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Kaity Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City but grew up in the US. Eventually, she returned to Vietnam in order to pursue her acting career, starring in some of the highest grossing movies of all times, including “Jailbait” and “Blood Moon Party”.

On the occasion of her latest film, “The Last Wife” having been released in the US and Canada by 3388 Films, we speak with her about the role of Linh and what she searches in the role she plays, her cooperation with co-star Thuận Nguyễn and director Victor Vu, her favorite scene in the movie, working in the Vietnamese movie industry and other topics

What drew you to the role of Linh? In general, what are you searching for in the roles you play?

When I read the script, what really interested me about this project was where and when it took place and the female...

Lunar New Year is a key box office period in several Asian territories, but nowhere was it more hotly contested this year than in Vietnam, where several local, Japanese and Hollywood movies were slugging it over the week-long holidays (February 9-15).

Tran Thanh’s Mai, a romantic drama that delves into the psychology of its female protagonist, was the clear winner — at the time of writing it was topping the box office with a haul of VND400BN ($16.4M). Produced by Tran Thanh Town and Cj Hk Entertainment, a joint venture between Korea’s Cj Enm and local outfit HKFilm, the film has the potential to break the record set by Tran Thanh’s own The House of No Man, released this time last year, which is Vietnam’s highest ever grossing film with VND476BN ($19.4m).

Also released over the holidays, known as Tet in Vietnam, was Nhat Trung...

The Last Wife by Victor Vu is one of those films that makes you feel like you are watching an adaptation of a half-baked novel, but one that’s been made better by Victor Vu’s vision. Everything in the movie points towards melodrama, but the heightened emotions are necessary to get the point across. Themes like love, corruption, and debauchery need this elevated delivery, and The Last Wife proves that it has the means to deliver the goods. The performances are pitch-perfect, and the pacing of the film is very calming, taking us back to the period the film is set in.

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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?

Linh, the third wife of Governor Duc Trong, had a miserable existence. She was almost reduced to the role of a concubine, but the governor needed another child out of her. She received floggings for minor mistakes, and...

The period drama is the sixth film to reach vnd100 billion ($4m) this year.

Vietnamese period film The Last Wife has passed the vnd100 billion mark at the local box office, making it the sixth film to reach this milestone this year. It is equivalent to approximately $4m.

Directed by US-born Vietnamese filmmaker Victor Vu, the film has been dominating the Vietnamese box office since its opening on November 3. It crossed the $4.09m (vnd100bn) mark on December 8 for distributor Lotte Entertainment.

It also opened in North America through 3388 Films and Australia through VeOnline & Film Viet Tai Uc on December...

Marking 20 years of filmmaking and 17 films to date from critically-acclaimed director Victor Vu, “The Last Wife” dominated the domestic Vietnam box office its debut weekend and is now the 6th Vietnam film this year to join the elite 100-billion-dollar club.

The Last Wife is currently screening in US and Canada cinemas, courtesy of 3388 Films

Inspired by the novel “The Lake of Vengeance (Hồ Oán Hận)” by author Hồng Thái, “The Last Wife” is set in 19th century Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. Linh, a very beautiful young girl who was forced married to the district governor, Quan Đức Trọng, may have given him a daughter, but not the heir neither she, nor the previous two wives have managed to “come up with”. The pressure on everyone involved piles up, while a chance meeting between Linh and her childhood love, Nhan, unravels a string of unexpected events that dramatically changes her life.

In Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty, Linh, the youngest and last wife of the district governor is unable to fulfill her obligation to give birth to an heir. Compounding the insurmountable societal pressure she faces from the older wives, a chance meeting between Linh and her childhood love, Nhan, unravels a string of unexpected events that dramatically changes her life. Directed by Victor Vu. Produced by Lotte Entertainment, TFilm Entertainment, and November Films. North America theatrical release by 3388 Films.

The 46-title line-up was announced on Wednesday (April 19).

The inaugural Danang Asian Film Festival (Danaff) is set to be Vietnam’s first film festival organised regionally, following the promulgation of a new Cinema Law that came into effect in January this year.

Danaff is jointly organized by Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development (Vfda) and Da Nang Municipal People’s Committee, with the support of the Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema (Netpac). It will run from May 9-13 in the coastal city of Da Nang, situated in central Vietnam.

Vfda chairwoman and director of Danaff Ngo...

