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Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
29 December 2009 4:43 AM, PST
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We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei
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Missed My Name Is Earl? Time to atone
4 December 2009 6:44 AM, PST
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The karma-fuelled comedy My Name Is Earl is getting daily repeats on E4 – and there are plenty of reasons to catch up
My Name Is Earl is back. No, they're not making any new episodes – although one never knows with Us TV – but Earl is getting repeated, daily on E4 from tonight, which is good news for the many fans of the show and even better news for those who somehow eluded its charms over its 96-episode run.
When Earl first hit in 2005, it hit big. Impressive ratings in the States earned it a decent, prominent slot in the schedules here – unlike, say, the massively underrated and still brilliant King Of The Hill. The story of a man with a huge list of misdeeds to atone for, Earl hit its stride almost immediately. The karma-fuelled plotlines twisted and turned while exploring the locale of Camden County and its colourful denizens.
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Blu-Ray Review: Beloved Kevin Smith Films Released in High Definition
23 November 2009 3:38 PM, PST
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Chicago – Very few filmmakers provoke the same kind of passionate adoration as the sometimes-great Kevin Smith, a man who has such a following that he can sell out large theaters filled with people who merely want to ask him questions for hours. Smith is a charismatic, interesting, clever filmmaker and his best work reflect his gregarious personality. Three of his best are captured in “The Kevin Smith Collection,” including two films with all-new Blu-Ray material.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
If you were designing the Kevin Smith set and could only pick three films, what would you choose? The man has directed eight full-length feature films and we can probably cut “Jersey Girl” from consideration from the beginning, leaving seven to choose from. Personally, I would go with three different periods of his work and choose “Clerks,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” and “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” but then that
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Blu-ray Review: The Kevin Smith Collection
17 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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I am an unashamed Kevin Smith fan, and primarily of his earlier, less mature work. If there's such a thing as quality dick and fart joke movies, I would say Kevin's pre-Jersey Girl films fit the description. While I wasn't a big fan of either Clerks 2 or Zack and Miri Make a Porno, films such as Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats and Dogma are personal comedic favorites of mine and Miramax's Kevin Smith Blu-ray collection brings two of those along with what may be Smith's most respected film, Chasing Amy, home in a tidy little package.
To begin, the collection includes the first ever Blu-ray releases of Clerks and Chasing Amy as well as the previously released Blu-ray edition of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. If you already own the Jay and Silent Bob Blu-ray this is the exact same thing with the included audio commentary,
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Kevin Smith 3 Movie Collection Blu-ray Review - Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
16 November 2009 9:01 PM, PST
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I remember when Clerks was announced. It was a Sundance favorite and trailered along with Pulp Fiction. Having had some counter experience, and being a Star Wars nerd, Clerks looked like sweet elixir. And I went to see it opening weekend (in a double feature with Stargate), and was in the Kevin Smith. Revisiting his films Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on Blu-ray in the Kevin Smith collection is a chance to wrestle with what makes Kevin Smith great and somewhat terrible. My review after the jump.
Clerks is one of those films that - at the time - you wanted to root for. It was a small film from a filmmaker who scrapped together his pocket change and made a film, and the history of films like that which received a theatrical release were always encouraging. Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, etc. Now, now that
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- Andre Dellamorte
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A-z Movie Reviews – C’s
4 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST
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To continue my review of my epic journey to watch all my films from A-z, this is the Third part.
For those that don’t know I am watching all 700+ Dvd/Bluray films from A-z which has so far taken me 2+ years to get to the end of G’s!
I thought I should retrospectively review each letter and give my top 5 films from each alpha block and maybe bring your attention to some films you may not have seen, films you’ve not seen in ages or films you should give another try.
Another letter and another bunch of classics I should own and a selection of ones I’m glad to say I don’t own.
A few to mention are Catwoman, Cannonball Run, Cape Fear, Clash of the titans, Cool running’s, City lights, Chinatown, City of God, Cheerleader Ninjas, Cool as Ice, City on Fire and Casablanca.
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Kevin Smith’s at it Again…Sort Of
8 October 2009 8:22 PM, PDT
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Good and bad news for fans of director Kevin Smith: he’s got a couple of projects in the works. If you’re a fan of Smith’s, this should be good news, so what’s the bad? Smith is going in a different direction than what we’ve all grown used to.
When Kevin Smith released Jersey Girl in 2004, he veered drastically from the type of films that had given him a name in film-making. From movies that centered their comedic value around sarcasm, crassness, and marijuana, Smith went to the opposite extreme, giving audiences sweet, yet fairly drab, family comedy. His subsequent films, Clerks II and Zack and Miri Make a Porno, while not quite the caliber of his first films, seemed like Smith was making a return to his former style. But alas, it was not to be.
Instead, Smith is working on a buddy cop flick,
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Kevin Smith Explains How He’s Gonna Hit Somebody; Will Wil Wheaton Throw a Few Punches?
