Word: filming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Actors are given too much credit for shaping their own careers. At no point do you have that much control. You feel like what are you going to do to just have a film be in the theaters? I've had good luck that the roles have been so different. Out of Yale, I'd played all these Romantic parts, not the really exciting character. Mansfield Park was perfect [Henry Crawford] is an epicurean who gets the most out of every situation...
Well according to Kevin Smith, you had every right to be dissatisfied. His new film, Dogma, is the apotheosis of this Sunday School discontent and criticizes the stubborn doctrine of many churches. The film doesn't pretend to have all the answers to your Sunday School questions, but it does assert one thing: God is great, God is Good, God appreciates a good penis joke...
...penis jokes abound. Smith, who conceived the Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy triptych, has an unmistakable brand of humor, a unique way of putting smart, nasty words into his character's mouths. His small, dialogue-based films thrive on the rantings of slackers and dopeheads and revel in the insignificant struggles of everyday life. Given the plot and the ribaldry of Dogma, it's no wonder the Catholic League has--well, raised hell about its release. The organization was responsible for convincing Disney, the original distributor, to drop the movie, arguing that it was blasphemous and immoral. Smith, himself...
...understand the consequences of their scheme, and go their way, gleefully handing out the Wrath of God every chance they get. As is to be expected, Affleck and Damon have a great onscreen rapport, which lends itself beautifully to both the sensational and frivolous components of the film. Although it is not a stretch for them to play old buddies on the screen, the movie does provide chances for them (particularly Affleck) to exercise their acting talent, and they do so with panache...
...last Scion" in a way that puts the comic relief's performances to shame. What excuses some of the ill-delivered lines and questionable characters is the enthusiasm you can feel the performers have for this movie (many took pay cuts to work on Dogma). They know that the film will be hotly debated, but they remain loyal to their desire to work with Smith and make Dogma succeed...