Even if you haven’t seen the funny and oddly charming pilot for Jean-Claude Van Johnson, the key art for the show (above) and the blue collar teaser for the series are enough evidence of the she show’s peculiar energy – and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s willingness to play with his image. And yes, there will be […]
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Quietly Desperate Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Johnson!
In Amazon’s pilot for Jean-Claude Van Johnson, an aging former martial arts movie star comes out of retirement to become a ‘private contractor.’ The trailer for the pilot sets the stage as JCVD is living a bored, quietly desperate life pondering what he’ll do next. Besides adding yet another bit of evidence that Jean-Claude Van […]
DVD REVIEW: JCVD Earns JCVD Some Genuine Respect!
For some reason, I can’t get this little bit of meta filmmaking out of my mind. Maybe it’s because Jean-Claude Van Damme comes across as a real person in this tale of a just-past-his-prime C-list martial arts star getting caught up in a hostage situation while tying to get the money to pay his lawyer […]