Check to the Head Annotated Process Journal

A KEVIN SMITH FILM FESTIVAL

Reframing a Mundane Life to Find Fulfillment in Suburbia

Jazmine Diaz GR612: Integrated Communications Spring 2016 Annotated Process Journal

THIS IS SO NOT ME.

“In anything I’ve ever written, all of the characters sound like me, which I don’t think is a bad thing.”

—KEVIN SMITH

A WALK IN HIS SHOES Kevin Smith is a 45-year-old comic book nerd from New Jersey whose hobbies include making dick and fart jokes, wearing the loudest hockey jerseys he can find, and making people uncomfortable by saying whatever, whether it’s polite of not.

I am a 29-year-old designer from Souther California, whose hobbies include quoting Disney movies, curling up with an Austen novel, and listening to Adele, thank you very much.

Yeah, we might be a little different.

This semester I took on the challenge of a director and aesthetic that is so completely different from mine on purpose. I wanted to push myself. My goal was to put a project on the table at week 15 that someone could come up to and say, “That is SO Kevin Smith”, not “That’s a little twee for this dude” or, worse, “A girl did this”. Not that there is anything wrong with being a girl, but I’ve always played it safe with my designs. They usually look like me. Embodying someone so opposite of who I am was a challenge, but I loved every minute and am proud of how much I’ve grown as a designer and how well I did impersonating a bada** motherf*cker for 15 weeks.

PICKING A DIRECTOR

NETFLIX AND CHOOSE The list of possible directors to choose from was a long one. I went through, picking a few that I was familiar and took the time to learn about a few that I hadn’t heard of.

I also considered a few off-list directors. My boyfriend, Bryan, was that one who first suggested Kevin Smith because he’s a fan of his, having grown up watching his movies in New Jersey. “Meh” was my response. He had made me watch one of Smith’s film a year ago and I was less than impressed. I thought it was all about bathroom humor. But I kept an open mind.

After watching a few of his other films, like Clerks and Chasing Amy and Dogma, I started to get a better knack for the guy and was able to see past the dirty jokes and f-bombs. The guy is a skilled storyteller. His clever wordplay is something that I, as a word nerd, could appreciate.

Plus, he would be a stretch for me, in terms of aesthetic and voice. He was not a safe bet, which scared me and excited me at the same time.

I was game.

THE GRIFTERS year :

Critically-acclaimed, award-winning director Stephen Frears is a strong choice for his lengthy and varied oeuvre, which often feature strong, female leads.

After studying law at Cambridge, Frears went on to direct various programs for the BBC before diving into feature films. He won a César in 1989 for Dangerous Liasons, was nominated for an Oscar in 1990 for The Grifters, and again in 2006 for The Queen.

He has had success directing a whopping six women to acting Oscar nominations: Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer for Dangerous Liaisons, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening for The Grifters, Dame Judi Dench for both Mrs. Henderson Presents & Philomena, and Helen Mirren for The Queen (which she won). His leads are strong, yet flawed, women. They are unabashedly dirty, broken, and sexy, but manage to endear themselves to the audience anyway. Their protrayals are incredibly visceral and take the viewer through twists and turns as Frears expertly reveals each secret, one by one, before leading up to dramatic climaxes.

His influences and contemporaries include Lindsay Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Karel Reisz, and Martin Scorcese.

STEPHEN FREARS Born June 20, 1941 Leicester, England My Beautiful Laundrette (1981) Dangerous Liasons (1988) The Grifters (1990) High Fidelity (2000) Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) The Queen (2006) Chéri (2009) Philomena (2013)

1990 genre : Neo-Noir Crime Drama stars : Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, & Annette Bening academy award nominations : Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, & Best Adapted Screenplay notes : Based on a novel by Jim Thompson.

Produced by Martin Scorcese. themes : Deception, Strong Women, Power Struggles, Death, Love Triangle, Oedipus Complex, Regret plot : A petty crook finds himself in the midst of a power struggle between two bigtime con artists (AKA grifters): his estranged mother and his headstrong girlfriend.

The film begins with a quote from the song “The Lady is a Tramp” that explains what a grifter is. Dramatic crime-film music plays behind black and white stills of the LA landscape. The opening narration is voiced by producer Martin Scorcese. The three protagonists (Lilly, Roy, and Mayra) are introduced via a three-way split-screen. They have their backs to the audience, breaking the fourth wall for a brief moment in unison.

