National CineMedia, Inc. : Kevin Smith: Live From Behind Hits Movie Theaters Nationwide For First-Time Live Audience Interactive Event

January 6, 2012

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 06, 2012

Following his highly popular one man show format, director/writer/podcaster Kevin Smith will discuss anythingeverything when he takes over the big screen with Kevin Smith: Live From Behind Featuring "JaySilent Bob Get Old", a one-night-only in-theater event on Thursday, February 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p. m. CT / 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m.Alaska & Hawaii. Broadcast to select movie theaters nationwide live from the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, this special three-hour event will begin with Smithfrequent co-starlong-time friend, Jason "Jay" Mewes, hosting their highly rated podcast, "JaySilent Bob Get Old." The evening will then switch gears as Smith takes the stage to tackle a wide variety of topicsissues during a live interactive, fan-generated Q&A with theater audiences across the country. For the first time, fans will have the opportunity to drive the conversation as they submit their questionsinteract simultaneously with Smith live via social media networks throughout his unique "tell it like it is" stage show.

Presented by NCM FathomAK27 Productions, tickets for Kevin Smith: Live From Behind Featuring "JaySilent Bob Get Old" are available at participating theater box officesonline at . For a complete list of theater locationsprices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theatersparticipants are subject to change). The event will be broadcast to more than 300 select movie theaters across the country through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

"Doing something like this means you can get the event into a theater in a very small town. We may have never been to that small town, but we can be with this Q&A event," said Smith. "I can be like 'Hey man, I'm going to be on the screen soon, pop into a theatercheck it out.' That's kind of magical. The very ability to do that on a wider level now, instead of just doing it one night only in this city, in this theater, … I look forward to it!"

Smith is a screenwriter, actor, film producerdirector, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur,Internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob. He is most famous for his cult film catalogue including Clerks, Mallrats,Chasing Amy, Dogma, JaySilent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, ZackMiri Make a Porno,his newest film Red State, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Smith also sports three DVD releases of his various college Q&A's (An Evening With Kevin Smith, An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder, A Threevening with Kevin Smith, as well as an EPIX Original Q&A special Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40). Smith has also published two books full of essaysblog postings, Silent Bob Speaksthe New York Times Best Selling, My Boring Ass Life, as well as Shootin' the Sh*t with KevinSmith - a collection of the best material from SModcast, Smithproducer Scott Mosier's.

"Since the release of his debut film in 1994, Kevin Smith has been a veritable force in the entertainment industry," said Dan Diamond, senior vice president of NCM Fathom. "Fans won't want to miss this unique stage show, as well as their chance to interact with him live from the comfort of their local theater."

About National CineMedia (NCM)
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, onlinethrough mobile technology. The NCM Cinema NetworkNCM Fathom present cinema advertisingevents across the nation's largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC)other leading regional theater circuits. NCM's theater advertising network covers 176 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50)includes over 18,300 screens (17,300 digital). During 2010, approximately 700 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place. The NCM Fathom Events broadcast network is comprised of nearly 700 locations in 165 Designated Market Areas® (all of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42 entertainment-related websites, online widgetsmobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest inis the managing member of National CineMedia LLC.

About AK27 Productions
Toronto-based AK27 Productions is the combined effort of Adam Kreeft, of Kreeft BookingKatie Clark formerly of Underground Operations. Formed in spring 2011, AK27 specializes in live eventsproduction on the groundonline.

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