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Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. Okay, I'm trying something a little different with this column, but give me a minute to make my case, not that I need to; my column, my rules.

So you're standing in line at the Whole Foods and in front of you is a pair of stoned thirtysomething guys, jibber-jabbering about vasectomies, angry Jesus and Stalin's secret monkey army.

Our reviews of Clerks and Clerks: The Animated Series are also available. I'm not even supposed to be here today! It's been 15 years since Kevin Smith's low-budget slacker comedy took the indie film world by storm, which means it's triple-dip time! Clerks arrives on Blu-ray, much to the surprise of Kevin himself, with a few tweaks beyond the Clerks ...

Kevin Smith is one of us. Yes, that's right...one of us. He's not a Francis Ford Coppola or a Martin Scorcese, but a guy from New Jersey that decided to take a risk and make little movie called "Clerks". It paid off.

The long-awaited conclusion to Kevin Smith's "New Jersey Trilogy" delivered everything that it should have, and that's a good thing, because with the success of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma, expectations for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back were very high.

Vampire movies can be hit or miss with may people. Either the vamp-action is not enough, or the story is ridiculous.

When Damon first became famous, his mother came out in the press stating that her son had become a product: 'He's not human any more' matt damon is almost visibly shivering.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the movie "Dogma." It turns out Ben Affleck and Matt Damon don't just seem related, they really are! The New England Historic Genealogical Society concluded the Oscar-winning friends are actually 10th cousins, once removed, the Boston Herald reports.

LESS than five minutes into our interview, film director Kevin Smith tells me about the first time he had sex with his wife.

His father, Kent, was a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer. His mother, Nancy, was an early childhood education professor at Lesley University.

I'M not quite sure how she manages it, but SALMA HAYEK still looks foxy as a bearded lady.

Writer and director Kevin Smith in 2004. The filmmaker's second book, based on a series of podcasts, is hitting shelves.

For a filmmaker whose work has always stood out thanks to its dialogue, it should come as little surprise that Monmouth County native Kevin Smith has been able to forge a side career for himself by simply, well, talking.

Back in 1999, Russell Crowe played a courageous chemist willing to stand up to the tobacco industry as a whistleblower in the Michael Mann film "The Insider." Just two years ago, George Clooney battled against the evil that big corporations perpetrate in the similarly thrilling "Michael Clayton," directed by Tony Gilroy.

ITEM ONE : There's been some pretty gushing coverage of the New Zealand films showing at the Toronto Film Festival this past week.

Matt Damon doesn't usually hide, and why should he? His sunny good looks and go-getter smile made him a star.

Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Ultimatum." Matt Damon was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Good Will Hunting , and he and Ben Affleck shared a win for that film's screenplay.

Alanis Morissette and Justin Kirk in a scene from Weeds. Photograph by: Weeds, Showcase There are four creative outlets that Alanis Morissette must have in her life: singing, writing, dancing and acting.

Kevin Smith is no knight in shining armor - in fact, he almost let Alanis Morissette get mugged so his own life would be saved.