‘The Trophy Bride’: 3388 Films Sets North America & Europe Theatrical Release For Vietnam’s Latest Hit
EXCLUSIVE: Specialty distributor 3388 Films has set a November 8 release for Vietnam’s latest box office hit, The Trophy Bride (Co Dau Hao Mon), across North America and Europe, including in the UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Check out a trailer below.Greenwich Entertainment Acquires North America On Italian Smash 'There's Still Tomorrow', Sets 2025 Release The dramatic thriller with comedic elements hails from director Vu Ngoc Dang, who co-directed 2021’s Bo Gia (Dad, I’m Sorry), which is Vietnam’s No. 4 box office hit of all time and the first Vietnam-produced film to cross $1M at the U.S. box...
‘New Wave’ Review: ’80s Vietnamese-American Music Scene Doc Spins a Catchy, Healing Soundtrack to Diaspora
We associate the New Wave music movement with synthy, punkish pop with big hair, catchy beats, dark clothes, and even gloomier worldviews. Ian Curtis of Joy Division (RIP) and Robert Smith of The Cure (still going) come to mind as poster children of a generation of musicians who carved their own subculture out of post-Vietnam War dissolution in America. But rarely do we in the West associate that politically charged soundscape with the Vietnamese-Americans — first and second generation and refugees among them — in even more of an identity freefall, dancing to their own self-made beats, and often ones...
‘On vacation every single day': I left the U.S. to live in Vietnam and only need to work 15 hours a week
When Kavi Vu was 3 year old, her family fled to the United States, following a decades-long war in their home country, Vietnam. After 30 years, she has returned to her motherland to "slow down" and experience her native country. Vu moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last year,...
A Bánh Mì for Two: Young Love and Delicious Street Food in Vietnam
A Bánh Mì for Two, by Trinity Nguyen, is an adorable sapphic YA, set in Vietnam. Two foodies, Vietnamese-American Vivi and Saigon native Lan, spend Vivi's study-abroad semester eating delicious street food together and falling in love.