- Alright, so as much as we wanted to make it to San Diego, we’re sure with the economy these days a lot of you were drooling over G4 and web coverage this weekend as it all unfolded. Thankfully, though the magic of YouTube and technology, Kevin’s entire Hall H panel is now available for your viewing pleasure. You gotta love the power of the internet. It’s shot pretty cool too, as the camera wasn’t right at the stage, you can watch Kevin on the big screen along with those brave folks who took to the mic with questions. The stuff about “Twilight” is particularly funny this year, especially a brilliantly timed remark on the female reaction to a particular clip. So hey, if you weren’t there, or just want to see it again, grab a sandwich, and click away:
More San Diego stuff – Before he made the trip, Kevin took a few moments to talk to NPR about the Con, which is available for your listening pleasure.
Also, if you don’t have time to watch the videos above, Screencrave has a bottom-to top (read it reverse) twitterish feed from an attendee of the event. If you’ve got the time, watch the video. It’s very rare to see a full unedited Q&A show up like this.
Archive for July 27th, 2009
Will The “Dicks” Title Change?
- Coming Soon reveals, by way of San Diego, that there’s currently talk of a title change for “A Couple of Dicks”, mostly for marketing reasons and to satisfy advertisers on the tube:
Smith did, sadly, deliver the word that his film, currently titled A Couple of Dicks will probably have to be retitled, as was rumored earlier in the year because of advertising issues. Three networks(ABC, NBC and CBS) have refused to air ads for the film before 9pm killing, as Smith puts it, the sports audience that’s his core audience.
Kevin’s New Book: Here’s Some Artwork!
- Titan Books once again brings a new exclusive for the upcoming release of “Shooting the Sh*t with Kevin Smith”. These illustrations were created by Michael Macari, a big SModcast fan, who was personally asked to contribute to the book. Some of these images are right here. Surf on over for an interview with Macari, who reveals that Kevin loved his work so much, he asked him to produce some for the book. Kevin continues to show great love and generosity for his fans.
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- This week, Den of Geek continues their Kevin Smith retrospective, moving on to the great “Chasing Amy” with an extensive look. Once again, lots of details and some fantastic work from their author, who is obviously a great fan. Here’s a few select snippets:
…Chasing Amy is a movie that totally fits its time. Released in 1997 it takes a honest look at relationships and how people define themselves not so much by being heterosexual or homosexual but by being honest and falling in love with the person rather than the gender of that person. Of course everybody has a preference, but you are not chained to that decision. That’s the moral at work here.
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The glue that holds it all together though is Smith’s script which starts off more in a comedic vein and then reveals itself to be this honest romantic story. Friends, background and timing can all affect who we fall in love with but not everybody gets a happy ending, and that is the beauty of this script. Life does move on when a relationship ends and even while you are in it, it’s not all roses and romance. Smith manages to find that balance of honesty and comedy while keeping in his trademark in-jokes.
- Total Film wonders what some movie characters would write if they used Twitter, and couldn’t resist putting one together for Silent Bob.
- Comics legend Neil Gaiman took note of Kevin’s recent mention of him in his list of the 5 coolest people he’d met at Comic-Con:
…On the other hand, my appearance on Kevin Smith’s list of the five coolest people I’ve met at the San Diego Comic-Con put me in mind of the time I encountered Kevin Smith. It was round the back of the San Diego Convention Centre, near the loading bay. I was on my way to a panel when a gentleman with a kerchief-mask covering his lower face, holding a brace of pistols and wearing a rakish tricorn hat leapt out and demanded my wallet, and to dance a measure with my female companions. Obviously, I was having none of it, and with a cry of “Never, miscreant!” I stumbled into the fray. During our struggle the kerchief-mask slipped and I was shocked to see that our attacker was in fact director, writer and raconteur Kevin Smith himself. He fled, dropping my wallet and also several of the original Graphitti Buddy Christ and Jay & Silent Bob toys.
I can only presume that Mr Smith’s description of me in EW as “a sweetheart” was due to the fact that I did not turn him in that day to the San Diego magistrates that day to be hanged and gibbeted as a common highwayman or footpad.
- IGN scores “Dogma” among it’s Top 10 Blasphemous Movies:
Dogma
When Kevin Smith’s Dogma script hit the net in ’98, the mix of profound and profanity sent the powerful Catholic League into overdrive, especially given that their favourite target Disney was distributing. The subsequent furore forced the Mouse House to dump the movie and even saw Smith receive death threats.
In response, Smith anonymously joined the small group protesting his movie outside his local cinema, even doing an ‘in character’ interview with a news team. This is an act arguably funnier than anything in to the worthy-if-hit-and-miss loveletter to his Catholic faith. Still, any movie that has people explode upon hearing the voice of Alanis Morissette must have its heart in the right place.