{"product_id":"john-woo-interviews-9781578067763","title":"John Woo: Interviews","description":"Director John Woo (b. 1946) reinvented the modern action movie and helped open the door for Asian filmmakers to the Western world. His hyperviolent, highly choreographed style made him a box office powerhouse, a respected auteur, and a revered figure among fellow directors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First discovered by Western audiences through his Hong Kong films \u003ci\u003eThe Killer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard Boiled\u003c\/i\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--\u003ci\u003eBroken Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFace\/Off\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible II\u003c\/i\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. \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a peace-loving, devoutly religious man at odds with his reputation as the master of cinematic violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unprecedented access to the director helped editor Robert K. Elder create in \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e the first authoritative English-language chronicle of Woo's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert K. Elder \u003c\/b\u003ewrites about film, the arts, travel, and music for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGear\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. A member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Elder teaches film at the Facets Film School in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50921623322898,"sku":"9781578067763","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d48a7b7f-43ee-493d-9d3f-4f03bb747c8e.jpg?v=1738921846","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-woo-interviews-9781578067763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}