Trinh (Veronica Ngo), a reluctant mercenary, is beholden to a crime lord who promises to release her kidnapped daughter only when she completes a series of missions. On what could be Trinh's final job, she meets and falls for Quan (Johnny Tri Nguyen) – whose hidden agenda could ruin the only chance she has of seeing her daughter again. Together with a motley crew of ass-kicking outcasts and no-goodniks, Trinh and Quan battle round after round against gangs and mafiosi… graduating each level like the progression of a video game. (Source: Tribeca Film Festival 2010)
By the creative team behind The Rebel (2009), Clash was directed by Le Thanh Son and also became the highest-grossing film in Vietnam when it was released.
By the creative team behind The Rebel (2009), Clash was directed by Le Thanh Son and also became the highest-grossing film in Vietnam when it was released.
- 3/8/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
With roles in films like the Bitcoin Heist and The Housemaid, Kate Nhung (Dương Hồng Nhung) has emerged as one of the most recognizable artists from Vietnam. Here she lists her favorite Vietnamese films, in random order.
1. Bụi đời chợ lớn
In the heart of Saigon, there’s a place where promises are still written in blood.
2. Cánh đồng bất tận
The film portrays the life of a family separated from the mainstream of modern society, yet containing within its microcosm the complex layers and dramas of human relationship: conjugal life, sexual trauma, and the failures and bonds of fatherhood, brother and sisterhood.
3. Mùi đu đủ xanh
A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have been Mui’s age. In her mind she treated Mui as her daughter. 10 years later Mui (now a young...
1. Bụi đời chợ lớn
In the heart of Saigon, there’s a place where promises are still written in blood.
2. Cánh đồng bất tận
The film portrays the life of a family separated from the mainstream of modern society, yet containing within its microcosm the complex layers and dramas of human relationship: conjugal life, sexual trauma, and the failures and bonds of fatherhood, brother and sisterhood.
3. Mùi đu đủ xanh
A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have been Mui’s age. In her mind she treated Mui as her daughter. 10 years later Mui (now a young...
- 6/4/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
She'll have to fight! Time for a little martial arts action to start your weekend. Thanks to a post via our friends at GeekTyrant, we came across a trailer for a Vietnamese martial arts flick called Clash that seemed pretty awesome. The film stars Johnny Tri Nguyen and Ngô Thanh Vân, the key part of that being the girl, who kicks as much ass as the guys. "She's forced to recover a stolen hard drive with codes to Vietnam's first satellite in order to save her. The only way to accomplish the top-secret task is to enlist the expertise of several other specialists, including Quan, a mysterious man with whom she becomes romantically involved." Watch the first official trailer for Le Thanh Son's Clash via YouTube: Get ready for an action extravaganza like no other in the suspenseful, heart-pounding Clash. Stars Johnny Tri Nguyen & Ngô Thanh Vân are a...
- 7/16/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Today we begin what will be a Friday tradition here on the site. Ioncinema.com's Weekend Watch is a basic rundown of cinematic opening weekend offerings with Erica Elson guiding your choices in U.S Indie, Foreign, Documentaries and Studio film releases. This weekend you'll definitely want to skip the studio picks and the duelling alien items and if you're lucky enough to be in L.A or NYC you'll want to check out Abbas Kiarostami’s gem Certified Copy. U.S Indie 3 Backyards – Eric Mendelsohn – Screen Media Edie Falco stars in this atmospheric drama that takes place over the course of an autumn afternoon. It’s been getting very positive reviews and won the Directing Award at Sundance in 2010. This is Mendelsohn's big return since 1999's Judy Berlin. Metacritic: 75% MovieReviewIntelligence: 66.5% Elektra Luxx – Sebastian Gutierrez – Samuel Goldwyn Films A pregnant ex-porn star goes on a series of adventures in an...
