"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 ...

WINDTALKERS: War drama. Starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach and Christian Slater. Directed by John Woo. (R. 130 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Windtalkers" tells a lukewarm story about some unknown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo. The film is centered around the real story of Navajo ...

THE BEST thing about John Woo's "Windtalkers" is what could have been. During World War II, the Japanese were breaking American codes with such alarming regularity, it was crucial to find an ...

Here's a not-so-divine secret of the ya-ya brotherhood: We boys like war movies. We like it when stuff gets blown up, enemies get mowed down by heroes with tommy guns, and at the end, that's our flag ...

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 ...

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 ...

NOTE: These interviews divulge key plot points of the upcoming Windtalkers film. In other words: look out for the spoilers! It's a brisk weekday afternoon in San Francisco when I find myself seated in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Woo is talking up the legacy of his 2002 WWII drama "Windtalkers." The acclaimed action director revisited the film in a wide ...