John Woo: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: BFI - “I use musical theory to shoot an action sequence”: an exclusive online interview with John Woo. Oct 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Director John Woo. May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: NBC - Who Is John Woo? Everything to Know About Iconic Director of The Killer. Feb 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Golden Globes - After John Woo�s 54-Year Career He Says: �I�m dying to make a musical��. Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The return of John Woo: ?I still know what I?m doing? Aug 24, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - John Woo. Feb 01, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - John Woo. Dec 26, 2022
Noted uncertainty regarding his birth date. Apr 24, 2020
Added the movies The Crossing (2014), The Crossing 2 (2015), and Manhunt (2017). May 03, 2018
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - John Woo. Aug 28, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMovie.com - Biography of John Woo. Aug 27, 2013
Added his lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival. May 29, 2012
Added photograph. Mar 14, 2012
Added author signature to article. Dec 21, 2010
Modified description of John Woo from "Chinese-born Hong Kong film director" to "Chinese film director." Aug 25, 2010
New article added. Aug 03, 2010
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