- This week’s Entertainment Weekly (with Stephen King’s retirement mentioned on the cover) features a two-page story on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, which features a mention of Jersey Girl and a quote from Kevin (likely derived from the recent JG Diary).
- The DIY Reporter has a new interview with “A Better Place” writer/director Vincent Pereira:
A lot of times, that’s where the dream begins and ends for most convenience store workers. But Pereira’s Quick Stop partner was Kevin Smith, who was working on a script he called “In Convenience.” Thanks in part to Pereira’s encouragement, Smith went on to develop what became “Clerks,” the quirky hit that launched Smith’s career into the stratosphere.
Smith didn’t forget his old friend when Hollywood called. He helped fund Pereira’s first film, “A Better Place,” which is showcased this month on the Independent Film Channel.
In this DIY Reporter interview, Pereira talks about how two Jersey guys who loved talking about films wound up making them….
You’ll need to get an account and log in, but the full thing can be read HERE.
- The Ohio University-owned Athena theatre is having a movie marathon on October 5th and 6th, and will be showing Dogma as one of the films in the line-up. Check out this site for more information.
- Here’s some bits sent in from the 1st Annual San Diego Film Festival:
Yesterday, Joey Lauren Adams did an “Actors on Acting” panel with Chris Gore. He asked her what she thought her best moment on film was and she said “hands down, no question” the exterior hockey rink scene in Amy. She then said she still had that speech memorized, and gave us the first handful of lines in super fast-forward. She was very cool, staying about an hour after her segment ended, talking to fans outside one-on-one.
- “Mallrats” Art Director and artist Shawn Van Briesen is auctioning off his sketchbook on ebay (warning: adult-related content). He’s doing this to benefit the reuniting of his wife and her daughter (Details HERE). He asked us to give it amention so we’re doing just that.
- This New York Times story on the Superman movie project mentions Kevin’s work on the script a couple of times. Director Brett Ratner is currently slated to direct a new Supes film from a script by Alias creator JJ Abrams.
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