In the near future, a wealthy developer (unironically named Harriburton) wants to demolish a walled-off section of Paris known as District B13, an area run by a collection of ethnic gangs. To do so, ...

Back in 2004 the French action film “District B13” officially introduced audiences to the breathtaking art/sport of Parkour or free running. Now the film has spawned a sequel, “District B13 Ultimatum” ...

Following the news of Ong Bak 2 today, we have another studied martial arts film in the works District B14 (aka Banlieue 14), which is a sequel to the 2004 French film District B13. The original film ...

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2026. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...

Under the direction of Pierre Morel, Liam Neeson is breaking heads and raking in the moolah with ‘Taken’. Â So far, the actioner has brought in a whopping $122 million worldwide, $53 million of that ...

In the French film "District B13" ("Banlieue 13"), opening this weekend at the Times Cinema, an ex-criminal and an undercover cop must combine forces against both a gang lord and a corrupt government ...

This movie is for action fans, and action fans only, the plot, story and acting all come second to the action, which is fine with me when the action is this much fun to watch. It may not be for ...

District B13 is an action film for action junkies as well as people who may not like action. The reason: it has such an energetic exuberance that it's hard to resist. B13 refers to an area in Paris in ...

Much to the likely chagrin of studio execs, I first saw a clip of the film District B13 on a bootleg video tape about six months ago. Although studios may claim that such distribution destroys films ...

Morel is the latest Luc Besson protégé to make the leap to director with this breakneck-paced action movie, which was conceived and co-scripted by Besson (La Femme Nikita). Set in the near-future of ...