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The Quick Stop crew is back again, and this time they’re making a movie of their own. Kevin Smith’s Clerks III is coming to theaters this fall.

In case you didn’t know, filmmaker Kevin Smith is a massive My Chemical Romance fan. Now, it looks like he is taking his love for the band to the next level in Clerks 3. This week, Smith unveiled the first page of the script for the new film which includes one of MCR’s most iconic […]

In his 1981 book Danse Macabre, legendary author Stephen King makes a potent defense for the kind of films that are often labeled “guilty pleasures.” “I’m no snob,” King writes, “and if you are, that’s your problem. In my business, if you lose your taste for good baloney, it’s time you got into some other […]

The best thing the pandemic has done for us is the chance to enrich ourselves. Books to read. Music to listen to. Movies to watch. Music documentaries hit all three of those fields quite nicely. There’s nothing like a documentary about a genre, an era or an artist to pique your curiosity. But for each […]

AEW Wrestling is still producing some fun new content for fans to check out while stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic and their latest video sees a number of notable guest stars including Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor and the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno. The wrestling organization has been releasing a video series called The Bubbly Bunch over the past week where […]

From Pineapple Express to Cheech And Chong, we’ve seen the character played out in many different ways. Here are the best stoner characters in movies and TV.

Beloved director Kevin Smith is a huge music fan and more specifically, he’s a fan of My Chemical Romance. The director and film writer hosts a podcast called Fatman Beyond and in a recent episode he reveals a My Chemical Romance song as the one he would be most likely to turn into a film. Read More: Watch Machine […]

Musicians have been making cameos in popular films and franchises for decades. Most of the time they’re small roles that aren’t out of the ordinary, such as Halsey’s appearance in the latest adaptation of A Star Is Born.  From Fall Out Boy landing in Amish country to Billie Joe Armstrong yelling “Shut the fuck up,” […]

Reboots have been all the rage as of late. Today, one of the latest doses of new-age nostalgia was served via the first trailer for the new Jay and Silent Bob movie. Along with the upcoming It: Chapter Two and a myriad of live-action Disney remakes, the revival of Kevin Smith’s classic duo rounds out an interesting mix […]

Last spring, we informed you that Gerard Way would be reimagining a centuries-old folk song, “O Waly Waly” (or “The Water Is Wide”), for Kevin Smith’s new Walrus-themed horror film Tusk. “[T]he song…is very old and public domain, though I did re-arrange and re-write some lyrics,” Way had tweeted then to quell misguided excitement that […]

APTV Chicago correspondent TJ Horansky (@tjhoransky) brings you the week's top stories on altpress.com, including news from As I Lay Dying, From First To Last, Gerard Way, Alexisonfire and more!

According to a tweet from director Kevin Smith, former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has recorded a song which will be featured in his upcoming film Tusk. The Clerks director, who has been known to nerd out with Way over comics on his Smodcast and Hulu show Spoilers, describes the song as “achingly beautiful.”  Holy shit! The cherry on […]

Gerard Way discussed My Chemical Romance's upcoming 5th album on today's episode of “Spoilers,” hosted by Kevin Smith. He said, MCR 5, as he is calling it while it is in-progress, is “going rather quickly” and that the album is “very dark so far.” The album, Way hints, will also include  the band's wearing costumes. […]