TY - BOOK AU - Hall,Kenneth E. TI - John Woo's The killer T2 - New Hong Kong cinema series SN - 9789888052462 AV - PN1998.3.W655 H365 2009eb U1 - 791.4372 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hong Kong, London PB - Hong Kong University Press, Eurospan [distributor] KW - Woo, John, KW - Die xue shuang xiong (Motion picture) KW - Social Science KW - Fine Arts KW - Music, Dance, Drama & Film KW - Film KW - PERFORMING ARTS KW - Film & Video KW - History & Criticism KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - hilcc KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125); Includes filmography (pages 111-117); Cover; JOHN WOO'S -- The Killer; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Apprenticeship for The Killer; 2. Production History and Background; 3. Style and Structure in The Killer; 4. Jean-Pierre Melville and Woo; 5. Woo's Inheritors: The Killer as Influence; 6. Woo after The Killer; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Filmography; Works Cited N2 - Has the creative period of the New Hong Kong Cinema now come to an end? However we answer this question, there is a need to evaluate the achievements of Hong Kong cinema. This series distinguishes itself from the other books on the subject by focusing in-depth on individual Hong Kong films, which together make the New Hong Kong cinema UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=322063 ER -