For all their success and acclaim, it’s no surprise that various industries around the world would try to ape the formula established by both Marvel and DC Studios by adapting superheroes into the local cultures. The idea of everyday people being bestowed with special powers or abilities far beyond their own, taking it to the forces of evil and other wrongdoers, has generated profits in the billions around the world for multiple titles which have already seen entries crop up imitating this style of filmmaking. Beating efforts like Indonesia’s Gundala to the punch yet only just now finding release is Victor Vu’s attempt at igniting the craze in Vietnam with his newly distributed “Head Rush.”

Head Rush Coming to Digital December 27, 2022

After being diagnosed with a deadly disease, struggling comic book artist Tam (Cuong Seven) is convinced by a friend of the family to...

Head Rush Trailer — Victor Vu‘s Head Rush / Lôi Báo (2017) movie trailer has been released by Glass House. The Head Rush trailer stars Cuong Seven, Tran Thi Nha Phuong, Ngoc Anh Vu, Quach Ngoc Ngoan, and Jason Ninh Cao. Crew Doan Nhat Nam, Kay Nguyen, and Victor Vu wrote the screenplay for Head Rush. [...]

Continue reading: Head Rush Movie Trailer: A Dying Man is Turned into a Superhuman in Victor Vu’s Action Film...

The Viet Film Fest 2022 Awards Ceremony will take place virtually Saturday, October 15 at 6 p.m. Pst. and will be available to watch on www.VietFilmFest.com.

Viet Film Fest is proud to present the Inspiration Award to director Trinh T. Minh-ha. Born in Hanoi, raised in South Vietnam, and later migrating to the United States in 1970, Trinh is also a Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. Originally trained as a composer and pianist, Trinh is a noted literary theorist – often integrating her literary background with her filmmaking in works such as Reassemblage (1982), Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989), A Tale of Love (1995), and What About China? (2022). Prior winners of the Inspiration Award include Kelly Marie Tran (2021’s Raya and the Last Dragon) and Trần Anh Hùng (1993’s The Scent of Green Papaya).

The Grand Jury for Viet...

Vietnamese pay-tv provider K+ is launching the HBO Go entertainment package on its platform. The bundle is being launched in time for viewers in Vietnam to catch the beginning of “House of the Dragon” and the second season of “Industry.”

K+ is jointly owned by France’s Canal Plus group and by local firm Vev. It currently offers the K+SPORT1, K+SPORT2, K+Cine, K+Life, K+Kids channels and a VoD library.

HBO Go is currently operational in eight East Asian territories where the new HBO Max offering has not yet been made available.

The new HBO Go option is initially being offered as an VND34,000 (1.45) per month add-on to the full K+ package. It is available for viewing via devices including set-top-decoders, mobile, web, tablets and Smart TV. It comprises two film channels (HBO and Cinemax) and thousands of hours of on demand content.

“House of the Dragon,...

Every year since its creation in 1956, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue and that was released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2019 and 31 December 2020.

Here are the Asian Submissions for Best International Feature Film. There are some excellent movies in this bunch and we have seen and reviewed already some of them.

Armenia

“Songs of Solomon” by Arman Nshanian

Bangladesh

“Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” by eleven different directors

Bhutan

“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom“ by Pawo Choyning Dorji

Cambodia

“Fathers” by Huy Yaleng

China

“Leap” by Peter Chan

Georgia

“Beginnin” by Dea Kulumbegashvili

Hong Kong

“Better Days” by Derek Tsang

India

“Jallikattu...

Festival also showcases local films as the Vietnam Cinema Department becomes more proactive in film financing.

Iranian director Rouhollah Hejazi’s The Dark Room was named best film at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (Haniff), while Poland’s Piotr Domalewski won best director for Silent Night and the jury award went to Serbian director Vladimir Todorovic’s Pale Folk.

A total of 12 international feature films making at least their Asian premieres were in competition. Other award winners include Signal Rock from the Philippines, which won best actor for Christian Bables, and Vietnam’s Summer In Closed Eyes, which took...

Victor Vu is on a roll and seems to have no intention of slowing down. While Lôi Báo recently saw its North American premiere at Fantasia (full review here), his next offering, The Immortal, has already wrapped post-production and is eyeing an October 12 release date in Vietnam. Vu’s latest leaves the head transplants for what they are and centers on Hung (Quach Ngoc Ngoan), a man who has lived for three centuries, and An (Dinh Ngoc Diep), whose dreams lure her to the mysterious cave that holds his secret. The trailer suggests a dash of drama, magic and and a life story that spans multiple periods. Since Vu is reteaming with Lôi Báo action producer Jason Ninh Cao and action director Vincent Wang it’s...

