Friday, February 3, 2012 6:34PM - By Laura Aguirre
This week Daniel Radcliffe came out and admitted to being drunk on the Harry Potter set. We knew he had trouble with alcohol, but really? Well, drunk or not, we’ll always remember him as Harry Potter. Comedian Chris Rock told the L.A. Times that he’s got some serious plans for himself and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy. And, Gary Oldman went on Jimmy Kimmel to cover this week’s episode of “Jersey Shore“. Catch up below.
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Friday, January 13, 2012 6:59PM - By Laura Aguirre
This week Paramount acquired the rights to turn the famous Montreal-based circus Cirque du Soleil into a 3D movie… and thankfully, James Cameron, who is a master of the technology, has come aboard as producer. Also in the news this week is Kevin Smith: the indie director will be heading back to the big screen forone night, just to answer our questions. The Iron Lady also returned to theaters today for a normal run, and we’ve got news on the critically acclaimed picture. Catch up below.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 1:14PM - By Damon Houx
Kevin Smith has promised or threatened that Hit Somebody would be his last film. He’s shared pages of the script with readers, but (in accordance with his latest activities) he’s revealed on Twitter some of the latest developments. Once planned to be a two-film project, Smith has reduced his scale and brought it back to one long movie, and says shooting should start this summer with a 2013 Sundance launch.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:12AM - By traviswoods
Kevin Smith is an outspoken guy—between his Twitter account and his podcasting network (let alone his scatologically-inclined films), Smith isn’t afraid to publicly lash out at those he feels have wronged him, whether it’s Bruce Willis, an airline that won’t accommodate heavyset passengers, or just random folks who snipe at him on Twitter. Despite that history of loquacious lashing, Smith raised a few eyebrows earlier this week when, upon learning that no one in his most recent film, the horror-drama-siege film Red State, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 4:38PM - By Damon Houx
With a passing as monumental as Steve Jobs, word is coming from many famous people their thoughts on the man and his work. Steven Spielberg said “Steve Jobs was the greatest inventor since Thomas Edison. He put the world at our fingertips.” And with Twitter it’s been easy for celebrities to share their reactions.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:17PM - By traviswoods
Jeez—this guy really, really likes to talk. As film directing seems to be further and further from his mind, news broke today that Kevin Smith—director of films such as Clerks, Chasing Amy, Cop Out, and Red State—is set to host his own talk show. Yes, you read that right—Kevin Smith is going to host a talk show.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:35AM - By Mali Elfman
Earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked everyone with his film Red State (the camera is finally off the sticks! And there are no talking heads in this bad-boy), as well as with his own personal, live performance that went along with it. Some people called it a stunt, some people questioned why he had called “the auction” when he had no intent on selling it, members of the press got pissy because he wouldn’t do a press conference like everyone else, others wondered if it was true if Harvey Weinstein was ever in the building… and rightly so.
There was a lot going on that day and quite obviously, a lot that none of us knew about. We were seeing the results of Kevin Smith developing into a new kind of filmmaker and finally getting to the point where he was able to separate from his father figure Harvey Weinstein, and tell him to fuck off. It’s only now that we really understand exactly how far Smith has come. He is currently part of the group of pioneers (Robert Rodriguez has something similar going on at Comic-Con) that are forging the way forward for independent filmmakers in a style that I’ve been in awe of since Sundance. Indie filmmakers have been trying to release their films like Smith, but it took someone ballsy and bold enough and with an established name to really break new ground.
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Monday, June 6, 2011 4:20PM - By traviswoods
Comic book nerds, begin thy frothing at the mouth—in addition to having just about every single DC and Marvel comic book property adapted into multi-platform film franchises (for the love of God, even Ant-Man is getting a movie), you now may be able to star in your own comic book reality TV show. If you live in New Jersey. And if you shop at Kevin Smith’s comic book store, The Secret Stash. And if you don’t mind airing on AMC. And if you don’t mind, you know, appearing kinda dorky for arguing as to whether or not the Avengers Tower or Avengers Mansion is a better hideout for our favorite group of superheroes (I swear, I swear, I swear that I had to look that up to make the reference).
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:31PM - By Damon Houx
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor/Podcaster/Stoner/Twitter Aficionado Kevin Smith is currently on his nationwide tour with his latest film Red State, and has been talking about how his next film Hit Somebody will be his last. When asked about John Goodman’s role in the next film via Twitter, Smith spoke well of Goodman’s role and decided to post a scene from the film on his website. For those interested in the scripting process, this would be a good page to save and copy for later comparison.
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