Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Smith turns his stoner Greek chorus into leading men on a mission.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku,..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

Writer / director Kevin Smith discusses his new film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

"...Kevin Smith isn't stoopid. He really isn't. For starters, he knows..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Bob Dylan Nobel: The Morning After

Firsthand from Sweden, what happened at the ceremony

"...University professor David Gaines, a fan and scholar of Bob Dylan's work, spent the week in Stockholm to cover..."

Dec. 12, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

Now Streaming in Austin: The Bob Zula Returns

Coming-of-age comedy-drama comes to Amazon

"...made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Everyone knows a Bob Zula. The guy who never quite gets it. Worst..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Bob Dylan Nobel: Live From Stockholm

Local Dylan scholar reports from Sweden on Prize festivities

"...Bob Dylan didn't make the trip to Stockholm this week..."

Dec. 11, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

Bob Johnston’s Great Lost Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan LP

Late producer set the mood for one of music’s great summits

"...Producer Bob Johnston died Friday. This is a chapter from my..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

Hey Southwest, It's 'Silent Bob,' Not 'Too Fat to Fly Bob'

Southwest Airlines kicks director Kevin Smith off flight for being oversized

"...expense, portly filmmaker (and honorary Austinite/slash/all-around kickass dude) Kevin Smith was booted off a weekend SWA flight for breaking..."

Feb. 15, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Again – Tonight

Jason Mewes on the duo's 'Super Groovy Cartoon Movie'

"...Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith know this, and they’ve taken advantage of it quite..."

July 25, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan

The soundtrack of Django Reinhardt lounging in the back of Bob Wills' Airstream

"...So how did Whit Smith feel when Patti Smith asked the local guitarist to..."

March 3, 2006 Music Feature by David Lynch

Fake Fast Food Restaurateur (and Filmmaker) Kevin Smith Welcomes Austin to Mooby's

Silent Bob talks fan connection, veganism, and Mooby's origins

"...fast food franchise that’s been featured in the Kevin Smith movies Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks..."

May 11, 2021 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius

Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult

"...face archetypically evoked white, middle-class, heterosexual Christian conformity, J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs (note the mandatory quotation marks) served as the..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bob Marley: One Love

Jamaican reggae pioneer gets the biopic treatment

"...such success story, 2021’s King Richard, which won Will Smith an Oscar for his portrayal of Richard Williams, Venus..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Carys Anderson

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...the 19-year-old Paxton and an aspiring filmmaker called Kent Smith decided to make an indie art movie. Inspired by..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Riding With Bob

"...in the early 1950's (l-r) Luke Wills, Johnnie Wills, Bob Wills, and Billy Jack Wills All Photos Courtesy of..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

"...Patti Smith wasn't sure we were coming. Onstage, the Chicago-born, New..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bow Down and Pay Up for J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius

The power of slack compels you in this SXSW documentary

"...Hey, friend, do you have slack? Do you know Bob, the one true Bob, the Bob that is J.R...."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Elders: Meet Guitarist and Defense Attorney Bobby Earl Smith

From professional musician to professional defender of musicians

"...Some of Bobby Earl Smith’s first Austin memories are chasing fireflies, riding..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Oscar Rodriguez

Playback: Bob Dylan Goes Electric – Again!

Fifty years ago, Dylan and the Band went electric at Austin's Municipal Auditorium

"...Lost amongst Bob Dylan's many landmark moments of the mid-Sixties, including his..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...represents a moment of reckoning in the career of Bob Byington, it appears that he is well-positioned to seize..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...  – Cy White The Nothing Song Presents: Elliott Smith Tribute & SIMS Benefit..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Live at Billy Bob's Texas

"...Billy Joe ShaverLive at Billy Bob's Texas (Smith Music Group)..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Chasing Amy

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clerks II

Kevin Smith is on solid footing with this sequel, which finds the filmmaker and his raunchy protagonists at the precipice of maturity but moving ahead with cautious baby steps.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman,..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mallrats

In his second film, Kevin Smith's jilted heroes assuage their sorrows at the mall.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Are You Decent?

Dudley & Bob and the footsoldiers in the FCC's war on pop culture

"...pee jokes. Dale Dudley, leader of the Dudley and Bob morning show, is nervously eyeing comedian Todd Glass, who..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Next Departure

With 'Jersey Girl,' Kevin Smith swaps out Jay and Silent Bob for a 7-year-old, all while 'The Green Hornet' looms

"...film from indie icon and inveterate Jersey Boy Kevin Smith, is, in the context of the filmmaker's career, something..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Butter

Jennifer Garner stars in this satire about a woman who'll stop at nothing to win the Iowa state butter-carving competition.

"...Directed by: Jim Field Smith. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Yara Shahidi,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...So it was Kevin Smith, who, with the gleefully no-budget comedy Clerks, struck pay..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Clerks III

Deservedly self-indulgent return to the Quick Stop where Kevin Smith began

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Kevin Smith, Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cop Out

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak,..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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