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Vietnamese director and writer Victor Wu is back with an action movie that recycles some of his favorite themes like pseudo-science and amnesia in a fresh and intriguing packaging.

“Lôi Báo” is part of the Asian selection at Fantasia International Film Festival

Tam (Cuong Seven) is a talented graphic novel artist. Since he was a child, he has been dreaming of becoming a superhero called Lôi Báo and drawing the hero’s adventures is his way to fulfill this dream. In the real world, Tam is an affectionate husband and father despite being – like all creative people – a bit disconnected from the everyday material problems and work deadlines. Fortunately, his wife contributes the necessary business acumen and runs a successful coffee shop, providing a good life for the family. One day, Tam’s quiet existence is suddenly shuttered as he discovers he is terminally ill and has only few weeks left to live.

Blumhouse horror Hurt among second wave of selections.

Announcing the second wave of programing on Thursday (June 14), top brass at the 22nd annual Fantasia International Film Festival said the Montreal event that runs from July 12-August 1 will open with Daniel Roby’s Dans La Brume.

The France-Canada thriller about a toxic mist that takes over Paris after an earthquake stars Romain Duris, Olga Kurylenko, and Fantine Harduin.

It is one of more than 130 features to be announced later this month. Thursday’s announcement includes the world premiere of Blumhouse thriller Hurt from director Sonny Mallhi, as well as Tales From...

Everyone loves a good origin story, right? That seems to be the general premise behind the structure of the ongoing wave of superhero films and in the quest to come up with a compelling origin Vietnamese director Victor Vu has just come up with a doozy for his upcoming action picture Loi Bao. There are no capes or tights or superheroes of any sort here. Nope. None of that. What there Is, however, is a man who has his head illegally transplanted on to someone else's body in an illegal and experiemental operation to save his own life and then gains a whole stack of skills and experience when the body turns out to belong to a highly trained killer. So, yeah, it's sort of...

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Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards. Yemen is a first-time entrant.

The 2016 submissions are:

Albania, “Chromium,” Bujar Alimani, director;

Algeria, “The Well,” Lotfi Bouchouchi, director;

Argentina, “The Distinguished Citizen,” Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, directors;

Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors;

Austria, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” Maria Schrader, director;

Bangladesh, “link=tt5510934 auto]The Unnamed[/link],” Tauquir Ahmed, director;

Belgium, “The Ardennes,” Robin Pront, director;

Bolivia, “Sealed Cargo,” Julia Vargas Weise, director;

Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Death in Sarajevo,” Danis Tanovic, director;

Brazil, “Little Secret,” David Schurmann, director;

Bulgaria, “Losers,” Ivaylo Hristov, director;

Cambodia, “Before the Fall,” Ian White, director;

Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director;

Chile, “Neruda,” Pablo Larraín, director;

China, “Xuan Zang,” Huo Jianqi, director;

Colombia, “Alias Maria,” José Luis Rugeles, director;

Costa Rica, “About Us,” Hernán Jiménez, director;

Croatia, “On the Other Side,...

Eighty-five countries have submitted a film for consideration in the 60th anniversary year of the foreign language film category.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science said on Tuesday that this season also marks the first time Yemen has submitted a film, Khadija Al-Salami’s I Am Nojoom, Age 10 And Divorced.

The 89th Oscars will take place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. László Nemes’ Hungarian entry Son Of Saul won the award last February.

Foreign-language Academy Award Submissions

(Country, Title, director)

Albania, Chromium, dir Bujar Alimani;

Algeria, The Well, Lotfi Bouchouchi;

Argentina, The Distinguished Citizen, Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat;

Australia, Tanna, Bentley Dean, Martin Butler;

Austria, Stefan Zweig: Farewell To Europe, Maria Schrader;

Bangladesh, The Unnamed, Tauquir Ahmed;

Belgium, The Ardennes, Robin Pront;

Bolivia, Sealed Cargo, Julia Vargas Weise;

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Death In Sarajevo, Danis Tanovic;

Brazil, Little Secret, David Schurmann.

Bulgaria, Losers, [link...

The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016. The deadline for submissions is 3 October 2016.