Roy is juxtaposed with Lilly early on in the film. He is portrayed as an amateur smalltime crook with rough sleight-of-hand skills, while his mother is a calculated risk-taker and a systemic, file-toting professional.

Frears concentrates on numbers throughout, from close-ups to the cash register and horse jerseys to Roy’s lucky $20 bill.

He makes use of flashbacks a few times in the film to tell pertinent backstories. Playing into the theme of the Oedipus Complex, Lilly and Mayra have the same short, blonde hair and are confused by other charcaters in some poignant scenes.

Color is an important cinemtic device. Offwhite is used almost exclusively by Lilly, perhaps as an ironic nod to her innocent namesake, while Mayra usually dresses in black and leopard print, clearly owning her bad-girl status, and is seen in white only in flashback scenes, hinting that she was once less tainted and jaded by the world. Both women wear red when trying to seduce men or intimidate each other. Finally, Lilly wears the color black only when she runs away to the motel after she’s been found out by Bobo, as if her clothes were communicating for her: “The jig is up!”

The film makes you believe that Lilly dies and then the audience finds out the truth along with Roy, via a flashback. The phrase “I gave you your life twice” is used numerous times by Lilly and she is constantly playing her “mother” card, particularly with Roy because she knows it’ll work. Until it doesn’t.

At that point, Lilly reaches a low point and echoes the same disturbing sentiment that Mayra previously used to hurt Roy: “What if I told you that I wasn’t really your mother?” After Roy’s death, this is proven to be a lie by the intense reaction by Lilly, who drives away with Roy’s bloody money. The camera pans out to one final shot of the LA landscape.

American director David O. Russell is a a modern-day auteur and tells stories about underdogs or flawed characters in a way that makes them likable and even relatable.

His films explore the themes of overcoming the odds and not sacrificing your true self.

Raised in an atheist, middle-class family, Russell fell in love with film early on, experimenting with a Super 8 camera, but aspired to become a writer. He studied English and Political Science at Amherst College, which led him to film political documentaries before become a prodcution assistant with PBS. After a few successful short films, Russell becagn making feature films, most notably his first critical and financial success was teh film Three Kings.

He has directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Christian Bale (twice), Amy Adams (twice), Melissa Leo, Bradley Cooper (twice), Jennifer Lawrence (twice), Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver.

Bale and Leo won Oscars for their performances in The Fighter (2010); Lawrence won for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Famous for collaborating with the same group of actors and his stellar ensemble casts, Russell tells stories about real characters. Every emotion is presented on the surface and he chooses non-pretentious, regular, working people.

His influences and contemporaries include filmmakers Martin Scorcese, Roman Polanski, Hal Ashby, and prodcuers Dean Silvers and Harvey Weinstein.

DAVID O. RUSSELL Born August 20, 1958 New York City, NY Spanking the Monkey (1994) Flirting with Disaster (1996) Three Kings (1999) I Heart Huckabees (2004) The Fighter (2010) Silver Linings Playbook (2012) American Hustle (2013) Joy (2015)

AMERICAN HUSTLE year :

2013 Crime Comedy—Drama stars : Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence academy award nominations : Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, & Best Original Screenplay themes : Deception, Survival, Strong Women, Symbiotic Relationships, Love Triangle, Underdogs, Twisted Americana plot : Con man Irving Rosenfield, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMasso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers & mafia. genre :

The film begins with 70s-era movie logos and big band music, followed by the disclaimer: “Some of this actually happened.”

The film uses flashbacks throughout in order to build interest first and then allow the audience to catch up later. The opening scene is of a fat, balding Irving doing his daily comb-over hairstyle. This was originally not in the script, but as with many of Russell’s films, collaboration and improvisation is encouraged and often makes it past the final cut. This shows Irving as a real man, and not a particualrly attractive one at that. The way he woos and ensares Sydney, Rosalyn, and his marks (along with the audience by the end of the film) is that much more impressive because of this inital scene.

Music plays an incredibly large role in this film, from Irving and Sydney’s joint love for Duke Ellington to the many song and dance sequences throughout (“I’ve Got Your Number”, “Why Why Why Delilah”, “Live and Let Die”, etc.). The film has an appropriately-70s look to it, but the color gold in particular is what surrounds Irving, whether it be via costume of lighting (or both).

Russell employs heavy use of a hand-held camera, which gives scenes more of a realistic pace to them (e.g. following one character through various doors to a final room).

