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John Woo Has A New Project
2008-05-21 00:25:00 John Woo Has A New ProjectHe'll direct big budget romance 1949Source: Variety After a number of years getting drubbings for his English-language films, it seems John Woo is sticking with Chinese-language output for the time being, having just signed up to direct another called 1949.The director, who first came to international fame for the fantastic likes of Hard Boiled and The Killer, will move on to the film once he's finished making historical two-part war movie Red Cliff. 1949 is another war-based movie, this time taking place at the end of World War II and the final years of the Chinese Civil War. Written by Lust, Caution scribe Wang Hui-ling, the film is described as a big budget ($40 million) romance. No further plot details have been announced. Chang Chen and Song Hye-kyo will play the leads.Random John Woo fact: He used to send our Online Editor Christmas cards. He doesn't anymore, much to James' eternal festive dejection.Source:...
John Woo Presents Stranglehold Xbox 360 review
2008-02-13 08:00:00 Stranglehold, starring international film icon Chow Yun-Fat and world-renowned action director John Woo, brings all of the action and suspense of a summer blockbuster to your home. Acclaimed action director John Woo presents Stranglehold, a stunning third-person action adventure videogame and “spiritual sequel” to Woo’s 1992 action masterpiece Hard Boiled. You should definitely watch the movie ...
Worth Watching - Feb 3: John Woo's Red Cliff Teaser Trailer - SendMeRSS
2008-02-05 09:27:00 Worth Watching - Feb 3: John Woo's Red Cliff Teaser Trailer A very early Chinese language teaser trailer for John Woo's Red Cliff has arrived online. The film is an epic look at the legendary Battle of Red Cliff, in which a force of fifty thousand defeated an army of nearly one million at the end of the Han Dynasty. Let me be the first to say - John Woo is a hack director. Maybe back when he started in the 70's and 80's he was a great action director, but throughout the 90's and especially recently, he's made nothing but utter crap. That said, this doesn't look as bad as say, Paycheck, but who really knows yet? One thing is for sure, I'm getting tired of sprawling epic ancient history fighting movies. Leave that to Peter Jackson! Need I remind you that this film has had a lot of troubles, including an incident with Chow Yun-Fat dropping out at the last minute due to "unrealistic demands". And sorry about the crappy quality, but at least that's how we know it's a John Woo m...
By: El Cine
Sunday Discussion: What Do YOU Think of John Woo? - SendMeRSS
2008-02-05 09:27:00 Sunday Discussion: What Do YOU Think of John Woo? Earlier this morning we posted a teaser trailer for John Woo's upcoming Chinese epic Red Cliff. In the article I made mention of the fact that I personally believe that John Woo is a hack director, saying that "he's made nothing but utter crap" since the 90's. Since then some people have called me out claiming my statement is incredibly harsh and wrong and that calling Woo a hack in lieu of other crappy directors is just ridiculous. I stand to hold my own opinion, and I don't think I'm alone, but I've been called out before (Hancock trailer anyone?), so this time I must ask - what do YOU think of John Woo? My extreme dislike for Woo originally developed after Paycheck, his most recent feature film. That came out in 2003 and now 5 years later he still hasn't made a feature film, how coincidental, especially considering that Paycheck was a giant piece of crap that failed at the box office (it only made $53.8 million total on a $...
By: El Cine
John Woo?s ?Red Cliff? Teaser Trailer
2008-02-04 23:37:00 Just when everyone was starting to wonder what in the world happened to John Woo - we get our answer. The latest John Woo film is called "Red Cliff" and it's based on a Chinese battle called the Battle of Red Cliffs in which a force of 50,000 men defeated an army of a million. You won't hear a lot about Red Cliff at yo6 Zoom(s)
John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Collector's Edition) Cheats - For PS3
2007-12-10 00:59:00 Unlockable: Increased Difficulty To unlock a harder difficulty that is originally unavailable in the game, complete the game once through on Casual Mode.
John Woo Presents Stranglehold Cheats - For PS3
2007-12-10 00:53:00 Unlockable: Increased Difficulty To unlock a harder difficulty that is originally unavailable in the game, complete the game once through on Casual Mode. Easter Egg: Movie Theater Trailers In the first chapter (Hong Kong Marketplace), head to the Ambushed section. After you kill everyone in the courtyard and move along the alleys, you will be forced inside a building (there's no where
John Woo Presents Stranglehold Cheats - For PC
2007-12-08 15:31:00 John Woo Presents Stranglehold Unlockable: Increased Difficulty To unlock a harder difficulty that is originally unavailable in the game, complete the game once through on Casual Mode.
John Woo Presents Stranglehold Cheats - For Xbox 360
2007-12-07 08:06:00 Unlockable Hard Boiled Difficulty Unlock Hard Boiled difficulty by clearing the game on any difficulty. Conserve Your Fuel When using the Barrage special ability in single player, your character is both invulnerable and has infinite ammo; if you need to cut the ability short to conserve the Tequila Bomb meter, press the D-pad RIGHT again to turn off Barrage mode. The unused Tequila Bomb
John Woo Knows how to make a video game.
2007-09-17 21:07:00 Stranglehold is John Woo’s video game sequel to his cult-hit action movie, Hard-Boiled. The game just reeks of epic John Woo project–if this game doesn’t put up a strong fight with Bioshock for game-of-the-year I will be beyond shocked. Every thing about this game is truly deserving of being called next-gen. Inspector Tequila is most ...
