Kevin Smith Film Festival In Toronto!!!!

January 21st @ 9:50 am | 2 Comments » | Scooped by Justin Carpenter

  • Kevin’s coming to Canada for a historic 2-night appearance in Toronto doing the Q&A thing next month (February 6th and 7th) — And even more curiously, mentioned that there might be more to come in a recent post. Well, we think we’ve gotten to the bottom of what that extra is gonna be. How about a mini-Vulgarthon?


    Yes, that’s right, taking a look at the Bloor Cinema’s website , you’ll see a THREE DAY “Kevin Smith Film Fest”, showing 2 movies a night, starting Sunday, February 8th. “Clerks” and “Clerks II” on night one (the first double-bill of these we’ve ever seen), “Mallrats” and “Chasing Amy” on night two (films 2 and 3 of the Askewniverse), and “Dogma” and “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” on the final night.

    Okay, so we know you’re intrigued, right? Wanna go? Here’s how it works. First off, tickets are gonna cost you $60 (Canadian) and that gets you into ALL SIX MOVIES. Kevin will appear LIVE at the fest for a 30 minute Q&A session after each film. Yep, just like at Vulgarthons here in the US. So, now it’s your turn, Canada!

    Here’s the official word from the Bloor cinema:

      KEVIN SMITH FEST. The honourary Jersey Canuck joins the Bloor Cinema for a series of half hour Q&A’s following screenings of six of his flicks!! Love him or hate him, Kevin Smith was one of the nineties’ most influential American auteurs, channeling pre-millennial slacker angst into comedies that are frequently more beautiful and loving than they have any right to be. We all have our favourites, but they are best appreciated as a package, the better to tease out their interconnectivity; just as with a good TV show, watching the mythology develop and weave back into itself is half the fun. SEE ‘EM ALL FOR ONLY $60.

    Ticketweb has tickets for sale RIGHT NOW (and these are going to sell out really, really fast, so buy right now).

    Showtimes:

      Sun Feb 8, 2009
      7:00 PM Clerks.
      9:30 PM Clerks II

      Mon Feb 9, 2009
      7:00 Mallrats
      9:30 Chasing Amy

      Tue Feb 10, 2009
      7:00 Dogma
      10:00 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    OF FINAL IMPORTANT NOTE: The website says: “Please note that these are Bloor Cinema Member tickets only (must show valid Bloor Cinema membership card for each member ticket purchased – not just one membership card for several tickets).” We read this is that if you are your 3 friends are going, all 4 of you must join the Bloor Cinema as a member before you can buy these tickets. Membership is $3 and we believe is available at the door — If folks know a way to purchase a membership by phone or online, let us know.

    This is a FANTASTIC opportunity and winds up almost a full week of Kevin in Canada, the biggest event we’ve ever seen come to Toronto. News Askew readers across Canada are already coming in for the Q&A shows, now’s your chance to extend the fun for this historic 3-night film festival. Be there!!! And get your seats now before they’re gone, trust us.

Here's What You Said: (2 Comments)

  1. evilspacehamster
    January 22, 2009 at 09:55

    Awesome. Even awesomer, if he came to the UK, Canada is a long way from edinburgh, scotland

  2. dselig119
    January 23, 2009 at 00:06

    any chance of keving bringing this down south to texas? 🙂

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