John Woo
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Review: THE VIRAL FACTOR is explosively infectious
Twitch &bull Jan 19, 2012
It's official: Hong Kong can no longer contain Dante Lam. The director has worked slavishly over the past decade, through a career of slapstick comedies and thankless pop star vehicles, to establish himself as the city's premier orchestrator of high-octane action. Lam's latest offering boasts his largest budget to-date, reported to be in excess of US$25 million, and explodes across Asia from Jordan to Beijing to the sweat-drenched streets of Kuala Lumpur. Regular collaborator Nicolas Tse goes toe-to-toe with Taiwanese pop icon Jay Chou as estranged brothers,… Full Story »
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MAX PAYNE 3: Weapons and Targeting
Obsessed With Film &bull Jan 19, 2012
While the game may have been pushed back to May 15th, I can't really say I'm surprised. Luckily, Rockstar hasn't left us to sit alone in our depression from another game delay, instead they decided to give us the next Design and Technology video to keep us satisfied for a little while longer. The second video focuses on the… Full Story »
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Reign of Assassins: DVD Review
24 Frames Per Second &bull Jan 16, 2012
Director: Su Chao Pin. Review: Adam Wing. Taiwan writer-director Su Chao Pin (Silk) joins forces with legendary filmmaker John Woo for a period tale about love and freedom. Hang on a minute, I here you say. Surely you mean brotherhood… Full Story »
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John Woo gets animated over SEVEN BROTHERS
24 Frames Per Second &bull Dec 21, 2011
Well, there's nothing like adding a new string to your bow and Hong kong director (and all round screen action legend) John Woo has done just that with the news he's launched an animated web series titled Seven Brothers, in… Full Story »
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John Woo's Next Is Romantic Epic 'Love And Let Love,' Korean Star Song Hye-Kyo, Zhang Ziyi And Chang Chen In Cast
indieWIRE &bull Dec 21, 2011
The path of John Woo 's Hollywood career was a sad and rather depressing one; the acclaimed action filmmaker made his first inroads into English language with "Hard Target," " Broken Arrow " and " Face/Off " but the dumb-but-fun… Full Story »
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John Woo Launches Animated Web Series 'Seven Brothers' with Liquid Comics
Paris Guardian.com &bull Dec 20, 2011
NEW DELHI -- Director John Woo (Mission: Impossible 2, Face-Off) has launched the animated web series Seven Brothers in association with Liquid Comics and Tiger Hill ... Full Story »
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John Woo Launches Animated Web Series 'Seven Brothers' with Liquid Comics (Video)
Hollywood Reporter - International &bull Dec 20, 2011
NEW DELHI -- Director John Woo (Mission: Impossible 2, Face-Off) has launched the animated web series Seven Brothers in association with Liquid Comics and Tiger Hill Entertainment. The animated series is an adaptation of the graphic novel, Seven Brothers, created… Full Story »
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Liquid Comics Premieres New Web Series from Legendary Filmmaker, John Woo
Business Wire Entertainment News &bull Dec 19, 2011
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Filmmaker, John Woo launches new animated web series, "7 Brothers," on Machinima.com. The animated series can be viewed exclusively for free online at YouTube.com/Machinima. Full Story »
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MAX PAYNE 3 - Multiplayer Noir
Obsessed With Film &bull Dec 14, 2011
Multiplayer information for Max Payne 3 has finally broken, and I feel like I just took the training wheels off of my tricycle. Yes, I'm that excited. IGN debuted the first information this morning, highlighting a new game mode entitled "Gang Wars". At first glance it would seem as if Rockstar is taking a huge… Full Story »
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The 30 coolest movies ever. Best watched with lens-free glasses and unpopped corn [Cool]
Fark.com Showbiz RSS &bull Oct 26, 2011
If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. I usually expect these lists to be a US/UK… Full Story »
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Back in action: the fall and rise of Hong Kong film
Guardian Unlimited &bull Sep 13, 2011
Hong Kong's 'golden age' gave John Woo to the world - then collapsed in a heap of overproduced tosh. Shooting spree ... In the mid-90s, the Hong Kong film industry ate itself alive. In 1993, it had produced a record… Full Story »
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Junkfood Cinema: Blackjack
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Aug 26, 2011
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema; your check is almost certainly in the mail. Yes my unfortunate dupes, you've stumbled upon the weekly bad movie column that seriously calls into question the acronym TGIF; unless you reassign the letters to mean… Full Story »
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Japanese MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL Trailer has different, albeit familiar music!
Ain't It Cool News &bull Jul 13, 2011
Hey folks, Harry here... I'm incredibly excited about Brad Bird's entry into the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. I love a great deal out of Brian DePalma's. Would love to see a full on John Woo - director's cut of the second,… Full Story »
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Open Road leads to Netflix
Variety Online &bull Jun 29, 2011
Jason Statham and Robert De Niro in "Killer Elite" With only two titles under its wing so far, Open Road Films already has announced a multiyear digital streaming deal with Netflix, making pics available in the pay-TV window after their… Full Story »
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John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat Among Chinese Stars Who Pimp for Communist Party Blockbuster
indieWIRE &bull Jun 8, 2011
Some of China's biggest film names will be toting the party line in a new blockbuster celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. In a story first reported by Associated Press, "The "Beginning of the Great Revival" tracks… Full Story »
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Contest: Win a bunch of awesome REIGN OF ASSASSINS samurai sword umbrellas! (Australia only)
Twitch &bull May 23, 2011
This is an awesome one. Courtesy of our very good pals at Dangerfield and Madman, who will be releasing Reign of Assassins in Australia on DVD and Bluray 22/06. You can be sporting a seriously kick-ass samurai-umbrella. What does that… Full Story »
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Film: The New Cult Canon: Double Team
The AV Club &bull May 5, 2011
Throughout a career spent mainly logging time in generic action vehicles, often with "death" in the title-Death Warrant, Sudden Death, Wake Of Death, Until Death-Jean-Claude Van Damme, "The Muscles From Brussels," has shown an instinct for action cosmopolitanism. Though cultists were keenly aware of the flowering of Hong Kong action cinema in the late '80s and early '90s, Van Damme played a key role in bringing HK style to Hollywood. While plenty of people rue the day when John Woo pulled up stakes and started working in the U.S.-and with good reason, since he never quite topped the likes of… Full Story »
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The brilliant REIGN OF ASSASSINS gets an Aussie release!
Twitch &bull Apr 28, 2011
Madman are going to release Reign of Assassins on DVD and Bluray on the 22nd of June. This is great news as Reign of Assassins is one of my favorite films of last year and has definitely not received the… Full Story »
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Nic Cage and John Travolta May Reunite for Two New Thrillers
Cinematical &bull Mar 25, 2011
Our prayers for a 'Face/Off' sequel remain unanswered (maybe the harpoon wasn't that lethal?), but wishes for at least Nicolas Cage and John Travolta to go head to head again may still come true. Twice even. According to Vulture, the… Full Story »
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Books: For Our Consideration: Beyond the big box: the past and (possible) future of media-shopping
The AV Club &bull Mar 9, 2011
For years, I and just about everyone I knew kept "The List." Sometimes it was a literal list, hand-written on the back of an old receipt and tucked into a corner of our wallets. More often we kept it in our heads, and if we were on the road in a new city, we'd hit the local record stores, bookstores, comic book stores, and video stores, checking for the items we could never find in our neighborhood boutiques. Me, I'd head straight to the "W"s, searching for early Wedding Present CDs. Or I'd scour around for the issues of Starman… Full Story »