He did a great job of using the dry cleaner set for this purpose as well by having Irving and Rosalyn share their first kiss amid the clothes mover. The old “stock video” of Carmine was particularly clever as well, and was a nod to Russell’s film beginnings.

The film also switches between narrated voice-overs by the protagonists, which gives an inside-look to each character’s emotional frame of mind and internal dialogue.

The film perfectly balances drama and comedy, making the audience stay invested in the development of each character, but also showing the ridiculousness in each situation and allowing for moments of comedic relief in a naturally-progressing way.

CLERKS year :

1994 Black and White Comedy—Drama stars : Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes themes : Work, Pop Culture, Geekiness, Uncertainty, Success plot : A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof. genre :

Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian and public speaker as well as a comic book writer, author, and podcaster.

Raised in New Jersey, Catholic household, Smith’s days were scheduled around his father’s late shifts at the post office. His father grew to despise his job, which greatly influenced Smith, who vowed never to work at something that he did not enjoy. In high school, Smith would videotape school basketball games and produce sketch comedy skits in the style of Saturday Night Live. An overweight teen, he developed into a comedic observer of life in order to successfully socialize with friends and girls.

He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo “Jay & Silent Bob”. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith’s follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which were mostly all set in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the “View Askewniverse”, named after his production company View Askew Productions.

His influences and contemporaries include Richard Linklater, Scott Mosier, David Klein, and Harvey Weinstein.

KEVIN SMITH Born August 2, 1970 Red Bank, NJ Clerks (1994) Mallrats (1995) Chasing Amy (1997) Dogma (1999) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Clerks II (2006) Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Cop Out (2010) Red State (2011) Tursk (2014)

The film is notably in black and white, strange for a modern piece and was shot for teh low-budget price of $27,575 in the convenience and video stores where Smith worked in real life. The action focuses on Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran), a clerk at the Quick Stop, a local convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey.

Dante’s day is spent in the purgatory of serving a succession of clueless and oblivious customers while bemoaning the fact that “I’m not even supposed to be here today!”

There is the theme of helplessness in the mundane; the hero encapsulates the milennial zeitgeist.

The film is dialogue driven, with the plot being the trials and tribulations in middle-class suburbia. Topics of discussion veer into the obscene and taboo: sex, drugs, and the like, but with a grounded authenticity and humor. Many of the best scenes have Dante dealing with obnoxious customers who are anti-smoking company men, or looking to buy dirty magazines, or claim the dopey guy

outside is really a rock star from Russia. The absurdism is what really drives the movie forward and sets it apart.

The all-amateur cast, which included family and friends of Smith, lends a feeling of raw authenticity to the film. We are intimately connected to these people because we encounter them in our daily lives, whether we want to or not. They represent the good, the bad, and the ugly of modern suburban life.

In the course of this day in the life of two clerks, Smith nails the obsessive verbal wrangling of smart, stalled twentysomethings who can’t figure out how to get their ideas into motion. Clerks supplies its own subversively witty take on Generation Next. There is nothing dumb about Smith’s articulate underachievers, despite the foul language and crass topics.

Hardly anybody ever works in the movies, except at jobs like cops, robbers, drug dealers and space captains. One of the many charms of this film is that it clocks a full day on the job. Smith could fall into the trap of making a movie than could reduce itself to a series of people standing around talking, but look at the way he handles the conversations and key scenes like the hockey game on the roof, prove his skill as a storyteller. The film ends as naturally as if begins, with the two main characters reconsiling and cleaning up the store for the night. At Dante’s request, Randal “rangles” out, popping back in briefly to toss Dante’s sign at him stating, “You’re closed!”, echoing the end of both the work day and the film.

FOCUSING ON MY DIRECTOR

LIVING THE DIRTY JERSEY WAY Bryan talks about “Dirty Jersey” a lot which, from what I gather, is a state of mind, a way of living, and (oddly enough) something that people are proud of.

Watching the entirety of Kevin Smith’s films was a good intro into “Dirty Jersey” and Smith’s style of filmmaking in general. Coming up with a design brief and individual moodboards for each of the 6 films I decided on was key in staying true to Smith.

DESIGN BRIEF FILMOGRAPHY Est. August 2, 1970 Red Bank, New Jersey

KEVIN

SMITH

Clerks (1994) Mallrats (1995) Chasing Amy (1997) Dogma (1999) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Jersey Girl (2004) Clerks II (2006) Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Cop Out (2010) Red State (2011) Tusk (2014) Yoga Hosers (2016)

THREAD

Joe Schmo begrudginginly navigates a mundane life in American suburbia before reaching an epiphany: happiness is subjective and was there all along.