During the latest years and after 2008, when Yojiro Takita’s “Departures” won the award, there has not been much success for Se Asian films. The only film from the region that made the final five nominations was the Cambodian “The Missing Picture”, by Rithy Path. It did not won though, and its primary language was French.

However, it is always interesting to find out which film each country considers its most worthy to win an Oscar, so here is the list of this year’s Se Asian nominations.

S. Korea chooses Warner Bros.

The Korean Film Council selected Age of Shadows. You can read all about it here.

Japan sends a Yojiro Takita’s film, once more.

The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan submitted Living with My Mother by Yojiro Takita.

Koch Media

To celebrate the release of Vietnamese martial arts epic Sword of the Assassin, we have a great DVD action bundle up for grabs. The prize bundle contains The Frozen Ground, Red Dawn, Son of a Gun, Redirected, and Tiger House.

In Sword of the Assassin, after the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.

Marking Vietnam’s first foray into the realm of historic martial arts epics, the film features beautiful cinematography and exhilarating action scenes in the vein of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is a must-see piece of action cinema.

The film won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu,...

Koch Media have announced the UK release of Sword of the Assassin, which has been described as “Vietnam’s martial arts calling card” by Twitch Film. Marking Vietnam’s first foray into the realm of historic martial arts epics, the film features beautiful cinematography and exhilarating action scenes in the vein of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is a must-see piece of action cinema.

After the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a young man joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female warrior as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family responsible.

Sword of the Assassin has won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the prestigious Golden Kite Prize of the Vietnam Cinema Association. From director Victor Vu, with action by Warrior King’s Johnny Nguyen, Sword of the Assassin stars Huynh Dong, Midu and Khuong Ngoc.

In his 2012 hit Scandal, Vietnamese helmer Victor Vu played the jealousies of celebrity for thrills with the story of a rivalry between actresses run way out of control. His 'anything for success' tale proved a big hit with local audiences and now Vu looks to up the stakes even farther with Scandal 2, a story of secretive plastic surgery gone very wrong with consequences from beyond the grave. The trailer for this one is freshly arrived and, typical of Vu's work, boasts very high production value and slick thrills. And, happily, it also features English subtitles. She's ready for her close up, kids, check out the trailer below....

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After taking some rest from making thriller movies, Victor Vu has finally come back with a new melodrama, Yellow Flowers on Green Grass (lit. Tôi thấy hoa vàng trên cỏ xanh), based on a best-selling novel. The first trailer is now out and has received many exciting reactions. With the soft melody of a folk song, the pastoral images in Vietnam appear beautiful and feel majestic.Viet Linh penned the screenplay, based on the original story of famous writer Nguyen Nhat Anh. The 300-page book is divided into 81 short chapters. Each chapter is a small story seen through the eyes of a child in a village: the tale of "Heaven Toad", a ghost story, a princess, a prince, hungry people, house fires, and floods.Yellow Flowers on Green...

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Exclusive: Victor Vu’s Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass is set in 1980s Vietnam.

Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside Vietnam to Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass, directed by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu. The film is in post-production.

Based on Nguyen Nhat Anh’s best-selling novel I See Yellow Flowers Upon The Green Grass, the film is produced by Vietnam’s Galaxy Media & Entertainment with the collaboration of the Film Department under Vietnam’s Ministry Of Culture.

Vu is one of Vietnam’s most commercially successful filmmakers, with films such as Vengeful Heart, Battle Of The Brides and Scandal. Galaxy is one of the country’s biggest private studios, encompassing production, distribution and ownership of a nationwide cinema circuit.

The company is planning a wide holiday release for Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass at the end of the year.

Set in mid-1980s rural Vietnam, the film follows two young brothers who share...

Exclusive: Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside Vietnam to Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass, directed by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu, which is currently in post-production.

Based on Nguyen Nhat Anh’s best-selling novel I See Yellow Flowers Upon The Green Grass, the film is produced by Vietnam’s Galaxy Media & Entertainment with the collaboration of the Film Department under Vietnam’s Ministry Of Culture.

Vu is one of Vietnam’s most commercially successful filmmakers, with films such as Vengeful Heart, Battle Of The Brides and Scandal. Galaxy is one of the country’s biggest private studios, encompassing production, distribution and ownership of a nationwide cinema circuit.

The company is planning a wide holiday release for Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass at the end of the year.

Set in mid-1980s rural Vietnam, the film follows two young brothers who share everything, but also compete for the affections of the same girl. The nostalgic...

