In the words of writer-director Quentin Tarantino, whose film Reservoir Dogs stretched the boundaries of the police thriller, "John Woo is the most exciting director to emerge in action cinema since Sergio Leone." Tarantino's remark, which appeared in...
John Woo Yu-Sen (Chinese: 吳宇森; pinyin: Wú Yǔsēn) (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese film director and producer. Woo is widely known for his stylised movies which are renowned for their balletic action...
When famed Hong Kong film director John Woo was lured to Hollywood to make 1993's "Hard Target," he had no idea how much he had to learn. "Hard Target" starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, a fitting star for Woo's first American film. Considered the...
Watching John Woo's "The Killer" may be like eating popcorn, but it's not just any old brand; it's escape-velocity popcorn, popcorn with a slurp of rocket fuel. Its story is a collision of exuberant pulp, samurai mythology and modern, urban noir. The main character...
Casting changes for John Woo's new Chinese historical epic, "Red Cliff," are beginning to resemble a game of musical chairs. First, Tony Leung Chiu-wai dropped out, then Chow Yun-Fat departed.Now Leung is returning to the movie because of his friendship with Woo, an investor said...
"Stranglehold" revives Inspector Tequila's starring role in John Woo's 1992 action flick "Hard-Boiled," this time as a video game.Unlike most film-to-game conversions, "Stranglehold" (Rated M, $59.99) didn't leave me feeling like I had just bought a bootleg DVD in some darkened alley.This is one crazed...
