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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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Tony Williams
Introduction: Painting the True Colors of the Hero
1. Woo and the Asian and Western Traditions
2. Influences, Parallels, Inspirations
3. A Unique "Action Director"
4. The Early Films: A Selected Treatment
5. A Better Tomorrow and A Better Tomorrow II: A Flawed Saga
6. The Killer: Heroism Defeated
7. A New Independence: Bullet in the Head and Once a Thief
8. Hard Boiled Heroic Cops
9. Move to Hollywood: Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off
10. Hollywood Success: Mission: Impossible II
11. Frustrated in Hollywood: Windtalkers, Paycheck
12. Music in the Films
13. From Hollywood to China
Filmography
Notes
Bibliography
Index
