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• John Woo to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 740
  He couldnt have done it without his specially-trained slow-motion doves. The BBC is reporting that John Woo -- whose last US film was the appropriately titled Paycheck -- will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at 2010s Venice Film Festival. All kidding aside, its hard to argue with the festival ...
  4 days ago

• John Woo to receive lifetime honour

  
  easternkicks.com — Authority: 99
  Arguably it would have been unimaginable 20 years ago, when his crowning glory The Killer was originally released – if only because few filmmakers from Hong Kong were lauded at the time – yet next year John Woo will be presented with a lifetime achievement honour at the Venice Film Festival. Some may indeed ...
  5 days ago

• John Woo to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice Festival

  
  Alternative Film Guide — Authority: 584
  Red Cliff by John Woo (Magnet Releasing)John Woo will be the recipient of the 2010 Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.As per the Venice festival’s website, Woo was chosen by the Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, "at the recommendation of the Director ...
  5 days ago

• John Woo to receive career award at Venice 2010

  
  In Contention — Authority: 146
  Seems a bit early to be thinking about such matters, given that the 2010 Venice Film Festival is not until September 1, but here’s an early Christmas present for veteran Chinese action master John Woo. He will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival, one year after John Lasseter and the Pixar crew ...
  6 days ago

• A John Woo, nume del nuovo cinema d’azione, il Leone d’oro alla carriera 2010

  
  DaringToDo.com — Authority: 147
  E’ stato attribuito al regista e produttore asiatico-hollywoodiano John Woo – uno tra i maggiori innovatori del linguaggio cinematografico contemporaneo, che è riuscito a far coincidere Oriente e Occidente – il Leone d’oro alla carriera della 67. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica (Lido di ...
  6 days ago

• Pushing Avatar off a Red Cliff

  
  Geek Buffet — Authority: 99
  Zoe Saldana in Avatar Hype for film technological breakthroughs is apparently still what leads us into the cinema these days… next to word-of-mouth, of course.  Fortunately for Avatar (2009), it has both – its opening weekend has easily smashed all existing box office records for a 3D film, and has its eyes ...
  1 week ago

• Liquid Comics To Partner With Movie Studio

  
  SciFi Pulse — Authority: 144
  Digital Comics specialist Liquid Comics were born in the wake of Virgin Comics and pride themselves on creating modern myths for todays audience.
  1 week ago

• HardBoiled

  
  DSTROYR — Authority: 133
  In my opinion the last great John Woo film, after this is was kinda down hill. Heroic Bloodshed at it’s finest!!! Tagged: Chow Yun Fat, HardBoiled, John Woo
  2 weeks ago

• Red Cliff – Review

  
  KillerFilm — Authority: 543
  John Woo’s six film American output is a curious case. One can dismiss them, cited the typical adage of Hollywood ruining a fine career, since Woo gained notoriety in the foreign markets first, before Hollywood came calling. Yet, despite a few duds in his six American films, and some studio interference, I think ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stranglehold Movie Confirmed, Sequel Likely to Follow

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 568
  When released Stranglehold wasn’t a massive hit, but many thoroughly enjoyed it.  Its slow motion component to the game provided for frantic gameplay.  While Stranglehold was a followup to the movie Hard Boiled it appears it will receive the silver screen treatment. The movie adaptation of Stranglehold has ...
  2 weeks ago

• The African Queen per chance? DVD Update 10 December

  
  Fin de cinema — Authority: 436
  Looks like a brand new date has been given to John Hustons The African Queen by Paramount to either get delayed again or finally see the light of day on, now, both DVD and Blu-ray: 23 February. I would quit mentioning the thing until I had a copy of it in my hand, but its kinda fun keeping track of all the false ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dougray Scott Joins Indie/Romantic/Fantasy, Plots Death of John Woo

  
  We Are Movie Geeks — Authority: 580
  This article isn’t so much about THE VEIL OF MAYA, the new independent romantic fantasy Variety is reporting actor Dougray Scott has signed on to star in.  This is more about a man who could have been an A-lister and slipped through the cracks.  The premise of THE VEIL OF MAYA involves a woman traveling through ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Woo to Make Stranglehold Movie, Wants to Make Another Game

  
  LazyGamer .:: Console and PC Gaming News ::. — Authority: 145
  Stranglehold was John Woo’s first foray in to videogames. A sequel to the Hong-Kong Action flick Hard-Boiled, Stranglehold saw the return of Chow Yun-Fat’s “Tequila” as well as the slow-motion “bullet-time” that eventually found it way in to games like “Max Payne,” and films like “the Matrix” Some ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Woo Is Interested In Making Another Video Game [Hollywood]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 804
  The director of action classics like The Killer and Face/Off, John Woo also dipped his big toe into video games with John Woos Stranglehold, a Midway title that was a sequel to his flick Hardboiled. The film reunited the director with his star Chow Yun-Fat. There are plans to turn it into a feature film — Woo ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Woo Wants To Make A New Video Game

  
  MTV Multiplayer — Authority: 626
  John Woo may not have space on his calendar right now between the U.S. release of "Red Cliff" and his next project "The Flying Tigers," but he still speaks fondly of his video game experience with "Strangehold." Asked if he would be returning to games anytime soon, the Chinese-born director sounded hopeful, even if a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stranglehold Movie Still Coming And Possibly Another Game

  
  DailyGamesNews.com — Authority: 457
  Director John Woo has confirmed plans for a movie based on Stranglehold are still in place and that the future of the game may still see a sequel: “We are going to make that into a movie." And in relation to another game: “I don’t have that much time, even though I want to make one again." “But for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stranglehold movie happening, another game possible: John Woo

  
  Pakistan News | News, Videos, Articles, Current Affairs, Politics, Entertainment, Technology | Geo TV | Dawn | The News | Ten Sports | Geo Super | India News — Authority: 166
  Director John Woo’s told Cinematical that a Stanglehold film is still on the cards.“We are going to make that into a movie,” he said.More games? Maybe.“I don’t have that much time, even though I want to make one again,” he said.“But for the moment, I also am producing two movies. One is shooting in ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Woo Is Open To Making Another Video Game

  
  Nerdles — Authority: 148
  Back in 2007, Midway released Stranglehold, an interactive sequel to John Woo’s Eastern action movie Hard Boiled which Woo himself helped create.Fast forward to 2009 and John Woo has yet to announce a sequel to Stranglehold or if he is indeed working on any new video games.Well, in an interview with Cinematical.com, ...
  2 weeks ago

• John Woo: Stranglehold movie still coming, would like to make another game

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 765
  Legendary action film director John Woo hasnt given up on a movie adaptation of Stranglehold , the game he made with Midway as a sequel to his Hong Kong bullet ballet classic Hard Boiled . In an interview with Cinematical , Woo was quick to note, "We are going to make that into a movie" when the topic of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Interview: John Woo

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 740
  When I was in college in the 90s in Austin, Texas, I used to frequent a video store called "I Luv VIdeo." The locals all called it "I Heart Video," though, because of their distinctive sign. They had an amazing array of video tapes from all over the world, including a huge section of Asian cult hits. This is where I ...
  3 weeks ago

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