5 October 2009 11:10 AM, PDT
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In a recent interview, writer/director Kevin Smith reveals some details about his next movie, the hockey flick, “Hit Somebody”. It’s a film that grows out of Smith’s new direction following his post-Zack & Miri-epiphany and how we’ll start to see that new direction in his upcoming film, the buddy-cop comedy, “A Couple of Dicks” starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. Hit the jump to read what Smith had to say about “Hit Somebody” as well as a hint that Grand Geek of the Interwebs Wil Wheaton may have a role in the film.
Katla McGylnn over at The Huffington Post did a great piece on Smith sparked by the release of his new book, Shootin’ The Sh*t With Kevin Smith: The Best Of SModcast” which Smith didn’t write but is a transcription of the best episodes of his highly successful podcast he does
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- Matt Goldberg
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Excl: Three New Images from Breath Of Hate
27 September 2009
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The latest indie horror pic from Velvet Hammer Films and ArsonCuff Entertainment, Breath of Hate starring Jason Mewes ( Clerks 2 , Zack & Miri Make a Porno ) and Ezra Buzzington ( The Hills Have Eyes , Mirrors ) have officially launched their website over at: www.breathofhate.com
On the site, you'll find a slew of behind the scenes videos, pictures and more. Velvet Hammer Films have also provided Shock Till You Drop with three exclusive images, which you can check out below.
Directed by Sean Cain ( Silent Night, Zombie Night ) and written by Wes Laurie, Breath of Hate centers around a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients looking to change the world - one victim at a time.
Rounding out the cast
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'Shootin' The S--t With Kevin Smith': An Exclusive Excerpt
21 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT
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Kevin Smith is a funny guy. He'd probably use a more... "colorful" word than "guy," one starting with 'mother' and ending with a term I won't repeat here (it starts with 'f'), but that's all part of his charm. He's a talented filmmaker to be sure -- just look at modern classics like "Clerks" and "Dogma" -- but he's also a fantastically well-spoken and engaging individual.
That's why you should be excited about Titan Books' "Shootin' the S--t With Kevin Smith: The Best of SModcast," which hits store shelves on September 22. As in tomorrow. It's filled transcribed conversations between Smith and his View Askew partner and longtime collaborator Scott Mosier. Hit the jump for a brief excerpt of the hilarity. And stay tuned for MTV.com next week, as Smith will be here in the office to answer some questions!
From SModcast 11: A Fistful of Shame
Sundance and
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Kevin Smith's Epic Q&A, Labor Day And Danny DeVito In Today's Twitter-Wood -- Special Morning Edition
8 September 2009 4:56 AM, PDT
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Editor's note: Mr. Warmoth wrote this up yesterday, but tech issues prevented me from running it. So please enjoy this post-Labor Day Twitter-Wood morning edition.
Happy Labor Day, everyone. Posts in the Twitter-Wood feed certainly didn't rest for the holiday -- particularly those of Kevin Smith, who is currently engaged in a 24-hour tweet-a-thon of questions and answers with his followers. I've included a few highlights but highly recommend throwing your own queries at him before he logs off.
In other news, the feed found a new feed this weekend! We proudly welcome the yet-to-become-Verfied account of Danny DeVito, whose profile pic alone has earned him a top slot on the list and Twitter Pic of the Day laurels. You can check it out in the link below alongside Smith's answers and Labor Day activities involving Peter Facinelli, Russell Brand and Neil Gaiman. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is a special
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Jason Mewes Joins Cast Of Breath Of Hate!
30 July 2009 12:37 AM, PDT
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Jason Mewes (“Clerks 2”, “Zack & Miri Make a Porno”) is set to star alongside Ezra Buzzington (“Halloween 2”) and Felissa Rose (“Return to Sleepaway Camp”) in the Velvet Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment production of “Breath of Hate.”
Directed by Sean Cain (“Silent Night, Zombie Night”) and written by Wes Laurie, “Breath” centers around a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients looking to change the world - one victim at a time. "Audiences know him as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story,” Cain says. “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for a escort. It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide.”
Also joining the cast are Lauren Walsh (“18 Year
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Jason Mewes Joins Cast of 'Breath of Hate'
29 July 2009 11:35 PM, PDT
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Jason Mewes (Clerks 2, Zack & Miri Make a Porno) is set to star alongside Ezra Buzzington (Halloween 2) and Felissa Rose (Return to Sleepaway Camp) in the Velvet Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment production of Breath Of Hate. Directed by Sean Cain (Silent Night, Zombie Night) and written by Wes Laurie, Breath centers around a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients looking to change the world - one victim at a time.
Also joining the cast are Lauren Walsh (18 Year Old Virgin), Jack Forcinito (Silent Night, Zombie Night), Ted Prior (Surf Nazis Must Die) and Alexis Sibolis (Plaguers). Breath begins filming in late summer. This is the second teaming of Wes Lauries ArsonCuff Entertainment and Sean Cains Velvet Hammer Films. They are currently finishing post-production on Silent Night, Zombie Night.