- 3/12/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Vietnamese action cinema is quickly becoming the soup du jour in the Rigney household, thanks in part to my recent screening of Le Thanh Son’s “Clash” (aka “Bay Rong”), a film that made me stand up and take notice of the country’s stunt-oriented output. Director Do Quang Minh’s upcoming action opus “Eliminating Order” looks spectacular, and is another reason why those who are skeptical of Vietnam’s contributions to the genre should give these guys another shot. Sure, it’s a little low-budget, but who cares? It’s a lot grittier and definitely more intense than the action flicks we’re getting in the States, and that’s all that really matters to me. Hey, I never said I had high standards. Below you’ll find two snazzy trailers — the first is official, the second isn’t — for the aforementioned actioner. If you like what you see,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Asian action movies set in modern day usually fall into one of two categories. They’re either loaded with bone breaking, skin slapping, fist pumping fight scenes, or they’re chock full of bullet ballets, armed standoffs, and gun fights. Jackie Chan and Donny Yen fit in the former category while the latter is home to the work of Johnnie To and others. There’s some crossover here and there, but for the most part the films seem content to focus on one action style or the other. Vietnamese director Le Thanh Son chose to ignore that memo for his debut and has instead filled Clash (aka Bay Rong) with an equal amount of blisteringly fast fist fights and flesh shredding gunfights. This is a good thing. He also chose to let his characters talk a bit too much. This is a bad thing. Trinh (Veronica Ngo) is a mercenary who works for a mobster named Black Dragon...
- 2/28/2011
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Clash
Guest review by Dog Ate My Wookie
Stars: Johnny Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Hieu Hien | Written by Johnny Nguyen | Directed by Le Thanh Son
Revolver Entertainment are back and although they’re on the rise, they’re still allowed to release some damp squibs and yes Clash is one of these damp thingys. It seems that the Asian film market has discovered health and safety and while the West attempts to make its martial arts look more brutal on film, the East seem to over choreograph and instead of fighting their opponents they look like they’re dancing with them in a carefully rehearsed routine. It’s not fighting and I’ve noticed it in a lot of releases recently.
Phoenix is a beautiful young woman forced to become a mercenary and a thief by a criminal mastermind known as The Black Dragon (Hoang Phuc), a man who showed her...
Guest review by Dog Ate My Wookie
Stars: Johnny Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Hieu Hien | Written by Johnny Nguyen | Directed by Le Thanh Son
Revolver Entertainment are back and although they’re on the rise, they’re still allowed to release some damp squibs and yes Clash is one of these damp thingys. It seems that the Asian film market has discovered health and safety and while the West attempts to make its martial arts look more brutal on film, the East seem to over choreograph and instead of fighting their opponents they look like they’re dancing with them in a carefully rehearsed routine. It’s not fighting and I’ve noticed it in a lot of releases recently.
Phoenix is a beautiful young woman forced to become a mercenary and a thief by a criminal mastermind known as The Black Dragon (Hoang Phuc), a man who showed her...
- 2/20/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Director: Le Thanh Son. Review: Adam Wing. Vietnamese action movies are hard to come by, but you’ll recognise the work of leading man Johnny Nguyen even if the name isn’t familiar to you. His filmography consists of stunt work on the likes of Spiderman, Serenity, Jarhead and the upcoming X-Men: First Class. He knows how to handle himself then, but you would expect that of somebody with over 18 years of experience in Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Japanese Aikido. He also takes a writers credit for his work on Clash, but lets try to remain positive for the time being. Trinh (Thanh Van Ng), a beautiful and deadly mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan (Johnny Nguyen), who she also becomes attracted to. Trinh and...
- 2/19/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Le Thanh Son. Review: Adam Wing. Vietnamese action movies are hard to come by, but you’ll recognise the work of leading man Johnny Nguyen even if the name isn’t familiar to you. His filmography consists of stunt work on the likes of Spiderman, Serenity, Jarhead and the upcoming X-Men: First Class. He knows how to handle himself then, but you would expect that of somebody with over 18 years of experience in Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Japanese Aikido. He also takes a writers credit for his work on Clash, but lets try to remain positive for the time being. Trinh (Thanh Van Ng), a beautiful and deadly mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan (Johnny Nguyen), who she also becomes attracted to. Trinh and...