BIOGRAPHY Kevin Smith is an American director, actor, producer, comedian and public speaker as well as a comic book writer, author, and podcaster.

A proud New Jerseyan, Smith was greatly influenced by his Catholic, middle-class upbringing. His father, a postal worker who abhored his job, inspired Smith’s decision to follow his passions: film, comedy, and all things geeky. An overweight teen, he developed into a comedic observer of life in order to successfully socialize with friends and girls.

Smith came to prominence with Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in. Inspired by the success of Richard Linklater’s low-budget film Slackers, Smith left the Vancouver Film School after only four months. He maxed out his credit cards, sold his treasured comic book collection, moved back to New Jersey, and recruited friends and acquanitainces to act in the film.

Clerks, a social commentary on consumerism in America based on Smith’s own

experiences working at a convenience store, was the breakout hit of the 1994 Sundance Festival and would launch a successful film career.

He has since gone on to make numerous films that, while not strictly sequential, feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the “View Askewniverse”, named after his production company View Askew Productions.

Smith’s films are known for their raunchy, yet stylized dialogue, geeky references, colorful characterizations, keen cultural perceptiveness, and complete disregard for political correctness. His influences and contemporaries include Richard Linklater, Scott Mosier, David Klein, and Harvey Weinstein.

ADDITONAL EVENTS The View Askew Tour: A tour through famous Kevin Smith shooting locales in Red Bank, Leonardo, and Highlands in New Jersey.

AUDIENCE Kevin Smith has a large following and social media presence. Fans of his View Askewniverse are my target audience.

They are largely male, in their 30s, early adopters, and active members of the geek community. They have a 9-to-5 during the week and spend their weekends attending ComicCon and watching the new Marvel movie. They have a strong opinion on who shot first. Their Spotify playlist is mostly ‘80s Alt-rock, but does not shy away from the occasional Alannis Morisette song. They are loyal fans of the home team, whatever the sport may be, and are incredibly knowedgeable about past rosters and famous matches in history. They are guy’s guys, with a streak of geek.

Chasing Amy: Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, the Galleria, Jack’s Music Shoppe, Kings Arms 2 Diner (formerly the New Marina Diner), Mechanic Street, Ocean Ice Palace, and Victory Park Clerks: Posten’s Funeral Home, Quick Stop Groceries, and RST Video Dogma: Asbury Park Boardwalk and St. James Catholic Church

TITLE/SUBTITLE The View Askew: Finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith Snoochie Boochies: The anti-hero’s epiphany amindst the mundane in the films of Kevin Smith Perspicacity, Motherf*ckers: Learning to be grateful for what you have in the films of Kevin Smith Quandaries of a Cock Smoker: Reframing a mundane life in the films of Kevin Smith Seeing the Goddamn Sailboat: The slacker’s guide to being satisfied in the films of Kevin Smith

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash

Check to the Head: Advice for th recently-enlightened hoser in the films of Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith’s famous Q&A Sessions: Smith is know for holding funny, very long, discussions during his film festivals.

Paradigm of a Slacker: Approaching happiness subjectively in the films of Kevin Smith

Celebrity Hockey Game: Hockey is a big part of Smith’s identity and films. Holding a charity hockey game is something that both Smith and fans would truly enjoy.

The Goddamn Denoument: How the suburban lowlife learned to be happy with what he had in the films of Kevin Smith

DOODLE

Enlightened as Shit: Owning your mistakes and your life in the films of Kevin Smith Cockups & Catharsis: Growth and redemption of the suburban good-for-nothing in the films of Kevin Smith

LOCATION AND DATES Holding a Kevin Smith Film Festival anywhere but Smith’s hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey would be sacrilegious.

The best venue is Bow Tie Red Bank Theatre (formerly Clearview Cinema) because they screen indie and arthouse films. Also, they have hosted Smith’s Vulgarthon film festival multiple times.

The festival will be held on October 18-20, 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of Clerks.

POSITIONING/HISTORY Kevin Smith owes his career to a fim festival: the 1994 Sundance Festival where Clerks was first shown and garnered acclaim. He has since gone on to attend and host multiple film festivals and tends to prefer the indie and arthouse scene versus more commercial events.

Smith is famous for his fan service, both in his movies and in person. He takes the time to sign autographs and take pictures.

He is incredibly active on various social media sites as well.

