Halfway through the nearly 4 1/2-hour running time of John Woo’s epic “Red Cliff,” two military tacticians pause to savor their momentary victory over the oppressive forces of the Han dynasty. It’s a ...

Known for his gripping & guns-blazing sequences, John Woo set the tone for what an action film should look like. But before Woo broke through in Hollywood in 1993 with Hard Target, he was kicking ...

Action cinema would not be the same without John Woo. He helped launch the Hong Kong New Wave of the 1980s with "A Better Tomorrow," "The Killer" and "Hard-Boiled." All three films have been given new ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, John Woo was the most trusted name in international action cinema. During that period, the director cultivated his “heroic bloodshed” approach, which combined ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After nearly three decades of delivering a hit action-thriller, Face/Off, Nicolas Cage and John Woo are joining forces to take ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We take it for granted today, but John Woo has one of the most recognizable visual styles of any living filmmaker. Back in the mid ...

Chris Williams is a writer with more than 20 years of experience writing about film. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, John Woo was the most trusted name in international action cinema. During that ...