Kevin Smith, Author Miramax Books $13.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4013-5973-7
If you're not an admirer of Kevin Smith (the writer and director of Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Mallrats, etc.), it's unlikely that this book will turn you into one. Consisting of essays originally published in the British magazine Arena, the book...
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John Pierson, Author, Kevin Smith, Author Miramax Books $22.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7868-6189-7
Charting his rise from a movie house programmer to prestigious producer's rep for struggling first-time filmmakers, Pierson offers a knowledgeable but unctuously schmoozy, insider's account of the independent film business of the last 10 years. In...
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Kevin Smith, read by the author. Penguin Audio, unabridged, five CDs, 6 hrs., $29.99 ISBN 978-1-61176-061-3
For anyone curious about the life and times of film director and über-geek Kevin Smith—who in his early 20s made a debut splash with the independent film Clerks—this audio version of his memoir breaks down 41 years of rule-breaking and chronicles...
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Kevin Smith. Sandstone (Dufour, dist.), $16.95 trade paper (280p) ISBN 978-1-908737-08-3
In the U.K., a “Jammy Dodger” is a jam-filled cookie—or someone who’s extremely lucky, which is probably the right term for Artie Conville in this engaging but slight first novel set in Belfast in 1988. As editor of Lyre, an obscure, publicly funded
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Kevin Smith. Insight Editions, $65 (320p) ISBN 978-1-68383-099-3
In this kaleidoscopic collection of anecdotes, appreciations, and artifacts, actor-director Smith (Tough Sh*t) delivers an entertaining look at the making of his movies and the ups and downs of his personal life. From the moment he saw Richard...
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