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Clerks is a 1994 American independent black-and-white comedy film written, produced, co-edited and directed by Kevin Smith in his debut. The independent film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes, and Lisa Spoonauer, it presents a day in the lives of store clerks Dante Hicks (O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Anderson) as well as their acquaintances. It is the first of Smith's View…
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Released In 1994, Clerks became one of the biggest surprises in independent cinema history. Made for almost no money, the film showed that filmmakers did not need expensive sets, famous actors, or Hollywood backing to create something memorable. Kevin Smith wrote and directed the film while working at a convenience store, and that real life experience became the foundation for the story. Instead of creating some unr…More
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*(NOTE: Capsule version of the review is available here.)* 1990s were arguably the best decade in the history of American independent cinema. The single event associated with it was 1994 Cannes Film Festival. There Quentin Tarantino triumphed by winning Palme d’Or for *Pulp Fiction* and established himself as the “coolest” film maker among world’s cinephiles. Another independent film maker to be awarded there was Ke…More
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With a bit of a slow game release schedule, the anime season still a while from wrapping up, and me needing to take a break from One Piece, I figured I'd go back over a series of films I enjoy, the Askew films from Kevin Smith. And what better way to start than the beginning with Clerks. The Cult Classic that launched Kevin Smiths' career, Clerks follows around Dante as he is called in to work at a convenience store…More