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Even hacked from two films into one, John Woo's battle epic Red Cliff is the work of a master

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:24:30 GMT

John Woo's latest film(s), the Chinese historical battle epic Red Cliff, has essentially conquered the Asian box office, becoming the highest-grossing domestic film in mainland China and the biggest Chinese hit in most other nations in the region.
Source: Nashville Scene

Director John Woo's 'Red Cliff' is an epic whose time has come

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:31 GMT

There is one name synonymous with Hong Kong action flicks — John Woo. His beautifully choreographed fights are iconic, eliciting copycats and fans all around the world.
Source: PopMatters

Movie review: Red Cliff (Chi bi)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:41:39 GMT

The story behind John Woo's epic Mandarin-language film undertaking, Red Cliff, is that it's based on a famous battle from Chinese history -- kind of the Eastern equivalent of Gettysburg or The Alamo, only times 300 (in terms of the scale of...
Source: Pegasus News

Woo's 'Red Cliff' edges toward greatness

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:02:18 GMT

If it’s epic-scale mayhem, strife and destruction you’re looking for this Thanksgiving weekend (and who isn’t these dark days?), forget “2012” and get thee to “Red Cliff,” the latest masterpiece from Hong Kong action-film maestro John Woo.
Source: Boston Herald

Woo brings genres aplenty to 'Cliff'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:40 GMT

"Red Cliff" is the first Chinese-language film from John Woo in more than a decade, and reportedly the most expensive Chinese-language movie ever made (though, once you see its "Lord of the Rings"-like immensity, that "reportedly" becomes "oh, totally"
Source: Chicago Tribune

Review: Red Cliff

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:36:56 GMT

Hong Kong auteur John Woo hit commercial and artistic pay dirt in the US with Face/Off, his loopy Nicolas Cage/John Travolta neo-noir, but once he’d directed Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II, was there anywhere left to go?
Source: The Phoenix

'Red Cliff' is John Woo's Best Action Epic in Over a Decade

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:17:25 GMT

A rousing, heart pounding film not to be missed Film geeks still slaver over the early output of John Woo such as Hard Boiled and The Killer for their devotion to style and fantastic action sequences.
Source: Cinema Spy

Woo's 'Red Cliff' Is Traditional Movie Blockbuster

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:33:45 GMT

Chinese director John Woo has brought his Hong Kong action style to Hollywood films such as Face/Off and Mission Impossible 2. He's gone back to China for his latest, Red Cliff, which is the most expensive film in Chinese history.
Source: NPR

Five Favorite Films with John Woo: Rotten Tomatoes Show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:42 GMT

Quoted in 'John Woo exporting Hollywood values to China'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45:31 GMT

John Woo said in France 24:

Let me put it this way: it's always easier making a movie like 'Red Cliff' in Asia

Quoted in 'Magnet Launching Genre Series, Version 2.0'

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:19:07 GMT

said in Indie Wire:

John Woo, Jet Li, Tony Jaa, parkour legends David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli, not to mention Nicolas Winding Refn and newcomer Tom Hardy—for an adrenaline junkie it doesn’t get much better than that.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:38:00 GMT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Director John Woo attends the Australian premiere of 'Red Cliff' as part of the Sydney Film Festival at the State Theatre on June 9, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:38:00 GMT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Actress Miranda Otto (L) and director John Woo attend the Australian premiere of 'Red Cliff' as part of the Sydney Film Festival at the State Theatre on June 9, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.