• Via the Myspace and Boring-Ass Life blogs, Kevin hooks us up with a bonus entry this week, listing not only his top 10 films of the year 2006, but also including a rather comprehensive list of ALL the flicks that came out last year, then a subset of the ones he saw (just to be fair to the stuff he missed, something you don’t see the critics do, then again, they’re supposed to see EVERYTHING). You can of course read the posts in full at either of the above locations, though here’s just the list of the 10 itself. For Kevin’s commentary and rationale for each, hit the blogs!

The blog posts include photos and of course those comprehensive lists, so do pay them a visit as well!

Having not seen nearly as many flicks as Kev did last year, gotta send agreements on The Departed, Children of Men, United 93, and The Prestige, which hits DVD soon and has some great twists and turns. Personally, this webmaster thought Borat fell a bit flat after a while, and did much better in 10 minute dose on the original Ali G show. Little Miss Sunshine was good, but would I watch it again anytime soon? Not so sure. Given Kevin’s recommendation, many of the other flicks on the that will be ones that I’ll seek out soon, definitely Perfume and Half Nelson. It seems lately that the disappointments stick out more than the hits…Superman Returns was a huge let-down, for example. The Descent was a great surprise, though, and one of the scariest horror flicks in a LONG time. You never know what the year will bring. With blockbusters like Spidey 3 and Die Hard hitting this summer, along with the new comedy from those Shaun of the Dead guys, “Hot Fuzz”, and some indie surprises as well (Horror flick “The Signal” has been getting GREAT buzz from Sundance, can’t wait to check that one out). The great thing about being a film fan is the variety we have to choose from, and the love you can have for all different genres.

• Here’s a super-weird one for you folks today. A scooper’s sister discovered a weird but funny little tidbits in a Japanese Manga comic. In Volume 4 of “Bring It On!” by Baek HyeKyung, one of the characters goes on a date (and eventually marries!) a “famous hollywood director” named “Silent Bob”. The resemblance seems to be mostly in name only, though you can see for yourself by clicking the photos above for a better look. Our scooper has also kindly added the images to his Flickr page as another option. Weeeeeird.

• Congratulations to Clerks II for earning a prestigious “Golden Tomato” Award from the Rotten Tomatoes review website. The film came in at #9 on their list of the best reviewed films of the year. Quite an honor indeed.

• Kevin appears in a new one-page interview for UK’s “Empire” magazine, promoting the “Evening Harder” DVD. Alas, the best copy we have so far is a photo of the page — Click and squint to read it. If anyone’s got a better copy to pass along (like a scan), let us know so we can attach it for the archives. Who knew Kevin was a foosball ace? I’d better dust off my table and practice…
• The Flying Car continues to live on, and due to that famous sketch Kevin did with Dante and Randal for The Tonight Show a while back, we like to keep you in the loop. This new article announces that said car may be ready as soon as 2010, and used in rescue operations. But what would YOU give for the flying car? Hmmm?

• Here’s a small shout-out that a fan caught over in the top banner of movie supersite JoBlo.com today.
• Catch a nice shout-out to the original “Clerks” in this video from ABC News and Good Morning America on rude sales clerks. You’ll catch clippage and a mention of the flick right at the start of the piece. Go Walt!

• And hey, it’s a double dose of Walt today! How ’bout that? Walt’s featured in the latest issue of comics magazine “Wizard” as part of their “5 Questions With…” column. The topic, of course, his upcoming book “The War of the Undead”. Check out a scan of the page right here, and click for a better look, of course.