- Alright, so as much as we wanted to make it to San Diego, we’re sure with the economy these days a lot of you were drooling over G4 and web coverage this weekend as it all unfolded. Thankfully, though the magic of YouTube and technology, Kevin’s entire Hall H panel is now available for your viewing pleasure. You gotta love the power of the internet. It’s shot pretty cool too, as the camera wasn’t right at the stage, you can watch Kevin on the big screen along with those brave folks who took to the mic with questions. The stuff about “Twilight” is particularly funny this year, especially a brilliantly timed remark on the female reaction to a particular clip. So hey, if you weren’t there, or just want to see it again, grab a sandwich, and click away:
More San Diego stuff – Before he made the trip, Kevin took a few moments to talk to NPR about the Con, which is available for your listening pleasure.
Also, if you don’t have time to watch the videos above, Screencrave has a bottom-to top (read it reverse) twitterish feed from an attendee of the event. If you’ve got the time, watch the video. It’s very rare to see a full unedited Q&A show up like this.
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- It’s not a lot to see, but an onlooker has YouTube’d some live action take from the perimeter of the set of “A Couple of Dicks” in NYC. Check out the vids over on the ‘tube, and watch how the Willis exudes coolness in part 3, just by existing. It also sort of makes you realize, MAN it’s gotta be tough to be in the public eye constantly like that. That’s the biz, tho. Check ‘em out:
- Feeling artistic? Take a look at this blank canvas that Kyle Robinson sent us a shot of. If you wanna make your own custom Jay & Bob Mez-its, this is what you’ll need to pick up. These debut in San Diego and give you aspiring artists the chance to make your own super cool inactions in squished format. We can’t wait to see what ya’ll come up with.
- Speaking of this weekend’s con, ComicBookMovie.com looks back to 2007, where Kevin took down a heckler in legendary form while on the mic. Worth another look for sure. Don’t forget, Kev jets to the west coast this Saturday morning for what’s sure to be a capacity crowd for his one and only Q&A later in the day.
- In light of the tragic death of Michael Jackon, Examiner recalls the 1994 Playboy article where Kevin mentioned that he’d once been tapped to direct a flick starring Jackson where he’d morph into a talking car of some sort. We seem to recall Kevin doing the story live in a Q&A way back when. Maybe this will re-ignite it, as we’d sure love to hear it told again sometime.
- Rogen fans looking to keep up with his next project, one that was once in the hands of Kevin, “Green Hornet”, may be interested in this new interview courtesy AICN. Despite the exit of the great Stephen Chow from the production, seems it is still full speed ahead.
- More sites picking up the Bluray news that we ran last update: /Film, The HD Room (Story 1, Story 2) . No new info in ‘em, but just in case you wanted to read the great news again. There ya go. We’ll of course keep you posted on these Blus and look for early reviews, screens, menus. You know, all that good stuff.
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- Kevin’s video interview on the Kevin Pollak Chat Show is now available via iTunes for your viewing pleasure. Pollak’s show is quite good and well worth your valuable time, especially considering he does it all live — No editing, just whatever happens. Look for Episode #13 (it’s easy to track down via the official site or podcast). These guys are great together – They should make this a weekly thing!
- Having Brantford withdrawal? Here’s a few video leftovers from the Gretzky invitational street hockey tournament last month. This one might be our favorite of them all, actually: Gretzky.com has posted a video of Kevin touring the basement of Walter Gretzky, which is just PACKED with amazing hockey memorabilia and trophies. We see shades of the great “Roadside Atttraction” pieces that Kevin used to do for Leno here. Great stuff, WATCH IT. Also, check out two interviews just posted courtesy H-54 TV: “Puck U” players Scott Mosier and Bryan Johnson.
- Last week, we reported that Shannen Doherty would be making a con appearance in the UK. Now, we’ve just learned she will ALSO make a rare signing appearance at this month’s Hollywood Show at the Burbank Airport Marriott in Burbank, CA Hollywood Show at the Burbank Airport Marriott in Burbank,CA . This is her first-ever signing appearance at the show (or any show as far as we know). Bringing your Mallrats stuff to get her to sign? You should, as “Mallrats” star and Askew icon Jason Mewes is ALSO scheduled to appear. Quite a guest list at this show — Certainly looks like a good one to attend if you wanna nab some signatures or even just gawk at celebs past and present.
- DC Comics confirms that the release date for the “Batman: Cacophony” trade paperback will be September 16, 2009. The book collects all 3 issues of the acclaimed Smith/Flanagan miniseries. The book adds a new introduction from Kevin, as well as a copy of his personal pre-publication script for the third issue. Gotta have this.