- 2/19/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director Le Thanh Son’s “Clash” (aka “Bay Rong”) is one hell of a action movie. Although it’s plot is somewhat familiar, the cast and crew have skillfully delivered some incredibly exciting action sequences, a lot of which are contained within the embedded trailer. And while there’s really nothing wrong with the original clip, this one definitely gets the cinematic blood pumping. If you’re at all curious to see what I thought of this thoroughly entertaining martial arts actioner, be sure to take a peek at my capsule review for the title by clicking right here. Otherwise, jump right in. function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf", "mplayer", "590", "375", "8", "#000000"); so.addParam("wmode","transparent"); so.addParam("swliveconnect", "true"); so.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); so.addParam("allowfullscreen", "true"); so.addVariable("pid", "byhw013"); so.addVariable("siteId", "243"); so.addVariable("videoId", "248673"); so.addVariable("autostart", "false"); so.
- 2/7/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Whilst the Vietnamese trailer for Le Thanh Son’s relentless action thriller Clash (aka’ Bay Rong’) at least took a real stab at imparting the plotline, the same perhaps can’t be said for the newly released UK trail for the flick. It delivers stunt sequences, tons of explosive gunplay and a feast mixed martial arts fight scenes. Just about perfect then! Clash gets released Feb 21st. Synopsis: Trinh – codename Phoenix – a beautiful young woman forced to become a mercenary thief by a powerful gangland boss and criminal mastermind known as Black Dragon (Hoang Phuc), who has ‘rescued’ her from a former life of homelessness and prostitution. Black Dragon’s leverage in the deal is Trinh’s daughter, whom he intends to hold ransom until Trinh completes a number of ‘missions’ on his behalf. Trinh’s latest assignment is to steal a laptop containing a hard drive that holds the...
- 2/5/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Whilst the Vietnamese trailer for Le Thanh Son’s relentless action thriller Clash (aka’ Bay Rong’) at least took at real stab at imparting the plotline, the same perhaps can’t be said for the newly released UK trail for the flick. It delivers stunt sequences, tons of explosive gunplay and a feast mixed martial arts fight scenes. Just about perfect then! Clash gets released Feb 21st. Synopsis: Trinh – codename Phoenix – a beautiful young woman forced to become a mercenary thief by a powerful gangland boss and criminal mastermind known as Black Dragon (Hoang Phuc), who has ‘rescued’ her from a former life of homelessness and prostitution. Black Dragon’s leverage in the deal is Trinh’s daughter, whom he intends to hold ransom until Trinh completes a number of ‘missions’ on his behalf. Trinh’s latest assignment is to steal a laptop containing a hard drive that holds the...
- 2/5/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Simply put: This film looks amazing. Le Thanh Son’s action flick “Clash” is headed to UK DVD on February 21st, 2011, which makes this self-proclaimed martial arts junkie more than a little happy. Scratch that — this makes me incredibly happy. The only thing I’ve had to keep me going over the past few months is the English-subtitled trailer that has been meticulously embedded in the space located beneath this blubbering collection of words. As a fan of “The Rebel” — a film which features quite a few people found peppered throughout “Clash” — I’m pretty jazzed about the project, though keeping my expectations from ruining the experience might be a problem. If that’s the only thing I have to complain about this morning, then I suppose I’m doing pretty well. Via 24 Frames per Second function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf", "mplayer", "590", "375", "8", "#000000"); so.
- 1/18/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Reuniting much of the cast and crew of the period action movie ‘The Rebel’ and starring famed stuntman Johnny Nguyen (Spider-Man 1 and 2; Jarhead; Serenity; Collateral) alongside pop singer-turned-actress Victoria Ngo (The Rebel; Saigon Love Story), debut feature director Le Thanh Son’s relentlessly paced - Vietnamese contemporary action - thriller Clash (aka’ Bay Rong’) is heading for UK DVD next month. Ngo stars as Trinh – codename Phoenix – a beautiful young woman forced to become a mercenary thief by a powerful gangland boss and criminal mastermind known as Black Dragon (Hoang Phuc), who has ‘rescued’ her from a former life of homelessness and prostitution. Black Dragon’s leverage in the deal is Trinh’s daughter, whom he intends to hold ransom until Trinh completes a number of ‘missions’ on his behalf. Trinh’s latest assignment is to steal a laptop containing a hard drive that holds the codes used to control...
