Kevin Smith

Will Kevin Smith expand his fan base with the upcoming Zack and Miri Make a Porno ? I think so. I believe he could finally break $50 million at the U.S. box office, which would be a first. Too early to say for certain, because it is a Weinstein movie, and they've treated most of their products pretty shabbily this year. Here's what you need to know: It's Kevin Smith, so you'd better not be afraid of the f-bomb. It's Seth Rogen , so you better not be afraid of pot. And it's Elizabeth Banks , so you better not be afraid of women ... Read Full Story

Kevin Smith attends the 2006 Comic-Con held on July 22nd, 2006 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images (Getty Images) more pics » Writer and director Kevin Smith has smoked up to three joints a day since Seth Rogen introduced him to marijuana last year, and Smith claims smoking pot has improved his scripts. He quipped: "I know you're supposed to tell kids not to do drugs, but, kids, do it! Do weed! Don't do the other stuff, but weed is good… What you want to do is what I did, build a movie empire and, at age 38 smoke it all ... Read Full Story

I wish I could take credit for this, but as I had nothing at all to do with it, I can only take credit for laughing at it. Over the past couple of months, a lot of movie-related websites not named The Big Picture have frantically reprinted quotes from Kevin Smith about several films. First it was The Dark Knight , then I think Watchmen , and possibly Star Trek most recently. He could have been talking about anything, frankly, because he loved everything he saw and spoke about each film in exactly the same way. The reviews were interchangeable. I'm not inclined to ... Read Full Story

After winning his battle to ensure that Zack and Miri Make a Porno would not receive the NC-17 kiss of death from the MPAA, Kevin Smith 's new comedy now has a new Red Band Trailer, which we found over at Trailer Addict . We're raising the F-Bomb Threat Level to Orange. The deal goes: Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks are lifelong friends and soon-to-be-evicted roommates. To bolster their cash flow, they make a porn movie, because as Rogen says, "Anybody likes watching anybody f***ing!" Not entirely true, but also not entirely untrue. One question the trailer doesn't answer is where the broke roommates ... Read Full Story

August 06, 2008 03:56:12 GMT by Staff Writer After months sticking with NC-17 rating, the Motion Picture Association of America has finally agreed to give the R-rating to the Kevin Smith's comedy 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'. After months fighting to lower the rating given for his forthcoming comedy " Zack and Miri Make a Porno ", filmmaker Kevin Smith finally wins the appeal to get the 'R' rating. On Tuesday, August 5, the Motion Picture Association of America announced that the classification of the raunchy comedy has been revised. According to Elizabeth Kaltman, the MPAA's spokeswoman, the dropping down of the NC-17 ... Read Full Story