- Anyone catch the (unintentional or intentional?) reference to “Clerks 2″ during “American Dad” on Fox? Check out the Youtube clip and see what we mean. Either we’ve got a big fan on the writer’s team, or an amazing coincidence (we’re leaning towards the former).
- It’s not online (unless someone figures out a way to capture it), but the ON-DEMAND service (which many cable companies carry these days) has a new “Fanboys” feature under their “New Movies” banner - They’ve got a couple of deleted scenes from the film, one of which features Kevin Smith and Jay Mewes. If anyone sees this scene on the web, let us know — In the meantime, look for it on your “On Demand” systems (From the look of it, I don’t believe DirecTV carries this type of OD stuff, not yet, anyway).
- Last update, we reported that there might be some trouble for Seth Rogen’s “Green Hornet” — Turns out, reports of the film’s death were premature. Defamer has the update, revealing that the project is still quite alive, and the search for a new director is on. Seth says:
“‘The Green Hornet’ has many people working for it, including production designers, costume designers and many conceptual artists, office staff, etc.,” he said during our e-mail exchange back and forth. “[The studio heads] have every intention on making it, and assuming we’re able to hire a new director in the upcoming weeks, which seems like a distinct possibilty, it should still hit the release date.” - The immortal “Clerks” animated series hits #98 in IGN’s list of the Top 100 Animated Series of all time:
In some ways this is the Firefly of animated series — aired out of order and then quickly discarded by a network that didn’t feel it fit with their programming. Only six episodes were produced, and only two of them aired, but there was a lot of very funny material in Kevin Smith’s adaptation of his own film. A rather brilliant second episode parodied that old television staple, with the characters trapped together, reminiscing on past events — only here, with only one episode having been produced, all of their memories are of that previous week’s events… before things get really hysterical and surreal. Starring the entire main cast of the Clerks films, not to mention Alec Baldwin as the Lex Luthorish Leonardo Leonardo, Clerks was able to do a lot more broad comedy and parodies than the films, with episodes evoking everything from Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the unfortunate results of a Transformer transforming with a person inside him.Ah “Clerks: TAS”, we hardly knew ye. If only we could get more of this gem. If you haven’t watched your DVD of these in a while, do it again sometime soon. They hold up amazingly well and are funny as ever.
- The “Pillow Pants” gag from “Clerks II” gets a shout-out in The Big Book of Spam Digest #1 which collects e-mail spam subject lines and comments on them. Says our scooper:
The spam subject line “Make your pants dragon huge and rock hard” earns the sarcastic response “Is a pants dragon anything like a pussy troll? (Look it up.)”. It’s on page 8 of the free preview and page 34 of the full book. - We’re told that you can add Target to the growing list of stores that will carry the edited cover/titled “Zack and Miri” version of the DVD next week. As always, ordering a signed copy direct from us is the right way to go (after all, why wouldn’t you want your DVD cover signed?)
- We like to keep track of what writer/director Richard Kelly is up to, due to Kevin’s involvement with “Southland Tales” and “Donnie Darko” — Kelly’s next project hitting theaters is a writing gig he did for the upcoming Nic Cage flick “Knowing”, about an unearthed time capsule that predicts all the Earth’s disastrous events (past and future). Check out a trailer over at the official site.
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- Industry sources are indicating some troubles for Seth Rogen’s “Green Hornet” project, making it look like the Sony film won’t shoot at all this year. This is a real bummer of a story, considering the involvement of the great Stephen Chow had fans across the globe excited. So, let’s just say that the flick is on life support right now. If we hear more, we’ll let ya know. As you know, this project was dropped in Kevin’s lap at one point, and then drew renewed interest from us when “Zack & Miri” star Rogen came onboard.
- A popular blog dedicated to the addicting “World of Warcraft” PC game made a few View Askew references in the latest entry, citing the fact that killing 37 mobs in a row gives you a game achievement.
- Akimbo Comics mentions Kevin in the last panel of the web comic “Eat Sh@t and Die”. Yep, we got the title right. The well-drawn book cites the author’s past experiences with the females in his life.
