- Historically only available on Region 2 dvd, SPACED, the cult-classic television series created by Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, is finally coming to North America on July 22! We’re huge fans of this short-lived series and so is Kevin, he’ll be included on the commentary tracks just recorded for this new release. Here’s a list of all of the newly created special features…
SPACED: THE COMPLETE SERIES BONUS FEATURES
* New exclusive commentary with director Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) and guests Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Bill Hader, Matt Stone, Patton Oswalt and Diablo Cody.
* Exclusive Spaced On Stage reunion Q&A recorded at the National Film Theatre, London in October 2007.
* “Skip to the End” - Exclusive feature length documentary
* “Spaced Jam” by Osymyso
* Outtakes
* Trailers
* Deleted scenes
* Raw footage
* Photo gallery
* Homage-O-Meter - An onscreen feature that tracks each pop-culture reference
* Newly updated cast and crew biographies
You can check out the entire press release and box art right HERE. Reserve your copies now!
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- One more we missed from the big Wizard 200th issue — One feature is a countdown of events that have impacted the comics industry since 1991. Kevin’s run on Daredevil comes in big at number 10. Scan evidence above. The article cites Kevin as a trailblazer for bringing other big TV and film writers into the comics industry.
- On Monday, April 21 at 2:15, the Nashville Film Festival will host a panel for Actors-Turned-Directors, featuring Chasing Amy’s own Joey Lauren Adams. If you’re in the area, we highly recommend attending this rare chance to see the lovely and talented Ms. Adams in person. Nashville seems like a great place to be a View Askew fan these days!
- Agent DVD is having a poll on the greatest DVD franchise, and the View Askewniverse is included in the “Comedy” category. Get on over and vote for us!
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- TV Guide Channel paid a visit to our beloved Laser Blazer/Secret Stash for a piece on the TV show “Lost”, shooting inside the store and giving you a look at just how HUGE the place is — Also take note of the way cool looking Secret Stash logo on the wall for the Stash area. Check it out on the left nagivation of the Laser Blazer homepage. Man, look at the SIZE of that place!
- Bullz-Eye has a fun new interview with Tyler Labine, star of the CW network’s “Reaper”, and cameo-holder in the upcoming “Zack & Miri Make a Porno”. Some very kind words for Kevin are dropped, including these:
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“…I like the pilot, it’s shooting in Vancouver, I love Kevin Smith…just let me meet with him.” So I went there, we sat down, and we chain-smoked his bad menthol cigarettes, and he was, like, “I love you for it, man, as long as you don’t want to do a Jack Black impression.” And I was, like, “Dude, if I hear one more person say that to me in this town…” I said, “Look, me and you, we’re both fat and have beards. Does that mean we’re both Jack Black?” And he said, “I like you. Okay, let’s go.”"
“…Kevin was such an open, collaborative guy that he would just sit behind the monitors and yell stuff for you to say, and you’d be, like, “Screw you, I’m gonna try this!” And then you could just say whatever, and it was almost like…as long as you could get a laugh and people were digging it, it could fly. And I love a set environment like that, where we can collaborate and the writers aren’t getting their backs up about their words or whatever.”
BE: Your Wikipedia entry mentions that you’re in “Zack and Miri Make A Porno.” I presume the “Reaper”/Kevin Smith connection is what got you into that.
TL: Yeah, he just e-mailed me and was, like, “Would you like to come out and play, sir?” And I was, like, “Could you be a little more specific, sir?” (laughs) He said, “Come out to Pittsburgh, shoot a couple days on my new movie.” And I’m, like, “Yeah! I’ll fucking be there, man!” So I went out there and shot a really great cameo scene that he put together for me, and he told me it was because I play the best drunk he’d ever seen.
The entire review is quite candid and good, so be sure to surf over to Bullz-Eye and check out the whole thing.
- Kevin is briefly quoted in this new L.A. Times article on the great John Hughes:
“He’s our generation’s J.D. Salinger,” says Smith, whose film “Dogma” shows its heroes, Jay and Silent Bob, on a pilgrimage to Shermer, Ill., a mythical town that only exists in Hughes’ films. “He touched a generation and then the dude checked out. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be doing what I do. Basically my stuff is just John Hughes films with four-letter words.” - A recent interview with the great Simon Pegg over at Aint It Cool reveals that Kevin Smith has recorded at least one commentary track along with him for the upcoming Region 1 release of the series “Spaced” on DVD. If you’ve yet to see the program, seek it out now or when the new discs arrive this July. It’s a brilliant show which ran for an all-too-short 2 brief UK seasons. Once we learn more details regarding Kevin’s involvement, we’ll be sure to let you know.
