Zack and Miri Make a Porno *
Kevin Smith, 2008
US
@ Pacific Place

Delightful as expected. Similarities to Be Kind Rewind, though on a smaller, much smuttier scale. It felt disjointed, but not in an unpleasant way.

Incidentally, the guy who wanders in drunk during one of the shoots, Tyler Labine, is part of the cast of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, along with David Koechner, Martin Starr, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, and Don Johnson. I'm trying to envision it, but the mind boggles.

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Back to the Well: Clerks II *
Joey Figueroa/Zak Knutson, 2006
US
@ home on DVD

The most interesting revelation? That Jeff Anderson claims he would not have watched the original Clerks if he hadn't been in it, although he likes the sequel. Other stuff: Kevin Smith goes to mass with his agnostic producer Scott Mosier once before and after every shoot. Smith has several other moments in his professional career which he considers comparable to the eight-minute standing ovation he received at the Cannes midnight screening of Clerks II. Rosario Dawson took the role primarily so she could witness the donkey show.

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Clerks II ***
Kevin Smith, 2006
US
@ home on DVD

Wow, so much goes right here. I was thinking somewhere in the middle that I hope Smith brings some of his anarchical sensibility to Zack and Miri Make a Porno because Seth Rogen would fit into it so well. Trevor Fehrman is awesome as the youngest addition to the group. I think my favorite moment is either when Jay is discovered posing as a nude woman, or the moment when the audience realizes Kinky Kelly's act employs no human other than the bearded, burly guy, but Randal is still obviously in the dark.

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