Exclusive: Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside Vietnam to Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass, directed by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Victor Vu, which is currently in post-production.

Based on Nguyen Nhat Anh’s best-selling novel I See Yellow Flowers Upon The Green Grass, the film is produced by Vietnam’s Galaxy Media & Entertainment with the collaboration of the Film Department under Vietnam’s Ministry Of Culture.

Vu is one of Vietnam’s most commercially successful filmmakers, with films such as Vengeful Heart, Battle Of The Brides and Scandal. Galaxy is one of the country’s biggest private studios, encompassing production, distribution and ownership of a nationwide cinema circuit.

The company is planning a wide holiday release for Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass at the end of the year.

Set in mid-1980s rural Vietnam, the film follows two young brothers who share everything, but also compete for the affections of the same girl. The nostalgic...

Do you remember when it felt like you couldn't turn a corner in any Asian film culture without stumbling across something utterly horrifying? It wasn't that long ago, after all, when directors in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and Thailand were firing on all cylinders with a string of fantastic, high end horror pictures coming from all of those nations but as bright as the movement burned it also flared out quickly. Vietnam's Van M Pham, though, he certainly seems to remember.A producer on Victor Vu's 2004 effort Spirits and director of last year's Beyond The Mat, Pham now moves into horror territory with Chung Cu and while he's playing an old song here it would appear that he's playing it very, very well. Excellent production...

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The first teaser trailer for Scandal: The Comeback has been released online. It shows us some glimpses into the dark side of the showbiz industry and their obsessions with plastic surgery. This teaser doesn't show much, but you'll feel the nebulous atmosphere right after hearing the score by Christopher Wong. After the box-office hit Vengeful Heart became the highest-grossing film ever in Vietnam, veteran director Victor Vu once again explores scandalous showbiz with some touches of horror.Scandal: The Comeback is the story of Bella, a once-famous actress trying to recapture her old glory days with the help of plastic surgery. Unfortunately, the surgery fails and Bella dies on the operating table. But a few months later, Bella suddenly comes back. Scandal: The Comeback is scheduled for release in Vietnam...

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The Golden Kite Award (usually called the Oscar of Vietnam) has officially announced the winner. The Talent (original titled Thần Tượng) by first-time director Nguyen Quang Huy surprised everyone with six awards, including "Golden Kite for Best Feature Film", "Best Director:", "Best Supporting Actor", "Best Cinematography", "Best Production Design" and "Best film voted by the Press".The impresario-turned-director Nguyen Quang Huy also defeated veteran directors such as Charlie Nguyen and Victor Vu. With its story revolving about friendship and rivalry in the music business, The Talent isn't really the taste of the Vietnamese Cinema Department, which always honors war films made by government funding. But that musical drama won anyway, leaving a question mark about the unusual choice of the judges.Here is the full list...

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Seems like this is a week for “assassins”! Earlier in the week we had news that Victor Vu’s martial art epic Sword of the Assassin has just hit the U.S, now followed close behind with word that Nguyen Quang Dun’s The Lady Assassins will come to DVD in UK 10 March. Feisty women with dark secrets, evil outlaws, corrupt officials and a healthy dose of martial arts action come together to help create the biggest ever box office hit in Vietnam. Harking back to the golden era of the Shaw Brothers martial arts films from Hong Kong, Nguyen Quang Dung offers slick direction of his beautiful female cast, making great use of cutting edge technology to ramp up the action set pieces. Synopsis: A sexy, action packed martial-arts fantasy set in a traveller’s tavern whose owner, with the help of her team of lethal waitresses, routinely slaughter...

We clearly missed this! But the good folk at Epic pictures dropped us a line to tell us that they’ve just released director Victor Vu’s martial Arts/Kiem Hiep epic Sword of the Assassin. Known in its native Vietnam as Thiên Mệnh Anh Hùng (aka Blood Letter), the film is recorded as one of the most expensive films done in Vietnamese film history, and is the first Wuxia to come out of the country. Good action throughout and always helps that the cinematography is dripping gorgeousness. Sword of the Assassin trailer...

