We LOVE Action and Horror Wednesdays: John Woo presents THE KILLER (4K)
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The legendary “Maestro of Action Mayhem” John Woo (FACE/OFF) delivers another masterpiece of “two gun” brutality with a 4K restoration of THE KILLER starring Chow Yun-Fat (A Better Tomorrow Trilogy), Danny Lee (City on Fire), Sally Yeh (The Man with Iron Fists), Kong Chu (Once a Thief), Kenneth Tsang (Die Another Day) and Shing Fui-On (Ebola Syndrome).
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Language: CANTONESE with ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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TRIVIA:
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Because it was so hard to get permits, some of the footage for Tony Weng's assassination scene was shot under the pretense that director John Woo was doing a documentary about Hong Kong's annual Dragon Boat race. Woo shot the bulk of the footage five months earlier, and brought in a small crew later to fill in the gaps. Woo ended up editing the scene himself, which took three weeks. Woo is a huge fan of musicals, and tried to think of the sequence as a musical number or dance sequence. He even edited it in time to the soundtrack.
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All of the guns in the film are real. Because of Hong Kong's very strict gun laws, they had to be specially imported, and their use on-set was closely monitored. The gunfights in the streets of Hong Kong drew complaints from residents. Many local police officers are John Woo fans, and they usually let him keep filming. The shootout on the tram caused chaos in the Causeway Bay district; people thought a real robbery was going on. Woo had to talk to the Police Superintendent himself before he was allowed to resume filming.
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John Woo dedicated this film to Martin Scorsese.
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PLOT: A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded. – IMDb
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JOHN WOO’S “THE KILLER” Trailer
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We have $8.50 reserved seating tickets for the first (8) RSVPing members and you may pay me at the theater.
Members may also bring (1) guest and are welcome to purchase their own tickets and join us at the event. Contact us for our seating arrangement.
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Please meet in the lobby at 6:30p for the 7:00p showing. There will be at least 15-20 min of previews for members running late.
We look forward to seeing you at the Cinema.
Dante
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