John Woo: The Films, 2d ed.

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McFarland, Jan 10, 2014 - Performing Arts - 228 pages

The first edition of John Woo: The Films (McFarland, 1999) was the earliest English-language volume to address the motion picture output of the celebrated Hong Kong director. The book dealt with Woo's film career from his professional beginnings in 1968 through his first three Hollywood releases (Hard Target, Broken Arrow and Face/Off), situating his work within Asian and Western cinematic and cultural traditions.

This second edition offers a wealth of additional information, including treatment of John Woo's Hollywood productions Mission: Impossible II, Windtalkers and Paycheck. Also featured is material on Woo's epic Red Cliff, filmed in China. A new foreword is provided by Tony Williams, author of John Woo's Bullet in the Head.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Foreword
1
Introduction
3
1 Woo and the Asian and Western Traditions
13
2 Influences Parallels Inspirations
27
3 A Unique Action Director
52
4 The Early Films
59
5 A Better Tomorrow and A Better Tomorrow II
68
6 The Killer
78
9 Move to Hollywood
118
10 Hollywood Success
140
11 Frustrated in Hollywood
146
12 Music in the Films
157
13 From Hollywood to China
166
Filmography
171
Notes
173
Bibliography
195

7 A New Independence
97
8 Hard Boiled
108
Index
205
Copyright

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John Woo: The Films
Kenneth E. Hall
Snippet view - 1999
John Woo: The Films, 2d ed.
Kenneth E. Hall
No preview available - 2011

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About the author (2014)

Kenneth E. Hall has written several books, including a study of John Woo’s The Killer, authored many articles on Latin American literature, and is a contributor to Studies in the Western. He is a professor of Spanish at East Tennessee State University and lives in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Bibliographic information

TitleJohn Woo: The Films, 2d ed.
AuthorKenneth E. Hall
Editionillustrated
PublisherMcFarland, 2014
ISBN0786488298, 9780786488292
Length228 pages
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Performing Arts / Reference
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies
  
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