Reviewing the box office return of “Windtalkers,” which has been characterized as “another disappointment for MGM” (“ ‘Scooby-Doo’ Fetches Biggest June Debut,” by Richard Natale, June 17), confirms ...
Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo. The film is centered around the real story of Navajo code talkers during World War II. Released on June 14, 2002, in the ...
Nicolas Cage reunited with Face/Off director John Woo for Windtalkers, an explosive war movie that failed to connect back in 2002. There's a case to be made John Woo is the greatest action filmmaker ...
Windtalkers is a Second World War melodrama about a broken soul. But it strains to be a heroic saga about racial healing under fire. Director John Woo’s desire to make this movie a true epic ...
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"We lost a lot of money," Woo said of the 2002 WWII drama starring Nicolas Cage. “The studio, MGM, let me do what I wanted to, especially if I wanted to make changes,” Woo said. “At the beginning, I ...
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Noah Emmerich and Peter Stormare. Screenplay: Joe Batteer and John Rice. Director: John Woo. Rated: R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for ...
Stax here with a special Independence Day treat for you, a look at the screenplay for Windtalkers! This 117-page draft by John Rice and Joe Batteer (Blown Away) is dated January 28th, 2000. The film ...
John Woo is the consummate filmmaker when it comes to crafting violent eye-candy. His gloriously mechanical technique provides a perfect fit for the hyper-stylized fury of his Chinese films like “Hard ...