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NEWS ABOUT: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith stories: 7 news summaries

 'I Killed Seth Rogen's 
 Career': Kevin Smith 

The director talks about growing out of slackerdom after Zack and Miri failed

Oct 5, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Believe it or not, Kevin Smith didn’t smoke weed until recently—and the drug helped him along to an epiphany after his Seth Rogen-driven Zack and Miri Make a Porno bombed. "It started as sort of a midlife crisis thing but it wasn't that,”... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity • marijuana • Seth Rogen • movies • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • Kevin Smith

(Newser) - Long live John Hughes, writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. The director died "ridiculously young" today at 59, but he leaves an "unparalleled" legacy. "It was hard not to see a piece of ourselves in his films, especially his great '80s teen comedies, which seemed... More »

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Hollywood • film director • Judd Apatow • movies • Kevin Smith • John Hughes • 1980s • David Dobkin

(Newser) - Though movie stars are the most publicized of Hollywood's Twitterati, fans can get some real insider dirt from directors and producers using the site, too. Mashable runs down 20 who Tweet often, and honestly:
  • @Jon_Favreau is ... Jon Favreau: The Iron Man director's "Tweets don’t reek of continual
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social networking • Internet • film director • Fred Durst • Jason Reitman • movie industry • Twitter • Kevin Smith • Jon Favreau • tweet • David Lynch • Adam McKay

OPINION

These Twittering Geeks
Need Your Support


May 14, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - With all the normal people suddenly overrunning Twitter, “we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving,” writes GeekDad Ken Denmead for Wired. He’s compiled a list of 100 geeks worth following. Here are a few:
  • Wil Wheaton (wilw): Blogger, writer, and, oh
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social networking • Neil Gaiman • geeks • John Cleese • Twitter • Kevin Smith • Jay-ZTV • Felicia Day • Jonathan Coulton • Harry Knowles • AintItCoolNews • John Hodgman • Adam Savage • Al Yankovic • Wil Wheaton

MOVIE REVIEW

 Porno Naughty But Nice 

Raunchy 'R' rated comedy is a PG romance at heart

Oct 31, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Indie director and slacker king Kevin Smith has made a surprisingly tender film with Zack and Miri Make a Porno, critics say. Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogan star as a pair of "genuinely likable social misfits" whose platonic friendship is put to the test when they decide to... More »

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comedy • movie review • Seth Rogen • Elizabeth Banks • movies • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • Kevin Smith

Director Smith: Friendship, not Sex, Is the Heart of Porno

Zack and Miri is a look at friendship, not sex, director says

Oct 29, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zack and Miri do indeed make a porno in Zack and Miri Make a Porno but the movie is about a lot more than just sex, director Kevin Smith tells Reuters. The story about a pair of cash-strapped pals entering the adult film biz is about love and friendship, Smith... More »

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pornography • film director • Seth Rogen • Elizabeth Banks • movies • movie ratings • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • Kevin Smith

Raunchy Trailers Coming
to Theater Near You

Online popularity has more studios going to marketing's tawdry side

Sep 17, 08 9:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you weren’t sure what to expect from Zack and Miri Make a Porno, the movie’s R-rated preview makes it quite explicit, Josh Levin notes in Slate—and it’s just the latest of a growing number of films to market itself with such so-called red-band trailers. Thirty... More »

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entertainment • film • Seth Rogen • movies • movie theaters • R-rated • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • red band trailers • movie previews • Kevin Smith

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