John Woo’s action classic Hard Boiled makes its Blu-Ray debut this week (in a two-disc “Ultimate Edition” from Dragon Dynasty), and if you weren’t around in 1992, it’s hard to describe the impact that Hong Kong action cinema had on film nerds of the era.
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DVD: How Hard-Boiled Helped Create a New Brand of American Movie Nerd
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Two nights ago here in Venice, John Woo received a Golden Lion lifetime-achievement award, which may not mean much to people who have seen only his American movies. In fact, while waiting in line for a screening the other day, I heard one badge-holder (speaking English with an English accent) explaining to another who he is. I would have thought anyone in the world who’d managed to get accreditation to a major film festival would know John Woo, but apparently not.
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Postcard from Venice: On John Woo, Tsui Hark and the Glorious Nuttiness of Detective Dee
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