John Woo

'Silent Night,' Holy Night, All Is Calm, All Is Dull

Directed by John Woo

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2023

A "heroic bloodshed" genre pioneer, Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo's fingerprints have been all over the English-language action sphere long...

John Woo Prefers "Real Cinema" to Comic Book Films: "There Aren't Many Movies Like That Lately"

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2023

Apparently, John Woo attended the Martin Scorsese School of Hating. The Hong Kong director has affirmed his status among the ranks of direc...

Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Returns for 26th Edition

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2022

This year marks the 26th anniversary of Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival, which runs from July 14 to August 3. The festival...

Adam Wingard to Direct 'Face/Off' Reboot

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2021

Back in 2019, it was revealed that Paramount was planning to develop a reboot of John Woo's 1997 action-thriller Face/Off, and now, Godzill...

Red Cliff

John Woo

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2010

A master director of action films returns with a historic epic made on a massive scale. With the help of four writers, three editors, two d...

The Killer

John Woo

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2010

"I think there's a lot of misunderstanding in this world. I mean, why is [there so much] hatred between people? Why are people killing each...

Red Cliff

John Woo

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2009

John Woo's Red Cliff arrives on these shores with a big disadvantage. Asian audiences saw Woo's $80 million historical spectacle in two sep...

Face/Off

John Woo

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2007

Sometimes the mind plays tricks on you. I could have sworn that Face/Off was the smart, exciting actioner I thought I saw when it came out...