Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Zack Snyder are considered the godfathers of pulpy action in the West, but each owes something to John Woo. The Hong Kong filmmaker was a legend in the ...
If you were waiting for John Woo‘s latest action thriller film The Killer, featuring his signature action style and a thrilling story.Then the wait is finally over as the Nathalie Emmanuel and ...
John Woo's 1989 action movie, which helped put the filmmaker on the map as one of cinema's most exciting orchestrators of mayhem, has been remade by Woo himself. This time around, the titular ...
Not all of John Woo Yu-sum’s action films are as well known as The Killer and Hard Boiled. Here we look at three action films by the Hong Kong director that have flown under the radar.
The acquisition’s crown jewels include Woo’s action masterpieces “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer,” the complete “Better Tomorrow” trilogy, “Bullet in the Head” and “Once a Thief.” ...
The deal, which brings together Hollywood’s indie powerhouse with one of Hong Kong cinema’s most prestigious catalogs, includes genre-defining works from directing legends John Woo and Tsui ...