A KEVIN SMITH FILM FESTIVAL

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith CLERKS A day in the lives of two convenience clerks as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith CHASING AMY Comic book artist Holden finds the perfect woman, only to learn that she’s a lesbian. But that doesn’t stop him from falling in love with her.

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK The foul-mouthed stoner and his silent pal head to L.A. to stop a movie based on them.

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith DOGMA An abortion clinic worker is enlisted to prevent two angels from reentering Heaven and thus undoing the fabric of the universe.

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith CLERKS II A calamity at Dante and Randal’s shops lands them at the fast food empire Mooby’s, until both start to rethink their futures.

KEVIN SMITH

Check to the Head: The lazy guy’s guide to finding fullfilment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith MALLRATS Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge, and redemption, in the local mall.

DESIGN AESTHETICS

A LONG TIME AGO IN THE 90s...

From spending some time with Kevin Smith (and by spending time I mean stalking him online, listening to his podcasts, and watching Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back one too many times), I have gathered the following: Kevin Smith is equal parts hockey fan, comic geek, 90s alternative kid, and potty mouth. Take one part out of that equation and it’s just not quite right.

So from a design aesthetics standpoint, I took a varied approach. I took all of his quirks and interests into consideration and mixed and matched elements when it was appropriate. Some might think its weird that I have comic book style numbers next to a grunge-looking logotype, and bad 90s-style photography, but it’s Kevin Smith. And, despite what you may think, it works.

INSPIRATION

MASTER MOODBOARD FILMOGRAPHY Clerks (1994) Mallrats (1995) Chasing Amy (1997) Dogma (1999) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Clerks II (2006)

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A geeky slacker tries to kill time while waiting for news that could turn his meaningless life around.

TYPE EXPERIMENTS

FINAL LOGO

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OCTOBER 18 Screening: Clerks & Clerks II Director Q&A OCTOBER 19 Screening: Mallrats & Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Red Bank’s View Askew Tour OCTOBER 20 Screening: Dogma & Chasing Amy Celebrity Hockey Game

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FINAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FINAL POSTER

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REFRAMING A MUNDANE LIFE TO FIND FULFILLMENT IN SUBURBIA CheckToTheHead.com

FINAL DELIVERABLES

SMITH-IFYING EVERYTHING Having set up my basic design rules for this project, it was then up to me to apply the chosen filter, colors, graphics onto everything in varying degrees and instances. The project turned from thinking to making.

I pushed myself in terms of craft (precision, materials, complexity, etc.). In the past, I felt safer sticking with paper and 2D objects when I could get away with it, but for this project I was forced out of my comfort zone which was really good.

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 10/18 5:00 PM

SATURDAY 10/19

11:00 AM

Welcome Reception in Lobby

The View Askew Tour: Red Bank

Celebrity Hockey Game at Ocean Ice Palace

6:00 PM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Clerks screening in Theater 1

Lunch at the Kings Arms II Diner

Lunch at Windmill Burgers

7:45 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Intermission

Mallrats screening in Theater 3

Dogma screening in Theater 3

8:30 PM

3:30 PM

5:15 PM

Clerks II screening in Theater 1

The View Askew Tour: Leonardo/Highlands

Intermission

10:00 PM

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

An Evening with Kevin Smith: Q&A

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back screening

Chasing Amy screening in Theater 1

in Theater 3

KEVIN SMITH Full Name Kevin Patrick Smith Hometown Red Bank, New Jersey Height 5’9” Nicknames Moves, Silent Bob, Bluntman, Lunch Box

Kevin Smith is an American director, actor, producer, comedian and public speaker as well as a comic book writer, author, and podcaster. A proud New Jerseyan, Smith’s films are known for their raunchy, yet stylized dialogue, geeky references, colorful characterizations, keen cultural perceptiveness, and complete disregard for political correctness.

Did you know: Smith did some rewrites for the movie Coyote Ugly.

SUNDAY 10/20

11:00 AM

SOUNDTRACK

T UNE S F OR YOUR BOOMBOX

ALIVE

JUMP S TA R T

C A NDY GIR L

I’m feeling nothing, but all alone Just missing someone I don’t even know But until I find them I’ll wait patiently Just feeling nothing inside of me

Sometimes I’ve seemed tired and I feel I could sleep all the day Yes, I lack a little motivation

My girls like candy, a candy treat She knocks me hot up off me feet She’s so fine as can be I know this girl is meant for me

by Joey Lauren Adams (from Chasing Amy)

And where are you baby Where can you be Why aren’t you here loving me ‘Cause I want to kiss you And make you feel right I want to lay with you All through the night And I want to feel passion I want to feel pain I want to weep at the sound of your name Come make me laugh Come make me cry.

