He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before a better tomorrow 1986 established his reputation as a master. The decision to convert to 3d, along with its star cast that includes zhang ziyi, takeshi kaneshiro, huang. The crossing is a 2014 chinesehong kong epic historical romancewar drama part 1 and disaster film part 2 directed by john woo and written by huiling wang. Sep 09, 2014 director john woo recently announced that his highly anticipated disaster epic, the crossing, will be split into two movies. Woo s allstar cast is competent, but not quite strong enough to save the crossing when its determined to, well, sink. Posted on wednesday, september 10th, 2014 by russ fischer. Part 2 focuses on tragedy more 24 jun the second and final part of john woos epic twopart film, the crossing, set to release in the upcoming month, will focus more on the disaster of the taiping steamer. Almost twenty years after james camerons titanic broke cineplexes with its combination of blockbuster spectacle and heartrending emotion, john woo is hoping to do the same with the crossing. John woo has been quiet for several years as he dealt with throat cancer. Now available on bluray the crossing, directed by john woo, tells the story of chinese people during the midst of the revolution fleeing to taiwan. The crossing part 1 2014 directed by john woo bluray region a english subtitled. Find films and movies featuring john woo on allmovie allmovie.
In john woo turned to romantic drama with the crossing 2014 and the crossing 2 2015. Born in southern china, john woo grew up in hong kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for shaw brothers studios. The crossing chinese drama, war, action movie english subtitles action movies tv hd. New film from john woo the crossing hits china in december. The crossing s big selling point is a blending of singleplayer and multiplayer. The stories and the characters are running around with no direction at all.
The heroic bloodshed auteur turned hollywood hired man turned chinese filmmaking god finally returns to the big screen with the romantic war drama the crossing 1, the title of which naturally tells you theres going to be a crossing 2. John woos the crossing trailer starring zhang ziyi and. Dec 02, 2014 for a bigbudget release clearly targeting the chinese market, its interesting that woo doesnt downplay that element of taiwanese resistance, instead folding the people, their language and their strength into the film. Jan 07, 2019 the crossing chinese drama, war, action movie english subtitles action movies tv hd.
Crossing lines 0 hours and 43 minutes tv series 20 a special crime unit investigates serialized crimes that cross over european borders, to hunt down criminals and bring them to justice. John woo s the crossing ii concludes with the sinking of both a boat and an expensive twopart franchise. It is set to be released in two parts in china and some parts of asia. The film stars zhang ziyi, takeshi kaneshiro, song hyekyo, huang xiaoming, tong dawei and masami nagasawa. The great action film director john woo returns to the battlefield with the crossing, an epic drama that stars zhang ziyi, takeshi kaneshiro, song hyekyo, huang xiaoming, tong dawei and masami. However, the city gets turned upside down when refugees wash up on the beach, running from a country afflicted by war. With john woo s the crossing opening later this year in china, woo and his cast held a press conference in beijing today where they revealed the first trailer for the film. New teaser for john woos epic the crossing indiewire. Zhang ziyi, takeshi kaneshiro, song hyekyo, huang xiaoming, tong dawei, masami nagasawa.
Sinopsis film movie the crossing 2014 during the chinese revolution in 1949, three couples flee from china to an island of taiwan. The second part of john woo s the crossing is, unfortunately, even messier than the first one. Now, that might sound like its john woo s titanic, but its much bigger than that. Find films and movies featuring john woo on allmovie. The crossing part 1 china cultural center in brussels. Nov 07, 2014 the crossing international trailer hd john woo epic moviepilot trailers. The crossing is an upcoming chinese 3d epic drama film directed by john woo and written by huiling wang. A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s.
Sep 09, 2014 toronto john woos epic drama the crossing will hit be distributed in two parts with the first hitting chinese theaters on dec. The twopart historical epic culminated in the 1949 sinking of the taiping, a ship that transported individuals fleeing communist rule at the end of the chinese civil war. John woo returns with the first installment of an epic romance drama based on the reallife sinking of the taiping steamer in the taiwan straits in 1949 the hollywood reporter movies. Sad to say, crossing i and its multitude of unfinished romances were a flop, leaving the sequel to close things out as a matter of necessity rather than demand. Zhang ziyi, song hye kyo, huang xiao ming, tong da wei kaneshiro takeshi, john woo, terence chang. Quotes on working in hollywood even though i enjoyed the opportunity to work in hollywood, i never got used to their system. The first part of john woo s latest epic the second part was recently released in china to little fanfare, but isnt available here yet is a romantic war movie in the style of the big parade or doctor zhivago, with a half dozen characters caught up in the chinese civil war following the defeat of the japanese in 1945. John woos the crossing unveils new romantic posters by joanna on october 31, 2014 in movies the upcoming disaster epic the crossing recently released promotional posters introducing the films three main romantic couples, all of whom are portrayed by alist actors from across asia. Watch john woos the crossing part 2 trailer deadline. Celebrated for his unique, muchimitated style a molotov cocktail of graceful slowmotion sequences, staccato edits, freezeframes, and dissolves woo brought a new depth. Jul 06, 2015 veteran filmmaker john woo is the helmer of such iconic movies as 1989s the killer, 1992s hard boiled and later faceoff have john travolta or nicolas cage ever been better. John woo praises the crossing s cast and behind the scene of song hye kyo duration.
With the crossing, famous chinese director john woo delivers a twopart epic drama based on the true story of the tragic sinking in 1949 of the taiping, a chinese steamer bringing civil war refugees from shanghai to taiwan. Its like woo s already giving up on the movie and just finished it so he can let the movie go out of his hands. The crossing chinese drama, war, action movie english. Jan 17, 2017 goomba stomp is a canadian web publication that has been independently owned and operated since its inception in 2016.
John woo sets crossing release for december variety. Safe to get and share audio book here and downloading speed is great on audiobook bay abb. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. Una pelicula dirigida por john woo con zhang ziyi, takeshi kaneshiro, song hyekyo, xiaoming huang.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Check out john woo s epic romance set against the backdrop of revolution by matt goldberg november 6, 2014. After last helming 2009s red cliff ii, veteran director john woo returns to the big screen in december with the crossing. With lensing done on the crossing, john woo s return to movies after a fouryear break.
Jude ellis steve zahn works as the sheriff in the peaceful town of port canaan. John woo s the crossing opens in china in december. John woos the crossing to be released in 3d variety. The story centers around 3 couples intertwining love stories set in the 40s around the 1949 sinking of the taiping. Poetry of autumn, a letter of autumn and melody of autumn music by taro iwashiro for the john woo film the crossing. Audio books online download, free unabridged audiobook. Sep 22, 2014 if youve been wondering what action maestro john woo has been up to in the five years since his last movie, 2009s red cliff ii, here is the answer in the form of the international trailer. Beijing john woo s upcoming epic the crossing is to be presented in stereoscopic 3d. The first installment will open in theaters on december 2, with the second part reaching theaters on may 1 of next year. International trailer for john woos the crossing debuts. John woo praises the crossings cast and behind the scene of song hye kyo duration. Iso torrent download,torrent hash is 1486a5685533860208e1c256a45543b1545ddfa5.
We provide smart readers with sharp, entertaining writing on a wide. The developers hope to accomplish this by letting regular players control the enemies in a single player campaign. The crossing is a romance, a disaster film, a war film and more all rolled into one. John woo s latest film is a two part action, war, romance called the crossing. John woo praises the crossings cast and behind the scene of.
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