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John Woo’s Return to the West: ‘Silent Night’ (2023) & ‘The Killer’ (2024)

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Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Christian Mercuri, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee [1], John Woo, Lori Tilkin deFelice [1, 2], Charles Roven, Alex Gartner [2] Screenplay by: Robert Archer Lynn [1], Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken [2] || Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno [1], Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, Saïd Taghmaoui [2] Music by: … Continue reading →

John Woo’s ‘Face/Off’ (1997) & ‘Manhunt’ (2017)

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Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: David Permut, Barrie M. Osborne, Terence Chang, Christopher Godsick [1], Gordon Chan [2] Screenplay by: Mike Werb, Michael Colleary [1], Gordon Chan, Chan Hing Kai, James Yuen, Itaru Era, Ho Miu Ki, Maria Wong, Sophie Yeh [2] || Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Alessandro … Continue reading →

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

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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 →

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

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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

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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

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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 →

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