After just 3 days on release, Vengeful Heart (Quả Tim Máu) has broken many cinema records in Vietnam. Taking VND24 billion (Us$1.14 million), equivalent to 300 thousand moviegoers, the latest thriller of Victor Vu has become the highest-grossing movie of all time in Vietnam, smashing records made by Amercian blockbusters like Avatar, Iron Man 2 and even Charlie Nguyen's Young Teo.The records that Vengeful Heart has broken in Vietnam are:1. Biggest opening of all time: VND10 billion (Us$470,000) on the first day, equivalent to more than 100,000 viewers.2. Biggest weekend of all time: VND24 billion (Us$1.4 million) after 3 days. With this astonishing result, Vengeful Heart becomes the fastest film to surpass the Us$1 million milestone in Vietnam.3. Biggest screening number: 721 screenings/1 day.4. Top...

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Victor Vu's gorgeous Vietnamese martial arts epic Sword of the Assassin - previously known as Blood Letter - hits Us shelves on DVD and BluRay from Epic Pictures Releasing on February 25th and the release announcement brings with it new artwork and a new trailer.After the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a martial arts warrior joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female martial artist as they seek revenge agains the powerful royal family.Take a look at the new trailer below....

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The first official trailer for A Vengeful Heart (also known as A Bloody Heart) is available to view below along with English subtitles. It demonstrates the return of Vietnamese American film director Victor Vu to his favorite genre. Christopher Wong brings that eerie vibe with original sound effects as well as music which seem to instill fear into anyone that dare and take the ride. What this trailer does is provide the viewers with a very deep l…...

The first official trailer for A Vengeful Heart (a.k.a A Bloody Heart) is out now with English subtitles, showcasing the return of Victor Vu to his favorite genre. With the complete trailer, viewers will get an overview about the film as well as each character. Creepy sound effects and the music made ​​by Christopher Wong are partially revealed in this trailer. It's a nice ride!A Vengeful Heart tells the story of a bridegroom who escorts his new wife to Da Lat resort after heart transplant surgery. But the new heart in her chest is cursed, causing the ghost of a strange young girl to appear, which leads the couple into a frightening nightmare.A Vengeful Heart has been pushed back to February 2014, possibly to avoid competing with road-trip comedy...

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Vietnamese director Victor Vu refuses to be confined to any one style or genre. He's done comedies, he's done action, he's done thrillers but he started off with horror and he's returning to that world now with Vengeful Heart, a chiller that could be his most poised and polished yet.Vengeful Heart tells the story of a bridegroom who escorts his new wife to Da Lat resort after heart transplant surgery. But the new heart in her chest is cursed, causing the ghost of a strange young girl to appear, which leads the couple into a frightening nightmare.We ran a behind the scenes reel from this one a while back and while that was already impressive it is greatly improved upon by the just released first teaser....

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Wrapping up principal photography on August 28, the latest thriller flick of Victor Vu titled A Vengeful Heart released behind-the-scenes footage today, showing how a good thriller looks. The production design looks both haunting and beautiful, the location set is fitting the atmosphere of the story, the make-up looks real and the actors looks like they're really into their characters.A Vengeful Heart tells the story of a bridegroom who escorts his new wife to Da Lat resort after heart transplant surgery. But the new heart in her chest is cursed, causing the ghost of a strange young girl to appear, which leads the couple into a frightening nightmare.A Vengeful Heart will have a theatrical release on December 18. And while another proper teaser trailer will be out next...

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After making some slick thrillers, period martial arts and even rom-coms, Victor Vu, the director of Blood Letter, will return to horror territory with Bloody Heart (Quả tim máu). This time he'll join with character actor Thai Hoa, the popular Vietnamese comedy star, a bizarre combination to say the least. Based on the famous play written by Thai Hoa himself, Bloody Heart promises to scare audiences but also provoke unpredictable laughter. Thai Hoa will play the lead - a shy guy who is having a secret affair with a dead girl.Bloody Heart tells the story of a bridegroom who escorts his new wife to Da Lat resort after heart transplant surgery. But the new heart in her chest is cursed, causing the ghost of a strange young girl to appear, which...

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If you’re into sexy, stylish thrillers then Vietnamese director Victor Vu’s latest offering, “Scandal”, might be right up your alley. Check out the new trailer, embedded below, it’s a tight, moody affair. Despite the fact that there are no subtitles, you get the general idea. There is a sinister tone and atmosphere, with elements of horror and crime, as well as straight up psychological thriller. There are murders, shady deals, and what appear to be witches. With a plot that involves pop stars, high fashion models, and movie starlets, as well as a title like “Scandal”, you can also bet that the film has a thing or two to say about obsession, media, fandom, and fame. It’ll be interesting to see where the brain trauma fits into all of these other pieces. Perhaps some of the darkness comes from hallucinations from a brain tumor or something along those lines.

