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Clerks 3 will be a film after all (and it may already have been written)

Remember when Kevin Smith suggested Clerks 3 would be released online as an e-book, and each chapter would be informed by the internet’s collective reaction to its previous instalment? Never mind. Smith posted the above image to his Facebook and Instagram account, with the following message: “20 years ago today, we started shooting Clerks. 20 years later, with […]

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Interview: Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Get Old)

Interview: Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Get Old). By Simon Miraudo. Kevin Smith‘s seminal cult comedy Clerks is nearing its twentieth anniversary, but the legacy of its breakout characters Jay and Silent Bob refuses to die. Smith has proven himself to be far from ‘Silent’ over the course of his career, now totally focused […]

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The top 10 foul-mouthed friends

The top 10 foul-mouthed friends. By Simon Miraudo We’ve all got one. Sometimes they can be your hero, but often they’re an unending personal embarrassment. They say the things we think but could never articulate for fear of offense. Mostly though, they say the things no one ever should. In the case of Ted, that […]

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Clerks: The Animated Series returning in 2013

Kevin Smith has revealed on his Twitter account plans to resurrect the long-defunct Clerks animated series in 2013. The series, based on his breakout 1994 independent film of the same name, ran briefly in 2000. And we mean briefly. Only two of the six episodes were ever aired, though the DVD release became popular in Smith’s fan circles. Fans may not have to wait […]

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10 movie characters who are terrible at their job

10 movie characters who are terrible at their job. By Simon Miraudo. In the surprise box office hit Bad Teacher, Cameron Diaz plays a … well, a bad teacher. It’s not the most imaginative title in the world, but it brought in the crowds (to the tune of $216 million worldwide). To celebrate the film’s […]

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Mass hysteria – Red State review

Red State – Starring Michael Parks, John Goodman and Melissa Leo. Directed by Kevin Smith. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The posters declare Red State an “unlikely film from that Kevin Smith”, although a better tagline is surely “everything you imagined a Kevin Smith horror film would be”. Sure, the flick may catch purists off […]

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Kevin Smith’s Red State gets green light

Kevin Smith‘s long-gestating horror film Red State has finally been given the green light. The director confirmed the development on his Twitter feed. “I talk about lots of stuff I wanna do that either happens years later or never happens at all. Happy to report RED STATE is not the latter. First draft was dated […]

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R.I.P. Miramax

source: variety.com The inevitable has come to pass. Miramax Films is no more. The specialty label’s New York and Los Angeles offices have closed their doors for good, leaving 80 staff members jobless and six films in distribution limbo. Walt Disney Studios, who acquired the company in 1993, claim that Miramax will now consolidate its […]

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