Width | 200em |
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Title | SModcast |
Hosting | Kevin SmithScott Mosier |
Language | English |
Rss | RSS Feed |
Updates | Sundays |
Length | Approx. 1 Hour |
Production | Ken Plume |
Audio format | MP3 |
Began | February 5, 2007 |
Genre | Comedy |
Url | SModcast.com }} |
The name was derived from taking the first letters of "Smith" and "Mosier" and replacing the "P" in "Podcast". The podcast was originally distributed through Smith's entertainment website Quick Stop Entertainment. New episodes were made available for download each Sunday night or Monday morning, and are then released through the RSS feed the following Friday in order to ease bandwidth strains on the Quickstop Entertainment. On January 1, 2010, the host site was sold, the SModcasts were removed and a dedicated site was started. In addition, the one week delay for iTunes subscribers was dropped starting with SModcast 101.
In September 2009, a transcription of Smith's favorite SModcasts called ''"Shootin' the Sh*t with Kevin Smith"'' was released.
In September 2010, SModcast officially began playing on SiriusXM's "The Virus" channel, alongside Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez. In addition to replaying the latest SModcast every week, it will feature a unique SModcast once a month exclusive to the channel and will be unavailable online for one year.
! Name | ! Episode(s) |
26, 33, 34, 35, 59, 60, 61, 72, 73, 78, 84, 85, 86, 109, 114, 126, 128, 162 | |
Walt Flanagan | 13, 14, 24, 25, 34, 35, 50, 59, 60, 61, 84, 109, 114, 126, 128, 162 |
Malcolm Ingram | 14, 24, 25, 73.5, 74, 75, 91, 92, 108 |
Jennifer Schwalbach | 20, 22, 23, 99, 106, 174 |
Jason Mewes | 16 (briefly), 36, 44, 126 |
Grace Smith | 102, 103, 139, 148 |
Harley Quinn Smith | 47 (briefly), 54, 174 |
Brian Quinn | 126, 128 |
Ken Plume | 98 |
Natali | 107 |
Jeff Anderson | 134 |
176 |
''SMarriage at SModcastle'' is hosted by Kevin Smith, where as an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, he marries couples of any sexual persuasion.
However, since SModcastle held only 50 seats, the shows recorded there were popular enough to sell out each time, which led Smith to search for a larger Venue to record them in and found The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club (now called The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre). After first successfully moving both the live recordings of ''Hollywood Babble-On'' and ''Jay & Silent Bob Get Old'' to the new venue. As a result, Smith announced the SModcastle will be shutting down and will re-open under the name of ''SModcastle Lounge'' in the top floor of The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre. The final recording night in SModcastle took place on June 29, 2011.
S.I.R. is available through Stitcher Radio and the SModcast website. Shows are released as podcasts on the same day.
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Birth name | Kevin Patrick Smith |
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Birth date | August 02, 1970 |
Birth place | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States |
Occupation | Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor, Comedian, Author, Podcaster |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (1999–present) }} |
He is also the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic book and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He hosts a weekly podcast with Scott Mosier known as SModcast. Smith is well-known for participating in long, humorous Q&A; sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with ''An Evening with Kevin Smith''.
After high school, he met Jason Mewes, who would later become a recurring actor in his films. He then attended The New School and the Vancouver Film School, where he met Scott Mosier, his producer for almost every movie he has made. He majored in film, but dropped out of school halfway through his studies, electing to take a partial tuition reimbursement in order to help finance his first film.
It was the movie that got me off my ass; it was the movie that lit a fire under me, the movie that made me think, “Hey, I could be a filmmaker.” And I had never seen a movie like that before ever in my life.
His first film, ''Clerks'', was shot for the sum total of $27,575 in the exact same convenience store where Smith worked. It went to the Sundance Film Festival in 1994, where it won the Filmmaker's Trophy and was picked up by Miramax before the festival's end. In May 1994, it went to the Cannes International Film Festival where it won both the Prix de la Jeunesse and the International Critics' Week Prize. Released in November 1994 in two cities, the film went on to play in 50 markets, never playing on more than fifty screens at any given time. Despite the limited release, it was a critical and financial success, earning $3.1 million. Initially, the film received an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, solely for the graphic language. Miramax hired Alan Dershowitz to defend the film, and at an appeals screening, a jury consisting of members of the National Association of Theater Owners reversed the MPAA's decision, and the film was given an R rating instead.
