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Lord have mercy! With an anticipated re-release around the corner for the film’s 25th anniversary, Kevin Smith is full of surprises regarding his 1999 comedy classic Dogma. Considered by many to be one of Smith’s most excellent films (my wife loves this movie), Dogma skirts the line between blasphemy, sinful comedy, and clever observation that could sway someone teetering on the edge of re-evaluating their allegiances to a higher power. Speaking with Smith for an upcoming interview, JoBlo’s Tyler Nichols inquired about plans for Dogma’s re-release on physical media. Smith answered by blessing us with confirmation about a 4K Steelbook release for Dogma in the coming months (watch the clip above!).

Smith says he’s working closely with a “popular physical media distributor” to get a 4K Steelbook version of Dogma ready for a December release. He says the 4K restoration of the comedy that makes some Catholics cringe looks fantastic,...

A few months ago, writer/director Kevin Smith confirmed that his 1999 film Dogma, which he had said was being “held hostage” by the infamous Harvey Weinstein for years, has been “bought away” from that guy by a company that was interested in having Smith take it on tour in theatres around the country. Now, we know which company has purchased Dogma – it’s Iconic Events – and they have announced that they’re giving the film a theatrical re-release to celebrate its 25th anniversary! (Or 26th.) And yes, they’re also having Kevin Smith tour with it. A trailer, which you can watch in the embed above, has dropped online to let us know that the re-release is officially scheduled for June 5th – but Smith will be touring the film ahead of that date!

Variety informs us that Smith will kick off the tour with a screening of Dogma at “the...

The digital release date has been revealed for The 4:30 Movie. The 4:30 Movie is a film directed by Kevin Smith, which follows a coming-of-age story of three teenagers in the 1980s who spend their day hopping between theaters. In addition to directing, Smith also wrote the film. The 4:30 Movie features a leading cast including Siena Agudong, Austin Zajur, Kate Micucci, Ming Chen, Method Man, and Betty Aberlin.

Now, Lionsgate has revealed the digital release date for The 4:30 Movie. The film will arrive on Electronic Sell-Through starting on October 1.

More to come...

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The 4:30 Movie 0 Director Kevin SmithRelease Date September 13, 2024Writers Kevin SmithCast Aaron Shuf, Morgan Bluestein, Michelle Santiago, Evelyn Giovine, Logic, Nicholas Cirillo, Siena Agudong, Betty Aberlin, Jason Biggs, Diedrich Bader, Method Man, Ralph Garman, Jason Mewes, Genesis Rodriguez, Brian O'Halloran, Austin Zajur, Sam Richardson, Kate Micucci, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Rachel Dratch, Ken Jeong,...

Years later, Kevin Smith reflects optimistically on Jersey Girl. Jersey Girl is a 2004 film written and directed by Smith, that chronicles the story of a widower who has to take care of his young daughter and work on his life and career following a tragedy. Ben Affleck plays the lead role of Ollie Trinke in Jersey Girl, with a supporting cast that includes Liv Tyler, Raquel Castro, Betty Aberlin, and Paulie Litt.

Twenty years after the release of Jersey Girl, Smith discusses the film in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

The director said that "Jersey Girl for the longest time was the redheaded stepchild of all [his] films." In defense of Jersey Girls, however, Smith reminded audiences that Jersey Girl made $25 million at the box office. He also pointed out how hard the release was in the "post-Gigli climate," noting the former film made just $6 million. Check out the full quote...

Two years have passed since Kevin Smith‘s horror anthology KillRoy Was Here made its way out into the world as an Nft – and to this day, the only people who have seen the movie are those who have either bought the Nft, been given access to one of the NFTs, or attended a special screening. Which means so few people have seen KillRoy Was Here, it could almost be described as Smith’s “lost movie.” Now, while speaking to Entertainment Weekly and promoting his new film The 4:30 Movie, Smith has revealed exactly how and why the movie became an Nft release.

Directed by Smith from a script he wrote with Andy McElfresh, KillRoy Was Here was made on a minuscule budget as a project with film students at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. The movie is a throwback anthology horror film featuring a...

We spoke with the young cast of The 4:30 Movie, Kevin Smith's new indie comedy and New Jersey-set passion project that sees a trio of young pals trying to sneak into an R-rated flick while one of them attempts to seal the deal with his charming mega-crush (Siena Agudong). It's a gloriously simple premise for a film that was primarily shot inside a movie theater that Smith owns in real life, meaning the scenes were shot in his old stomping ground.

"Me and [Smith] did a little walking tour of the entire Atlantic Highlands town, and he just took me around, and kind of sort of gave me a play-by-play in my own free time," said Zajur, who plays the heroic lead character Brian. "I would just kind of go hang out at the spots that I knew I was going to film at and would just kind of get...

