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Matt Edwards Dec 14, 2017

As action comedy thriller Jean-Claude Van Johnson arrives on Amazon Prime Video, Matt looks at the history of action movie star satire...

In the new Amazon series Jean-Claude Van Johnson, action star Jean-Claude Van Damme attempts to relaunch his career by playing a fictionalised version of himself. In the show, Jean-Claude goes to Bulgaria to star in a movie which has been set-up to allow him to undertake covert missions for the agency as his alter-ego name Jean-Claude Van Johnson.

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This might all seem a bit familiar, for a couple of reasons. Of course, it’s not the first time that hyper-flexible jaw-punter Van Damme has relaunched his career by playing a fictionalised version of himself. 2008's excellent Jcvd, where he plays a down-on-his-luck version of himself who...

On Monday, August 28, 2017, Turner Classic Movies will devote an entire day of their “Summer Under the Stars” series to the late, great Louis Burton Lindley Jr. If that name doesn’t sound familiar, well, then just picture the fella riding the bomb like a buckin’ bronco at the end of Dr. Strangelove…, or the racist taskmaster heading up the railroad gang in Blazing Saddles, or the doomed Sheriff Baker, who gets one of the loveliest, most heartbreaking sendoffs in movie history in Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

Lindley joined the rodeo circuit when he was 13 and soon picked up the name that would follow him throughout the length of his professional career, in rodeo and in movies & TV. One of the rodeo vets got a look at the lank newcomer and told him, “Slim pickin’s. That’s all you’re gonna get in this rodeo.

The making of one of the most iconically bad movies ever produced. The making of the most famous female superhero ever created. And the making of the most common bond between man and animal in thousands of years. These are the makings of the latest trailers we have to share with you:    The Disaster Artist When it comes out: December 8  Who is in it: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zoey Deutch, Zac Efron, Sharon Stone, Josh Hutcherson, Adam Scott, Kate Upton, Melanie Griffith, Tommy Wiseau What it's about: In the spirit of Ed Wood, this movie looks at a passionate but arguably talentless filmmaker. In addition to directing the movie, Franco portrays Tommy Wiseau during the making of his universally panned yet ironically...

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Here’s an exciting bit o’ news: the trailer for the upcomin’ splatter-fest The Mildew From Planet Xonader (featuring the dulcet tones of yours cruelly in a dual role!) just went live! Here, feast your eerie eyeballs on this lil’ slice of putrid pie!

Now, head right here to pre-order the flick today!

Next, I want to share a real slice of holiday fear with ya—the latest short by all around awesome dude and Coffin Club member Henrique Couto.

In the spirit now, creeps? It’s reviewin’ time!

What Have You Done To Solange

• Release Date: Available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack December 15th

• Written By: Bruno Di Geronimo, Massimo Dallamano

• Directed By: Massimo Dallamano

• Starring: Fabio Testi, Cristina Galbó, Karin Baal, Camille Keaton

To kick things off, here’s a review of one that you are no doubt familiar with if you are a fan of the...

Harry Houdini has fascinated Hollywood for years and various film projects based on his life are in development around town at Sony and Summit. Now Stx Entertainment has entered the mix by acquiring the motion picture rights to David Jaher's The Witch Of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction And Houdini In The Spirit World, which delves into his quest to debunk Margery Crandon, who was considered to be one of the most gifted and accurate psychic mediums of the era. She was known…...

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Welp, it’s officially Christmas season, which for some those words bring feelings of anxiety and frustration, but for others even the idea of Christmas instils enthusiasm and jubilation.

You get to watch all of the wonderful Christmas movies you loved as a child. You get to see all of your family – even some you haven’t seen or talked to since last Christmas – and, most importantly, it’s finally socially acceptable to listen to Christmas carols.

Whether they’re blasting from the department store speakers as you make that final present-buying trip, or being sung by those dancing reindeer that you wish you’d never bought, once you get into December, Christmas songs are unavoidable. There’s no point fighting it: you may as well accept that, for the next month, you’re frequently going to be forced to listen to tracks like Frosty The Snowman...