- 1/15/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
U.S distributor Indomina Releasing are at it again with news of another addition to their rapidly growing list of great Asian genre acquisitions. This time its Vietnamese box office hit Clash that’s been added to the books, following its screening at the 43rd Annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. A hard core martial arts shoot-em up Clash was directed by first timer Le Thanh Son and stars Veronica Ngo and Johnny Tri Nguyen. Plot: Trinh, a mercenary, assigned to recover a stolen hard drive containing codes to Vietnam's first satellite, the Vinasat.1. She creates an ensemble of specialists, Quan and Cang, to regain control of the hard drive before it is sold to the Chinese Triad. Lies and betrayal unfold as Trinh uncovers the truth behind her squad. Who can she trust? Clash trailer Via filmbiz asia...
- 10/26/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
U.S distributor Indomina Releasing are at it again with news of another addition to their rapidly growing list of great Asian genre acquisitions. This time its Vietnamese box office hit Clash that’s been added to the books, following its screening at the 43rd Annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. A hard core martial arts shoot-em up Clash was directed by first timer Le Thanh Son and stars Veronica Ngo and Johnny Tri Nguyen. Plot: Trinh, a mercenary, assigned to recover a stolen hard drive containing codes to Vietnam's first satellite, the Vinasat.1. She creates an ensemble of specialists, Quan and Cang, to regain control of the hard drive before it is sold to the Chinese Triad. Lies and betrayal unfold as Trinh uncovers the truth behind her squad. Who can she trust? Clash trailer Via filmbiz asia...
- 10/26/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
[Our thanks to Josh Hurtado for this review from the Asian Film Festival of Dallas, now underway.]
I have a problem with Johnny Tri Nguyen. In the last few years, Nguyen has gone from martial arts second banana in Cradle 2 the Grave to leading man with his recent feature, Vietnamese action flick, The Rebel. The problem is that in the mean time he keeps getting stuck in those secondary villain roles, most recently in Tom Yum Goong and Power Kids. Those films are both very entertaining if a bit messy, however, it really hasn't given him much of an opportunity to spread his acting wings. Clash gives him a good start in that direction, and that is only one of several reasons it is worth watching.
The newest of the recent small crop of Vietnamese flicks making noise is Bay Rong (Clash), which features Nguyen in the lead role as Tiger. Returning to his side for Clash is his co-star from The Rebel, Thanh Van (Veronica) Ngo as Phoenix,...
I have a problem with Johnny Tri Nguyen. In the last few years, Nguyen has gone from martial arts second banana in Cradle 2 the Grave to leading man with his recent feature, Vietnamese action flick, The Rebel. The problem is that in the mean time he keeps getting stuck in those secondary villain roles, most recently in Tom Yum Goong and Power Kids. Those films are both very entertaining if a bit messy, however, it really hasn't given him much of an opportunity to spread his acting wings. Clash gives him a good start in that direction, and that is only one of several reasons it is worth watching.
The newest of the recent small crop of Vietnamese flicks making noise is Bay Rong (Clash), which features Nguyen in the lead role as Tiger. Returning to his side for Clash is his co-star from The Rebel, Thanh Van (Veronica) Ngo as Phoenix,...
- 7/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It's been called the Cannes of genre cinema an the first wave of programming has been announced for Sitges 2010, a lineup featuring the best in genre film of all types from all around the globe. Here's the full announcement!
The Shining celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 43rd Sitges - International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, would like pay homage to it through the image for this year's official poster. The Shining (1980), by Stanley Kubrick, is one of the few undoubtedly classic horror films that still holds up with the passage of time, going beyond the genre and the director himself.
The Festival will also be remembering the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, offer a special tribute to the deceased Paul Naschy with the screening of the documentary El hombre que vio llorar a Frankenstein, and will be...
The Shining celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 43rd Sitges - International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, would like pay homage to it through the image for this year's official poster. The Shining (1980), by Stanley Kubrick, is one of the few undoubtedly classic horror films that still holds up with the passage of time, going beyond the genre and the director himself.