- And finally this weekend, major congrats to producer extraordinaire Scott Mosier and artist Jim Mahfood. The duo have just sold a new cartoon project to Disney. Mahfood broke the news in classic form via an illustrated comic at his blog.
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- We now have a ticketing link for online purchase for Kevin’s upcoming Los Angeles show. Click here to order. This completes the list. For the full story of Kevin’s upcoming Q&A stage tour, click right here. If you’re anywhere near any of these shows, do not miss your chance for a memorable night out. Sales will start tomorrow to the general public — Buy early for all these events for the best seats.
- Can’t get enough of the Gretzky street hockey tournament? We sure can’t. This YouTube channel features a collection of interviews with many members of Puck U. Click on over for a look.
- IMDB continues to list Jason Lee as having a role in “A Couple of Dicks”, only as a rumor — So far, we haven’t heard anything, though with Lee no longer working on “Earl”, we wouldn’t be surprised if he showed up for a cameo somewhere here. Let’s wait and see. A nice surprise, perhaps?
- Want more video to end the day? Sure ya do. How about the extended Mewes/Smith cameo from “Fanboys”, courtesy the wonderful YouTube??
This second clip comes from the fresh “Reaper Season 2″ DVD and features a short snippet of Kevin talking about the show, for which he filmed the acclaimed pilot episode. Enjoy. See ya next time. As always, thanks for stopping by News Askew today.
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- We’re still putting the final touches on our exclusive coverage from Kevin’s historic appearance at Carnegie Hall, look for that in the next day or two. In the meantime, here’s a recap of what’s going on in the Askewniverse right now:
- Kevin made a quick appearance on the other other night’s NHL Awards show. Check out the video above!
- Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch ran THIS glowing review of Kevin’s Carnegie Hall appearance.
- We mentioned this a while back, but here’s CTV’s official premiere announcement for their upcoming Degrassi TV movie featuring Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes:
PARADISE CITY: DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD (Premiere)
* Sunday, August 30 at 8 p.m. ET
In the first ever DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION movie, the Degrassi students venture to L.A. via school bus with hopes to score parts in Mewesical High, a musical directed by Jason Mewes (Clerks) under the mentorship of Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma). Paige (Lauren Collins), personal assistant to THE SHORES reality television star Hailey Montel (Mary Ashton), understands that in life you work from the ground up, but when Hollywood hands Paige a shortcut to fame and fortune, she jumps at the opportunity and takes Marco (Adamo Ruggiero) and Ellie (Stacey Farber) along for the ride. Back in Toronto, Manny (Cassie Steele) has immersed herself in her university theatre program and is committed to becoming an “actor of substance.” The star of Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?, Manny blows an opportunity to star in Mewes’ feature and then heads on a road trip to L.A. to win the role and realize her dream.
- In possibly the latest movie review ever, the New Orleans Examiner posted their review of JERSEY GIRL.
The Live SModcast, #88, Has Arrived!
- SModcast #88 has a special distinction – Yep, this is the first SModcast that was ever recorded in front of a live studio audience. In fact, 1100 of them in a sold out auditorium in Brantford, Ontario. Be thankful for this one, folks, as originally this was planned to be an audience-only thing, never to be made available to the public. Due to popular demand, and for you, the fans, Kevin has made this great SMod available for your enjoyment.
You can grab SModcast NOW, exclusively at Quick Stop Entertainment. This monster cast runs over 2 hours and 10 minutes long! So, if you’re grabbing the MP3, give it some time to download to your computer.
SModcast 88: 11 Short of 99, The Number of the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, Son of Walter and Phyllis from Brantford, Ontario, Where This Was Recorded Live, Onstage at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, June 6, 2009, eh? -
In which our heroes’ adventure is shrouded in mystery.
Enjoy, and our thanks to Kevin, Scott, and the entire crew on hand for this amazing event.
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- Our pal Will once again comes thru with full commercial-free audio from Kevin’s recent Opie & Anthony call-in, where he spent a couple of hours chatting up the Carnegie show and other goings on. Grab it in 64K MP3 or a slightly smaller quality 24K MP3 file. Enjoy.
- Collectors – You asked, so here’s the info! If you wanna own a copy of that unique censored/uncensored “Zack and Miri” DVD from the Netherlands, you can click here to buy it. As the site is in Dutch, here are directions once you get there. Press “Leg in winkelmand”, then “afrekenen”. You’ll then see the disc in your shopping cart. The following steps are Address, Payment method, Processing order and finally Order processed. No idea on shipment times, or the currency conversion, but hey — It’s a collector’s item, right?
