Tusk News
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)
There's not a lot more you can do with the Nazi zombie premise, right? Fortunately, that's not a question Tommy Wirkola bothered to ask. The Norwegian writer/director blazed into the genre scene with his 2009 insta-cult hit, Dead Snow, a film whose basis cries out to be loved by horror fans "in the know." Its black-humor attitude and ultra-gore paving the way for it to be crowned the new Evil Dead. If Dead Snow is Wirkola's Evil Dead, Dead Snow 2 is definitely his Army of Darkness.
- Twitch: Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD Is Batshit Crazy
- We Got This Covered: Tusk Review [Fantastic Fest 2014]
- AintItCool: Quint is surprisingly quite fond of Kevin Smith's TUSK! Fantastic Fest 2014!
- AintItCool: Fantastic Fest 2014! Nordling Reviews CUB!
- Badass Digest: Fantastic Fest Review: DARKNESS BY DAY
- Badass Digest: Fantastic Fest Review: CLOSER TO GOD Is Closer To Frankenstein
- Badass Digest: Fantastic Fest Review: TUSK Is A Way Different Type Of Weird Than You’d Expect
- Twitch: Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: CLOSER TO GOD, A Scientist Clones, While Everyone Else Fights About It
- FirstShowing.net: Fantastic Fest Review: Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' is a Goofy, Shock-Comedy
- Twitch: Fantastic Fest 2014: CUB, A Campfire Story That Fizzles Out
- IGN Movies: Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead Review
- Twitch: Watch The Teaser For Fantastic Fest And Sitges Selection THE INCIDENT
- Twitch: Fantastic Fest 2014: Watch The Red Band Trailer For V/H/S VIRAL
Critics Consensus: The Maze Runner Is Better-Than-Average YA Fare
The Credits For Kevin Smith’s Tusk Could Be Longer Than The Movie Itself
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...