a night at the movies

if you're thinking of going to see a movie in thailand, be sure to check out the movieseer website which lists movie times in all major theaters- surprisingly not just in bangkok but all over the country as well. the folks have a mobile site at wap.movieseer.com, though it costs something like 20 baht per month. might seem unimpressive for those of you living in america or england, but for thailand having this sort of information at one's fingertips is unusual.

unfortunately, the selection of movies in thailand is never too wonderful. today at egv our choices are catwoman, i robot, or the chronicles of riddick - with i robot probably getting the nod as it's the 'least worst' of the bunch according to rottentomatoes.

the lido group of theaters used to show some decent movies- they were the only places in town showing mystic river and the pianist, but now they've become quite mainstream. there is hope, however, as i read in the paper (and on masie's blog) that a new independent cinema has opened up in rca called houserama. will check it out soon, though i expect the foreign-language films will be subtitled in thai.

for an interesting experience check out the egv 'gold class' cinema in siam square. couldn't find any photos online of the actual theater, but it's a smallish venue with enormous barcalounger-type chairs.

on the subject of movies, anything and everything you could possibly want to know about a movie you've seen is here at the internet movie database. Highly recommend you check it out!