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‘Skyfall’ (2012): Pretty Cool & Pretty Overrated

Directed by: Sam Mendes || Produced by: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan || Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Judi Dench Music by: Thomas Newman || Cinematography by: Roger Deakins || Editing by: Stuart Baird, Kate Baird || Country: United … Continue reading →

‘Red Cliff’ (2008): John Woo’s Still Got It

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: John Woo Screenplay by: John Woo, Terence Chang, Han Sanping || Starring: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Zhoa Wei, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Shido Nakamura, Lin Chi-ling Music by: Taro Iwashiro || Cinematography: Taro Iwashiro || Editing by: Angie Lam, Yang Hongyu || Country: China || Language: Mandarin … Continue reading →

‘Black Hawk Down’ (2001): A Technical Filmmaking Demonstration by Ridley Scott

Directed by: Ridley Scott || Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Ridley Scott Screenplay by: Ken Nolan || Starring: Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, Orlando Bloom Music by: Hans Zimmer || Cinematography: Stawomir Idziak || Editing by: Pietro Scalia || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 144 minutes A … Continue reading →

‘Predator’ (1987): The Mecca of 1980s Hollywood Action

Directed by: John McTiernan || Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, John Davis Screenplay by: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Shane Black || Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Elpidia Carrillo, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Kevin Peter Hall Music by: Alan Silvestri || Cinematography: Donald McAlpine || Editing by: Mark Helfrich, John F. Link … Continue reading →

‘A Better Tomorrow’ (1986): An Early John Woo-Misfire

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Tsui Hark, John Woo Screenplay by: Chan Hing-Ka, Leung Suk-Wah, John Woo || Starring: Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee Music by: Joseph Koo || Cinematography: Wing-Hung Wong || Editing by: Ma Kam, David Wu || Country: Hong Kong || Language: Cantonese Running Time: 95 … Continue reading →

‘The Killer’ (1989): Before the Wachowskis… There Was Woo

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Tsui Hark Screenplay by: John Woo || Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsang, Chu Kong, Shing Fui-On Music by: Lowell Lo || Cinematography: Peter Pau, Wong Wing-hung || Editing by: Fan Kung Ming || Country: Hong Kong || Language: Cantonese Running Time: 110 minutes My first … Continue reading →

‘Hard-Boiled’ (1992): Witness the Original Gun-Fu

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Terence Chang, Linda Kuk Screenplay by: John Woo, Barry Wong || Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Bowie Lam Music by: Michael Gibbs || Cinematography: Wang Wing-Heng || Editing by: John Woo, Kai Kit-Wai, David Wu || Country: Hong … Continue reading →

‘Act of Valor’ (2012): Because Right-Wingers Need Action Movies, Too

Directed by: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh || Produced by: McCoy, Scott Waugh Written by: Kurt Johnstad || Starring: Roselyn Sanchez, Jason Cottle, Rorke Denver, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera Music by: Nathan Furst || Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut || Editing by: Siobhan Prior, Michael Tronick, Scott Waugh || Country: United States || Language: English Running … Continue reading →

‘The Raid’ (2011): The Birth of Indonesian New Wave

Directed by: Gareth Evans || Produced by: Ario Sagantoro Screenplay by: Gareth Evans || Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Setrya, Ray Sahetapy Music by: Mike Shinoda, Joseph Trapanese || Cinematography: Matt Flannery, Dimas Imam Subhono || Editing by: Gareth Evans || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 101 … Continue reading →

‘The Matrix’ (1999): New Wave Genre-Blending

Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers || Produced by: Joel Silver Written by: The Wachowski Brothers || Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano Music by: Don Davis || Cinematography: Bill Pope || Editing by: Zach Staenberg || Country: United States, Australia || Language: English Running Time: 136 minutes It has guns. … Continue reading →

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