The Festival will also be remembering the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, offer a special tribute to the deceased Paul Naschy with the screening of the documentary El hombre que vio llorar a Frankenstein, and will be...
- 7/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
[Thanks to our friend Josh Hurtado for providing an advance look at the schedule.]
It is July. For me this means gearing up for my annual marathon movie event, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. The organizers have been tossing hints at titles out via facebook and Twitter, but yesterday they finally let the cats out of the bag.
This year Affd is screening 30+ features as well as their usual shorts programs. I'm pretty sure this may be their biggest festival ever in terms of variety. The schedule looks great, with some really awesome titles and some surprises (which are almost always my favorite part!). Affd has a newly redesigned website that makes it easy to explore the titles, watch trailers, make your own schedule, and learn about the events. Facebook friends and Twitter followers are always the first to know about cool events and news, so be sure to check them out there as well as the official site for all the latest!
It is July. For me this means gearing up for my annual marathon movie event, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. The organizers have been tossing hints at titles out via facebook and Twitter, but yesterday they finally let the cats out of the bag.
This year Affd is screening 30+ features as well as their usual shorts programs. I'm pretty sure this may be their biggest festival ever in terms of variety. The schedule looks great, with some really awesome titles and some surprises (which are almost always my favorite part!). Affd has a newly redesigned website that makes it easy to explore the titles, watch trailers, make your own schedule, and learn about the events. Facebook friends and Twitter followers are always the first to know about cool events and news, so be sure to check them out there as well as the official site for all the latest!
- 7/8/2010
- Screen Anarchy
There are multiple reasons why video games tend to make for bad movies. For one, you are taking a interact-able material and distancing the audience from it. There is also the problem that game play is generally not story related, just getting from point A to point B while the cut scenes fill in the gaps. So what if the opposite took place, where a film was made that was entirely made of action points with only brief moments of actual storytelling to fill the gaps? Well, that is exactly what Le Thanh Son.s Clash is. Trinh (Thanh Van Ngo) is a mercenary who is being forced to work for the most powerful organized crime syndicate in Vietnam. After the crime boss frees her from a brothel to which she was sold as a slave, her daughter is taken from her and told that she must complete seven missions...
- 4/30/2010
- cinemablend.com
I'm certainly no expert in the realm of Vietnamese action cinema. I know there was one such flick a few years back called The Rebel that earned some accolades and a stateside DVD release, plus I do recall an odd one from last Fantastic Fest called The Legend is Alive, but beyond that? Nada. Over the course of my festival travels I've enjoyed crazy action films from Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines ... but not a whole lot from Vietnam.
So I'm officially one-for-one in the Vietnamese action flick department, thanks to the Tribeca Film Festival's selection of Le Thanh Son's Clash (aka Bay Rong) as part of their "Cinemania" slate. It's a broad, colorful, mostly snappy action flick that delivers the basic goods at a very brisk clip -- and doesn't waste a lot of brain cells while doling out the violence. As with virtually all of the Asian action films I enjoy,...
So I'm officially one-for-one in the Vietnamese action flick department, thanks to the Tribeca Film Festival's selection of Le Thanh Son's Clash (aka Bay Rong) as part of their "Cinemania" slate. It's a broad, colorful, mostly snappy action flick that delivers the basic goods at a very brisk clip -- and doesn't waste a lot of brain cells while doling out the violence. As with virtually all of the Asian action films I enjoy,...
- 4/23/2010
- by Scott Weinberg
- Cinematical
While most of the eyes in film are on either SXSW or ShoWest out on the West Coast, folks out on the East Coast are gearing up for Tribeca Film Festival coming up next month. Last week, the fest announced the first group of films, which included the World Narrative films, the Documentaries, as well as Showcases and Special Events.
Now, the festival is getting a bit more star-heavy, as films starring such actors as Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Casey Affleck, and even Jessica Alba have joined the list of those titles appearing at the fest. All of these films are now coming to the festival this year, as well as the world premiere of Shrek Forever After.
