Johnnie To News

May 18, 2009
Cannes 2009: The Tomato Report ? Johnnie To Takes Vengeance in Cannes
Cannes is not usually known as a grand supporter of genre cinema, which is why you can count those sorts of movies in this year's selection on one hand. So it's an odd setting to premiere Johnnie To's Vengeance, a film so relentlessly planted in genre that the tough-to-please audience of cineaste critics at yesterday's press screening seemed to balk at its ropey dialogue, unlikely plotting and increasingly silly tone. The tale of a man (Johnny Hallyday) whose daughter and young family are massacred by a trio of triads, he hires another three of the organized criminals to take them out. More...

April 15, 2008
Neeson, Bloom, Chow Yun Fat in Heist Caper?
According to at least one news site, Orlando Bloom, Chow Yun Fat, and Liam Neeson are starring in a remake of the 1970 French film The Red Circle for director Johnny To. More...

September 18, 2007
RT on DVD: It's Death Proof Time!
If you've been itching for a good rental, you're in luck -- even the gambles this week are near Fresh on the Tomatometer! Tarantino fans already know to look for his Death Proof on shelves today; click for more picks. More...

July 26, 2007
Breaking News! (The Remake)
I think it was South by Southwest Film Festival where I first caught Johnny To's "Breaking News," and I remember thinking how intense and cool it was. And also that it would definitely get an American remake eventually... More...

April 26, 2007
Critical Consensus: This Film Is "Condemned"; "Next" Vexes; Guess "Invisible," "Kickin' It" Tomatometers!
This week at the movies, we've got clairvoyants ("Next," with Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore), cons ("The Condemned," starring Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones), teen spirits ("The Invisible," starring Justin Chatwin), and breakdancers ("Kickin' It Old Skool," starring Jamie Kennedy and Bobby Lee). Are the critics feeling it this week? More...

September 25, 2006
Toronto Wrapup: Senh, Jen And Tim's Raves And Rants From The Festival
We saw some great movies, some of them big ("Babel") and some tiny ("The Patterns Trilogy"). We saw some interesting failures ("The Banquet") and some outright bombs ("All The King's Men"). We caught glimpses of big stars (Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, and Sean Penn, among others) and important directors (Brian De Palma, Paul Verhoeven, Darren Aronofsky, and John Waters). (Check the photo gallery for more.) More...

September 16, 2006
TORONTO: "Away From Her," "The Prisoner," "El Cantante," And More Purchased at Fest
Picturehouse led the pack of acquisitions at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, nabbing North American rights to "El Cantante," the biopic of Salsa singer Hector Lavoe starring Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony. More...

September 13, 2006
TORONTO: Toronto Film Fest Proves a Boon for "Death of a President," "Rescue Dawn," and "The Prisoner"
Maybe it's the elections coming up south of the border (the Canadian border, that is), but buyers at the Toronto Film Festival seem to be veering towards the red diaper crowd -- and leaving some traditional festival fare cold (with notable exceptions like "Exiled"). With the festival entering its final days, the biggest fuss seems to be around movies that take a shot at the political. More...

March 16, 2006
Chow Gets on Board a "Hard Boiled" Remake?
ComingSoon.net shares some news from Kaiju Shakedown, and it seems that Chow-Yun Fat has signed on to star in a remake of his John Woo's well-admired "Hard Boiled." More...