Kevin Smith News
Kevin Smith has been teasing his retirement from filmmaking for almost two years now. At one point, CLERKS III was going to be his final film, but then a little project called TUSK came along. The indie horror film may not have lived up to the expectations of many, but it did something to Smith's career. The invigorated director now seems to have several projects on his slate, all of which have funding....
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- SlashFilm: Exclusive: Kevin Smith’s ‘Hit Somebody’ Will Film in Fall 2015, Smith Has Funding for 3 More Projects
- The Playlist: Kevin Smith Says His Long Developing 'Hit Somebody' Will Shoot In Fall 2015
- We Got This Covered: Kevin Smith’s Hockey Project Hit Somebody To Film In Late 2015
- FirstShowing.net: Kevin Smith's 'Hit Somebody' is a Movie Again, Shooting Fall 2015
- MovieWeb: Kevin Smith's 'Hit Somebody' Begins Shooting Fall 2015
So despite a lot of hype, Kevin Smith's "Tusk" opened earlier this month and pretty much died. It earned a paltry $1.4 million theatrically but that said, the VOD numbers might be more encouraging. Either way, the filmmaker knows how to hustle, and he's already at work at the low budget "Yoga Hosers," with "Moose Jaws" in the pipeline (part of what Smith calls the "True North Trilogy").
- Hollywood Reporter: Kevin Smith: 'Clerks 3' Is Fully Financed Because of 'Tusk' Flopping
- Digital Spy: Kevin Smith moving ahead with Clerks 3
- MovieWeb: Kevin Smith Gets 'Clerks 3' Funded Thanks to 'Tusk'
- ScreenRant: Kevin Smith Secures ‘Clerks III’ Funding, Credits ‘Tusk’
- Dark Horizons: Smith's "Clerks III" Scores Its Financing
- USA Today: Kevin Smith's 'Clerks 3' is a go, thanks to 'Tusk'
In the twenty years since his influential debut feature, Clerks, Kevin Smith has established himself as a singular voice in the American indie landscape with his wry observations of disaffected youth culture. With his 2011 horror film, Red State, and his new film, Tusk, Smith reinvents himself by bringing his comedic chops to a new, disturbing milieu.
- Dread Central: An Itsy Bitsy Tusk Clip Climbs Up the Water Spout
- AintItCool: Capone says Kevin Smith's wonderfully grotesque TUSK falters when it tries too hard to be funny
- Variety: Read the Ad That Inspired Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ and Meet Hoaxer-Producer Chris Parkinson
- Badass Digest: TUSK Movie Review: Another Piece Of Shit From Kevin Smith
- SlashFilm: ‘Tusk’ Review: Kevin Smith’s Horror Film Is Ambitious But Messy in Every Way
- Twitch: TUSK: A Little Dinner Conversation In A Clip From Kevin Smith's Latest
Kevin Smith‘s Tusk is a prime example of a filmmaker in the midst of reinvention. Every since the disaster that was Cop Out, Smith has been on a quest to become a new director. First he shunned Hollywood and self-distributed Red State, a welcome departure from his off-the-wall comedies of the past. Now he’s delving deep into horror with Tusk, the story of a man named Howard (Michael Parks) who kidnaps a podcaster named Wallace (Justin Long) and attempts to turn him into a Walrus. Much like Smith’s up-and-down career path, Tusk has a fascinating trajectory.
- Variety: Read the Ad That Inspired Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ and Meet Hoaxer-Producer Chris Parkinson
- Badass Digest: TUSK Movie Review: Another Piece Of Shit From Kevin Smith
- AintItCool: Capone says Kevin Smith's wonderfully grotesque TUSK falters when it tries too hard to be funny
- Dread Central: An Itsy Bitsy Tusk Clip Climbs Up the Water Spout
As a fan of Kevin Smith all the way back to CLERKS, it is exciting to see him delve into new territory. In his latest horror fantasy TUSK, he creates something that we’ve never seen before. Thanks to all those listening to his SModcast that voted “#yeswalrus” we can get a glimpse as to what a human walrus would actually look like. This fascinating, funny, creepy and philosophical flick...
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- AintItCool: AICN HORROR looks at Kevin Smith’s TUSK! THE BATTERY! AVALANCHE! DARK RIDE! THE DEVIL’S MUSIC!
