popular game show ''Wethithong'' (เวทีทอง) with Kiat Kitcharoen. He also has his own TV show named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarunyoo Wongkrachang
Sarunyoo Wongkrachang or spelt Sarunyu Wongkrachang ( Thai: ศรัณยู วงษ์กระจ่าง; nickname: Tua–ตั้ว; October 17, 1960 in Bang Khonthi District, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand – June 10, 2020), was a Thai actor, singer, host, activist, screenwriter, director and producer. He was a producer of Thai TV dramas and reached his peak as Thailand's top actor during 80s–90s, best known for his various hugely successful TV drama roles, including ''Gao Ee Kao Nai Hong Dang'' (1984), ''Massaya'' (1985), ''Baan Sai Thong'' (1987), ''Jaosao Kong Arnon'' (1988), ''Rattikarn Yod Rak'' (1989), ''Wanalee'' (1990), ''Roymarn'' (1990), ''Wanida'' (1991), ''Tawipop'' (1992), ''Mon Rak Look Thoong'' (1995), ''Duay Rang Atittarn'' (1996) and ''Nai Hoy Tamil'' (2001). Sarunyoo acted in more than 50 TV dramas, 20 films, and 20 stage plays, including legendary ''Mon Rak Look Thoong'' which became the 3rd most-watched TV drama of all time in Thailand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
