User:FrostFairBlade/sandbox/Reign of Assassins
Appearance
- Reign of Assassins (2010)
- In June 2009, Michelle Yeoh announced her plans to work with Woo and Su Chao-pin on a wuxia film called The Sword and the Martial Arts World; production was anticipated to begin in September that year[1][2]
- This was meant as a vehicle for Yeoh, who is friends with Woo and Chang, to showcase her martial arts skills[3][4][5]
- Since Su was not well-known outside of Taiwan, Woo agreed to be listed as a co-director to ease the investors' concerns about box office performance[3]
- In an interview with Giant Robot, Su confirmed that Woo primarily acted as a producer, but did direct one scene with his daughter Angeles[6]
- Some reviewers questioned the film's implausible plot[7][8]
- Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian thought that despite a few interesting moments, multiple elements of the film "all [looked] a bit samey"[9]
- Reign of Assassins was nominated for 11 awards at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011[10]
- Woo was selected to lead the jury at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival in June of that year[11]
Plot
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[edit]Production
[edit]Conception
[edit]Writing and development
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[edit]Filming and post-production
[edit]Music
[edit]Design
[edit]Release
[edit]Context
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[edit]Reception
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[edit]Accolades
[edit]Post-release
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[edit]Thematic analysis
[edit]Legacy
[edit]Cultural influence
[edit]Critical reassessment
[edit]Sequels and spin-offs
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Coonan, Clifford (2009-06-21). "'Original' wins big at Shanghai fest". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Woo to direct Yeoh in action pic 'Sword'". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (2010-08-05). "Reign Of Assassins". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Lee, Wing-sze (2010-10-02). "Yeoh, Woo team up after 20 years". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Reign of Assassins". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Leung, James (2011-07-29). "Interview: Director Su Chao-Bin, the Reign of Assassins". Giant Robot. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Quinn, Anthony (2013-02-13). "Film review: Reign of Assassins (15)". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Ng, Hui Wen (2010-10-06). "Kill time with engaging fight scenes". Today (website). Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2013-02-14). "Reign of Assassins – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "第30屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [List of Nominees and Awardees of The 30th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Landreth, Johnathan (2010-05-20). "Shanghai festival unveils line-up". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
Cited literature
[edit]- Elder, Robert K., ed. (2005). John Woo: Interviews. Conversations with Filmmakers Series. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-776-3. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Heard, Christopher (2000). Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo. Lone Eagle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58065-021-2. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Stokes, Lisa Odham; Hoover, Michael (1999). City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema. Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-716-9. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hard Boiled at IMDb
- Hard Boiled at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Hard Boiled at AllMovie
- Hard Boiled at Letterboxd
- Hard Boiled at the TCM Movie Database