Kevin Smith

Red State survey reveals loss of morals in UK

A questionnaire promoting Kevin Smith's Republican-skewering horror flick has interesting results

29 Sep 2011

Kevin Smith is well-known for baiting controversy - his apocalyptic comedy Dogma drew massive complaints for its depiction of a shallow Catholic church, while latest release Red State focuses on a group of serial-killing Christian fundamentalists.

Red State

Uneven political horror-thriller from Kevin Smith

14 Sep 2011

(18) 88min Outspoken filmmaker Kevin Smith hit a creative and commercial low with his last studio-backed production, the Bruce Willis-starring flop Cop Out, but before that film was even released Smith had shifted focus to this long-gestating…

Kevin Smith announces he will self-distribute new film Red State - trailer

Filmmaker makes announcement at Sundance premiere of Red State

28 Jan 2011

It was the premiere of Kevin Smith’s latest horror film Red State at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday 23rd January in Utah. Via Twitter, Smith told the public that there would be a live auction of the film for distributors afterwards, which led to…

Cop Out

14 May 2010

(15) 107min A promising vehicle for the scatological humour that writer/director Kevin Smith has made his trademark since Clerks, Cop Out features Bruce Willis and 30 Rock’s Trace Morgan as Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges, two Brooklyn cops whose…

Kevin Smith praises pot

Celebrity Gossip

5 Oct 2009

Kevin Smith says smoking marijuana makes him a better filmmaker. The 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' director-and-writer has smoked cannabis-laced cigarettes up to three times a day since Hollywood funnyman Seth Rogen introduced him to the illegal drug…

An Evening With Kevin Smith

The cult director talks to Glasgow

2 Oct 2009

Silent Bob only ever speaks when he has something to say, so you can be sure that this evening in the company of his alter ego Kevin Smith will be full of meaningfully-chosen words. One of the only celebrity voices of sense in the recent Polanski…

Porn in the movies

13 Nov 2008

Platonic friends Zack and Miri one day decide that in the current economic climate the only way to diminish their respective personal debts is to make a pornographic film together, but the world of amateur porno filmmaking is not as easy as it seems. So…

Kevin Smith's Cruise candidate

Celebrity Gossip

3 Mar 2008

Kevin Smith claims Tom Cruise could run for US President. The 'Dogma' director insists Tom would have a great chance of winning an election because of his charm and charisma, but thinks his recent strange antics have damaged his…

Comics - Spider-Man & Black Cat

Kevin Smith & Terry Dodson

23 Apr 2007

SUPERHERO There has been some amazing creative talent on Spider-Man through the years. Comics bad boy Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Jeph Loeb (Lost), Pete Bagge (Hate) and John Byrne have all thrown in their artistic tuppence worth, while even Frank Miller…

Clerks II

(15) 97min

18 Sep 2006

COMEDY ‘With no power comes no responsibility,’ declares the tagline on the poster for Clerks II, neatly summarising the minimal progress made by Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randall (Jeff Anderson) as they leave behind their jobs as time wasting…