Tom Jolliffe looks at the greatest action directors of all time… The action genre has never particularly had the greatest respect associated with it. Maybe there’s a feeling that they’re dramatically anaemic, or sometimes intellectually inferior, but this isn’t always the case. It’s a genre that doesn’t always have consistent specialists, because certain directors who […]
The Moments Which Made You Love Cinema
Tom Jolliffe on those moments which made you love cinema… It’s different for everyone and maybe for some it never happens. Not everyone (shock horror!) is into film. For those film buffs, nerds, geeks, or even merely casual enjoyers of cinematic delights, there are always defining moments. Maybe it’s a moment within a film. Maybe […]
Giveaway – Win Last Hurrah for Chivalry & Hand of Death: Two Films By John Woo – NOW CLOSED
Eureka Entertainment is set to release LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY & HAND OF DEATH: TWO FILMS BY JOHN WOO, an essential pair of early films from one of the greatest action directors of all time, for the first time ever on Blu-ray in the UK in a 2-disc set taken from brand new 2K restorations […]
From Hard Boiled to Soft Boiled: Why John Woo’s masterpiece will never be matched again
Tom Jolliffe revisits John Woo’s action masterpiece Hard Boiled… John Woo had already made quite a name for himself in China, thanks to hit action classics such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. In 1992 he released the film which would see him transition from Hong Kong director, to Hollywood. The film was Hard […]
Should you choose to accept them, here are the best Mission: Impossible moments
Matt Rodgers on the best Mission: Impossible moments… The ability for the Mission: Impossible franchise to subvert the law of diminishing returns, in terms of both box-office and quality, as well as keeping the fuse lit under Tom Cruise’s dimming star power, is surely down to the stylistically diverse way in which the films are […]
Lupita Nyong’o to headline John Woo’s The Killer remake
It’s a busy week for John Woo related news, with his new thriller Manhunt landing on Netflix this Friday, and now Deadline reporting that the remake of his own 1993 classic The Killer, has found its assassin in the form of Lupita Nyong’o. The Oscar winning actress will take on the role made famous by Chow […]
John Woo’s Manhunt gets a trailer ahead of Netflix release
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix this Friday, the streaming service has released a poster and trailer for director John Woo’s new action thriller Manhunt; check them out here… “Action maestro John Woo returns to the mold of his classic The Killer with this remake of a classic 1970s Japanese thriller, about an innocent man who sets […]
The Problem With East Asian Action Cinema Today
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at recent trends in East Asian Action Cinema… I’ve seen a lot of action films in my time. From all over the world. From the biggest blockbusters, to the straight to VHS specials that used to regularly populate your nearest video store. Whether it was the latest mega budget Schwarzenegger […]
Teaser poster for John Woo’s Manhunt
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a teaser poster has arrived online for director John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Manhunt; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Manhunt here “Action maestro John Woo returns to the mold of his classic The Killer with this remake of a classic 1970s […]
Watch the first trailer for John Woo’s Manhunt
The first trailer has debuted for John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Manhunt. An adaptation of Juko Nishimura’s novel Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare, the film is set to receive it world premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival; watch it below… “Action maestro John Woo returns to the mold of his […]