- Kevin’s films are mentioned a few times in this article on “The Other 100 Best Movie Quotes of All Time”:
75. “What’s a nubian?” — Chasing Amy48. “All every woman really wants, be it mother, senator, nun, is some serious deep-dickin’.” — Chasing Amy
41. “Beautiful, naked, big-titted women just don’t fall out of the sky, you know.” — Dogma
Smith/Stranahan Interview: The Complete Saga…
- With this week’s final 10th segment, interviewer Lee Stranahan closes the door on his fantastic interview segement with Kevin Smith, which he conducted in Smith’s home earlier this year. It’s been a fantastic series, covering a lot of familiar topics, and featuring Kevin speaking with incredible frankness and honesty — Not that he’s not usually like that in all interviews, but somehow, Stranahan managed to find Kevin opening up in a way we’d never seen before at a critical juncture in his career. We love the split of topics, and have enjoyed these so much, we think they’re worth another look, and definitely a permanent place here in the News Askew archives.
Today’s 10th segement, “Stuff from the Cutting Room Floor”, is just that – Outtakes and moments that just didn’t fit into the standard interview structure, presented here just as a nice bookend to the series. If you’ve missed some previous segments, or just want to enjoy them all over again, we’re happy to present an ordered master index of the full interview clips straight ahead.Part 1 : Selling Out And Salty Language
Part 2 : Writing & Filmmaking
Part 3 : Change, Death, Legacy
Part 4 : The Dark Side Of The Internet
Part 5 : The Curse Of Chasing Amy
Part 6 : Bright Side of The Internet
Part 7 : Talking To People He Wrote
Part 8 : Gretzky, Gratitude & God
Part 9 : Risking His Life & Starting A New One
Part 10 : Stuff From The Cutting Room FloorEnjoy, and thanks to both of you gentlemen for an entertaining, insightful piece of video for the ages.
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- The great character actor Kevin Pollak has arrived on the set of “A Couple of Dicks”, as evidenced by this twitted photo of he and the director behind bars.
- Tom Clocker of the Baltimore Examiner has some high hopes for the cast and director behind “A Couple of Dicks”. Here’s a snippet:
“This seems to be a very unique group for this type of film, and with Smith at the helm, one thing is for certain: there will be plenty of laughs. Morgan is a tried and true comedic presence on screen, and when looking at his older works, Willis too knows how to handle comedy. It’s hard to see how this trio could work together and not put together a great film.” - Kevin quietly made another call-in appearance on the radio with 102.1 The Edge’s Dean Blundell Show on Thursday to promote the street hockey event this weekend. Grab an MP3 of the call direct from their website or subscribe via iTunes.
- Check out “Fanboys”, now on DVD, which features an extended scene of the Kevin Smith/Jason Mewes cameo.
- A new Austin-based indie filming, titled “Funny Books”, sounds a lot like “Clerks” in a comic book store to us.
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- We’re thrilled to see that Kevin Pollak announced he’s been offered and accepted a role in “A Couple of Dicks”. Pollak twittered the news late yesterday, and /Film picked it right up. Pollak has been turning in fantastic performances for years, and will be an absolute perfect fit for the script, in any of the 3 major uncast roles they mention. We’re secretly hoping it’s the sports memorabilia-obsessed gangster role, though the verdict’s still out. We’ll keep ya posted. Wow, what a cool cast this is shaping up to be. Quite possibly this will be the best onscreen ensemble you see this year. Follow Mr. Pollak’s updates on Twitter.
- The ‘Mos is BACK! Smodcast #87 rolls on up this week, featuring Smith and Mosier once again doing what they do best – Making you laugh with yet another hour plus of free audio entertainment, brought to you exclusively over at Quick Stop Entertainment:
SModcast 87: Tapoo – In which a simple concept slips from our heroes’ grasps.
It’s a free MP3 download, folks. Podcasters should see it showing in iTunes later in the week, as always. We’re streaming this baby down right now, grab a copy and listen along with us. With the new film underway, the schedule for SModcast may wind up being erratic, though Smith & Mosier WILL present the first-ever LIVE SModcast during this weekend’s street hockey tourny in Brantford, Ontario. Rumor has it that SMod will not be released online, so you gotta be there in person to see it. The weather’s great. Get on up to Ontario for some hockey and SModcsat fun this weekend. - Spotted by a fan: A flick being sold on DVD at Wal-Mart titled “High Hopes” and starring Jay Mewes. We’re told the film is none other than 2006’s “Nice Guys”, just repackaged with a new name. The pot-themed film has been MIA for a while with many folks on the lookout for a release date. Looks like this quiet direct to DVD offering can now be picked up. If anyone takes a look at it before we do, let us know what ya think.