Vietnam's Victor Vu is a director who seems to do a little bit of everything. He's done romantic comedy. He's done horror. Earlier this year he released period martial arts piece Blood Letter. And now he's back to what is perhaps his most familiar ground with a slick thriller titled Scandal due for release later this year.Though the lack of subtitles makes specifics hard to come by it's not hard to get the general picture. You've got showbiz rivals going at one another with a brain injury leaving one to wonder whether it's perhaps all in her head.Whatever's going on it's a slickly shot, well put together affair. Take a look below....

Victor Vu's handsome martial arts epic Blood Letter arrives on Vietnamese screens January 20th for the Tet holidays and with the release coming soon some more promotional material has made its way online.Hitting today is a lengthy behind the scenes reel featuring finished footage from the film and interview sequences interspersed between a behind the scenes look at the true scope of this film in the making. And that scope is impressive.While a pair of very raw Bts reels appeared on the film's official YouTube page a while back this is a far more polished and complete look. Adapted from the popular novel Bức Huyết Thư by Bùi Anh Tấn, The Rebel star Johnny Nguyen serves as martial arts coordinator....

In late November Twitch shared the first trailer for Vietnamese martial arts film Blood Letter (Thiên mệnh anh hùng). Adapted from a popular novel and directed by Victor Vu, we came away enormously impressed by that first footage. The art direction and design were simply gorgeous and what was shown of the action sequences - choreographed by The Rebel and Clash star Johnny Tri Nguyen - promised good things.Well, with the film gearing up for a rapidly approaching January release date for the Tet holidays, the full theatrical trailer has now arrived as well. This second effort gives a better look at both characters and action and while nobody will ever dispute that Vu loves his slow motion and smoothly sweeping camera arcs the...

With the January theatrical release of Victor Vu's martial arts epic The Blood Letter (Thiên mệnh anh hùng) just around the corner chances are that we'll be seeing a full trailer following behind the previously released teaser soon. But for those hungry for a bit more now - and it's hard not to be given just how gorgeous that teaser is - a trio of behind the scenes images featuring the cast and crew hard at work with martial arts choreographer Johnny Tri Nguyen - the star of The Rebel and Clash - have appeared online.An adaptation of popular novel Bức Huyết Thư by Bùi Anh Tấn, director Vu tells as that The Blood Letter is not necessarily the final English title but more...

Twitch Film and Movies.com once again present the International Trailer Domination Tour, a selection of the best trailers from upcoming international films. Call this outing the Mostly Martial Arts edition of the Itd, with people being punched for your amusement in China, Malaysia and Vietnam. Throw in some Norwegian witchcraft and a Dutch game show from hell and you’re all set. Here we go! 1. Blood Letter by Victor Vu, Vietnam The first of our martial arts offerings is also the most traditional and just plain gorgeous. Vietnam’s film industry is exploding right now thanks to a combination of a young local population hungry for local content, an expanding economy and a sort of reverse-diaspora that has seen a number of Vietnamese-Americans...

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Vietnamese-American director Victor Vu has been mentioned in the pages of Twitch many times over the years, the director seeming to shift through genres and styles like many change a suit of clothes and - as a general rule - doing them all well. He's done ghost stories, thrillers, romantic comedies, a bit of action, a bit of drama. You name it and Vu has probably tried it. And there simply no denying that whatever his chosen genre on any given project, Vu is one of the most visually gifted directors working in Vietnam and he is putting those visual skills to great effect with the upcoming Blood Letter (Thiên mệnh anh hùng).Adapted from a popular novel (Bức Huyết Thư by Bùi Anh Tấn)...

A few years back, just as the current wave of Vietnamese film was begin to draw attention around the glob, one of the first to make a splash was Spirits, a ghost story by Victor Vu. Like many of the driving forces behind this wave, Vu grew up in America - not Vietnam - but has returned to his cultural home in his professional life.

Spirits won a lot of praise on the festival circuit and would soon be followed by successful romcom Passport To Love. And now, with his latest picture, Vu is back into genre territory with the slick thriller Inferno. Here's the official synopsis:

Saigon, District 7. Heavy rain falls from the dark sky. A car speeds across an intersection and loses control, smashing into a delivery truck. The car flips through the air and explodes in flames. The man in the car is severely burned - his face completely disfigured.