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Review of the film “The Hitman” (2024) from MAAC 0
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Review of the film “The Hitman” (2024) from MAAC

It's been 35 years since the release of John Woo's The Hitman (1989), which is still considered one of the best action films of all time. A true masterpiece, this film had a huge impact...

John Woo out of ammo? Trailer “The Hitman” 1
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John Woo out of ammo? Trailer “The Hitman”

We already know that acclaimed Hong Kong director John Woo is preparing a remake of his classic 1989 crime thriller The Hitman. And as soon as it became known that the role of Chow Yun-Fat...

A remake of “The Hitman” by John Woo and another sequel to “Veteran” 4
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A remake of “The Hitman” by John Woo and another sequel to “Veteran”

A remake, but not a remake of John Woo's The Hitman Last year, Peacock announced a remake of the 1989 Hong Kong cult classic The Hitman, and that director John Woo would return to...

Trailers for the films “Boudica: Warrior Princess”, “Silent Fury” and “Argyle” 0
Danil Chupakhin

Trailers for the films “Boudica: Warrior Princess”, “Silent Fury” and “Argyle”

It’s interesting today to watch the career of British screenwriter and director Jesse V. Johnson, who, after “breaking up” with his regular actor Scott Adkins (“Casualty,” “Wild Dog,” “Triple Threat,” “British Psycho,” duology...

TOP 10 movie shootouts shot in one shot 8
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TOP 10 movie shootouts shot in one shot

Hello friends! FFI is with you and we continue to review action scenes shot in one long shot or with simulated one-shot shooting. Last time we told you about single-frame...

Cast of Netflix projects “Avatar” and “47 Ronin”, new action movie by John Woo 0
Danil Chupakhin

Cast of Netflix projects “Avatar” and “47 Ronin”, new action movie by John Woo

The news that streaming giant Netflix bought the rights to the film adaptation of the famous fantasy cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender was back in 2018. The project took a long time to reach the implementation stage, but quite...

Trailers for the films “Manhunt”, “Demekin” and “Ringside Story” 3
Danil Chupakhin

Trailers for the films “Manhunt”, “Demekin” and “Ringside Story”

Master of screen action and crime cinema, John Woo, recently presented his new film “Manhunt” at the 74th Venice Film Festival, and very soon the film will go into theaters. By...

“Chasing” John Woo during filming 1
Danil Chupakhin

“Chasing” John Woo during filming

John Woo has begun filming his new film, the action-thriller Manhunt, which is a remake of the 1976 Japanese classic Dangerous Pursuit directed by Junya Sato and starring the legendary Ken Takakura...

Cast of “Pursuit” by John Woo, and trailer for “Cold War” 3
Danil Chupakhin

Cast of “Pursuit” by John Woo, and trailer for “Cold War”

The main cast of John Woo's new film Manhunt has been revealed. The trio of main characters will be played by Zhang Hanyu (“Capture of Tiger Mountain”), Lee Byung Hung (“I See the Devil”), Masaharu Fukuyama (“Suspect X”) and...

The main role in “Hard Target 2” will go to Scott Adkins 5
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The main role in “Hard Target 2” will go to Scott Adkins

The first news after the announcement that the film "Hard Target" (1993) will receive a sequel. According to the ManlyMove website, Scott Adkins will play the main role in the DTV sequel of this cult action film. Preparation...

Sequel to “Hard Target”? 21
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Sequel to “Hard Target”?

It looks like the hunting season is not over yet, and after 20 years, the classic JCVD film "Hard Target" is getting its sequel. Unfortunately, Jean-Claude Van Damme himself, it seems, will not take part in the filming of the film...

John Woo to Direct Manhunt (1976) Remake 11
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John Woo to Direct Manhunt (1976) Remake

Fans of John Woo's work should be pleased with the news that the legendary director, with the support of Media Asia, is starting work on a new film. It will be a remake of the 1976 Japanese film called...

Raymond Chow presented with Lifetime Achievement Award 4
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Raymond Chow presented with Lifetime Achievement Award

On March 21, the 5th Asian Film Festival Awards ceremony was held at Hong Kong's largest exhibition center. The awards ceremony was attended by Joan Chen, Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Ziyi, Harvey...

Review of Reign of Assassins 4
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Review of Reign of Assassins

It's been a long time since the last film captured the essence of the costumed martial arts genre as skillfully as Reign of Assassins did. Without much emphasis on...

Second trailer for the action movie Reign of Assassins 0
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Second trailer for the action movie Reign of Assassins

The second trailer for the action movie “Reign of Assassins” from producer John Woo and director Su Chao-ping, starring Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGZQjA6avZ8

Weinstein bought the rights to Reign of Assassins 2
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Weinstein bought the rights to Reign of Assassins

The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to sell the action movie “The Reign of Assassins” (Jianyu Jianghu, and previously Reign of Swords) in North America and South Africa. Historical action...

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Yes.

barsug → Review of the film “Lady Scorpios&…

The previous ones are the ones from Tiger Style Media?

Asian Film Club → Review of the film “Lady Scorpios&…

Complete crap, not a movie. The previous two are much better.

Asian Film Club → "Operation Bloody Hungt…

Damn, that looks pretty good. I'll have to take note. Thanks.