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Rotund filmmaker Kevin Smith oughta invest in an XXXL bulletproof vest, because lord knows he gets plenty of flak. Critics love bashing the Clerks director’s oeuvre and countless bloggers have denounced his recent jihad against Southwest Airlines’ “person of size” policy after he got booted off a flight in February...

By Benjamin Leatherman

April 8, 2010

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Rotund filmmaker Kevin Smith oughta invest in an XXXL bulletproof vest, because lord knows he gets plenty of flak.

Critics love bashing the Clerks director’s oeuvre and countless bloggers have denounced his recent jihad against Southwest Airlines’ “person of size” policy after he got booted off a flight in February. Thing is, the foul-mouthed Smith loves firing back at his foes, which he does in humorously profane fashion via his Twitter feed (@therealkevinsmith), weekly podcasts, and during his infamous Q&A sessions.

Said gabfests have become one of his hallmarks over the past decade. Dubbed An Evening With Kevin Smith, the overweight auteur spends upwards of three hours providing long-winded answers to questions posed by his legions of devoted fans about his films and other geeky topics. After years of stumping his shtick at college campuses and other venues across North America and Europe, Smith will finally bring his act to the Valley.

Sat., April 10, 7 p.m., 2010

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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