John Woo
Production begins on John Woo’s ‘Rain of Swords’ with Michelle Yeoh
On November 3, production began in Shanghai on a new wuxia-suspense film starring 47-year-old action movie queen Michelle Yeoh. The film, which is being shot at…
John Woo introduces ‘Red Cliff’
Magnolia Pictures is gearing up for the limited theatrical release of John Woo’s critically acclaimed war epic RED CLIFF on November 20th and has put out…
Trailer for all-star epic ‘Jian Guo Da Ye’
A trailer recently appeared online for JIAN GUO DA YE (aka FOUNDING OF THE NATION), an epic, all-star period drama recounting the founding of the People’s…
John Woo aims high with ‘Flying Tigers’
Action filmmaker John Woo and China Film Group are collaborating on a war movie about the famous “Flying Tigers,” a group of volunteer airmen who fended…
John Woo to direct Michelle Yeoh in kung fu film
Speaking at the Shanghai Film Festival on Sunday, Michelle Yeoh mentioned that she will star in a new kung fu movie co-directed between John Woo and…
28th Hong Kong Film Award nominations
Nominations for the upcoming 28th annual Hong Kong Film Awards have been announced with RED CLIFF, IP MAN and PAINTED SKIN all competing in virtually every relevant…
Behind the scenes of ‘Red Cliff’ with Corey Yuen
The first entry in John Woo’s two-part period war epic RED CLIFF opened strong in China and surrounding territories on July 10th and has since picked…
‘Hancock’ director to helm new ‘Hercules’
With the commercial success of 300 it was only a matter of time before someone decided to revisit the HERCULES franchise, someone other than Sam Raimi that…
‘Red Cliff’ Cannes trailer, posters
If John Woo’s upcoming historical war epic RED CLIFF 《赤壁》 were to be described in a single word it would simply be “big,” really big. Complete…
Woo’s epic ‘Red Cliff’ split in two parts and posters
Director John Woo’s latest epic film RED CLIFF will be split in two films in Asia, whereas the rest of the world, it will be seen…
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
This superior swordplay extravaganza boasts numerous exciting fights, high quality production values and a better-than-average story written and directed by the great John Woo.
Snipes’ ‘Game of Death’ gets new director
Tai Seng’s December 2009 releases
2009 Golden Horse nominations
REVIEW: ‘District 13: Ultimatum’ (2009)
‘Chen Zhen’ begins shooting as superhero movie
Carl Rinsch to direct Keanu Reeves in ‘47 Ronin’
Teacher busted for showing ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in class
Trailer for Manny Pacquiao’s ‘Wapakman’
REVIEW: ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’ (2009)
Exclusive ‘Kung Fu Man’ set pics