"For you, movies make life make sense." Yes, we're talking to you. And fine, maybe it's also a poignant movie quote from The 4:30 Movie, Kevin Smith's new passion project of a feature that hits the masses this week. Sadly, you won't see the charming New Jersey native on the big screen in this one, though Smith is certainly not done starring in movies. A third Jay & Silent Bob film is in the works, and as the hilarious trailer for The 4:30 Movie suggests, there will "probably" be a Clerks IV down the line, which could certainly feature a Silent Bob cameo. Why not?

In the meantime, soak up this innocent delight from Smith's video store-generation mind, for it's a purposeful and confident nod to the '80s and also to Smith's childhood and hometown, where the film is set. Heck, the real-life Smith even owns the cineplex...

Kevin Smith will always hold a special place in my heart as one of the filmmakers who defined my formative years in cinema. "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and even the silly "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" were packed full of hilarious yet immature laughs and pop culture references that tickled my funny bone and my geek gland. But ever since he tried to make his own Judd Apatow movie with "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which made him feel like he ruined Seth Rogen's career at the time, he's struggled to re-capture the comedic voice that once defined him.

"Jay & Silent Bob Reboot" was a clumsy return to Kevin Smith's stoner slacker duo, and while "Clerks III" had a meaningful emotional core inspired by the filmmaker's real life brush with death and a meta narrative about the beginning of his film career, the movie ultimately...

Kevin Smith returns with a new movie, and the options for where to watch The 4:30 Movie in theaters or on streaming vary. 30 years after his breakout movie Clerks, Kevin Smith is still one of Hollywood's beloved voices as he's developed the View Askewniverse. With a passion for telling stories directly connected to his own experiences with movies, The 4:30 Movie is one of his most personal. The movie is semi-autobiographical and follows a teenage boy as he sneaks into movies and falls in love for the first time.

Although Kevin Smith's movies were never big budget fare with massive box office expectations, his films have become even more niche releases in the years leading up to The 4:30 Movie. This was evident with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks III, two titles connected to Smith's biggest movies, receiving limited theatrical releases before being made available at home. The...

Kevin Smith has often blurred the lines between documentary and fiction. With semi-autobiographical film “The 4:30 Movie”, the writer/director is tapping into his New Jersey teen years.

Smith wrote and directed the feature that is billed as his “most personal film to date.” The coming-of-age story stars “Clerks 3” actor Austin Zajur as Brian David, a teen cinephile (and Smith surrogate) who regularly sneaks into movie theaters.

The official synopsis for “The 4:30 Movie” reads: “Three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager (Ken Jeong) and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.”

The film takes place in the summer of 1986, and includes cameos from former Smith collaborators Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Jason Biggs, Jason Mewes, Jason Lee (all the Jasons), and more.

Filmmaker Kevin Smith is best known for his work in the comedy genre. His movies often center on comic book and Star Wars-loving guys, and tend to be packed with stoner humor and vulgar but amusing conversations about sex. But once he was more than a decade and several movies into his movie career, he decided to switch things up, making a horror film that was inspired by disturbing headlines and is packed with death, damnation – and some damn fine acting. Released in 2011, Kevin Smith’s first horror movie was called Red State (watch it Here), and if you haven’t seen it, it’s the best horror movie you never saw.

Most Christian churches preach of a loving, forgiving God. But there’s one particular church with a small congregation that takes the concept of “fire and brimstone” so far, many have labelled it a hate group. Their idea...

A couple months ago, Kevin Smith announced that he will be making a sequel 2014 horror film Tusk (watch it Here) for the film’s tenth anniversary, a sequel that he’s planning to call Tusk. And that’s not the only horror sequel he has in the works. Slash Film reports that, during a Q&a at an Austin, Texas screening of Clerks III, Smith is also going to be making a sequel to his 2011 horror debut Red State (watch that one Here)! Red State 2 will be happening because distributor Lionsgate (who also financed Clerks III) specifically requested that he make the sequel.

Smith said, “(Lionsgate was) like, if we do this, would you do it again? And I was like, yeah, in a heartbeat. […] I mean, obviously, Michael Parks is gone. But it’s just a story of crazy people with guns and shit like that. As long as...

