John Woo

Date of Birth

1946-09-22

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Known for

Hard Boiled, How Bruce Lee Changed the World, Once a Thief, A Better Tomorrow, Twin Dragons

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JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art’s Tribute to Asian Cinema with Akira, Enter The Dragon, Godzilla, Harakiri, Oldboy, Parasite, Seven Samurai

Posted 2 months ago

Chris Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Arrow Video's June line-up of 4K and Blu-ray release include Audition, Marlow, Bullet in the Head, and Jackie Chan's Breakout Hits

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Arrow Video’s June Blu-ray and 4K releases include Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits, Audition, and more

Posted 3 months ago

Arrow Video's June line-up of 4K and Blu-ray release include Audition, Marlow, Bullet in the Head, and Jackie Chan's Breakout Hits

Movie News

Nicolas Cage reunites with John Woo for Gambino — a film about New York crime boss Carlo Gambino

Posted 4 months ago

Cage and Woo had worked together since Face/Off in the World War II drama, Windtalkers, and the duo will now tackle a crime film.

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JoBlo Originals

Bullet in the Head: John Woo’s Long-Neglected Masterpiece Gets a New 4K Set

Posted 4 months ago

One of John Woo's greatest - but most obscure - movies has gotten a great new 4K reissue.

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John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and Hard-Boiled Return to Theaters in 4K

Posted 6 months ago

Fresh off their recent 4K restorations, GKIDS is bringing three of John Woo's Chow Yun-Fat-led classics to the big screen.

JoBlo Originals

A Better Tomorrow: John Woo’s first classic gets its due in Shout’s 4K set of the trilogy

Posted 7 months ago

Fans of John Woo and Chow Yun Fat should consider Shout Factory's 4K set of the trilogy a must-buy.

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Face/Off?

Posted 7 months ago

We take a look at the making of John Woo's classic Face/Off, with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.

Movie News

Hard Boiled: We take a look at Shout Factory’s 4K Blu-ray of the unrivaled John Woo action epic

Posted 7 months ago

John Woo's last heroic bloodshed movie before venturing to America has been given a 4K upgrade with plenty of extra goodies.

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Details for John Woo’s Bullet in the Head 4K release from Shout Factory are revealed, plus Once a Thief news

Posted 8 months ago

Shout Factory continues to be an incredible curator of classic international action films with the new John Woo 4K releases in January.

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Hard Target: John Woo’s first Hollywood film had him fighting off JCVD

Posted 8 months ago

John Woo made his Hollywood debut with 1993’s Hard Target, finding the dynamic a true shock compared to his native Hong Kong.

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John Woo’s The Killer and other titles are revealed in Scream Factory and Shout Factory’s December release schedule

Posted 9 months ago

Shout Factory and Scream Factory announced a list of titles that will become available to own this winter!

Interviews

Awesome Art’s Interview With Artist Sam Green

Posted 10 months ago

For years, Awesome Art has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these awesome artists even...