Smith's second film, ''Mallrats'', did not fare as well as ''Clerks''. It received a critical drubbing and earned merely $2.2 million at the box office, despite playing on more than 500 screens. The film marked Jason Lee's debut as a leading man. While it later found its audience on home video, Smith has said of the movie "It was a six million dollar casting call for ''Chasing Amy'".
Widely hailed as one of Smith's best films, ''Chasing Amy'' marked what Quentin Tarantino called "a quantum leap forward" for Smith. Starring ''Mallrats'' alumni Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck, the $250,000 film earned $12 million at the box office and wound up on a number of critics' year-end best lists, and won two Independent Spirit Awards (screenplay and supporting actor for Lee).
In 1996, Smith worked on a script for a Superman movie. He did a couple of drafts but his script was dropped when Tim Burton was hired to direct. Burton brought his own people to work on the project. Smith still sees the whole experience on working on the Superman project as a positive one however; he has said that he was well paid and it was a lot of fun. In the end, neither Smith's nor Burton's vision for Superman was filmed. In the 2007 Direct-to-DVD animation release of ''Superman: Doomsday'', Smith has a cameo as an onlooker in a crowd. After Superman defeats The Toyman's giant mechanical robot, Smith scoffs, "Yeah, like we really needed him to defeat that giant spider. Heh. ''Lame!''" This was a reference to a giant spider that producer Jon Peters of the Superman movie wanted Smith to put in the movie when he was attached, that was later put into another movie tied to Peters called ''Wild Wild West''.
In 1997, Smith was hired by New Line to rewrite ''Overnight Delivery'', which was expected to be a blockbuster teen movie. Smith's then-girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams almost took the role of Ivy in the movie, instead of the female lead in ''Chasing Amy''. Eventually she lost out to Reese Witherspoon, and ''Overnight Delivery'' was quietly released directly to video in April 1998. Kevin Smith's involvement with the film was revealed on-line, but he remains uncredited. He has said that the only scene which really used his dialogue was the opening scene, which includes a reference to long-time Smith friend Bryan Johnson.
Smith's fourth film, ''Dogma'', featured an all-star cast and found itself mired in controversy. The religious-themed 1999 comedy, which starred a post-''Good Will Hunting'' Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, as well as Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, George Carlin, Alan Rickman, Linda Fiorentino, and Smith regulars Jason Lee and Jason Mewes, raised the ire of the Catholic League due largely to a reference about the Virgin Mary having post-Jesus intercourse with her husband, Joseph. Smith received over 10,000 pieces of protest/hate mail (some of which were showcased on the film's official website) and three death threats.
The film debuted at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, out of competition. Released on 800 screens in November 1999, the $10 million film earned $30 million.
After the controversy surrounding ''Dogma'', Smith said he wanted to make a movie that could not be attacked for its content. Focusing the spotlight on two characters who'd appeared in supporting roles in his previous four films, ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' featured an all-star cast, with many familiar faces returning from Smith's first four films. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appear as themselves filming a mock sequel to ''Good Will Hunting''. The $20 million film earned $30 million at the box office and received mixed reviews from the critics. It was meant to be the film that closed the book on the "Askewniverse" – the New Jersey-based, interconnected quintet of movies written and directed by Smith.
In 2004, Smith wrote a screenplay for a new film version of ''The Green Hornet'', and announced prematurely that he had originally intended to direct as well. The project, however died after the film was placed into turn around following the poor box office of ''Jersey Girl''. Smith's screenplay was turned into a ''Green Hornet'' comic book miniseries.
''Jersey Girl'' with Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin and Raquel Castro was meant to mark a new direction in Smith's career. However, the film took a critical beating as it was seen as a post-''Gigli'' vehicle for Affleck and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, who also appeared in this movie. Budgeted at $35 million, it earned only $25 million.
