Entries from Austinist tagged with 'kevinsmith'
September 15, 2007
#6 Texas (2-0) vs. Central Florida (1-0) Time: 2:30 pm, Saturday, Sept. 15 Location: Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, Fla. TV: ESPN2 Radio: KVET (98.1 FM, 1300 AM) Texas heads to Florida for their first road game of the season on Saturday, but when the Longhorns step onto the field at Bright House Networks Stadium, they'll have played as many games there as the home team. How's that? Central Florida rushed to build the......
Continue Reading "Football Preview: Texas vs. Central Florida"May 4, 2007
Various images from the AISD Documentary, Teaching Austin: 125 Years of Public School Education, produced by Barbara Morgan of the Austin Film Festival and directed by local filmmakers Kevin Smith and Mike Nicholson. Local luminaries interviewed include political writer and UT/Austin High grad Liz Carpenter, former Austin school board president and city council member Gus Garcia and current AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione. RSVP information is available in our previous post. Photos courtesy AFF, Picture......
Continue Reading "Snapshots: Teaching Austin: 125 Years of Public School Education"January 12, 2007
News Askew, the official news source of View Askew Productions, pointed us to the possibility of Kevin Smith hosting a Clerks double feature in Austin next month. Kevin gave a blatant hint on his message board last Friday, indicating that he would be showing a double feature of his Clerks franchise here this coming February. He's spoken quite fondly of both Austin and the Alamo Drafthouse in the past, so we certainly wouldn't put......
Continue Reading "Kevin Smith Bringing Clerks Double Feature to Austin?"December 4, 2006
It’s just a fucking word, people. Seriously, what the fuck? Steve Anderson's documentary Fuck, a hit at this year’s SXSW, takes an honest look at everyone’s favorite four letter word. Part comedy, part earnest anthropological exploration, the film explores our fascination with, and the power of, this ubiquitous swear word. The film features interviews with a host of fascinating subjects, ranging from our most recent favorite genius, David Milch, to Hunter S. Thompson to Pat......
Continue Reading "Get Fuck’d This Week at The Alamo"October 16, 2006
“I feel good today, Silent Bob. We're gonna make some money! And then you know what we're going to do? We're going to go to that party and get some pussy! I'm gonna fuck this bitch, that bitch...I'LL FUCK ANYTHING THAT MOVES!”** That’s certainly one way to write a rated-R comedy. Of course, there are others. Last week we told you that Kevin Smith will be at the Austin Film Festival in support of......
Continue Reading ""In the pantry, above the sink, right next to my bottle of dick cream. Uh, wait, forget that last part.”“Did you say dick cream?”
“No! I said next to my... stick... team, you know stick team! Stickball! Go away leave me alone!”*"
October 10, 2006
Kevin Smith must really like Austin. We can’t say we blame him. The portly auteur, who was here for a screening of Clerks II in July, is returning to town. This time he comes in support of his new film Catch and Release, which will screen at the Austin Film Festival. Smith stars in the movie, which will screen at 7:30pm on Friday the 20th, and will conduct a Q&A following the film. He......
Continue Reading "Kevin Smith Returns to Austin"July 24, 2006
Well this could be the last time. This could be the last time. May be the last time. I dont know. [07.22 in Music] Last chance to see A Scanner Darkly with composer Graham Reynolds [07.22 in Movies] Celebrating Slackerdom...Again: This Week's New Movie Releases! [07.21 in Movies] World War III, IV, or V? [07.21 in News] Austin Duo Brave Sharks and Sea Monsters for Vets [07.21 in Fitness+Outdoors] Lock Up the Children and......
Continue Reading "In Case You Missed It"July 21, 2006
Anyone who saw Jersey Girl could see Kevin Smith's struggle with moving away from his decade-long relationship with New Jersey malcontents and underachievers. The comedy had left his writing, and what remained felt anonymous and, well, uninteresting. Smith's decision to follow up with Clerks II seemed like a pretty bad idea: how could he revisit his cult classic without ruining it? Well, he went for it, and it all worked out just fine. Clerks......
Continue Reading "Film Review: Kevin Smith Is Taking It Back With Clerks II"July 19, 2006
Mustachioed movie critic Joel Siegel got his panties in a wad during a recent New York screening of Clerks II. During a particular scene that described a donkey show, Siegel could take no more and decided to leave the movie 40 minutes into the screening. Siegel got up during the movie and apparently said, "Time to go! First movie I've walked out of in 30 fucking years." The fact that he did not like the......
Continue Reading "Siegel Gets into Hairy Situation with Kevin Smith"July 14, 2006
During the Clerks II Premiere Guy who played Silent Bob: [My wife said] if you wanted to marry a fan, you should have gay married Jason Mewes. Guy who played Silent Bob: There was so much love during that intro, I left feeling like I could totally fuck anyone in this town. Guy who played Silent Bob: Mewes don’t care about the script. He cares about whether he gets a free breakfast burrito every morning.......
Continue Reading "Overheard in Austin"July 13, 2006
The premier of Clerks II is going on right now at the Paramount. The red carpet was rolled out for Kevin Smith and, well, that's it. The director was the only star who made the stroll. "Where's Jason?!?" someone shouted, referring to Jason Mewes, aka "Jay." "He's back out in L.A.," Smith shouted back. We guess if Mewes had too many commitments to attend to, it was foolish to hope for a Rosario Dawson sighting.......
Continue Reading "Now Playing"June 29, 2006
The Austin Film Society is throwing us the advance screenings like they're on a parade float. After yesterday's A Scanner Darkly event, the AFS announced that Clerks II will arrive at the Paramount for a Texas preview on Thursday, July 13th. The highlight (besides seeing the film early) will be a post-show Q&A with Kevin Smith. Smith is literally such a good talker that there are TWO DVD sets available of his Q&A's! What......
Continue Reading "Snooch To The Nooch: AFS Premieres Clerks II With Kevin Smith Q&A"March 5, 2006
While we all know and love the eclecticism of the Alamo Drafthouse, sometimes we feel there is literally no rhyme or reason to a particular event. Not that this is a bad thing: they just keep us guessing, that's all. Case in point: Kevin Smith (writer/director of Clerks and Chasing Amy) is hosting a midnight screening of the Kid-N-Play movie House Party tomorrow night. We haven't a clue as to why, other than that......
Continue Reading "Film Bits: Kevin Smith Rocks The Party Monday, And SXSW Previews On BitTorrent"