For anyone who loves Kevin Smith (and it’s no secret that I’m chief among them), it’s been a bit of a wait for news on Killroy Was Here. Shot a few years ago, the horror anthology took a backseat to Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in the wake of Smith’s heart attack, but now, while doing a virtual version of his annual Comic-Con panel, it has revealed itself. Yes, Smith debuted a Trailer for the film, with hopes that it might be out either later on this year, or early next year. You can see the Trailer below, but first, a bit about what the flick is about! The movie is a horror anthology, loosely based on the Kilroy Was Here graffiti symbol from World War II. For those who don’t know, here’s a bit about that, from Wikipedia: “Kilroy was here is...

Francois Clemmons was in his early 20s when began his long run as the neighborhood policeman, Officer Clemmons, on the formative children's television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." Francois Clemmons was alongside other incredible counterparts like Betty Aberlin as Lady Aberlin, Joe Negri as Handyman Negri, David Newell as the delivery man Mr. McFeely and of course Fred Rogers as Mr. Rogers himself. Francois was on the program for 25 years and was one of the first...

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood theater! Check out our review for Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is the documentary that chronicles the creation and run of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, through stock interviews with Fred Rogers as well as others involved in the show. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville gives us an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor. With Interviews from Joanne Rogers, Betty Aberlin, McColm Cephas Jr. the film is powerful and nostalgic in all the best ways. Check out what BC had thought about it:

Have you seen Won’t You Be My Neighbor?? What did you think about it?...

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood theater! In the spirit of Mr. Rogers, we decided to present our Won’t You Be My Neighbor? a little differently. Come inside to watch!

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is the documentary that chronicles the creation and run of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, through stock interviews with Fred Rogers as well as others involved in the show. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville gives us an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor. With Interviews from Joanne Rogers, Betty Aberlin, McColm Cephas Jr. the film is powerful and nostalgic in all the best ways. Check out what BC had thought about it:

Have you seen Won’t You Be My Neighbor?? What did you think about it?...

Let's revisit the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV show and TV series finale, hosted by the lovely and talented Fred Rogers. The show began on Canada's CBC in 1963, with the title stylized MisteRogers.In 1966, it first aired as MisteRogers' Neighborhood on Een. In 1968 the show moved to National Education Television (Net) which would be replaced by PBS. The title was eventually re-styled as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV series finale first aired 15 years ago today, on August 31, 2001.Fred McFeely Rogers hosted the children's show, which featured Betty Aberlin (Lady Aberlin), David Newell (Mr. McFeely), Joe Negri (Handyman Negri), Robert Trow (Robert Troll), Chuck Aber (Neighbor Aber), Bill Barker (Dr. Bill Platypus), Audrey Roth (Miss Paulifficate), Don Brockett (Chef Brockett), François Scarborough Clemmons (Officer Clemmons), Betty Seamans (Mrs. McFeely) and...

It is a sad day in the neighborhood. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV series puppeteer, Carole Switala, has died at the age of 69. Ms. Switala is one of the puppeteers behind Ana Platypus, as well as Prince Tuesday, son to King Friday the Xiii and Queen Sarah Saturday.Switala is also credited as Daniel Striped Tiger on the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV show soundtrack. The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood TV series stars Fred Rogers. The cast also includes: Betty Aberlin, David Newell, Joe Negri, Robert Trow, Chuck Aber, Bill Barker, Audrey Roth, Don Brockett, and François Scarborough Clemmons.Read More…...

Red State Trailer, Red State Poster. Kevin Smith‘s Red State (2011) movie trailer, movie poster stars Melissa Leo, Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, and Nicholas Braun. Red State‘s plot synopsis: “Red State begins by following three horny high school boys who come across an online ad from an older woman looking for a gang bang. Boys being boys, they hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying “holy” force with a fatal agenda.”

We previously posted the Red State (2011) Teaser Trailer.

This reminds me of Eli Roth‘s Cabin Fever, a horror film that went back to the basics and didn’t rely on formula, whether successful in that endeavor or not.

Red State also stars Ronnie Connell, Kaylee DeFer, Kyle Gallner, Anna Gunn, Matt L. Jones, John Lacy, Catherine McCord,...

For George A. Romero, master of the zombie horror genre, the only thing scarier than 50 flesh-eating undead monsters is 50 background actors in zombie makeup asking for direction. He hasn't directed such a mob since 1978. "If I make any kind of gesture, all of a sudden everybody is doing the same thing," says the filmmaker now on his sixth zombie film, "Survival of the Dead," which hits theaters May 28. Romero tells actors to use their imagination and just "be dead" instead. Early on, Romero learned that all great horror films reflects real-life horror, so he injected each of his own with equal parts social commentary and explicit gore. Ultimately, the films serve as snapshots of the times they were filmed. In 1968, "Night of the Living Dead" was made during the turbulent Civil Rights movement. Critics loved how Romero cast an African-American actor as the lead. Romero now says that subtext was...