In the 2006 sequel, ''Clerks II'', Smith revisited the Dante and Randal characters from his first film for what was his final visit to the View Askewniverse. Roundly criticized before its release, the film went on to win favorable reviews as well as two awards (the Audience Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Orbit Dirtiest Mouth Award at the MTV Movie Awards). It marked Smith's third trip to the Cannes International Film Festival, where ''Clerks II'' received an eight minute standing ovation. The $5 million film, starring Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach and Smith himself – reprising his role as Silent Bob – earned $25 million.
That same year, Smith was featured in ''This Film is Not Yet Rated'', a 2006 documentary about the Motion Picture Association of America process of rating films. Smith's interview was in reference to ''Jersey Girl'' receiving an R rating, and ''Clerks'' originally receiving an NC-17 rating.
''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' was originally announced in March 2006 as Smith's second non-Askewniverse comedy. The film, which began shooting on January 18, 2008 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and wrapped on March 15, 2008, stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as the title characters who decide to make a low-budget pornographic film to solve their money problems. The film, which was released on October 31, 2008, ran into many conflicts getting an "R" rating, with Rogen stating: Smith took the film through the MPAA's appeals process and received the R rating, without having to make any further edits. ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' was considered a box office "flop" in part because of "tepid media advertising for a movie with the title PORNO", and, in the aftermath of the film's "flaccid" performance, the business relationship between Smith and producer Harvey Weinstein became "frayed".
It was announced in 2009 that Smith had signed on to direct a buddy-cop comedy starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan called ''A Couple of Dicks'' and written by the Cullen Brothers. Due to controversy surrounding the original title, it was changed to ''A Couple of Cops'', before reverting back its original title, ''A Couple of Dicks'', due to negative reaction, before finally settling on the title ''Cop Out''. The film, which was shot between June and August 2009, involved a pair of veteran cops tracking down a stolen vintage baseball card, and was released on February 26, 2010 to poor reviews; it was the first film that Smith has directed but not written.
In September 2010, Smith started work on ''Red State'', an independently-financed horror film inspired by the Westboro Baptist Church and their Pastor Fred Phelps. In February 2010, he talked about his project with Cinssu, Film producers and moguls Bob and Harvey Weinstein who had thus far been involved in the distribution of most of Smith's films, with the exception of ''Mallrats'' and ''Cop Out'', declined to support ''Red State''. The film stars Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Stephen Root. Smith had indicated that he would auction off rights to the $4 million film at a controversial event following the debut screening of the film at Sundance but instead, kept the rights to the film himself with plans to self-distribute the picture "under the Smodcast Pictures Banner" on a national tour in select cities before officially releasing the movie on October 19, 2011. Kevin Smith listed Mel Gibson as a role-model he looked up to, and his inspiration, for how he planned to distribute this movie, citing Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ'' as an example of a successfully self-distributed movie. The film was released in January 2011. The premiere drew protests from a half-dozen members of the church, along with many more who counter-protested Westboro members. Smith embarked on a nationwide tour with the film.
Smith will direct a hockey drama-comedy based on the song "Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)" by Warren Zevon. The song, which is about a hockey player famous for fighting on the rink, was co-written by ''Tuesdays With Morrie'' author Mitch Albom, who is working with Smith on the film. Smith announced that Nicholas Braun had been cast in the lead role of Buddy McCracken. Although Smith had previously mentioned other projects he had planned, he announced at the Sundance premiere of ''Red State'' that ''Hit Somebody'' will be the last movie he ever directs, and that he will continue to tell stories in other media.
A life-long comic book fan, Smith's early forays into comic books dealt with previously established View Askew characters, and were published by Oni Press. He wrote a short Jay and Silent Bob story about Walt Flanagan's dog in ''Oni Double Feature'' #1, and followed it with a Bluntman and Chronic story in ''Oni Double Feature'' #12. He followed these with a series of ''Clerks'' comics. The first was simply ''Clerks: The Comic Book'', which told of Randal's attempts to corner the market on ''Star Wars'' toys. The second was ''Clerks: Holiday Special'', where Dante and Randal discover that Santa Claus lives in an apartment between the Quick Stop and RST Video. Third was ''Clerks: The Lost Scene'', showing what happened inside Poston's Funeral Parlor. This story was later animated in the TV series style and included as an extra on the 10th Anniversary ''Clerks'' DVD.
