- Will Smith’s appearance in Jersey Girl is on Premiere Magazine’s list of 20 coolest movie cameos :
Kevin Smith had originally written the celebrity father cameo for Bruce Willis during his “Bruno†musical period during the mid-’80s, but had to cut it after the Die Hard star passed on appearing in the film. So the Clerks director shifted the time period to the mid-1990s to accommodate the Fresh Prince-turned-box-office-king Will Smith. When Ben Affleck’s character attempts to resurrect his flagging PR career, his client Will Smith gives him some advice. The irony of the scene? Affleck’s Ollie Trinké previously lost a job when his daughter’s need for a diaper change lead to a disastrous press conference for Smith at the height of his rapping career. Light, funny, and poignant, the short scene between the two fathers near the end of the film is sharply written and they play it beautifully.
A direct link to this entry is HERE.
- Another excellent Q&A recap, this time from an Australian fan in London, is available via his blog. A couple tidbits:
The horror script isn’t written yet, but is planned to be more visual and less dialogue dependant than his usual movies. He also cited Race With the Devil as a contemporary for his idea. And it will have gore.
- Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival (aka “Ebertfestâ€) will have special guests Joey Lauren Adams and Alan Rickman in attendance this year! Not much is mentioned at the official site, but it seems that Alan will apparently be doing Q&A after “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer†which is at 8:30PM on the Thursday of the festival and Joey will be there for Q&A after “Come Early Morningâ€, playing at at 3PM on the Friday of the festival. Festival passes are sold out, but anyone wishing to attend can still buy individual movie tickets as well as put themselves on the waiting list in case any festival passes are made available. We hope some of you might make it! The fest runs Wednesday April 25th to Sunday April 29th.
- Who will be the first to make Randal and Dante’s dream of The Flying Car a reality? Murphy, Texas residents, perhaps? Traffic’s been awful here in Pennsylvania lately. Let’s hope this gets taken care of STAT!
- Good news for those waiting for Richard Kelly’s new version of “Southland Tales†— He’s gotten the extra cash to finish up visual effects and expects to have a screenable version ready in mid-summer. No telling on where Kevin’s part comes into this one, as there’s still a lot of mystery around the project, even after its Cannes screening. We’ll keep you posted.
- Surprisingly, no Easter Bunny beat-downs to report this year (yet anyway…has America gone soft?). We do, however, in the tradition of Mallrats-related violence, have a new story of terror regarding a child on the escalator. Keep an eye on those tots, parents. And hey, have a Happy Easter.
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