John Woo loves jazz.
It’s obvious as he sits in the smoky neon of Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago, grinning broadly as pianist Wallace Burton kicks into “It Could Happen To You.”
It’s also apparent in his work. The director/screenwriter made Chow Yun-Fat a jazz musician in his ultra-violent Hong Kong masterpiece, “Hard Boiled.” Music has been an essential element in his films, from a bloody shootout set ...
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