Smith then wrote the mini-series ''Chasing Dogma'', which tells the story of Jay and Silent Bob between the films ''Chasing Amy'' and ''Dogma''. He has also written the trade paperback ''Bluntman and Chronic'', published by Image, which purports to be a collection of the three issues of the series done by Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards (of ''Chasing Amy''). It includes a color reprinting of the story from ''Oni Double Feature'' #12, purported to be an early appearance by ''Chasing Amy'' characters Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards. These stories have all been collected in ''Tales From the Clerks'' (Graphitti Designs, ISBN 0936211784), which also includes a new "Clerks" story tying in to the ''Clerks 2'' material, and the story from ''Oni Double Feature'' #1. They were previously collected by Image Comics in three separate volumes, one each for ''Clerks'', ''Chasing Dogma'' and ''Bluntman and Chronic''. In 1999, Smith won a Harvey Award, for Best New Talent in comic books.
In 1999, Smith wrote "Guardian Devil", an eight-issue story arc of ''Daredevil'' for Marvel Comics, which was illustrated by Joe Quesada. Kevin Smith followed this by producing a 15-issue tenure on ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics that saw the return of Oliver Queen from the dead and the introduction of Mia Dearden, a teenage girl who would become Speedy after Smith's run had ended.
Smith returned to Marvel for two mini-series: ''Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do'' and ''Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target'', both of which debuted in 2002. The former was six issues long, but after the third issue was published two months after the initially scheduled release date, the final issues were delayed for at least three years, prompting Marvel to release an "in case you missed it" reprinting of the first three issues as one book prior to the remaining issues' release. The delay in part was due to Smith's movie production schedule (in this case, work on ''Jersey Girl'' and ''Clerks II'') causing him to shelve completion of the mini-series until the films were completed. In 2007 he was announced as the writer of an ongoing ''Black Cat'' series and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in early to mid-2002. However, because of the delays on ''Evil That Men Do'' and ''The Target'', the plan was switched so that Smith would start a third Spider-Man title, launched in 2004 by Mark Millar instead. While ''Spider-Man/Black Cat'' was ultimately completed in 2005, ''Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target'' remains unfinished, with one issue published.
Smith wrote the limited series ''Batman: Cacophony'', with art by friend Walt Flanagan, which ran from November 2008 to January 2009. As announced at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, the series featured the villains Onomatopoeia (a character created by Smith during his run at Green Arrow), The Joker, Maxie Zeus, and Victor Zsasz. The trade paperback of ''Batman: Cacophony'' became a New York Times Bestseller in their Hardcover Graphic Books section.
In 2010 Smith subsequently wrote a six-issue Batman mini-series called ''The Widening Gyre'' for DC, and a Green Hornet story for Dynamite Entertainment, the latter of which was based on an unused script he wrote for a ''Green Hornet'' film project that never came to fruition.
In 2011, Dynamite Entertainment announced they would publish ''The Bionic Man'' by Smith, based on a 1998 script he wrote that was rejected by Universal as being "more like a comic book than a movie."
During the mid-1990s Smith directed and starred in a series of commercials for MTV, alongside Jason Mewes, in which they reprised their roles as Jay & Silent Bob. In 1998 he directed best friend Jason Mewes as "Gary Lamb – Ground Activist" in a series of Nike commercials. That same year, he also shot commercials for Diet Coke. Two years later, he directed "Star Wars" toy commercials for Hasbro. He has also directed and starred in commercials for Panasonic. In 2004 he also shot a public service announcement for the Declare Yourself organization. These advertisements brought Jay and Silent Bob out of their "semi-retirement."
On February 27, 2002 Kevin released a short film for ''The Tonight Show'' called "The Flying Car".
Smith also appeared in an mtvU show titled ''Sucks Less With Kevin Smith''. The show gives college students ideas for things to do on the weekends. Smith also played the role of Paul, a cynical divorced man, in a Showtime television series pilot, "Manchild", filmed in December 2006. However, it was not picked up by the network.
From 1995 to 1997, Smith played small roles in the View Askew movies ''Drawing Flies'', ''Vulgar'', and ''Big Helium Dog''.
