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 ...

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 ...

John Woo is talking up the legacy of his 2002 WWII drama “Windtalkers.” The acclaimed action director revisited the film in a wide-ranging New Yorker interview marking his first U.S. film in 20 years, ...

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 ...

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Noah Emmerich and Peter Stormare. Screenplay: Joe Batteer and John Rice. Director: John Woo. Rated: R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for ...

A lot of hot air. Running time: 134 minutes. Rated R (graphic violence, profanity). At the Kips Bay, the Chelsea, the Union Square, others. THE disappointing “Windtalkers” is a depressing example of ...

John Woo is the consummate filmmaker when it comes to crafting violent eye-candy. His gloriously mechanical technique provides a perfect fit for the hyper-stylized fury of his Chinese films like “Hard ...

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 ...

With the help of helmers like John Woo — who insisted on an extensive search for Navajo tribesmen to star in his latest feature, MGM’s “Windtalkers” — filmmakers are continuing a trend toward casting ...

MGM Inc. on Wednesday warned Wall Street of much steeper losses than expected for the latest quarter and full year, days after its current movie “Windtalkers” became the latest in a string of ...

Not a single head turns as Adam Beach bounds through the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel. But the T-shirted, jeans-clad actor, who caused a stir in the indie hit “Smoke Signals” and is now considered ...

"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 ...