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The record-breaking movie John Woo made for free: “I didn’t take any money”
15 Jan 2025 09:50 GMT
… the Hollywood machine, as John Woo gradually discovered when he … when cameras began rolling on Red Cliff in April 2007.
The … any money,” he confirmed to Movieline before explaining why. “Well … to finish the movie.” Presumably, the filmmaker would have been …
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The greatest movies never made: John Woo’s ‘Flying Tigers’
08 Sep 2024 11:39 GMT
… 1980s and early 1990s, John Woo was well within his rights … incredibly well for the filmmaker’s Red Cliff when it earned more … Hollywood-style, big budget action movie,” the auteur confessed “it … with Red Cliff that could be experienced either as two movies or …
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John Woo's Remake of
31 Aug 2024 03:17 GMT
… with The Killer, the legendary John Woo's remake of … epics, including the wuxia Red Cliff and the Titanic-esque The … comparison to other modern action movies, The Killer feels disappointing. … -streaming (Netflix). Yet that film, directed by David Fincher, …
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How John Woo Finally Resurrected ‘The Killer’
23 Aug 2024 15:35 GMT
A remake of John Woo’s groundbreaking action movie “The Killer” has been in … , he made movies like the sweeping two-part historical epic “Red Cliff” and … hard,” Woo told TheWrap. The filmmaker credits writers Josh Campbell and …
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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’
10 Feb 2024 20:19 GMT
… one of the breakthroughs.
The film garnered much attention abroad, … the love scenes in this movie are very powerful and … 2001.
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Leung has appeared in three films for John Woo Yu-sum … on the epic period drama Red Cliff. Playing a military adviser, …
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‘Red Cliff’: The staggering historical epic that out-earned ‘Titanic’
02 Apr 2024 22:20 GMT
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Even the staunchest of John Woo defenders are forced to admit … of $80million, Red Cliff was the single costliest movie in the history … period in Imperial China, Fengyi Zhang’s General Cao Cao issues … -awaited return to Chinese filmmaking afforded him to realise …
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30 Best Chinese Movies Ever Made
07 Aug 2024 09:40 GMT
… , including Chen Kaige, John Woo, Wong Kar-wai, … collaborator Mr. Yee (Tony Leung Chiu-wai). However, as time passes … ” by many Western movie critics and reviewers. You … Red Cliff (2008)
Yet another John Woo’s masterpiece on this list, ‘Red Cliff’ was filmed …
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John Woo and Chow Yun-fat: cinema’s most influential director/actor partnership
21 Feb 2024 23:29 GMT
… case can be stated for John Woo and Chow Yun-fat … their legendary 16-film stint inspired innumerable filmmakers and countless thinly- … s two-part historical epic Red Cliff, but he was set to … Today, the country’s biggest movies can often carry Hollywood-level …
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Chiara Mastroianni, Johnnie To Join Heavyweight Tokyo Film Festival Jury
02 Aug 2024 00:42 GMT
… of heavyweight names joining Tony Leung Chiu-wai on the main competition … marks Leung’s first European movie role.
“Being in a … part of the groundbreaking animation film “Persepolis,” was the winner … Leung returned with 2008 John Woo film “Red Cliff: Part 1.”
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Five movies that prove John Woo is an underrated master
28 Dec 2023 17:43 GMT
… strings to the bow of John Woo than balletic, bullet-riddled … though, with the following five films showcasing that, if anything, Woo … comedy.
Red Cliff (2008)
It takes a special kind of movie to … with his filmography, but in the case of Red Cliff, it proved …