{"product_id":"john-woo-the-films-2d-ed-the-films-2d-ed-revised-9780786440405","title":"John Woo The Films 2d ed The Films 2D Ed Revised","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The first edition of \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo: The Films\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 1999) was the earliest English-language volume to address the motion picture output of the celebrated Hong Kong director. The book dealt with Woo''s film career from his professional beginnings in 1968 through his first three Hollywood releases (\u003ci\u003eHard Target, Broken Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFace\/Off\u003c\/i\u003e), situating his work within Asian and Western cinematic and cultural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This second edition offers a wealth of additional information, including treatment of John Woo''s Hollywood productions \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible II, Windtalkers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaycheck\u003c\/i\u003e. Also featured is material on Woo''s epic \u003ci\u003eRed Cliff\u003c\/i\u003e, filmed in China. A new foreword is provided by Tony Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo''s Bullet in the Head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Instructors considering this book for use in a course may \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mcfarlandbooks.com\/customers\/students-instructors\/\"\u003e request an examination copy here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eshows how Woo’s work demonstrates Asian and Western traditions--Booklist\/RBB; \"\"for comprehensive film collections serving undergraduates through faculty\"\"--Choice; \"\"the first book-length study on the director based upon detailed research as well as personal interviews with Woo himself...highly informative with excellent footnotes...essential reading\"\"--Film Quarterly; \"\"Hall takes us on an inside tour\"\"--VideoScope; \"\"those seeking to learn more about the gifted filmmaker should read Kenneth E. Hall’s \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo: The Films, the first serious study on his body of work\"\"--South Dade News Leader; \"\"the first serious study on [Woo]...Woo’s cross-cultural embrace of both Asian and American heroes gives his cinematic works a global influence and appeal\"\"--Burlington County Times; \"\"[an] ideal browse...much preferable to [the competition]\"\"--Asianow.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038016274775,"sku":"9780786440405","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786440405.jpg?v=1750938641","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-woo-the-films-2d-ed-the-films-2d-ed-revised-9780786440405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}