Silent Night
2023
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Mini Bio. Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) established his reputation as ...
Nov 30, 2023 · The legendary 77-year-old action director is making his first US movie for 20 years, the almost totally dialogue-free Silent Night. Thu 30 Nov 2023 10.24 EST.
Apr 2, 2024 · John Woo, Chinese film director noted for action movies that combine copious stylized violence with lyrical melodramatic depictions of male bonding. He is best known for the films A Better Tomorrow (1986), Hard Boiled (1992), Broken Arrow (1996), and Face/Off (1997). Read more about his life and career.
Nov 29, 2023 · All Is Not Calm: John Woo on Silent Night. Peter Sobczynski November 29, 2023. Tweet. In 1986, then-journeyman Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo broke through in a big way with “A Better Tomorrow,” a hyper-kinetic crime drama that received international acclaim for its combination of soulful storytelling, exquisitely choreographed action ...
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff.
Jun 21, 2019 · June 21, 2019 @ 4:09 PM. John Woo’s “The Killer” is one of the most influential action films of the last three decades, and as its 30th anniversary approaches, he told a Los Angeles audience...
Dec 1, 2023 · John Woo’s Return Is an Early Holiday Present for Action Fans. Twenty years after "Paycheck" landed him in director jail, Woo tells IndieWire about returning to Hollywood action movies with...
