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Matt Damon Says Kevin Smith “Saved” ‘Good Will Hunting’ & Is The Reason The Film Got Made

January 13, 2022 12:05 pm

You really can’t talk about Ben Affleck without talking about Matt Damon. The duo will forever be linked together, thanks in no small part to their Oscar-winning turn as co-screenwriters on “Good Will Hunting....

‘Clerk’ Trailer: New Doc Charts The Rise Of Indie Filmmaker/Geek Icon Kevin Smith

Valerie Thompson

October 26, 2021 10:36 am

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Kevin Smith is a go-to name among indie filmmaking and comic book pop-culture. But it didn’t start out that way for the director. The new documentary “Clerk” examines Smith’s entire career through the groundbr...

Kevin Smith Says There’s A “Marvel Secret Police” For Rumor Control, Laying Traps To Catch Leakers

Charles Barfield

October 11, 2021 1:01 pm

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Whenever you see an interview with someone that works with Marvel Studios, often they’ll joke about the studio sending snipers and muscle to keep people from revealing spoilers or leaking information. This is ...

Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks III’ Is Officially Happening At Lionsgate & Will Begin Production Next Month

Charles Barfield

July 19, 2021 1:53 pm

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It has literally been more than seven years since we first started talking about Kevin Smith going back to the Quick Stop to make “Clerks III.” Well, after a number of false starts, it appears the gang is gett...

‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation’ Trailer: Kevin Smith Helps The Power Of Grayskull Return In July

Valerie Thompson

July 2, 2021 4:25 pm

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Netflix is bringing viewers back to Eternia with “Masters of the Universe: Revelation.” The series marks the first new episodes to be produced in over 20 years. However, unlike other attempts to change or alte...

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The 11 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7,’ ‘American Utopia’ & More

Jason Bailey

October 20, 2020 2:33 pm

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

‘Killroy Was Here’ Trailer: Kevin Smith Shares New Horror-Comedy Anthology

Kambole Campbell

July 27, 2020 2:49 pm

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No stranger to peculiar horror-comedy concepts (that, admittedly, don’t always work), Kevin Smith has found a new niche subject for his horror-comedy anthology “Killroy Was Here”, debuting the first trailer du...

Kevin Smith: VFX People Say Joss Whedon Also Trash Talked Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’

Rafael Motamayor

July 5, 2020 1:18 pm

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Earlier this week, "Justice League" actor Ray Fisher made headlines when said that Joss Whedon's behavior on set was "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable" after he took over Zack Snyde...

Kevin Smith Says He Will Include The COVID-19 Pandemic In His Upcoming ‘Mallrats 2’

Charles Barfield

April 14, 2020 3:13 pm

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When you think of Kevin Smith films, a few things immediately come to mind. First, the dialogue is often clever, if not overly wordy, particularly in his earlier work (“Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma”). Next, ...

Kevin Smith Says Harvey Weinstein Refused To Pay Him Royalties For ‘Clerks’

Rafael Motamayor

April 11, 2020 3:05 pm

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It’s no secret that Hollywood accounting is a shady way of making even the most successful of blockbusters never turn a profit, so it’s no surprise that convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein would be great at maki...

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