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• Red Cliff (Woo, 2008)

  
  Match Cuts — Authority: 123
  This week at Gone Cinema Poaching, I consider John Woo’s Red Cliff, albeit the US release that runs about half as long as the 5 Hour Chinese Cut. The film has its merits, but is ultimately far too incomplete to consider worthy.Posted in 2008 Releases Tagged: John Woo, Tony Leung [...]
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• Postcards From China: Poster for John Woo’s Next, Teaser Trailer for Jackie Chan’s Latest

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  I’m in the middle of watching Red Cliff and I’m amazed that, for the first time in at least a decade, I’m excited by a John Woo movie. (Import DVDs for the win, and I’ll probably still go see the half-length US edit out of curiosity.) So I’m happy to see that his next Chinese production seems to be going ...
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• Comic News Roundup – November 2009 – Week 4

  
  (Cool) Shite on the Tube - Film, TV, Comics, Games, Books, Genre Pop Culture. — Authority: 137
  Idris Elba joins Marvel Studios’ ‘Thor’ Idris Elba has joined the cast of “Thor,” Marvel Studios’ film centering on the Norse god of thunder. Kenneth Branagh is directing the adaptation of the Marvel comic. Chris Hemsworth will star as Thor; Tom Hiddleston will play Loki, and Natalie Portman is the love ...
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• RED CLIFF (2009)

  
  El Bicho's Hive — Authority: 122
  John Woos Red Cliff was originally released in two feature-length parts in Asia, but comes to the west as one film. Although this new version loses about half the combined material, in its current form it is a triumph of epic filmmaking, rivaling the scale and scope of work by directors David Lean and Akira Kurosawa ...
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• Wednesday night movie news dump

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 510
  Yes, this week you get you’re Friday night movie news dump two days early…and extra quick/short, if I can manage it. Let’s see… * Roman Polanski , who has been in jail for two months since he found himself accepting one too many award invites in Switzerland, has been granted bail to the tune of about 3 ...
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• Theatrical Review: RED CLIFF (CHI BI)

  
  gordonandthewhale.com — Authority: 576
  Rating: 8/10 Most people only know John Woo from his American films. This includes movies like FACE/OFF and BROKEN ARROW, which, although they offer plenty of action, don’t do the director justice. If you haven’t seen his pre-Hollywood stuff, do yourself a favor and add A BETTER TOMORROW or HARD BOILED to your ...
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• RED CLIFF—Peter Galvins Review

  
  The Evening Class — Authority: 418
  Everyone loves an underdog story. From The Bad News Bears to perhaps a more suitable comparison, Braveheart , people love seeing the little guy pull through against all odds. At its heart, John Woos Red Cliff is an underdog story set in the war theatre of ancient China, and it delivers all the ...
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• Red Cliff Review

  
  Buzzine — Authority: 436
  The US version of Red Cliff is a fine film that proves that Asian production values can stand toe to toe with Hollywood. It has everything anyone could want from an epic war movie, including insurmountable odds, real warfare tactics and satisfying personal duels. Red Cliff , however, bizarrely depreciates in ...
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• Red Cliff

  
  BrandonFibbs.com — Authority: 119
  Many people see Red Cliff as Hong Kong actioneer John Woo’s return to form. I’m not one of them. John Woo has never once made a film I’ve liked, though he has made at least one I’ve detested. For me, Red Cliff is not John Woo returning to form, but entirely redefining himself, transforming both his ...
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• Music Review: Red Cliff Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, by Taro Iwashiro

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 632
  From the opening notes of “The Battle of Red Cliff” Taro Iwashiro’s soundtrack for Red Cliff - the (reportedly) most expensive Chinese language film ever made - is impressively epic and stirringly original. Iwashiro’s work on John Woo’s film has already won Best Original Film Score at the 2009 Hong Kong Film ...
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• Red Cliff Movie Clip 3 from John Woo

  
  Shockya.com — Authority: 538
  Magnet Releasing just released another brand new movie clip from the upcoming film “Red Cliff” directed by John Woo and starring Tony Leung. “Red Cliff” premiered on VOD, XBOX Live and Amazon Oct. 22nd and opens in theaters November 20th.Synopsis: Legendary action cinema master John Woo and international ...
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• District 13: Ultimatum U.S. one sheet released

  
  Film Fetish — Authority: 145
  District 13: Ultimatum U.S. one sheet detail Magnet has released the official one sheet for the sequel to the cult favorite District B13 – District 13: Ultimatum. District 13: Ultimatum takes place two years after elite police officer Damien Tomasso (Cyril Raffaelli) teamed up with reformed vigilante Leito ...
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• Why John Woo’s Red Cliff Is Worth Watching

  
  Wildgrounds — Authority: 500
  Too many times I’ve read “Red Cliff is just another stupid blockbuster with lots of stupid action scenes“. I don’t know about the international cut, but the original one is far from being “stupid”. Wondering why? Let’s take for example the village attack, at the beginning of the 1st film:[Vidéo]So ...
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• Daily Dose Pick: Red Cliff

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 712
  Slo-mo action maestro John Woo marches back onto the big screen with this impressively choreographed saga set in 2nd-century China.The most costly production in Chinese cinemas history, Woos epic details the art of war between a bellicose Han prime minister and a coalition of rebels — one that culminates in the ...
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• You Won’t Believe What John Woo Wants To Make

  
  Screenhead — Authority: 564
  No, seriously, you won’t.In fact, rather than say it myself and risk you not believing me, I’m going to just quote the results of a recent interview Woo did with Cinema Blend.  Dig the word:Yeah, a musical, yeah! I have a script for a musical for 12 years that I paid for with my own [...]
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• Red Cliff Movie Reviews

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 156
  By the time the largely forgettable Philip K. Dick adaptation Paycheck debuted in 2003, Chinese filmmaker John Woo had completed a decade-long transition into the same Hollywood blockbuster realm occupied by guys like Michael Bay and Jerry ... Read more Filed under: Reviews Permalink  |  Email this  |  ...
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• Bad Lieutenant, Red Cliff, New Moon and More in New Movies

  
  Asylum — Authority: 724
  Filed under: Entertainment , Tasty Vittles , Movies Required viewing from the week in movies. "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," with its absurdly long title and iguanas that only Nicolas Cage can see, is by all accounts utterly insane. Is it safe to like Nic Cage movies again? Also in ... Read more ...
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• In Theaters: New Moon, The Blind Side, Bad Lieutenent: Port of Call New Orleans

  
  :: The Playlist :: — Authority: 655
  Theres a little something for everyone opening wide this week — unless you actually like good movies, that is. But dont fret, there are some very interesting options opening limited this week including new films from a couple of our favorite all-time directors. Whatever you fancy, this will be a huge weekend at the ...
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• AG Holder Says “Torture Memos” Report to be Released This Month

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
  Justice Watch After thousands signed petitions from Alliance for Justice and CREDO Action, and many made personal calls to the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the report on the “torture memos” will be released by the end of this month. “I think this is a matter of great ...
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• Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview

  
  The Hollywood Interview — Authority: 121
  NICOLAS CAGE: BAD TO THE BONE By Alex Simon It’s an inevitable event in every accomplished artist’s life: if you go back on the timeline of their existence and stop in adolescence, almost all of our greatest actors, writers, filmmakers, musicians and painters went through tumultuous, tortured teenage years, ...
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