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- Kevin reports that around 300 of the 2400 seats for the February 6th appearance in Toronto are STILL AVAILABLE. They may be gone by the time you read this. Buy now, as this show, like the February 7th show, WILL SELL OUT. Kevin also hints that there’s more events coming in Toronto too, but hasn’t said more at this time. No worries on going both nights either, as every Kevin show is different. With houses packed that full, these shows will be a total blast and a new record 2-day attendance - Don’t miss out.
- Moviefone lists “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” among their “50 Best Movies of 2008″ :
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“Pairing director Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen was either going to result in something wildly overrated or sheer genius, and it wound up being the latter. “
- Kevin scores a quick mention in JoBlo’s “Requiem for Nachos” web comic this week.
- Not only is she beautiful, but she’s also very funny and charming - Elizabeth Banks is Myspace’s “Featured Icon” for a limited time, and recorded a nice little video to go along with it. Check it out along with some photos and more. She’s also the subject of a new article at the Boston Herald website.
- We’ve seen tons of news on Flying Cars lately, so here’s a couple more snips: An American company says they will have units ready for sale in 2010 for around $195,000. Yahoo Cars has a photo as well. But stand down, folks — You’ll still need a pilot’s license to operate one.
- And don’t forget, tune into NBC Saturday night, as the lovely and talented ROSARIO DAWSON (”Clerks II”) hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time. We can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with for her to do. 11:30 PM EST/PST on NBC. For now, it’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA time as SciFi spins the first of the 10 final episodes tonight. “Giddy” can’t even begin to describe our excitement. Later!
We’ve Got 5 “Netherbeast” DVD Winners Right Here!
- Congratulations to our randomly selected winners, who will be shipped a brand new copy of Jason Mewes’ horror comedy “Netherbeast Incorporated”, courtesy of News Askew and Rolands Brothers Productions. Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks again to our sponsor. And the winners are:
Jeff Raymond, Anthony McConnell, Chris DeLuca, Jason Wraight, and Adam Bunch! Congrats fellas.“Netherbeast Incorporated” is now available online and in stores everywhere, so if you didn’t win one, now’s the time to place your orders or hit your local DVD retailer and pick up your own copy.
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- Netflix is now confirming the February 3rd release date for “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”, so it looks like the film has officially moved up to that date for DVD and Bluray release along with the “Clerks” Bluray. Final specs should be on the way to our inbox any day now, so stay tuned for the full announcement. Both Amazon’s US and Canada sites are also confirming this date. Above is a version of the “coservative” art for the disc, indicating that they may actually release two different covers for the disc, one using the word “porno” and one without it. That’s a first. Now we just need a press release…
- Jason Mewes is scheduled to appear at Sound Academy in Toronto, ON, Canada to host a concert titled the “FU Awards”, sponsored by local rock radio station Edge 102. The show takes place on February the 5th at 7:00 PM (Thursday). Tickets are just $15 CDN. The details:
On February 5th , Monster Energy drink teams up with Punk-o-Rama brings to bring you latest and greatest twist on the award show… The F-U Awards…. This year’s hosts pairs Punk o Rama’s Barry and JD with 1st time co host Jason Mewes of Jay and Silent Bob fame. Guaranteed to be a wicked night of , there will be video game challenges, between the fans and the hosts, Prizes for the Jay and Andrew W.K. look alike contest plus tons of awesome LIVE MUSIC. Toronto’s most exciting Punk Rock award show comes to the Sound Academy Thursday February 5th
- Hey speaking of Mewes and Netflix, those of you who subscribe to their excellent service and have an Xbox 360 or other instant streaming device take note — You can now stream the Jason Mewes/Paris Hilton flick “Bottoms Up” for instant viewing. No waiting, just click and go. While the film hasn’t enjoyed the best reviews, you’ll get to see Mewes out of the Askewniverse and even a quick Kevin Smith cameo.
- Ben Affleck and Stan Lee appear in the recent documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster”. One of our scoopers took a moment to YouTube the two clips together, featuring Affleck’s after-school special freak out and Lee chatting about superheros and bulk. Worth 2 minutes of your time especially if you never saw the classic roid-enraged Affleck moment. Catch ya later…
TUESDAY NIGHT - Netherbeast Inc. Release Party @ Cinespace!
