Welcome to the first weekly edition of Asian Cinema Scene. I've written about Asian films under this moniker irregularly in the past; from now on, you can look forward to a fresh new post every Monday. (Unless something emerges from a river and snatches me in its tentacles.) Some weeks I'll concentr...

Hebrews 12:1-4 Mark 5:21-43 A lot has happened to me in the past few days. I’ve been undergoing an internal transformation, which is part of the reason why I didn’t do my reflections the past few days - I’ve been afraid. My BMT platoon commander once said to me, “Man is resis...

Yes, I loved John Woo movies, and the movie " 赤å£�" part I has lived up to my expectations. Three years ago before I left Cambridge, in a table of beer with a group of foreigner friends, I talked about the rumor that the famous Hong Kong director John Woo is making the movie " 赤å£...

While the Cannes Film Festival officially ended yesterday, we should see a fair amount of coverage stretch on into the latter parts of this week, as there is still a ton of buzz and hot assets floating around. One film that showed off a promo reel during Cannes last week was John Woo’s $80 mil...

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Romance, Casting, Deals, Cinematical Indie A famous Hong Kong action director is in an epic frame of mind. John Woo has not yet finished his two-part historical adventure Red Cliff, due out this year, but he has his next picture all ready to go. According to Var...

Filed under: Trailers and Clips A trailer for John Woo's new film Red Cliff has surfaced on Yahoo Tawain, and it looks as if the old action master will no longer suffer indignities of Jean-Claude Van Damme or Ben Affleck. His first feature film since Paycheck (2003), it's a swordfighting epic that b...