John Woo

John Woo: from Hong Kong to Hollywood, The Killer and Face/Off John Woo and his “heroic bloodshed” have revolutionized and rejuvenated the action genre, combining melodrama with action to create the male melodrama, in which he explores the codes of masculinity while redefining them. Robert Hanke says that “explosive pyrotechnics seem to be privileged over plot, narrative or character” (Hanke 41) and yet notes that Jillian Sandell maintains the opinion that Woo does not “celebrate this violence,

John Woo: from Hong Kong to Hollywood, The Killer and Face/Off John Woo and his "heroic bloodshed" have revolutionized and rejuvenated the action genre, combining melodrama with action to create the male melodrama, in which he explores the codes of masculinity while redefining them. Robert Hanke says that "explosive pyrotechnics seem to be privileged over plot, narrative or character" (Hanke 41) and yet notes that Jillian Sandell maintains the opinion that Woo does not "celebrate this violence

Born in Paris in the middle of World War I, Jean-Pierre Grumbach knew he wanted to be a filmmaker at a very early age. After receiving a “Pathé Baby ” camera at the age of seven, he went on to create the equivalent of thirty short movies in various formats for friends and family by the time he turned twenty. His burgeoning career and dreams of being a film director were interrupted by Nazi Germany and the Second World War, but instead of evacuating to the United Kingdom he stayed in his homeland

international context of actual violence (Hall 36). The phrase “gangsters/assassin” might originate from the impressive images of the violent action movies and violent extremes of Hong Kong cinema in the late 1980s. And, “The Killer” of director John Woo was one of the first films opened a new turning point for the world’s action films. It brought feelings about honor, friendship between two persons who belong to two so-called opposite site. In the movie, Ah Jong is a professional killer. During

How does John Woo produce remasculinisation of male hero by combine traditional Chinese value of true man and western technique of expression in The Killer? 'Doing' genre that Woo used in The Killer also accord with wu, which is one of binary features of traditional Chinese masculinity. Wu represent moral principle of Chinese hero, and one major element of wu is loyalty (Louie, 2009, p.10). In The Killer, the scene from 87'' to 92'' shows how Sydney loyal to Jeff by keep his promise to get Jeff's

south-west of Lamma Island, Hong Kong. He first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the action films of maverick HK director John Woo. He has solidified his position as everyone’s favourite movie star. Chow Yun-Fat first caught the attention of western audiences with his high-octane action roles as the hit-man with a heart of gold in John Woo's "The Killer" and on equally popular films such as "Crouching Tiger", "Hidden Dragon" and "Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End" as Sao

Define, critically analyze, and demonstrate the usefulness or otherwise of a specific curatorial approach Relational Aesthetics, with particular reference to A Better Tomorrow—A Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition Relating to Hong Kong 1. Introduction There is no doubt that relational aesthetics as a conception has absorbed attention and debate by critics and curators in exhibitions. I provide the approach of reference to relational aesthetics such as A Better Tomorrow of Fong’s project can help

The Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins in the game is one of the oldest branches of the global Assassin’s Brotherhood. The Assassins Brotherhood is said to have existed since 456 BCE and been critically involved in almost every major event throughout history since. From their formation the Brotherhood has fought for the continuation of humanity’s freedom from the rule of the Templars, who believe that in order to save humanity they must control their free will. The Chinese branch of the Brotherhood

After scanning the web, I wanted to know what some of the people around me thought of the word. I first went to Mr. Farrow and asked him a few questions. My conversation with him was a bit scattered and I found he had a hard time staying on topic, but he gave me some good viewpoints to his outlook on courage. I began with "How do you see this word affect your personal life,” his first response to my word was “I’m so sick of the word courage because it’s so overused.” From that statement I knew this

Henri Boulangerie: Creating and Using a Master Budget BACKGROUND PART I: CREATING THE BUDGET MEETINGS WITH DIVISIONAL MANAGERS Henri Boulangerie is a medium-sized regional bakery that specializes in providing orders to grocery and convenience stores. Because of the popularity of its brand, it has also opened a small café for walk-in business. In order to maintain its high quality standard, Henri produces only three products: breakfast muffins, fresh bread, and chocolate chip cookies