In 2001, he appeared in friend Jeff Anderson's ''Now You Know''. After an August 2001 appearance on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' to promote ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', Smith returned to the show for monthly segments as a correspondent. The "Roadside Attractions" segments featured Smith traveling to random locations around the country and showcased places like Howe Caverns in upstate New York and the Fish Market in Seattle. While five of these segments were included on the ''Jersey Girl'' DVD, at least twelve were aired on the actual show. Smith regularly appeared on the program to introduce the pre-taped pieces.
In 2003, Smith appeared in a cameo role as coroner Jack Kirby in the film ''Daredevil''. In 2006, he voiced the Moose in the CGI cartoon ''Doogal''.
In early 2005, Smith appeared in three episodes of the Canadian-made teen drama ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. In the episodes, Smith, portraying a fictionalized version of himself, visited the school to work on the (fictional) film ''Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!'' Smith wrote all his dialogue for the shows he appeared in. All three episodes were collected on a DVD entitled ''Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi''. Smith and Mewes also appeared in two more episodes the following season, when they returned to Degrassi for the Toronto premiere of the fictional ''Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!'' movie.
From July 2006 on, Smith has guest reviewed on ''Ebert & Roeper'', in place of Roger Ebert, who was recovering from thyroid cancer treatment. These spots have been notable for the arguments between Smith and Richard Roeper over certain films, with Smith often citing Roeper's poor review of ''Jersey Girl'' to discredit his review of the film at hand. On his most recent appearance, Smith compared Craig Brewer's ''Black Snake Moan'' to the works of William Faulkner.
In addition to appearing on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'', Kevin Smith is an avid fan of the original ''Degrassi'' series, ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High'' and references to the original are present in some of his early films. He also appeared in the 2009 made for TV movie Degrassi Goes Hollywood.
Smith directed the pilot for The CW Television Network show ''Reaper''. TV.com's summary of the show is "A twenty-something slacker finally scores a job as the devil's bounty hunter." He describes it as "less ''Brimstone'' or ''Dead Like Me'' and more like ''Shaun of the Dead'' than anything else". He went on to say that the reason he took the job was that he has always wanted to direct something he did not write, but never had an interest in doing it on the big screen.
At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Kevin Smith would write and direct an episode of the ''Heroes'' spin-off, ''Heroes: Origins'', but the project was canceled because of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. That year, Smith appeared in a number of films. He co-starred as Sam in the film ''Catch and Release'', starring Jennifer Garner. Later that year, he appeared as a hacker called The Warlock in the fourth installment of the Die Hard franchise, ''Live Free or Die Hard''. At year's end, he appeared briefly in friend and fellow writer-director Richard Kelly's ''Southland Tales'', in which he played the legless conspiracy theorist General Simon Theory. That same year, Smith also did voicework for the CGI film ''TMNT'' as a diner chef. He was also seen as Rusty (a friend of lead Jason Mewes) in ''Bottoms Up'' with co-star Paris Hilton.
Smith has also cameoed in the second season premiere of the sitcom ''Joey'', where he played himself, on an episode of ''Law & Order'' in 2000 (episode "Black, White and Blue"), ''Duck Dodgers'' (2003 as Hal Jordan, voice only) and ''Yes, Dear'' (2004, as himself and Silent Bob). Smith appeared in the second episode of season two of ''Veronica Mars'', playing a store clerk. He stated on his Web site that ''Veronica Mars'' is some of the best television work ever produced.
In the third season of the HBO series ''Entourage'', Michael Bay and Kevin Smith are directing and writing ''Aquaman 2''. In ''Entourage'', the characters awkwardly react with obvious disappointment at Smith's involvement. Smith has speculated that, that jab and another from season two may have been motivated by a 1995 book in which he criticized Rob Weiss and his movie ''Amongst Friends''.
Smith has also done small roles on television in shows such as ''Law & Order'', ''Veronica Mars'', ''Joey'', ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'', ''Phineas and Ferb''. In an episode of ''Yes, Dear'', he appeared as Silent Bob, standing while smoking a cigarette as the end credits rolled.
