4 February 2012, 12:30 am
Reporter who covered fall of Saigon diesTulsa WorldEsper, the tenacious correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, died Thursday night. He was 79. Associated Press file By Wire Reports George Esper, the tenacious ...... Read More »
2 February 2012, 11:38 pm
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 3/2VietNamNet BridgeFrench filmmaker André Menras, who also holds a Vietnamese citizenship under the name Ho Cuong Quyet, is set to tour some European countries in February to promote his documentary "Hoang Sa Viet Nam: Noi dau mat mat" (Vietnam Hoang Sa: the pain of ..... Read More »
1 February 2012, 8:30 pm
Le Ly Hayslip to come to campusConcordiensisThe success of her work has gained attention from celebrities like filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone. After reading Hayslip's book, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, Stone decided to fund the building of a homeless shelter for Vietnamese .... Read More »
31 January 2012, 12:47 pm
Bangkok PostFilm festival needs directionBangkok PostThat would've looked better, and also been a way to honour the filmmakers, who were present. It was somewhat unbecoming (though to be frank not totally unexpected) that the VIPs, Thai and international, who were insouciantly nibbling fried chi... Read More »
31 January 2012, 1:17 am
Vietnamese Director Brings Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood" to US TheatersNew America MediaJapanese is a foreign language to him, but Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung was able to surpass all cultural and language barriers to bring the Japanese novel “Norwegian Wood” to the big screen. In... Read More »
30 January 2012, 9:31 am
Today's Highlight in HistoryPontiac Daily LeaderIn 1968, the Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals. In 1972, 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern ... Read More »
30 January 2012, 6:07 am
WGMEYour Weather ForecastWGMEIn 1968, the Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals. In 1972, 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern ...and more »... Read More »
30 January 2012, 6:02 am
Radio PragueDocumentary filmmaker Martin Dušek on why his native region continues to ...Radio PragueVietnamese people, mentally retarded people, because the communists send a lot of mentally ill people from all of Czechoslovakia to this area, which is surrounded by mountains and quite far away from... Read More »
29 January 2012, 9:06 pm
This day in historyBoston GlobeProducer-director Harold Prince is 84. Actor Gene Hackman is 82. Actress Tammy Grimes is 78. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 75. Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky is 75. Country singers Jeanne Pruett is 75, and Norma Jean is 74. Former Vice President Dick ...and more &r... Read More »
24 January 2012, 3:01 am
Award-winning filmmaker showcases Asian influenceTbo.comOver time, he channeled these experiences and those of his Vietnamese ancestors into films with a depth and sensitivity that belie his age and continue to reap awards. Last month, Nguyen, at work on a master's degree in filmmaking at Columb... Read More »
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