- Seth Rogen has a cameo in the upcoming Weinstein Co. flick “Fanboys”, which has a HUGE internet following. Check our Rogen’s scene in the trailer at this page which announces that we’ll see two very different versions of the film on the eventual DVD.
- Here’s a fun one to end the update today, courtesty of our News Askew YouTube Channel - Beowulf gets the Rifftrax treatment, and with it, a reference to “Jay & Silent Bob”. Enjoy!
- Ever since Will Ferrell, after playing “Marshal Willenholly” in “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” joined the cast of the new “Land of the Lost” movie, we’ve been intrigued. Now, JFXOnline has the first photos of Will in the lead role. Ferrell’s character name in J&SBSB, for the uninitiated, is a combination of the three lead characters on the original classic TV series (Marshall, Will, and Holly).
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- “Southland Tales” drops on DVD tomorrow, and our advanced copy just arrived here at the offices — We’ll be checking in with a capsule review shortly. As Kevin’s role in the film is quite small, from what we’re told, we’ll be focusing on a general look at the disc and the part Mr. Smith plays. We haven’t had the chance to see the flick yet, and are excited to finally do so. Unfortunately, it looks like the disc is the theatrical cut, and only with a couple small extra bits. If there’s enough interest, perhaps Kelly will get to release his own vision like he did with “Donnie Darko”. Pick up your copy in stores everywhere tomorrow, and of course if you’re in the LA area or want a fair web price, check out Laser Blazer.
- We applaud Regal Cinemas, who just today announced that they will indeed screen R-rated “red band” trailers with their R-rated films. Cinemablend even uses View Askew and Seth Rogen as examples for good uses of the practice. Hey, here’s hoping we can see an R-Rated trailer before “Pineapple Express” at Regal Cinemas this summer! Some experts are suggesting this may lead to other chains adopting the same practice, and we’re all for it. The last time I recall seeing an R-rated trailer theatrically was a hilarious “Eddie Murphy: Raw” trailer that played before “Plains, Trains and Automobiles”. Yep, a WHILE ago.
- And finally today, UK’ers, if you’re gonna drink a cup of coffee, why not Nascafe’s “Blend 37″? We’ll see ya next time…
Brutal Massacre Clips!
- We’re very pleased to share two EXCLUSIVE clips from the new Brian O’Halloran horror comedy, “Brutal Massacre”.
These are 2 exclusive clips from the comedy, both featuring Brian’s character Jay, who is the assistant director on the movie being made IN the film. You won’t find them anywhere else on the web, and they come to us with thanks to the film’s producers.
The first one of there happens later in the movie, where Jay explains a movie of his own that he’s writing.
The second one is earlier, when the camera crew is interviewing Jay about how he started working for Harry the director (played by “An American Werewolf in London’s” David Naughton).Visit the official site for more details on the film, or look above for the way meet Brian in person in Jersey and chat up the film with him this weekend.
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- Dogma’s incarnation of God is one of Entertainment Weekly’s 17 favorite theatrical immortals:
“Perhaps the most playful and stylish version of the Almighty we’ve ever seen, pop-rocker Alanis Morissette’s God, decked out in a flouncy white skirt and silver jacket, stops to smell the flowers and kick up into a handstand in a church garden. This after her mostly mute character lets out a destructive roar that blows the head off of vengeful angel Bartleby (Ben Affleck).” - Need further reason to pick up the new high definition release of “Dogma”? The great Harry Knowles from Aint It Cool News had this to say about the blu-ray release: “You need to see a shit demon in 1080p. You really do.” And you gotta love that. Order your copy today!
Laser Blazer’s VA BluRay Arrival - Celebration Specials!