Smith has appeared in four Q&A; documentaries: ''An Evening with Kevin Smith'', ''An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder'' and ''Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith''. The fourth installment, ''Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40'' was broadcast on epix on October 23, 2010. The first is a collection of filmed appearances at American colleges, while the sequel was shot at two Q&A; shows held in Toronto and London. The third and fourth were filmed in Red Bank, New Jersey at the Count Basie Theater on Smith's 37th and 40th birthdays, respectively. The first two DVD sets were released by Sony Home Video, while the third was put out by the Weinstein Company. Smith appears with Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee in ''Marvel Then & Now: An Evening With Stan Lee and Joe Quesada, hosted by Kevin Smith''. The film is similar in tone to the ''Evening with Kevin Smith'' series. Proceeds from the sale of the film benefit The Hero Initiative, a charitable organization that aids ill or aging comic book creators.
On February 5, 2007, Smith and Scott Mosier began SModcast (Smith-Mosier podcast), a regular comedy podcast. There have been several episodes with guest stars filling in for Scott Mosier, including Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jason Mewes, Walt Flanagan, Malcolm Ingram, Bryan Johnson, Jeff Anderson, his mother, Grace, and Smith's daughter, Harley Quinn Smith.
Southwest Airlines representatives later released two statements regarding the incident via their blog. In the first statement, Southwest claimed that Mr. Smith "has been known to (...) purchase two Southwest seats" and cited its "Customer of Size" policy which requires that customers who cannot put their armrests down purchase two seats. In his podcast, Smith stated that he regularly purchased two seats, and had done so the previous week, because he preferred not having to sit next to anyone, not due to his size. In releasing this statement, Southwest disclosed Smith's personal travel details without his permission. The first statement also claimed that the flight captain has personally determined that Smith was too large to fly. In its second statement, Southwest contradicted this claim, stating that the captain had not singled out Smith.
Smith later released an entire episode of SModcast devoted to the subject, giving a lengthy description of the incident, in which he claimed that he had been able to lower the armrests completely and comfortably and claimed to have been repeatedly lied to by airline personnel. He also referred to the airline as the "Greyhound of the Air" and vowed to never fly the airline again.
In his podcast, Smith stated that on his return flight a large female passenger was told to ask him if it was all right that she was sitting next to an empty seat he had bought between them, and it was suggested by Southwest staffers that she may need to purchase an additional seat due to her size, even though she had been placed next to an already-purchased empty seat. She was also the subject of an episode of SModcast.
Smith also released 24 video statements on YouTube further describing the incident. A year after the incident, he had lost 65 pounds through controlled diet and regular exercise, including walking up and down a hill near his home in the Hollywood Hills.
}}In response to the critical drubbing his 2010 film ''Cop Out'' received, Kevin Smith lashed out at the community of film critics on his Twitter account saying, "Writing a nasty review for ''Cop Out'' is akin to bullying a retarded kid. All you’ve done is make fun of something that wasn't doing you any harm and wanted only to give some cats some fun laughs." Smith also implied on Twitter that he may charge critics for advance screenings of his films, a service which has typically been provided free; this subsequently ignited a strong response from some critics condemning his stance as "dishonest" and "disingenuous".
On June 17, 2009 Smith made a sold out appearance at Carnegie Hall.
Although Smith was raised Catholic, he has said on "Back to the Well", the ''Clerks II'' documentary, that now he only goes to Mass on the day before he starts production of a movie, and the day before it premieres. He never smoked until his debut film, ''Clerks'', in which he used the cigarettes as a prop, but never actually inhaled. In fact, he has said that prior to filming ''Clerks'', he was a staunch non-smoker.
Kevin Smith is a hockey fan and loyal New Jersey Devils fan. Smith is also a fan of the Edmonton Oilers.
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Name | Scott Mosier |
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Birth date | March 05, 1971 |
Birth place | Vancouver, Washington |
Website | http://www.smodcast.com }} |
Mosier met Smith at the Vancouver Film School in Canada. Their first assignment, ''Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary'', was a student film documentary that fell apart in production. To salvage it, Smith and Mosier interviewed the crew about the demise of the very documentary that they had been attempting to produce. They also added a segment in which the two were shown in silhouette as they described their fictional thoughts.
