When Viet Film Fest started in 2003, there were only enough Vietnamese films — both from the diaspora and from Vietnam itself — to hold the festival every other year. By 2013, there was a catalog long ...

Some of the most touching scenes in Việt and Nam happen underground, when the two young coal miners at the center of the film embrace each other in silence. Those are moments when they can love each ...

Over the weekend (December 19-1), the box office witnessed the near-absolute dominance of "Avatar: Fire and Ashes". The Hollywood blockbuster not only surpassed 100 billion VND after just a few days ...

It’s difficult not to view Minh Quy Truong’s newest feature, aptly titled Viet and Nam, as an examination of a nation still hurting from the traumas and terrors of war. It’s no coincidence that the ...

The most popularly consumed Vietnamese culture normally takes the form of variety shows or fashion, not music, television or film. I'm not completely sure why, but during the times I visited the ...