- Laser Blazer remains easily the BEST spot in California, perhaps the country, to get your DVDs, as well as the ONLY place on the west coast where you can visit Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash and spot the coolest swag and movie props. To celebrate the recent arrival of the new “Dogma” Blu-ray release, along with the previously released “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” on the format, they’re having a big sale for those of you who stop in. Fans will now get a BARGAIN — The first 20 of you to stop in and ask can get a Kevin Smith signed “Jersey Girl” disc for just $8.89. THAT’S a deal. Even cooler, new price reductions are now in affect for Clerks II, Clerks: The Animated Series, Clerks, and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back on standard DVD - Just $13.34 each. Great for a gift or if you’ve got any holes in your own collection. Run, don’t walk, to Laser Blazer on West Pico Boulevard in sunny Los Angeles. And if you’re in town on business or vacation, work a stop into your visit.
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- HEADS-UP: Kevin’s Bergan County Q&A date is going to be changing. We don’t have a new date to announce at this point, but we DO want to let you know it’s coming soon, this week. The appearance is not being cancelled, just moved.
- It’s a small mention, so we’re not running a scan, but writer Diablo Cody (”Juno”) makes reference to a hilarious Affleck line from the great “Mallrats” in her back page column for the mid-month issue of “Entertainment Weekly”, while discussing a rumored “New Kids on the Block” reunion:
“In the movie Mallrats, Ben Affleck famously (rhetorically?) asks, ‘Who’s your favorite New Kid?’ while atop a schoolgirl. This surprisingly profound question begs the inevitable Beatles analogy.” - More love from the folks at Film-411 today: Jay & Silent Bob show up as #32 in their list of all-time greatest movie characters, along with a detailed write-up and a clip.
- As promised, here’s a German-to-English translation of that Jersey Girl scan from the last edition of NewsBites, for the curious:

NEW: Jersey Girl
Arrogant Yuppie finds his way back into the simple, real life.
Charming, tragic comedy with Ben AffleckCritics bashed this Kevin Smith movie really hard, although it is a pleasant watch until the happy end.
PICK OF THE DAY: Charmingly sympathetic
The Ben Affleck Info-Box says:
Arrogant and rude
A Producer denied Affleck the leading role in Smiths Mallrats. The director gave his friend a supporting role, and after Ben’s Oscar win for “Good Will Hunting”, even leading roles. (Chasing Amy, Dogma) In 2007, Affleck made a critically acclaimed directorial debut with “Gone Baby Gone”. Right now he is filming with Russell Crowe the Remake of the BBC Movie “State of Play”.
- Seems that Netflix is recommending the recent film “F*ck” to folks who love Kevin Smith movies, according to this scan from their site. Check it out.
- And finally today, we can’t go by this update without mentioning our sadness on the passing of actor Roy Scheider, best known for his work in “Jaws”, a favorite film of Kevin’s where his character’s name (Chief Brody) was inspiration for our favorite dude in “Mallrats”. Our condolences to all his friends and family.
Dogma Blu-Ray - Cover & Details!
- So blue, so pretty! DVDActive scores some beautiful high resolution cover art for the March 11th release of Dogma on Blu-Ray, marking the second View Askew Production to hit the format after Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back was released last fall. The disc will contain all the fantastic goodies on the Special Edition DVD previously out, but nothing new (other than a crisp new video and sound transfer, we’re assuming):

* 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
* Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
* Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish
* Cast and Crew Commentary
* Technical Commentary
* Deleted Scenes
* Cast and Crew Outtakes
* Jay and Bob’s Secret Stash Commercial
* Storyboards from Three Major Scenes
We’re gonna try and seek out a review copy so we can get you folks the scoop on the new transfer quality — We’ll check our usual contacts, though if anyone’s got a connection with Sony, let us know (as they rarely handle a View Askew flick for home release). The dawn of a new era is almost here, View Askew on Blu-Ray!
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- The Digital Bits reports that “Southland Tales” is scheduled for a March 18th release on DVD. No details at all right now, so we’re not sure if we’ll see the restored full length cut, theatrical cut, high-def or only standard-def versions. We’re guessing they’ll start with a basic theatrical disc, but are secretly hopeful for a director’s cut and commentary. Don’t count on it, though. Kevin appears in the film in a cameo role (under heavy makeup).
- Kevin had the pleasure of being part of a question on popular TV quizzer “Jeopardy!” this week. The 2 part question involved putting two words together to come up with a solution — The first part of the clue asked for “the last name of ‘Clerks’ director Kevin”. The full answer was “Smith & Wesson”.
- Finally today, we’re not sure what this is/means but a few folks sent it in today — So maybe some of you might get a kick out of it. They call them “Cat Macros”. See ya soon.