Four months into the eight month program, Smith decided to drop out, but not before making a deal with Mosier: each would start writing a script of their own, and the one who finished last would help the other with his movie.
''Mallrats'': Mosier worked in organizing the budget along with line producer Laura Greenlee, while presiding over a much larger crew. In the movie, he portrayed Svenning's assistant, Roddy. The character later appeared on a Jay and Silent Bob MTV short.
''Chasing Amy'': Mosier and Smith agreed with Miramax's Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein to shrink the initial proposed budget from $3,000,000 to $250,000. The compromise allowed Mosier and Kevin to cast their friends instead of established stars. Mosier appears in the beginning of the film as the "Collector" who gets into an argument with Banky Edwards after insulting his work (Jason Lee).
''Dogma'': Mosier worked with Greenlee again; the editing of the film lasted nearly a year. He also played the Smooching Seaman that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon meet on the bus.
''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'': Mosier worked with a budget of $20 million. The editing was difficult due to the MPAA threatening to give the film a NC-17 rating. In the film, Mosier played the Assistant Director on the set of the fictional sequel to ''Good Will Hunting'' and reprises his Willam Black character from ''Clerks'' (he also reprised the Tracer Collector from ''Chasing Amy'', which was later cut).
''Jersey Girl'': Mosier had a comparatively larger budget of $35 million. The editing was also difficult due to the studio's desire to cut down the large amount of Jennifer Lopez/Ben Affleck footage following the poor box-office performance of ''Gigli''.
''Clerks II'': Mosier produced ''Clerks II'' in 2006. Smith stated he edited the film himself, making ''Clerks II'' one of three films Mosier has produced with Smith but not edited (the others being ''Mallrats'' and ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno''). Scott made a brief cameo as a concerned father who shields his daughter's eyes from the sight of a character sitting on a toilet.
''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'': In 2008 Mosier worked again with Smith as the film's producer.
In 2007, ''Salim Baba'', a short documentary Scott produced, was nominated for an Academy Award. Filmmakers Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello received the nomination (Mosier was unable to be nominated due to a limit of two nominees per short film).
On SModcast 77 Scott announced he will not produce Kevin Smith's film ''Cop Out'' (2010), instead pursuing his directorial debut.
He has also stated (on SModcast 90) that he has finished writing his first feature screenplay, and is currently trying to sell it. He's also created a animated series for Disney.
Scott Mosier on 8/10/11 stated on Twitter that he as written some episodes of the new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon on Disney.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2008 | ''Zack and Miri Make A Porno'' | Producer | |
''Who's Your Caddy?'' | Editor | ||
''Small Town Gay Bar'' | Executive Producer, Special Thanks, Editor | ||
2006 | ''Clerks II'' | Concerned Father | Producer, Special Thanks |
''The Ape'' | Editor | ||
Editor | |||
''Reel Paradise'' | Producer | ||
2004 | Producer, Editor | ||
2001 | ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' | GWH2 Assistant Director/Willam Black | Producer, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director, Executive Album Producer |
2000 | Scotty | Executive Producer, Special Thanks, Editor, Dialogue Editor | |
''Tail Lights Fade'' | Executive Producer, Special Thanks | ||
''Dogma'' | Smooching Seaman | Producer, Editor, Special Thanks, Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director | |
''Big Helium Dog'' | Executive Producer | ||
''Good Will Hunting'' | Co-Executive Producer | ||
''A Better Place'' | Larry | Executive Producer, Sound Editor | |
''Chasing Amy'' | Collector | Producer, Editor, Special Thanks | |
1996 | ''Drawing Flies'' | Crying Diaperman | Executive Producer |
1995 | ''Mallrats'' | Roddy | Producer, Storyboard Artist, Special Thanks |
1994 | ''Clerks'' | Idiot Manchild/Angry Hockey-Player/Mourner | Producer, Co-Editor, Special Thanks |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
2006 | ''Clerks II: Unauthorized'' | Himself | |
1999 | ''Viewaskew's Look Back at Mallrats'' | Himself - Producer | Special Thanks |
1996 | ''Hiatus'' | Executive Producer | |
1995 | ''Clerks'' | Special Thanks | |
Year | Video | Role | Notes |
2009 | ''Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc'' | Himself | |
''Train Wreck!'' | Himself | Editor | |
''Back to the Well: Clerks II'' | Himself | Executive Producer, Special Thanks | |
''Clerks: 10th Anniversary Q & A'' | Himself | ||
''Clerks: The Lost Scene'' | Producer | ||
''Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks'' | Himself | ||
2002 | ''An Evening With Kevin Smith'' | Himself - Voice Over the Phone | |
2001 | ''Judge Not: In Defence of Dogma'' | Himself - Interviewee | Producer |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2007 | ''Salim Baba'' | Producer | |
2002 | ''The Flying Car'' | Producer, Editor, 1st Assistant Director | |
1992 | ''Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary'' | Himself - Director | Director, Writer, Producer |
He was romantically involved with fellow producer Monica Hampton who he worked with on the set of films such as ''Dogma'' and ''Vulgar.''
