‘Titanic’: How a Four-Minute-and-Two-Second Trailer Helped James Cameron’s Epic Stop the Bad Buzz and Become a Massive Blockbuster

Inside the battle over the trailer for James Cameron's "Titanic" trailer, which beat the bad buzz with an extra long preview.

Titanic Producer on How $2.2 Billion Movie Was Nearly a Box-Office Disaster

James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Titanic quickly became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time at the worldwide box ...

“Titanic” was set to be massive flop until it was saved from sinking by a surprising gamble

"Everyone was tense," recalled Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau. "We’d spent five years and $200 million. At times, it ...

When Hollywood Doubted Titanic, Kurt Russell Made Everyone Believe

The late Jon Landau’s memoir is set to be published next month, and excerpts from the book are already providing us with gems ...
Houston Chronicle

John Woo's 'Hard-Boiled' is the best action-crime film ever made. Fight me.

Thirty-three years ago this month, John Woo’s crime thriller “Hard-Boiled” had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and immediately rewrote the action-movie playbook.
The Week

John Woo credits Tsui Hark for giving first big break with 'A Better Tomorrow': 'He liked helping others'

Woo got his breakthrough with 'A Better Tomorrow', through which the action filmmaking veteran got to incorporate some of his ...