- HitFix: Sit back and marvel at Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' monologue: 'That's how art happens'
- Vulture: Tusk Is Probably the Most Talky Movie About a Guy Being Turned Into a Walrus You’ll Ever See
- FirstShowing.net: Watch: 'Tusk' Featurette on How Film Went from Podcast to Screen
- IGN Movies: Tusk Review
- JoBlo: Exclusive Cool Video: Dinner and a Movie - Crab Cake "Tusk" Sliders!
- SlashFilm: /Filmcast Ep. 287 – Tusk (GUEST: Matt Patches)
Since no one gets to dislike anything in a public venue without drawing accusations of being a “hater,” I feel compelled to unpack my Kevin Smith bona fides: I included “Chasing Amy” in my book “101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men” despite the divisive opinions that comedy sparked in the LGBT community. I defended “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” as a step forward for queer humor when the film was being pilloried by GLAAD.
- Digital Spy: Kevin Smith horror comedy Tusk releases two new clips
- Variety: How an Internet Hoax Inspired Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’
- Shock Till You Drop: Review: Smith Gets Closer to Making a Horror Film With the Uneven Tusk
- We Got This Covered: Learn The Cana-dos And The Cana-don’ts In New Clip From Tusk, Plus A Featurette
In the twenty years since his influential debut feature, Clerks, Kevin Smith has established himself as a singular voice in the American indie landscape with his wry observations of disaffected youth culture. With his 2011 horror film, Red State, and his new film, Tusk, Smith reinvents himself by bringing his comedic chops to a new, disturbing milieu.
- The Playlist: Watch: New Clip, Featurette And Poster For Kevin Smith's 'Tusk'
- Dread Central: Learn from this Latest Tusk Clip
- Shockya: Tusk Movie Review
A24 In 2011, Kevin Smith took to the Sundance stage after the premiere of his then-latest film, the horror-cum-satire-cum-action movie, Red State. The film, in conjunction with a 33-minute rant about Hollywood and the death of the indie film world, led many to declare that Smith had totally lost his mind.
- IndieWire: Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' Turns to Pot for Marketing Buzz
- Moviefone: Watch Live! Justin Long and Genesis Rodriguez Talk 'Tusk' (VIDEO)
- Twitch: Destroy All Monsters: More Niche Than Niche, And Other Lessons From Kevin Smith's TUSK
- Twitch: TUSK Fans In Los Angeles, Start Making Up Diseases, Because...
"Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay? Why don't you ask him if he's going away? Why don't you tell me what's going on?" - TUSK, Fleetwood Mac Kevin Smith is many things to many people - stoner disciple, prurient podcaster, agitprop commentator, guerilla filmmaker. Yet at its heart the phenomena surrounding this larger-than-life cult figure boils down to one cause - Smith, above all, is a story teller. Go back to Clerks and you'll see the nascence of his Kibbitz-fueled cinema.
- The Wrap: Kevin Smith's ‘Tusk’ Is Getting Its Own Strains of Weed
- Badass Digest: Kevin Smith’s TUSK Gets Its Own Branded Medical Marijuana
- SlashFilm: Is Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ The First Movie With An Official Medical Marijuana Tie In?
- FirstShowing.net: Smoke the Walrus: A24 Announces 'Tusk' Marijuana Strain Promotion
Mathias (Kevin Kline) is a failure. He's three times divorced, and not coincidentally, has written three unpublished novels. But the passing of his father —who has otherwise given away all his money to charity— has opened to the door to potential prosperity. Mathias' father has left him the keys to a beautiful Parisian apartment, but there's just one problem: the 90 year old Mathilde (Maggie Smith) has lived there for seventy years and has no plans to leave. Nor does she have a legal obligation to.
- SlashFilm: Early Buzz: Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ Is F-CKED Up, Disturbing and Hilarious [TIFF 2014]
- Horror-Movies.ca: New Clip for Kevin Smith’s Tusk
- The Playlist: TIFF Review: Kevin Smith's Horror Story 'Tusk,' Starring Justin Long, Michael Parks & Johnny Depp
- FirstShowing.net: TIFF 2014: Wild, Wacky, Grotesque Walrus Fun in Kevin Smith's 'Tusk'
- Shockya: My Old Lady Movie Review