John Woo: the films

by Hall, Kenneth E.

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Title Statements

Full title :John Woo : the films / Kenneth E. Hall ; foreword by Tony Williams.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:cop. 2012.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Place of Publication:Jefferson, N.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2012.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 218 p. ; : 15 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780786440405, 0786440406
oclc:ocn878791065

Introduction: painting the true colors of the hero -- Woo and the Asian and Western traditions -- Influences, parallels, inspirations -- A unique "action director" -- The early films: a selected treatment -- A better tomorrow and A better tomorrow II: a flawed saga -- The killer: heroism defeated -- A new independence: Bullet in the head and Once a thief -- Hard boiled: heroic cops -- Move to Hollywood: Hard target, Broken arrow, Face/off -- Hollywood success: Mission impossible II -- Frustrated in Hollywood: Windtalkers, Paycheck -- Music in the films -- From Hollywood to China.