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 ...

Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo. The film is centered around the real story of Navajo code talkers during World War II. Released on June 14, 2002, in the ...

This 2002 war movie that reunites Nicolas Cage with his legendary Face/Off helmer, John Woo, has a director's cut worth seeking out.

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Grim-visaged Nicolas Cage is the hardened, bitter combat veteran. Adam Beach brings a warm smile and bemused sense of humor to his young partner. Does this sound familiar? “Windtalkers” has a new ...

Mike Smith is an avid filmgoer from New York who loves to hear his own voice - luckily his work as a podcaster on FilmBook allows him to do just that. Mike graduated from The College of Saint Rose in ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, June 13 (UPI) -- Has there been a more promising-sounding subject for a movie than the inspiring story of the Navajo code talkers? The U.S. Marine Corps recruited about 400 Navajos to ...

Stax here with a special Independence Day treat for you, a look at the screenplay for Windtalkers! This 117-page draft by John Rice and Joe Batteer (Blown Away) is dated January 28th, 2000. The film ...

John Woo just wasn't made for Hollywood, but that didn't stop him from directing some magnificent Hollywood movies. The Hong Kong filmmaker maestro, who redefined action cinema with such classics as ...