- Don’t forget…Tonight is a HUGE night on Encore for Kevin Smith fans! We’ve got “The Directors”, “Chasing Amy”, “Clerks”, and the US broadcast preem of “An Evening with Kevin Smith”…All tonight on ONE CHANNEL! Here’s what the Hollywood Reporter had to say about Kevin’s episode of “Directors”:
The director of “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy” plays interviews in this docu with apparent uber-honesty, pushing his pet theory that “any chimp can direct.”
At the same time, Kevin Smith muses that there must be a God, otherwise how could his film career have taken off the way it has? This engaging report should appeal to fans of Smith’s work and inspire beginning filmmakers on a budget.
On the other hand, Smith’s disarming frankness might unsettle people who believe filmmaking is high art.
Some nifty clips from Smith’s films are welcome reminders of his craft, which ranges from disaffected youthful angst in “Clerks” to the wacky slapstick of “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.”
It’s not every filmmaker who can bounce back after churning out a second movie like “Mallrats,” which bombed at the boxoffice. The docu covers his misses as well as his hits and delves into the controversy of “Dogma,” a film about fallen angels that was boycotted by the Catholic League.
There’s plenty of praise and admiration expressed by some of his favorite actors, including Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams and Jason Lee, and producer Scott Mosier. Also heard from are George Carlin and Alanis Morissette, who appeared in “Dogma.”
Starz premieres Jersey Girl tomorrow, though many of us will be watching a freshly-cut, never before seen version of the film on Monday.
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