Films Shot in Vietnam (Film Guide) - A Better Tomorrow 3, a Story of Healing, a Yank in Viet-Nam, Hearts and Minds (Film), Heaven & Earth (1993 Film), (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 29. Chapters: A Better Tomorrow 3, A Story of Healing, A Yank in Viet-Nam, Hearts and Minds (film), Heaven & Earth (1993 film), Indochine (film), Owl and the Sparrow, Saigon Eclipse, Step into Liquid, The Beautiful Country, The Buffalo Boy, The Last Airbender, The Lover (film), The Quiet American (2002 film), The Rebel (2007 film), The Viral Factor, Three Seasons, Winged Migration. Excerpt: The Last Airbender is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It is a live-action film adaptation of the first season of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The film stars Noah Ringer as Aang, with Dev Patel as Prince Zuko, Nicola Peltz as Katara, and Jackson Rathbone as Sokka. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted by Shyamalan, who also served as screenwriter and producer. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano. The series from which it was adapted was influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles and was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Filming began in mid-March 2009, with locations in Greenland and Pennsylvania. The Last Airbender was made for $150 million. Premiering in New York City on June 30, 2010, it opened in the United States the following day, grossing an estimated $16 million. The Last Airbender opened in second place at the box office behind The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and eventually grossed $131 million domestically and $319 million worldwide. Although the film was a box office success, it was largely panned by critics and fans alike, and won five Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture in 2010. Fifteen-year-old Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her...