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Bullet-Fu Lovers Unite: What Are The Best Hong Kong Action Movies?

This past month, on the Criterion Channel, they had this excellent retrospective of Hong Kong action movies, which sent me down a rabbit hole of trying to find the best ones. I have to say, as an ...
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Midday Movies spotlight John Woo's Hong Kong action classics

Action cinema would not be the same without John Woo. He helped launch the Hong Kong New Wave of the 1980s with "A Better Tomorrow," "The Killer" and "Hard-Boiled." All three films have been given new ...
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Action Legend John Woo Relives His Hong Kong Days, as Hard-to-See ‘Hard Boiled’ and ‘The Killer’ Get Another Shot With Audiences

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We take it for granted today, but John Woo has one of the most recognizable visual styles of any living filmmaker. Back in the mid ...
Variety

Terrance Lau on Action Stardom, Hong Kong’s Shrinking Market and the Script He’s Banking On: ‘We’re Losing That Strong, Personal Voice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

After the massive global success of “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” how has the international appetite for Hong Kong action changed your approach to your career? What kinds of trends are you ...
Variety

Action Legend John Woo Relives His Hong Kong Days, as Hard-to-See ‘Hard Boiled’ and ‘The Killer’ Get Another Shot With Audiences

Where did the idea for shooting with two guns come from? As Woo travels to France’s Lumière Festival to present 4K restorations of his most influential films, he explains the origins of his style. We ...