Once again, the pall of tragic irony hangs heavy on the shoulders of Lost in Showbiz deity Jean-Claude Van Damme. Only last week, Jean-Claude was promoting his forthcoming movie JCVD, in which he plays himself in a postmodern way that has drawn much critical praise. "JCVD is me," he told Time Out New York. "This is Van Damme; this is ...

A note to future studio executives: don't bother opening movies on Halloween. The box office took a hit last weekend with nearly every movie in the top-five coming in with lower numbers then had been anticipated. This week that should change with the release of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which is expected to pull down huge numbers even though ...