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Displaying all articles tagged:
Jean Claude Van Damme
a long talk
July 3, 2023
‘My Films Had So Much Anger’
John Woo reflects on a career driven by action, ambition, and artistry.
By
Bilge Ebiri
appreciations
Sept. 4, 2019
The
Street Fighter
Movie Is Good, Actually
It’s a class on everything that can go wrong with a film, and how all of that failure adds up to something truly special.
By
Mike Drucker
last night on late night
Feb. 6, 2019
Jean-Claude Van Damme Reassures Conan About His Butt
He also teaches a butt workout, for your butt.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
obits
Dec. 29, 2018
City on Fire
Director, Ringo Lam, Is Dead
He was 63.
By
Bethy Squires
tv review
Dec. 15, 2017
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Whiffs on Hollywood Satire
But the onetime action superstar delivers a pleasant shrug of a performance.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
chat room
Dec. 14, 2017
Jean-Claude Van Damme Is Ready to Get Serious
The actor on playing himself in a new Amazon show, doing the splits, and his eight dogs.
By
Amy Nicholson
hirings and firings
June 22, 2017
All the Reasons Jean-Claude Van Damme Was Allegedly Fired From
Predator
He kept passing out, or he wanted the Predator to kickbox, or he broke the head of the costume. Who knows!
By
Ethan Sapienza
trailer mix
Aug. 18, 2016
Amazon’s
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Gets a Trailer
The washed-up action star is a retired hit man that’s also a washed-up action star.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
Aug. 18, 2016
Watch the Trailer for Amazon’s New Comedy Pilot ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’
Earlier this year, Amazon announced they had a new comedy pilot in the works starring Jean-Claude Van Damme called Jean-Claude Van Johnson, and […]
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
July 16, 2016
Watch the Trailer For
Kickboxer: Vengeance
He’s baaaaack! With great hats.
By
Devon Ivie
casting couch
July 7, 2016
Jean-Claude Van Damme Joins
Kickboxer
Sequel
He’s retaliating with
Kickboxer: Retaliation.
By
Devon Ivie
Feb. 23, 2016
Jean-Claude Van Damme to Star in Amazon Comedy Pilot Directed by Peter […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme is headed to Amazon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Van Damme has signed on to star in a live-action Amazon comedy […]
By
Megh Wright
pilot season
Feb. 23, 2016
Jean-Claude Van Damme Will Star in Action-Comedy Pilot for Amazon
Damme isn’t his real last name, anyway.
By
Emma Barrie
last night on late night
May 12, 2015
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Conan
Recreate
Kickboxer
How hard is it to do the splits?
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
parodies
Dec. 21, 2013
Chuck Norris One-Ups Jean-Claude Van Damme
A CGI Chuck Norris, that is.
By
Delia Paunescu
parodies
Nov. 20, 2013
Watch Channing Tatum Parody Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Car Split
Big week for Enya.
By
Jesse David Fox
still got it
Nov. 14, 2013
Jean-Claude Van Damme Can Still Do the Splits
Even between two moving trucks.
By
Lindsey Weber
reboot
May 23, 2013
Universal’s Rebooting
Timecop
The cop will go back in time to give Jean-Claude Van Damme career advice.
By
Jesse David Fox
movie review
Nov. 30, 2012
Review:
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
If more action movies were like
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
, the world would probably be a better place.
By
Bilge Ebiri
vulture quiz
Aug. 17, 2012
Quiz: Which Cheesy-Action Movie One-Liners Are Real and Which Are Fake?
Yipee-kai-yay … takethisquiz!
By
Gilbert Cruz
explosions
Aug. 16, 2012
Movie Review: Why Isn’t
The Expendables 2
More Insane?
This sequel is aggressively dumb, aggressively macho, and just plain aggressively aggressive.
By
Bilge Ebiri
love
Aug. 13, 2012
Van Damme Charmingly Talks Kylie Minogue
“Sweet kiss, beautiful lovemaking.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
clickables
July 9, 2012
Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme Make Snow Angels
As you have guessed, he sings “Take My Breath Away” while doing so. Good guess!
By
Kyle Buchanan
the hunger games
June 11, 2012
Meet the Lost
Hunger Games
Tributes
Wow, Elizabeth Banks double-fists!
By
Eliot Glazer
trailer mix
May 3, 2012
The Expendables 2
Trailer: Hemsworth, Norris, and Van Damme Suit Up
Meet the new recruits.
By
Kyle Buchanan
as himself
Apr. 12, 2012
Watch a Supercut of Celebrities Playing Jerky Versions of Themselves
From now on, we’ll call this “
Van Der Beek-ing
.”
By
Sarah Frank
and
Caroline Shin
hilary swank
Oct. 11, 2011
Hilary Swank Under Fire for Attending Chechen Party
She was paid to go, but the leader of Chechnya has committed human-rights violations.
By
Kyle Buchanan
the industry
Nov. 16, 2010
Industry: Carey Mulligan Will Play Daisy Buchanan
Plus: Blossom joins the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
By
Avi Zenilman
jcvd
June 29, 2010
Jean-Claude Van Damme Would Have Taken
The Expendables
in a Different Direction
“He told me, you should be trying to save people in South Central.”
By
Lane Brown
cannes 2010
May 13, 2010
Auteur Jean-Claude Van Damme Talks Kickboxing at Cannes
He’s getting in the ring again for a reality show. Really, no surprise there.
By
Logan Hill
quote machine
Feb. 6, 2009
Jean-Claude Van Damme Is All About the Art, Man
Plus: Mark Wahlberg threatens violence against Jeremy Piven–bashers.
By
Tammy Oler
quote machine
Jan. 28, 2009
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Business in Front, Party in the Back
Plus, Jason Bourne is no fan of James Bond.
By
Tammy Oler
unsolicited opinion
Nov. 24, 2008
Dolph Lundgren, You Deeply Disappoint Us
Compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren is nothing. A zero. A nobody.
By
Logan Hill
quote machine
Nov. 12, 2008
Things Could Be Worse for Rob Schneider
Plus: Shawn Wayans on why ‘The Munsters’ was clearly superior to ‘The Addams Family.’
By
Tammy Oler
quote machine
Nov. 10, 2008
Jean-Claude Van Damme Makes Us Wish the ‘JCVD’ Press Tour Could Last Forever
Plus: Jared Followill thinks all starlets look the same.
By
Stan Park
chat room
Nov. 6, 2008
‘JCVD’ Star Jean-Claude Van Damme on Life, Acting, and Everything Else
’The story becomes you. And then suddenly you don’t follow the script anymore… You’re living the film. You start improvising. I never saw De Niro following a script.’
By
Amos Barshad
the industry
Aug. 22, 2008
Nicolas Cage to ‘Kick’ McLovin’s ‘Ass’
Plus: The best movie of the year gets a distributor. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme.
quote machine
July 3, 2008
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Early Films Suffered From Too Much Acting
Plus: Jerry Ferrera would stand by Adrian Grenier, even if he were a garbage man.
quote machine
May 29, 2008
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Next Movie Will Be Better
Plus: Harrison Ford is balling now.
apropos of nothing
May 28, 2008
Does 2008’s Best Movie Star Jean-Claude Van Damme?
Maybe it does!
quote machine
Mar. 4, 2008
Hey, Did You Know Diablo Cody Used to Be a Stripper?
Plus: Mark Ronson!
the industry
Oct. 19, 2007
Michael Bay Is the Alfred Hitchcock Our Era Deserves
Also: Nas responds to Def Jam in a totally reasonable manner!