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birth name | Michael Kenneth Williams |
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birth date | November 22, 1966 |
birth place | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
occupation | Actor |
yearsactive | 1995–present |
website | http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com/ }} |
Williams is well known for his large facial scar, which he received after a confrontation between his friends and another group in Brooklyn on his 25th birthday. His assailants sliced him with razor blades. He eventually embraced the scar, citing Seal’s marred face as an inspiration. His scar became his signature and earned him photo shoots with noted photographers like David LaChapelle.
Williams has stated that he feels that the character is well liked because of his honesty, lack of materialism, individuality and his adherence to his strict code. He feels that the role has been a breakthrough in terms of bringing attention to him and getting further roles. Williams has had both positive and negative reactions to the character's homosexuality and feels that he is successful in challenging attitudes and provoking discussion with the role. In 2007 he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Omar. During the previous year, before the third season, he discovered Felicia Pearson (Snoop) in a Baltimore bar.
In 2008, then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama cited ''The Wire'' as his favorite television show, and called Omar Little his favorite character. About Omar, Obama said, "That’s not an endorsement. He’s not my favorite person, but he’s a fascinating character...he's the toughest, baddest guy on the show."
He appeared in ''The Kill Point'' as recurring guest star Q, a police sniper alongside ''The Wire'' co-stars J.D. Williams, Michael Hyatt and Leo Fitzpatrick. He auditioned for the starring role of Mr. Cat but was forced to take a smaller role due to scheduling conflicts; the part of Mr. Cat went to J.D. Williams instead.
Williams played a Boston area detective named Devin Amronklin in the 2007 film ''Gone, Baby, Gone''. The film is based on a novel by Dennis Lehane, who has written for ''The Wire'', and was adapted and directed by Ben Affleck. Amronklin is a recurring character in Lehane's Kenzie-Genarro series of books. Williams says that he enjoyed working with Affleck and characterized him as a passionate and hands-on director. The film also featured his co-star from ''The Wire'', Amy Ryan.
He played Teddy, the former boyfriend of Nikki Tru (Kerry Washington) in the Chris Rock film ''I Think I Love My Wife''.
He played James, a policeman, in singer R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet". He also appeared in The Game's "Dreams" and "How We Do" music videos, Tony Yayo's "It's a Stick Up" music video and Cam'ron's film ''Killa Season'', as well as Trick Daddy's video "Tuck Your Ice In", Sheek Louch's "Good Love", and Young Jeezy's "Bury me a G" alongside his The Wire co-star Hassan Johnson.
Williams played the role of The Thief in the 2009 film ''The Road'', an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name.
In 2010, Williams appeared in the film ''Life During Wartime''. The character he played, Allen, was portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film's predecessor, ''Happiness''.
Williams also starred in the film ''A Day in the Life'', which was directed, produced and stars rapper Sticky Fingaz. The entire film is a musical with every line being delivered in rap verse.
Currently, Williams stars on HBO's ''Boardwalk Empire.'' He portrays Chalky White, the de facto mayor of 1920s Atlantic City's African-American community.
On July 23, 2011, ''Community'' creator Dan Harmon revealed that Williams would star in "at least three episodes" of the sitcom's third season. He will play the role of a Biology Professor at Greendale Community College.
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