The fest runs from April 21st to May 2nd. Check out the full list of new films after the jump, and be sure to keep it here, as the full list of...
Now, the festival is getting a bit more star-heavy, as films starring such actors as Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Casey Affleck, and even Jessica Alba have joined the list of those titles appearing at the fest. All of these films are now coming to the festival this year, as well as the world premiere of Shrek Forever After.
The fest runs from April 21st to May 2nd. Check out the full list of new films after the jump, and be sure to keep it here, as the full list of...
- 3/16/2010
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
The Tribeca Film Festival opens on April 21, 2010 and a variety of films will be on display, from documentaries and international films, to big budget films like "Shrek Forever After" (which will make its world premiere at Tribeca).
Today the festival has announced its entire feature film lineup, and you can check out below what films will be on display.
2010 Tribeca Film Festival:
Encounters
"The Chameleon ("Le Cameleon")," directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, written by Jean-Paul Salomé and Natalie Carter. (France, USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Climate of Change," directed by Brian Hill. (USA/UK) – North American Premiere, Documentary. "Every Day," directed and written by Richard Levine. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Last Play at Shea," directed by Paul Crowder and Jon Small (concert footage). (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. "Meet Monica Velour," directed and written by Keith Bearden. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Monogamy," directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, written by Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan Weiner.
Today the festival has announced its entire feature film lineup, and you can check out below what films will be on display.
2010 Tribeca Film Festival:
Encounters
"The Chameleon ("Le Cameleon")," directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, written by Jean-Paul Salomé and Natalie Carter. (France, USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Climate of Change," directed by Brian Hill. (USA/UK) – North American Premiere, Documentary. "Every Day," directed and written by Richard Levine. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Last Play at Shea," directed by Paul Crowder and Jon Small (concert footage). (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. "Meet Monica Velour," directed and written by Keith Bearden. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Monogamy," directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, written by Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan Weiner.
- 3/15/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
Edward Burns, Chuck Workman and Alex Gibney will all unveil the world premieres of their newest films at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, running from Apr. 21-May 2 in lower Manhattan.
The three filmmakers will present their latest work as part of the fest's Encounters section, announced today, which encompasses 14 films from established talent. Filling out its program, the fest also revealed another 17 films in its Discovery section, which focuses on emerging talent, and another eight films in its Spotlight section, featuring movies built around performances from such artists as Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall.
"Our Discovery and Encounters sections complement one another -- one highlights fresh talent that is breaking onto the scene, while the latter continues to offer original films that reflect pop culture and contemporary issues," senior programmer Genna Terranova said. New York native Burns will bring "Nice Guy Johnny,...
The three filmmakers will present their latest work as part of the fest's Encounters section, announced today, which encompasses 14 films from established talent. Filling out its program, the fest also revealed another 17 films in its Discovery section, which focuses on emerging talent, and another eight films in its Spotlight section, featuring movies built around performances from such artists as Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall.
"Our Discovery and Encounters sections complement one another -- one highlights fresh talent that is breaking onto the scene, while the latter continues to offer original films that reflect pop culture and contemporary issues," senior programmer Genna Terranova said. New York native Burns will bring "Nice Guy Johnny,...
- 3/15/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An assortment of exciting and eclectic narrative films that push the boundaries of creativity and genre, the films in Cinemania, the section known as Midnight in past Tribeca Film Festivals, features new work by Hong Kong filmmaker Ho-Cheung Pang, and a new film by Kieran and John Carney, director of the Oscar® winner Once. Offering smart thrills, spine-tingling horror, imaginative alternative realities and outrageous humor, the half-dozen films here include a woman's violent rampage, a junior high hermaphrodite's coming-of-age, an exciting Vietmanese martial arts action movie, and a transploitation flick. While this set of films may be shocking or creepy, they are always fun-filled crowd pleasers. Note: Two films in this group will also debut on the new Tribeca Film Festival Virtual premium platform: Spork and Possessed. Passes available now! Follow Tribeca on Facebook. Follow Tribeca on Twitter. Clash Directed by Le Thanh Son, written by Johnny Tri Nguyen, Le Thanh Son,...
- 3/15/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
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