The Screening Log (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Seen on: November 23, 2008 The players: Director: Mabrouk El Mechri, Writers: Christophe Turpin, Frédéric Bénudis, Mabrouk El Mechri, Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Francois Wolff Facts of interest: None. The plot: When Van Damme finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation, he shows the world a side of him no one has ever...
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Seen on: November 23, 2008 The players: Director: Mabrouk El Mechri, Writers: Christophe Turpin, Frédéric Bénudis, Mabrouk El Mechri, Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
JCVDDirected by Mabrouk El Mechri Written by Mabrouk El Mechri, Frédéric Bénudis and Christophe Turpin Jean-Claude Van Damme Put JCVD into the category of films that no one saw coming. This cinematic oddity first created a buzz at Cannes in May, and was subsequently a hit at the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Directed by a Brazilian,...
The Screenwriters League (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
What, When, Where is a weekly guide to select screenings, discussions and events in the NYC-area of interest to screenwriters. Opening this weekend... JCVD , written by Mabrouk El Mechri and Frédéric Bénudis, dir. by Mabrouk El Mechri Premise: Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... be seeking a simpler, more authentic way of life, but Mabrouk El Mechri, the director (and, with Frédéric Bénudis and Christophe Turpin, the writer) of “JCVD,” has other plans. A botched bank robbery traps poor JCVD in a tense hostage drama, caught between a motley, semi-incompetent gaggle of crooks and the cops who think he’s one of the bad guys.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... (François Damiens) and the gawking public believe he's the culprit, not the victim.Written by Frédéric Bénudis, Christophe Turpin and director Mabrouk El Mechri, "JCVD" is more than a pop-cultural in-joke - it's also a gritty police procedural that recalls the '70s-era classic "Dog Day Afternoon." El Mechri ambitiously moves back and forth in time and juxtaposes wry comedy against...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Length: 96 minRated: RDistributor: Peace Arch Entertainment GroupRelease Date: 2008-11-07Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Francois Wolff, Anne PaulicevichDirected byMabrouk El MechriProduced bySidonie Dumas, Written by Mabrouk El Mechri, Frederic Benudis, Christophe TurpinVisit the movie'sPreviewed by : 2008-10-23 00:59:28When...
