vietnamese action cinema
Victor Vu's SWORD OF THE ASSASSIN Comes Home In 2014
Releasing on February 25, 2014 courtesy of Epic Pictures Group is the long awaited fantasy martial arts swordplay epic, Sword Of The Assassin from writer and director Victor Vu. Known in its native Vietnam as Thiên Mệnh Anh Hùng (later known as Blood Letter), the film is recorded as one of the most expensive films done in Vietnamese film history.
New Posters, Costume Displays And Magazine Shoots Mark Final Push For ONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM
Actor and action filmmaker Dustin Nguyen makes his directorial debut in the upcoming domestic release of Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (a.k.a. Lua Phat) on August 22, 2013. With the film having earned the attention of distributors at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, promotion is now heavy and underway.
Banned Vietnamese Action Film CHO LON Leaked Online, Investigation Now Underway
In a startling update for the dead-on-arrival Vietnamese martial arts gangster thriller, Bui Doi Cho Lon, Twitchfilm delivered a report this week that the film was briefly leaked online. As if the film being banned by Vietnamese censors wasn’t bad enough, director Charlie Nguyen gave a statement expressing his own sadness for how his film is being treated by online internet users.
Dustin Nguyen And Roger Yuan Cross Swords In The New Trailer For ONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM
Vietnam will get a first hand look at all the action when ONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM (a.k.a. Lua Phat) gets its explosive theatrical release on August 22, 2013. The film is directed by, as well as starring Dustin Nguyen. The film also sees Dustin back on the screen with Vietnamese femme fatale Thanh Van Ngo, with whom he also starred in opposite Vietnamese action lead Johnny Tri Nguyen in THE REBEL.