Things to do in Bangkok today

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Find the best things to do from the daytime to the nighttime in Bangkok with our events calendar of 2017’s coolest events, including parties, concerts, films and art exhibits.

Events in Bangkok today

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  • Chula-Samyan
The rare chance we get to watch films from Hong Kong is back. This month until next features the return of the Hong Kong Film Festival in Bangkok at House Samyan Mitrtown. This year’s event, named “Next Generation: Emerging Directors Exhibition & Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation”, will feature talks, an exhibition, and, most importantly, screenings of Hong Kong films that represent the island’s film industry right now. This includes A Guilty Conscience. Touted as Hong Kong’s highest-grossing film of all time, this mystery crime-comedy is directed by Jack Ng and stars leading HK actors such as Dayo Wong, Louise Wong, and Tse Kwan-ho. Released in January this year, the movie has grossed more than HKD114.2 million.  A Guilty Conscience will be screened on Oct 22 and 23. Here’s the schedule of the rest of the films to be shown: Oct 22 16:30 — A Guilty Conscience 19:40 — A Light Never Goes Out Oct 23 16:30 — A Guilty Conscience 19:40 — Mad Fate Oct 24 19:20 — Hong Kong Family  Oct 25 19:20 — Elegies   Oct 26 19:20 — Nomad’s (4K Director’s Cut)  Oct 27 19:20 — Over My Dead Body All films will be shown at House at Samyan Mitrtown. Tickets are priced at B160 for each film.
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  • Siam
Fans of Japanese manga horror artist Junji Ito can’t miss this thrilling exhibition dedicated to his work. To make things more exciting, a collection of his comics is stylized as a terrifying haunted house.The Junji Ito Horror House first opened in Taiwan to positive reception, welcoming over 100,000 attendees. Bangkok will be the next in Southeast Asia to have this experience.
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  • Silom
The famous Japanese bear figures will have their debut showcase in Southeast Asia right in the heart of Bangkok at the sky-high Other Café at King Power Mahanakhon (78/F). See 70-centimeter-tall Be@arbrick 1000% figures that have been designed by both international and Thai artists.You can also pop into Other Café for a pop-up event inspired by the figures. And keep an eye out for cool merch like keychains, tote bags, and T-shirts.Early bird tickets are priced at B500 (available until 30 September). 
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  • Watthana
If you want to unwind after a hard week at work but can’t be bothered to leave the city, feel free to pop into the Grill & Chill event at Avani. The hotel is staging a movie night and showing a series of Hollywood blockbusters that you and your crew can enjoy while working the grill.The price is set at B990 per person and the event will take place on the weekend starting on October 6. For more information and reservations, call 0 2079 7555 or email fbreservation.vsuk@avanihotels.com.
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  • Yenarkat
Nawapol “Ter” Thamrongrattanarit is back with a new exhibition that explores the development of digital media in the film industry through more than 120 photographs that portray the stories of artists and filmmakers involved in his past works, including Happy Old Year and Fast & Feel Love. You can also have an immersive experience with each of the pictures.The name of the exhibition, Heavy, comes from how Nawapol thinks each photograph carries a heaviness of emotion and a story that can’t be touched.
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  • Charoennakhon
Following the highly successful Van Gogh Alive exhibition, Iconsiam will once again host a groundbreaking immersive exhibition that digitizes the world's greatest art. This time, it's Monet & Friends Alive Bangkok, an exhibit featuring more than 3,500 works from one of the world's greatest artists, Claude Monet, and 14 other Impressionist artists from his era, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas.  The exhibit will open on Sep 22 and run until Jan 7, 2024, at Iconsiam. Ticket details haven't been announced.
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  • Phra Khanong
Thai artist Surita “Noinah” Uthairatsamee is having her first solo exhibition at True Digital Park until November. In this exhibition, she focuses on the character LonelyPop and themes of friendship and loneliness in a collection of digital art, paintings, and sculptures. 
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  • Ratchaprasong
Bandai has finally landed in Bangkok with an exhibition dedicated to Gundam figures. See larger-than-life models of RX-78-2 and MS-06S ZAKU II, which go up to six meters high. Get your money ready too—the show will feature an exclusive line-up of merchandise that you may want to add to your collection.

Movies now showing

Black Widow
Film Frame©Marvel Studios 2020

Black Widow

Release date: October 1

It’s been a long time coming for this Marvel femme fatale to shine on her own. This month, we finally learn of the backstory of Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) as a Russian undercover agent before her glory days with the Avengers.

Malignant
Warner Bros

Malignant

Release date: October 1

From the mind of Hollywood’s main horror conjuror James Wan comes a new horrifying story about Madison, a mother-to-be who suddenly loses her baby and then starts to see visions of gory murders committed by her imaginary childhood friend Gabriel.

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A Quiet Place Part II
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A Quiet Place Part II

Release date: October 1

In this sequel to the nail-biting 2018 hit, we are taken on a flashback to when sound-sensitive aliens first landed on Earth, causing chaos and carnage. In present day, newly widowed mother Evelyn (still brilliantly played by Emily Blunt) now knows the weakness of their extraterrestrial nemeses. She and her children venture out to band with other survivors while dealing with their own traumas. 

 

Supernova
Studiocanal

Supernova

Release date: October 7

In this emotion-driven tear-jerker, a mature gay couple embarks on a road trip across England to cherish a few happy moments together before one of them is completely overtaken by dementia.

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No Time to Die
MGM

No Time to Die

Release date: October 7

Daniel Craig’s fifth and last outing as 007 sees the now-retired agent briefly going back into action to chase after yet another mysterious baddie who plans to cause chaos with destructive new technology.

The Suicide Squad
Warner Bros

The Suicide Squad

Release date: October 1

Don’t confuse this with the critically-panned 2016 attempt at giving life to a troop of crazy DC supervillains back in 2016. The Suicide Squad (as opposed to just “Suicide Squad”) is the sequel-slash-reboot, as well as an ambitious undertaking to overshadow the reputation of the original incarnation. It’s directed by James Gunn (you know, of Marvel’s Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy fame), so it would be interesting to see how the movie pans out.

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Release date: October 13

This latest superhero release follows the story of Shang-Chi, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Asian champion, a former martial arts master who has to confront his buried past when the mysterious Ten Rings organization comes after him.

Fast & Furious 9
Universal Pictures

Fast & Furious 9

Release date: October 21

Just when you thought it was all over, it keeps coming back for more. In this ninth installment of the petrol-burning franchise, the spotlight is trained on Dom Toretto’s life in retirement and domestic bliss, which is disrupted by the appearance of his brother Jakob who has an axe to grind.

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Free Guy
20th Century Studios

Free Guy

Release date: October 7

Realizing that he is a character in a video game, Guy decides to take control of his own fate in the virtual world and make himself the hero of his own adventure—to precarious but comical results.

Suicide Forest Village
All Horror

Suicide Forest Village

Release date: October 13

The spine-chilling myth surrounding the Aokigahara forest or Japan’s Suicide Forest is revisited in this spooky film by horror maestro Takashi Shimizu—he who terrified the world with the Ju-On, popularly known as The Grudge, series.

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