{"product_id":"john-woo-interviews-9781578067763","title":"John Woo: Interviews","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.  First 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.  Unprecedented 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. Robert 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.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863449239895,"sku":"9781578067763","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781578067763.jpg?v=1759920632","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-woo-interviews-9781578067763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}