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John Woo

About: As a child growing up in a Hong Kong housing project, John Woo (born May 1, 1946, in Guangzhou, China) witnessed a man killed on his doorstep. He also saw plenty of movies, falling in love with American musicals and the French new wave. Both influences can be seen in Woo's own films -- operatically violent, highly stylized gangster thrillers that have redefined the action genre.After working as an assistant director at the prolific Shaw Studios in the 1970s, Woo established himself with action comedies. It wasn't until the late '80s, however, that Woo would make the projects such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer that would inspire Hollywood filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, with their singular look and balletic fight sequences.Woo's American films include Hard Target, Face/Off (with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta) and the blockbuster Mission: Impossible II (2000).

Fist of the Double K/ Kung Fu Stars: Double Feature

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About: The biggest names of 1970s Hong Kong cinema -- Jackie Chan, John Woo and Sammo Hung -- are featured in this chopsocky double bill. In Fist of the Double K, an early work from director Woo, Chan stars as a young cop assigned to a gangster-ridden town, where he must face the man who left his father to die. In Kung Fu Stars, Hung unleashes his formidable martial arts skills alongside Billy Chan and Ching-Ying Lam.
URL: Fist of the Double K/ Kung Fu Stars: Double Feature

A Better Tomorrow

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About: Many fans view this gritty, stripped-down film as director John Woo's (Mission: Impossible) finest hour. Two brothers (one a neophyte counterfeiter, one a rookie cop) try to balance honor, family and duty. Chow Yun-Fat steals the show with his usual flair, and A Better Tomorrow brilliantly fuses fully drawn characters, thrilling action, family bonds and blistering firepower.
URL: A Better Tomorrow

Once a Thief

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About: The gifted John Woo directed this action-packed comedy featuring Hong Kong superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung. Cherie Chung completes the trio, who play a band of art thieves trying to pull off just one more heist before retirement. When they're double-crossed by a former mentor, they disband … only to reunite later for revenge.
URL: Once a Thief

Mission: Impossible II

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About: This romantic action-thriller plunges Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) into an international crisis of terrifying magnitude. With computer genius Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) at his side and a beautiful thief (Thandie Newton) on his mind, Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called "Chimera" on the world.
URL: Mission: Impossible II

A Better Tomorrow

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About: Many fans view this gritty, stripped-down film as director John Woo's (Mission: Impossible) finest hour. Two brothers (one a neophyte counterfeiter, one a rookie cop) try to balance honor, family and duty. Chow Yun-Fat steals the show with his usual flair, and A Better Tomorrow brilliantly fuses fully drawn characters, thrilling action, family bonds and blistering firepower.
URL: A Better Tomorrow

Once a Thief: Family Business

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About: When thieves turned undercover agents Mac (Ivan Sergei) and Li Ann (Sandrine Holt) must get inside access to an organized crime family, they discover the family's "godfather" -- a teenage girl -- is a deadly force to be reckoned with. This feature-length martial arts thriller is a reedited compilation of two episodes from the Canadian "Once a Thief" TV series. Victoria Pratt, Nicholas Lea and Jennifer Dale also star.
URL: Once a Thief: Family Business

Once a Thief

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About: The gifted John Woo directed this action-packed comedy featuring Hong Kong superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung. Cherie Chung completes the trio, who play a band of art thieves trying to pull off just one more heist before retirement. When they're double-crossed by a former mentor, they disband … only to reunite later for revenge.
URL: Once a Thief

A Bullet in the Head

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About: Famed action director John Woo tests the strength of brotherhood in this Vietnam-era war film chronicling the lives of three close friends. The trio flees Hong Kong for Vietnam to evade police and the Mob after raising some trouble; once in Saigon, they survive as petty criminals, but are soon hunted down and caught. When one friend commits an act of mercy on another, the tight bond the three share is smashed forever.
URL: A Bullet in the Head

A Better Tomorrow II

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About: Director John Woo and star Chow Yun-Fat return in this sequel that blasts its way from New York City to Hong Kong as renegade gangsters and hot shot cops battle in a showdown of honor, loyalty, and revenge. Restaurant owner Ken Gor (Yun-Fat) teams up with police detective Kit (Leslie Cheung) and his struggling ex-con brother Ho (Lung Ti) to avenge his old friend's (Dean Shek) daughter's death by a Triad gang.
URL: A Better Tomorrow II

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

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About: Ivan Sergei and Sandrine Holt star in this action-adventure as Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, a pair of adoptive siblings recruited by a secret crime investigation agency to take down a Hong Kong crime lord. Originally conceived as a television pilot by the legendary John Woo (Hard Boiled, Face/Off), the exciting tale features the elaborate action sequences and thrilling gunplay the celebrated cinema master has come to be known for.
URL: Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

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