John Woo - Film Makers
"John Woo Yu-Sen" () (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 sequences, Mexican stand-offs, and use of slow-motion. He directed the notable Hong Kong action films, "A Better Tomorrow", "Hard Boiled", and "The Killer". His English-language movies include "Hard Target", "Broken Arrow", "Face/Off", and "Mission: Impossible 2". As a young boy, Woo wanted to be a Christian minister; he later found a passion for movies influenced by European film, the French New Wave and Jean-Pierre Melville. Woo ....more
John Woo News
Jul 17, 2008, 12:17 GMT
John Woo is set to direct the screen adaptation of the hit Radical Comic “Caliber” – which takes the story of King Arthur and his knights and places it in the 19th century with the knights changed to gunslingers in the Pacific Northwest. ...
moreMay 20, 2008, 14:25 GMT
HD DVD and Blu-ray had a face off and HD DVD ended up being the one skinned and bloody. Now that the war is over some titles that appeared solely on HD DVD are making their way to Blu-ray. ...
moreMay 20, 2008, 11:51 GMT
John Woo has signed to direct the big budget romance film 1949, and is scheduled to start production as soon as he finishes up his epic Red Cliff. ...
moreMar 18, 2008, 15:43 GMT
The story seemed a little too familiar, but the animation has greatly improved in this 2007 sequel to the 2004 original. The animation is so spectacular that you’ll forget about some of the similarities to other storylines and soak in the fabulous action and visuals. ...
moreNov 2, 2007, 16:52 GMT
John Woo’s best American film to date, Paramount releases an HD-DVD 2-Disc Special Collector’s Edition of ‘Face Off’ with all of the virtuoso camerawork, over-the-top action and insane performances completely intact with the added bonus of every explosion and spray of bullets being in glorious high-definition. ...
moreSep 19, 2007, 15:55 GMT
John Woo is indicative of many a great oversees director that, upon coming stateside, becomes hamstrung by the Hollywood studio system that goes completely against what made them so successful in their native land. ...
moreSep 1, 2007, 16:24 GMT
Equal parts Sam Peckinpah mixed with Sergio Leone with a little John Woo thrown in the mix, Exiled was a grand exercise in male bonding and shoot-em-ups.
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moreApr 18, 2007, 16:12 GMT
The s*** hit the fan on the set of John Woo’s ‘The Battle of Red Cliff’ as star Chow Yun-fat walked off the set of the $80 million flic. ...
moreMay 8, 2006, 12:45 GMT
In another example of how Hollywood tries to recoup its losses for a film, MGM is proud to present Windtalkers: The Director’s Cut DVD with 19 WHOLE EXTRA MINUTES and THREE, count em, THREE COMMENTARIES. ...
moreMay 1, 2006, 14:10 GMT
Chinese producer Terence Chang, long time collaborator with Academy Award winning director John Woo, announced that the Chinese epic movie ‘Battle of Red Cliff’ will be released before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. ... more
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