Just make me feel alive And so I wait for that glorious day When the one I dream of comes my way But until I find them I’ll wait patiently Just feeling nothing inside of me And where are you baby Where can you be Why aren’t you here loving me ‘Cause I want to kiss you And make you feel right I want to lay with you All through the night And I want to feel passion...

by The Hang Ups (from Chasing Amy)

by New Edition (from Dogma)

But I wake up sometimes and I see that the sun really shines But I have a couple reservations now

Candy Girl, you are my world You look so sweet. You’re a special treat

Because I think I feel a little strangely today Yes I think I feel a little spark Hey, a little jump start

Candy girl, all I want to say When you’re with me You brighten up my day

Never will regret this, I Never will, never will, never will regret this

All I know, when I’m with you You make me feel so good Through and through The way you walk and the way you talk You always look so good You make me forget my thoughts

Never will regret this, I Never will, never will, never will regret this I’m fearless today And I’m not scared to say I’m afraid Yes I have a couple hesitations And I open the door And I wonder if she might come in Do you really need an invitation?

Because I think I feel a little something Yes I think I feel a little spark Hey, a little jump start Never will forget this, I Never will, never will, never will forget this Never will forget this, I Never will, never will, never will forget this

—KEVIN SMITH

Hey fellas!

What?

Check out Mike & Bobby’s little lady Ooooooh eeeeeeh Well, check out Ricky & Ralph’s Ooooooh eeeeeeh What about Ronnie’s?

She’s bad She’s bad I know she’s bad

Do you really love me (do you really love me) Don’t you really care (don’t you really care) Do you really need me (do you really need me) And will you always be there

She walks so fast she looks so sweet She makes my heart just skip a beat My girl the best and that’s no lie She tells me that I’m her only guy That might be true but my girls a joy She don’t play around She’s right to the point My girl’s like candy a candy treat She knocks me hot up off my feat

Every night and everyday I’m always thinking of you in every way

Ah candy, you look so sweet Ah candy, you’re a special treat

All I know, when I’m with you You make me feel so good Through and through

Candy (you’re my candy) Candy girl (candy) Candy (you’re my candy) Candy girl (candy)

Do you really love me (do you really love me) Don’t you really care (don’t you really care) Do you really need me (do you really need me) And will you always be there Candy girl, you are my world You’re everything, everything.

Everything to me

“I pull the tunes I listen to the most, and they wind up in the movie.”

Candy girl, all I want to say I need your love each and everyday

Candy girl You are my world I need your love Each and everyday Candy girl All I want to say You’re everything, everything Everything to me

“My musical tastes are reputably deplorable.”

—KEVIN SMITH

TICKETS A KEVIN SMITH FILM FESTIVAL

DAY 1

October 18, 2017 Bow Tie Theater 36 White Street Red Bank, New Jersey

Screening Clerks & Clerks II Director’s Q&A

A KEVIN SMITH FILM FESTIVAL

DAY 2

October 19, 2017 Bow Tie Theater 36 White Street Red Bank, New Jersey

Screening Mallrats & Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back The View Askew Tour

A KEVIN SMITH FILM FESTIVAL

DAY 3

October 20, 2017 Bow Tie Theater 36 White Street Red Bank, New Jersey

Screening Dogma & Chasing Amy Celebrity Hockey Game

BRIAN O’HALLORAN JEFF ANDERSON

CLERKS J AY A ND S IL E N T B OB S T R IK E B A CK

BRIAN JEFF ROSARIO O’HALLORAN ANDERSON DAWSON

CLERKS II

Reframing a mundane life to find fulfillment in suburbia in the films of Kevin Smith

11:00 AM The View Askew Tour: Red Bank

12:30 PM Lunch at the Kings Arms II Diner

5:00 PM

6:00 PM Clerks screening in Theater 1

DOGM A CH A S ING A M Y

SUNDAY 10/20

Lunch at Windmill Burgers

1:30 PM

Celebrity Hockey Game at Ocean Ice Palace

11:00 AM

2

Welcome Reception in Lobby

1 CL E R K S CL E R K S II

SATURDAY 10/19

3 FRIDAY 10/18

DVD PACKAGING

M A L L R AT S

A Kevin Smith Film Festival

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