Bullet in the Head (1990) As someone who (clearly) loves film, I feel pretty lucky to live in a city where special screenings of films happen often. This past Saturday was such an opportunity. At the TIFF Lightbox I attended a viewing of John Woo's classic film, Bullet in the Head. As host, Colin Geddes, said in his introduction, this 35mm cut of the film was of the utmost rare; on top of it essentially being an unauthorized screening (consent was attempted, however, the owner of this cut is no longer an operating company...) it was also one of a number of cuts of the film with alternate endings - Colin himself did not know what version we were about to see. This is the exact type of film-going experience that cinephiles go wild for - and I have to thank a friend of mine (you know who you are) for informing me of this screening and pushing me to check it out. Out of Woo's vast filmography, Bullet in the Head is his most personal. Unlike many of his other films that are ...
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