{"product_id":"john-woo-interviews-paperback","title":"John Woo: Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Elder\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector John Woo (b. 1946) reinvented the modern action movie and helped open the door for Asian filmmakers to the Western world. His hyper-violent, highly choreographed style made him a box office powerhouse, a respected auteur, and a revered figure among fellow directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst discovered by Western audiences through his Hong Kong films \u003cem\u003eThe Killer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHard Boiled\u003c\/em\u003e, Woo introduced the world to a new brand of psychologically frenzied action film. After coming to the United States in the early 1990s, Woo produced a trilogy of hard-charging action films--\u003cem\u003eBroken Arrow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFace\/Off\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMission: Impossible II\u003c\/em\u003e--that were both popular and critically acclaimed. But Woo's signature bullet ballets, his kinetic, blood-spattered action sequences, represent a dichotomy in the director's philosophy. \u003cem\u003eJohn Woo: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a peace-loving, devoutly religious man at odds with his reputation as the master of cinematic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnprecedented access to the director helped editor Robert K. Elder create in \u003cem\u003eJohn Woo: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e the first authoritative English-language chronicle of Woo's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert K. Elder writes about film, the arts, travel, and music for the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePremiere\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGear\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eOregonian\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. A member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Elder teaches film at the Facets Film School in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first authoritative English-language collection of interviews with the Asian director of Broken Arrow, Face\/Off, and Mission Impossible II\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.92 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184737009913,"sku":"9781578067763","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/V1NMeGxTWXIrZ1NEcTdycnFpMlJNUT09.webp?v=1767798494","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/john-woo-interviews-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}