By: Nerd Culture
Stranglehold Xbox 360 and PC versions delayed to September 5
2007-08-24 20:02:00 First Stranglehold’s PS3 version was delayed 3 weeks until September 17 and now the Xbox 360 and PC versions have been delayed as well until September 5th, 2007. Little over a week isn’t too bad of a wait with the Stranglehold demos out. In Stranglehold Chow Yun?Fat reprises the role of Inspector Tequila from John Woo’s ...
Another John Woo game, a Chinese MMO
2007-08-20 18:37:00 Gamers should already know about Midway's upcoming John Woo collaboration called Stranglehold, but now there's a new Woo game on the horizon.Chinese developer Beijing Perfect World is creating an MMO based on the upcoming Woo film The Battle of Red Cliff (pictured above), which is set around the Three Kingdoms period of China's history. The developer is using its own Angelica engine to create the title, which will recount the battles that would come to unite the country.The The War of Red Cliff MMO is slated to release later this year, though the film is still currently in production. Expect that to hit theaters next year.Source: Destructoid Online Games MMO John Woo
By: Online Games
John Woo Presents Strangehold for PS3 has been delayed
2007-08-10 12:20:00 Oops yet another game for the PS3 has been delayed, John Woo Presents Strangehold for PS3 has been delayed to an unknown time. The release for this game for the Playstation 3 was supposedly to be on the September 17th but this is now not the case. Midway have said that this game will be out ...
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Midway Games Releases Video Detailing Making of John Woo?s Stranglehold
2007-06-21 15:56:00 Chicago-based Midway Games on Thursday released a new video detailing the making of the third-person action-adventure game Stranglehold.The widescreen version of the video can be found here. The 720p HD version can be found here.The video reveals many behind-the-scenes moments during the game?s production along with candid interviews with the product development team, insight into John Woo?s directorial involvement and a sneak peak into the sound booth with Chow Yun Fat during his voice-over session.Stranglehold is scheduled to be released in Aug. 2007 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC.
Musical Chairs at Red Cliff: Chow Yun Fat Wants Back In
2007-05-14 18:08:00 As DaDump reported to you yesterday, Chow Yun-fat and John Woo didn’t harbor any grudges for Chow leaving the cast of Red Cliff at the last moment. Now the movie publicist is announcing that Chow has tentatively agreed to return to Woo’s new Chinese epic. John Woo must be wondering: will the musical chairs ever end? ...
By: Daily Dumpling
I Love You Man: John Woo and Chow Yun Fat Still Best Buds
2007-05-14 00:33:00 Can you feel the love in the air tonight? Chow Yun-fat’s last-minute pullout from John Woo’s new Chinese historical epic, Red Cliff, threatened to split up one of Hong Kong cinema’s most famous partnerships. But Woo says although Chow’s withdrawal from Red Cliff was a heavy blow, he still considers him a friend. “At the time, I felt ...
By: Daily Dumpling
John Woo Woos Tony Leung Back to The Battle of Red Cliff
2007-04-19 08:01:00 He?s baaaack…. If the film is half as good as the behind the scenes goings on of the upcoming The Battle of Red Cliff, then this is going to be one heck of a film! In the ongoing game of cinematic musical chairs, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, who quit director John Woo’s “The Battle of Red Cliff” last ...
By: Daily Dumpling
Trouble in Paradise: Chow Yun Fat and John Woo at Odds
2007-04-16 21:30:00 Chow Yun-fat… prima donna or victim? Actor Chow Yun-fat said Monday he wants to pull out of John Woo’s new epic, dealing the director’s first major Chinese movie in years a heavy blow and casting a shadow over one of Hong Kong cinema’s most famous partnerships. Woo helped make Chow’s trench-coat wearing, all guns-blazing character an icon ...
By: Daily Dumpling
John Wood - Leaving Microsoft To Change The World: An Entrepreneur?s Odysse
2007-04-04 17:02:00 From The Oprah Winfrey Show : I Walked Away from Millions, 3 April 2007 Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children by John Wood John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life’s work–not at business school or leading Microsoft’s charge into Asia in the 1990s–but ...
By: Oprah Selects
John Woo Faces Increasing Problems with ?Red Cliff?; Drops A
2006-12-11 21:10:02 Director John Woo says his new film depicting an ancient Chinese battle has been frustrated by his inability to shoot at China’s largest river, the Yangtze, having instead to rely on special effects to create a similar backdrop. Woo’s upcoming movie, “Battle of Red Cliff“, is based on a war of the same name in 208 A.D. that determined the geography of the Three Kingdoms period, when China had three separate rulers. He also recently announced that Andy Lau would not star in the film because of the star’s compact schedule but that Andy is an excellent actor who he hopes to cooperate with next time. The Hollywood director confirmed that the five leading roles would go to Chow Yun-Fat, Cannes best actor winner Tony Leung, Chang Chen and Taiwan supermodel Lin Chi-Ling. Taiwan actor Collin Chou will replace Andy Lau to play the famous general Zhao Zilong. “Battle of Red Cliff'’ marks Hong Kong native Woo’s return to Chinese-language cinem...
By: Daily Dumpling
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