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'Clerks' and 'Chasing Amy' Head to Blu-ray
17 July 2009 9:02 AM, PDT
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In the View Askew world, we've already got Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Clerks 2, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on Blu-ray. Now, finally, Kevin Smith has revealed that his two big classics are getting their turn. Over on Twitter, Smith announced that both Clerks and Chasing Amy are getting the high-def treatment this November.
Two films loved for their gritty visual feel, it's not surprising that it took this long for the pair to be released. But now that they are, the Blu-rays won't be without added perks. Each will have one hefty feature to lure fans to the Blu-Askew. Chasing Amy will contain a "look-back docu," while Clerks, which will be the same as Clerks X, will get Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party. That is, unless it's too big for a disc yet again!
Tea Party is Jennifer Schwalbach Smith's directorial debut,
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Chasing Amy and Clerks on Blu-ray in November
17 July 2009 2:44 AM, PDT
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When Kevin Smith isn't too busy Twittering about sexual exploits with his wife, he's found time to work on a pair of upcoming Blu-ray titles. One we knew about. The other no one did.
In Kevin Smith's words via Twitter, "My BluRays so far: http://tinyurl.com/mxds64 2 more in November: Chasing Amy (w/awesome look-back docu) & the Bd no 1 ever expected: Clerks!"
Clerks?!? I really didn't see that one coming. Then again, Clerks II has been out in high definition on HD DVD and Blu-ray for some time now so its only logical the original follows suit.
Chasing Amy was previously released on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection and I'm holding out hope the Blu-ray version will be Criterion handled as well. Clerks, with its shoestring budget grainy black and white photography, is the perfect project for Criterion to masterfully handle.
Hopefully additional information is shared
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Jason Lee and Michelle Trachtenberg Join A Couple of Dicks
29 June 2009 7:42 PM, PDT
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Does casting news this late really make a difference? The new Kevin Smith comedy, A Couple of Dicks, which has been shooting in New York for the past month, added a few more actors to its cast this week. SlashFilm was the first to confirm that Kevin Smith regular Jason Lee, who last appeared in Clerks II, had joined the cast. Variety also announced today that Michelle Trachtenberg would play the daughter of Bruce Willis' character, with Jason Lee playing her stepfather. Let's also throw in comedian Jim Norton (of Opie & Anthony fame), who said via Twitter that he has a small role in A Couple of Dicks as well.
A Couple of Dicks is a comedy about two cops (Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan) whose adventures include locating a stolen, mint-condition, 1952 baseball card, rescuing a Mexican beauty queen, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money. In addition
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Jason Lee Joins Kevin Smith’s A Couple of Dicks
28 June 2009 11:17 PM, PDT
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Kevin Smith will be re-teaming with Mallrats star Jason Lee once again. According to /Film reader Drake Rivera, Smith announced on Kevin Pollack's Live Show on Sunday afternoon that Lee would have a role in his new buddy cop comedy A Couple of Dicks.
According to the report, Smith said that Lee would shoot for a couple of days, but didn't reveal which role the My Name is Earl star would play. Lee has appeared in many of Smith's films, including Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, as well as cameos in Jersey Girl and Clerks II.
Written by Robb and Marc Cullen, and featured on the 2008 Black List (a Hollywood insider list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year), The film stars Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis as two veteran Lapd detectives who attempt to track down a stolen, mint-condition, 1952 baseball card, get tangled
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Earthquake Live At Improv Fort Lauderdale
3 June 2009 2:35 PM, PDT
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Comedian Earthquake will be performing live at the Improv at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Fl June 5-7.
Earthquake had an HBO special as part of the series One Night Stand, which first aired on August 26, 2005. He also had a small role in Kevin Smith's film Clerks II, released in July 2006. He has a recurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on Everybody Hates Chris.
The comedian spent eleven years in the military, but was honorably discharged when he refused to be a combatant in the Gulf War. He once claimed he dropped a nuclear missile on the floor while in the Air Force because he was ina rush to catch a 2 Live Crew show.
Comedian Earthquake also appeared as a guest on "The Orlando Jones Show" on F/X and the "Dennis Miller"Show on CNBC.
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Five Favorite Films with Rosario Dawson
13 March 2009 9:41 AM, PDT
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Rosario Dawson is an actress that seems equally comfortable working on smaller, independent productions (Kids, Clerks II, and her current film Explicit Ills) as she does big-budget studio blockbusters (Men in Black II, Sin City, Eagle Eye). She recently took some time out of her busy schedule to talk with Rt about her favorite movies, reveal a bet she made with Quentin Tarantino on the set of Death Proof, and admit to knowing that some movies were going to be bad even before shooting began (i.e. Pluto Nash).
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Five Favorite Films with Rosario Dawson
13 March 2009 9:41 AM, PDT
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Rosario Dawson is an actress that seems equally comfortable working on smaller, independent productions (Kids, Clerks II, and her current film Explicit Ills) as she does big-budget studio blockbusters (Men in Black II, Sin City, Eagle Eye). She recently took some time out of her busy schedule to talk with Rt about her favorite movies, reveal a bet she made with Quentin Tarantino on the set of Death Proof, and admit to knowing that some movies were going to be bad even before shooting began (i.e. Pluto Nash).
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