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Cast: Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea, Robert Ito, Michael Wong, Alan Scarfe, Jennifer Dale. Batut music, Amin Bhatia casting, John Buchan, Nan Dutton. Executive producers, John Woo, Terence Chang, Glenn Davis, William Laurin co-executive producer, Christopher Godsick producer, Wendy Grean director, Woo writers, Davis, Laurin camera, Bill Wong editor, David Wu production design, Douglas Higgins sound, Eric J. (29), 8-10 p.m., Fox) Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Alliance Communications Corp. Stylish actioner's tech credits are all feature-film top-notch, especially the camerawork by Bill Wong.Carole Horst Holt, Lea and Wong also acquit themselves well in their up-to-the-minute outfits put together by the sharp-eyed costumer Donna Wong. Sergei is a real charmer, bringing a stellar sense of comic timing to his role, essential to a Woo pic (check out John Travolta in 'Broken Arrow'). There are innumerable twists in the course of 'Thief's' two hours, which sometimes slow the time between the expertly staged fights and explosions. The love triangle ends up a quadrangle in Vancouver with the introduction of hunky Victor (Nicholas Lea), an ex-cop engaged who works for a James Bondish international crime-fighting agency. She really loves Mac, and the lovers decide to split with the Godfather's money to start a new life.

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Mac and Michael both love Li Ann, but she's been promised in marriage to Michael. Michael is his biological son and heir apparent. The gorgeous thieves Li Ann (Sandrine Holt), Michael (Michael Wong) and Mac (Ivan Sergei), who have been raised as siblings by the Godfather of Hong Kong (Robert Ito) now are the main operatives in his criminal empire. Action begins in Hong Kong, with a daring heist pulled off by what seems to be a trio of refugees from an Aaron Spelling series. The bigscreen talents behind many Woo pics are in place producer Terence Chang, cinematographer Bill Wong, editor David Wu but the effect is still small-screen. Prolific Hong Kong action director John Woo who scored earlier this year with the Fox release 'Broken Arrow' brings his trademark swooping camera, big explosions and wry, smart-alecky humor to the small screen with 'Once a Thief,' an entertaining telepic that can best be described as Woo Lite.

“John Woo’s Once a Thief” is an Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc production, in syndication worldwide.John Woo's Once a Thief (Sun.

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The series theme was composed by Psychic Mambo. Songs were under the supervision of Janet York and Michael Perlmutter of S.L. The scores were mixed and edited by David Greene and his staff at Magnetic Audio who also served as the series Executive Music Consultant.

The following week I had to come up with military stripper music. “Each spotting session was a foray into some new uncharted territory for me” recalls Amin. With help from programmers Gaz Mellen, and Byron Wong, Amin underscored each week learning about new musical styles on the fly. Producers William Laurin and Glenn Davis, being very musically literate, had specific requests for each week’s score. Styles included hip hop, industrial, avant garde, jazz, film noire, rave, and even bachelor pad lounge. Unlike a conventional series that establishes one musical style and direction, each of the 22 episodes conveyed a different musical genre.

#John woo once a thief movie

Cutting-edge worlds, fusing romance, action and humor, all in the signature style of John Woo, the man who broke down the wall between the action movie and the art film. It stars Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea, and Jennifer Dale as “The Director”. “John Woo’s Once a Thief” tells the story of two young refugees from a criminal empire in Hong Kong. Amin Bhatia was the music composer for both the movie and the series. The signature John Woo action sequences of Once a Thief went on to inspire a television series of the same name.

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This 1996 made for TV movie is a remake of the original Chinese release directed by John Woo.