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Don’t worry though, these aren’t the kind of “spoilers” you need to be afraid of. Watch away as the guys speed around the go-kart track with glee, filming a memorable, poignant scene you’ll see in Clerks 2.
No surprise, but Kevin owned the crowd from the minute he walked on stage. Granted, anyone paying $60 (Canadian funds, or “coloured money” as Kevin called it) to hear a director talk, they’re going to be fans, but I was truly impressed by how smooth the dude was. Granted, the evening was much more “A” as opposed to “Q & A” (as Kevin himself admitted), but he could talk and talk and talk and regale and entertain the entire time. He would take jokes and wise-cracks he made at 8:20pm and throw ‘em back out at 11:20pm. Always quick with the quips, self-deprecating to many faults, and drop-down funny, he was a hoot to watch and had the audience in stitches all night.
Wonderful photos and the full review right HERE.
Also included are 16 minutes worth of Deleted Scenes, an Alternate Ending, and Filmmaker Biographies of John, Janet, and Steve James.
Split Screen: “The Fiji Stooges” is the segment from that series that inspired Reel Paradise in the first place, while 180 Meridian Cinema: The Year in Pictures isn’t a photo gallery but rather a list of all the free movies that played during the Pierson’s year-long stay. Finally, a 4:3 letterboxed Trailer rounds out the extras.
Unfortunately, we were unable to make it up to the NYC premiere of “Reel Paradise”, so we’ll be watching it for the first time along with the rest of you. We look forward to it, and recommend you pick it up in stores next week. Tell your sweetheart you’ll take it in lieu of flowers and chocolates and stuff.
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‘Clerks II’: Growth and gross-outs
“”I wanted to see what happened to the characters when they lost their center point,” Smith says, sitting on the creaky merry-go-round outside the restaurant building they’ve co-opted for the shoot. “It opened up a world for Dante. He met somebody, fell in love and got engaged, then he met somebody else (the restaurant manager, played by Rosario Dawson). He reacted well to the outside world, while Randal just got more closed up and scared and angrier.
“The whole flick comes down to whether or not the two of them can reach a compromise of some sort,” Smith adds. “It really comes down to the choice a friend makes for another friend.”
Sequel or sellout? Smith feels heat
“”I never want to taint the original,” Smith says. “But that’s not a reason not to tell this story, just because you’re afraid of the potential reaction.”
The sequel, he promises, is not a “money grab” after the poor response to his Jersey Girl. He says it’s a chance to catch up with some characters who used to be like him, and further explore their non-lives.
Among those who are nervous about it were the two stars, Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson — two local Jersey guys plucked from obscurity by Clerks who are hoping not to fade back to obscurity this time. “You’re touching a film that is beloved by a rabid following. I was excited about the sequel, but at the same time I was like, ‘I hope we can do it right,’ ” O’Halloran says.
Offbeat original shattered barriers
“Smith says Clerks “said something about a certain time in American culture, when there were a lot of kids coming out of college and not getting jobs, overeducated and underemployed, with a sense of entitlement.” Now finishing Clerks II, he says, “these are those same kids, 10 years later. Not all of them found their place in the world.”
Congraulations to Kevin and the Clerks 2 team on some excellent press for the film today — Let’s hope they have some ink left for us in August, as well. If that “unrated” plan goes through, something tells us that they will…
He’s making horror movie The Tripper, an ensemble fright piece that will feature Jamie King, Thomas Jane, Jason Mewes, Lukas Haas, Paul Reubens and Balthazar Getty. The film revolves around a group of friends who visit a modern-day Woodstock concert but find themselves stalked by a fanatical killer out to finish what he started years earlier.
Arquette wrote the script with Joe Harris, and plans to start shooting later this month.”
First we’ve heard of this one, so we’ll keep watch on it for ya!
And talk about easy ordering — You can order these amazingly cheap tickets directly at SCSUTickets.com.
For more information on the event itself, visit the University’s website. The event kicks off Friday, February 17th, 7:00 PM, at Halenbeck Hall. An entertaining way to spend a cold February Friday, for sure. Much cheaper than going to the movies, even. No reason not to be there.
But I define most places I visit by how much I enjoyed myself while doing whatever I did there. Indianapolis, for me, will now forever be defined by that Q&A. And as I dug the hell out of that Q&A, I’ll always think of Indianapolis warmly.
Go Hoosiers.
A few pics above from various sources, as well. Enjoy. As always, we urge you, don’t miss Kevin when he comes to your town. The hours he puts in are among the best value out there for your entertainment dollar.
In his commentary on the film Dogma, Kevin Smith said that working with Linda Fiorentino was so difficult that he wishes he had cast this actress for the role of Bethany. (answer)
Also, in the audio commentary, writer Chris Gore talks about the fact that even though they had a script, Mewes was better when he could just deliver lines off the top of his head. He also said his one regret was that, other than Mewes, the movie does not make reference to a Kevin Smith film.
Read the full article over at Slate. It’s a short, but niece piece on Lee history.
