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...

(né Ng Yu-sum/Wu Yusen) b. 1946, Guangzhou Director, producer, screenwriter Worshipped by international movie fans since The Killer (Diexue shuangxiong, 1989), John Woo brilliantly succeeded in relocating to Hollywood—with the collaboration...

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...

RYAN JONES, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-15-1998 ELTON JOHN WOOS NYC By RYAN JONES, Staff Writer Date: 10-15-1998, Thursday Section: YOUR TIME Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early REVIEW ELTON JOHN: Tuesday...

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...

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...