Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back News

Kevin Smith is one of us. Yes, that's right...one of us. He's not a Francis Ford Coppola or a Martin Scorcese, but a guy from New Jersey that decided to take a risk and make little movie called "Clerks". It paid off.

The long-awaited conclusion to Kevin Smith's "New Jersey Trilogy" delivered everything that it should have, and that's a good thing, because with the success of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma, expectations for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back were very high.

STAR TREK actor Chris Pine and Allison Janney have landed nominations for Los Angeles' top theatre awards.

Comedy Works South in The Landmark Village has announced the appearance of comedian Tracy Morgan for two nights and three shows only, Saturday October 17: 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM and Sunday October 18: 7:00 PM.

Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: The Artvoice B.O.O.M! First Round Quarter Final showdown at Nietzsche's on Friday night.

LESS than five minutes into our interview, film director Kevin Smith tells me about the first time he had sex with his wife.

First up is a fun blast from the '80s past with Morris Day & the Time at the Stage Door at the University of Akron's E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on Friday night.

A vibrant, toothpick-thin comedian, actor and writer whose stand-up material has often dared to take on the African-American establishment yet found the universality in the American experience, Chris Rock became the.... A vibrant, toothpick-thin comedian, actor and writer whose stand-up material has often dared to take on the African-American ...

For a filmmaker whose work has always stood out thanks to its dialogue, it should come as little surprise that Monmouth County native Kevin Smith has been able to forge a side career for himself by simply, well, talking.

Playing the lust object in a raunchy teen sex comedy might have a restrictive effect on an acting career, but Shannon Elizabeth seemed to avoid that pitfall after her sexy debut in 1999's "American Pie." After baring.... Playing the lust object in a raunchy teen sex comedy might have a restrictive effect on an acting career, but Shannon Elizabeth ...

You can bring three of director Kevin Smith's films home on Blu-ray in either one handy collection or separately as well.

DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD: D Friday at 8 p.m. on The N. "Degrassi: The Next Generation" knows how to bring the drama.

Coming Friday night: "Degrassi Goes Hollywood," the first original movie from The N. The two-hour movie debuts at 8. "The movie features the return of series favorites Paige, Marco, Ellie and Craig along the current 'Degrassi' cast in an all-new star-studded adventure,"Sarah Tomassi Lindman, senior vice president and general manager of The N, said ...

Inbred Kevin Smith comedy arranges a kind of get-together of the casts of his four earlier comedies -- Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Shannen Doherty, Joey Lauren Adams, Brian O'Halloran, etc.

Inbred Kevin Smith comedy arranges a kind of get-together of the casts of his four earlier comedies -- Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Shannen Doherty, Joey Lauren Adams, Brian O'Halloran, etc.

From class clown to stand-up comedian and, finally, as a film and television star, Tracy Morgan has made his life and on-going bad boy adventures part of his stage persona.

Inbred Kevin Smith comedy arranges a kind of get-together of the casts of his four earlier comedies -- Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Shannen Doherty, Joey Lauren Adams, Brian O'Halloran, etc.

Aug. 2: Actor Peter O'Toole is 77. Country singer Hank Cochran is 74. Keyboardist Garth Hudson of The Band is 72.

Kevin Smith has confirmed that two of his most popular and critically acclaimed films Clerks and Chasing Amy will be released on Blu-Ray in November 2009 with a few new surprises.

She wore a whipped cream bikini in Varsity Blues , and eluded death thanks to her classmates' clairvoyance in the teen thriller Final Destination .