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John Woo

The Killer movie review: John Woo’s gender-flipped remake of his action classic is a dud

by Haddis Thomas
The Killer movie review: John Woo’s gender-flipped remake of his action classic is a dud

There are doves, a church and a blinded club singer, but beyond these cosmetic similarities, little of Woo’s seminal bullet ballet remains. The Killer is often credited with bringing Woo …

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Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? Its focus is male friendship, a Woo go-to

by Haddis Thomas
Is Bullet in the Head John Woo’s best film? Its focus is male friendship, a Woo go-to

There they meet the paternally inclined Luke (Simon Yam Tat-wah), a former CIA operative and, with his help, steal a box of gold from a gang boss. As the trio …

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What Tony Leung Chiu-wai learned about acting from directors including John Woo, Ang Lee and Wong Kar-wai, such as why it is ‘like tai chi’

by Haddis Thomas
What Tony Leung Chiu-wai learned about acting from directors including John Woo, Ang Lee and Wong Kar-wai, such as why it is ‘like tai chi’

Here we look at what Leung has said he learned from some of the directors he has worked with. Leung in a still from The Goldfinger, for which he has …

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How John Woo’s Hard Boiled, explosive crime thriller starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, shows the best of Hong Kong action-film making

by Haddis Thomas
How John Woo’s Hard Boiled, explosive crime thriller starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, shows the best of Hong Kong action-film making

The filmmaker said he was mainly angry about the rise in violent crime in Hong Kong – at that time, criminal gangs could outgun the police in shoot-outs. “I felt …

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Silent Night movie review: John Woo makes satisfying Hollywood return with almost dialogue-free action thriller, starring Joel Kinnaman as an avenging father

by Haddis Thomas
Silent Night movie review: John Woo makes satisfying Hollywood return with almost dialogue-free action thriller, starring Joel Kinnaman as an avenging father

3/5 stars It’s been 20 years since Paycheck, the last Hollywood film by Hong Kong director John Woo Yu-sum. Touted as his US comeback, Silent Night is more a repackaging …

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