Article: Double whammy for John Woo.(Entertainment)

Article: 'Cliff' hangs on top: Woo epic is China's biggest B.O. ...
Daily Variety;  August 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Part one of the John Woohelmed "Red Cliff" has become the biggest-grossing film ... made $37.5 million in 2006-07. "Red Cliff" bested this year's top performers ... currency terms it is still ahead of "Red Cliff" with 320 million yuan. More telling ...

Article: Perfect World CEO Chi Yufeng Meets Director John ...
PR Newswire;  January 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Officer Mr. Chi Yufeng met Mr. John Woo, the director of the movie "Red Cliff", to discuss the ongoing ... the promotional efforts on 'Red Cliff' and 'Chi Bi'," said Mr. John Woo, director of "Red Cliff". "The cooperation between ...

Article: Director John Woo returns to Chinese film with ...
AP Worldstream;  July 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Hollywood movies, John Woo is returning to ... Western audiences. Red Cliff, whose first ... Variety says the Red Cliff is the most expensive ... unfocused movie John Woo has ever made ... creative peak. John Woo making 'Red Cliff' is one of those ...

Article: John Woo's Red Cliff shooting ...
Xinhua News Agency;  June 9, 2008 ;     388 words ...John Woo's Red Cliff shooting location caught fire, one killed ... June 10 (Xinhua) -- The shooting of John Woo's new movie Chi Bi, or The Battle of Red Cliff, was stopped by a serious fire with ...

Hong Kong John Woo Red Cliff
AP Images;  July 2, 2008 ;     266 words ...Hong Kong director John Woo looks on during an interview in Hong Kong Sunday, July 29, 2008 ... historical epic that he hopes will also appeal to Western audiences. "Red Cliff," whose first installment is due out in Asia later this month ...

Article: John Woo says 'Red Cliff' won't be a ...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 7, 2005 ;     381 words ...Hold the guide wires, John Woo says. Woo is dipping into the popular ... latest project, "The War of the Red Cliff," but won't be zinging his actors ... into the sky during fight scenes. "Red Cliff" tells the story of an epic naval ...

Article: Woo's 'Red' on roll.(CHINA)(John Woo's Red ...
Daily Variety;  January 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Helmer John Woo's "Red Cliff 2" actioner, which opened in China on Wednesday, has rushed past the 100 million yuan ($14.6 million) threshold in its ...