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Walrus? Yes! Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ trailer revealed

The trailer for Kevin Smith’s podcast-born horror flick – his first since 2011’s Red State – has arrived online, following its premiere at Comic Con. Inspired by a Gumtree post and discussed on Smith and Scott Mosier’s Smodcast, Tusk will concern a podcaster (Justin Long) who answers a classified ad from a lonely former seaman (Michael Parks), looking for an […]

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‘Clerks 3’ faces a Weinstein-sized roadblock

Kevin Smith has been trumpeting Clerks 3 for some time, but it may have faced an insurmountable obstacle: the Weinsteins. Smith revealed to Screen Daily (recounted by IndieWire) his $6 million budget for the sequel was deemed too high by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who were planning to make and distribute the film. “I went in with a […]

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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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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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