- Tomorrow’s the big day that the Jason Mewes starrer “Netherbest Incorporated” hits DVD shelves everywhere, and Cinespace is holding a big bash to celebrate (January 6th).
CineSpace is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood. Doors open at 6pm and the bash will run until roughly 7:30pm. Admission is free as long as you purchase a copy of the DVD on site; an RSVP to netherbeast@cox.net is welcome, but not mandatory. Though we were not given an official list of celebrity attendees, expect many of the film’s stars and some special guests — Mewes is actually off working on a new project at the moment, so getting him there will be tough, but you never know. Still, always great to support the guy and all he does.We’d like to once again thank the producers and creators of the film for generously offering us up 5 free DVD copies of the film to give away to our readers. Those of you who entered the contest will be getting an e-mail TOMORROW as we announce our official winners, chosen by random drawing.
The Ronalds Brothers’ Netherbeast Incorporated is an offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America. By the time you are reading this, copies of the flick are available for purchase across the web at all the major outlets, as well as in stores like Best Buy and Circuit City. Grab yourself one and add it to your collection.
For full details on Tuesday’s events, check out Shock Till You Drop. We hope some News Askew readers can make it in, remember all it takes is the purchase of a DVD to get you in the door and meet with the films stars and creators. Thanks again to Rolands Brothers Productions, and we’ll be back tomorrow with a list of lucky winners as well.
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- Moviefone’s “Year End Movie Poll” features “Zack & Miri Make a Porno” in several categories — Surf on over and let your voice be heard, show the film and its stars some much-deserved love and praise. It looks like you need to answer each question to move on to the next, and our heroes are scatered throughout.
- The Digital Bits announces the Blu-Ray arrival of a modern classic, “Donnie Darko”, which will again feature the commentary track featuring directory Richard Kelly with Kevin Smith:
Also newly announced by Fox for BD release on 2/10 is Donnie Darko (SRP $34.99). This will be a 2-disc set (one Blu-ray and one DVD). Extras on the BD disc will include both the theatrical cut and the director’s cut, 3 audio commentary tracks (one with writer/director Richard Kelly and Jake Gyllenhaal on the theatrical cut, a second with the cast and crew on the theatrical cut, and a third with writer/director Richard Kelly and Kevin Smith on the director’s cut) and D-Box enhancement. The DVD disc will include more extras on SD format, including a Donnie Darko Production Diary with optional commentary by director of photography Steven Poster, 2 featurettes (They Made Me Do It Too: The Cult of Donnie Darko and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary), a storyboard-to-screen featurette and the director’s cut theatrical trailer. Cover art is available below.
Sounds like nothing new, but hopefully a beautiful looking and sounding Bluray worth adding to the collection. It’ll be nice to have both cuts on one disc, as many have spoken out preferring the more ambiguous theatrical version to the director’s cut.
Win A Copy of “Netherbeast Incorporated” On DVD!
- News Askew, Shock Till You Drop and Ronalds Brothers Productions are pleased to announce the release (and release party) of “Netherbeast Incorporated” (starring Jason Mewes) on DVD - January 6, 2009! To celebrate, we’re giving away 5 copies of the DVD to News Askew readers for doing nothing more than sending us a simple email with the subject “Contest” (no quotes needed), along with your name and address somewhere in the body, to SCOOPS AT NEWSASKEW.COM (spell it out like an e-mail though, we’re trying to cut back on the spam). Easy as that. One entry per person. No need to write an essay or beg. We’ll pick 5 entries at random from all the entries that we get by 11:59:59 PST on December 31, 2008. So you’ve got the rest of the year to enter (but why not do it now?).
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, why not attend the official release party? It’ll be at the familiar CineSpace (off Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, CA) on January 6th, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Admission price is free, as long as you purchase the DVD there. Celebrities from Netherbeast will attend per professional availability (no word on Mewes at this point, we’ll let you know as we hear). If you plan to attend, you may want to drop an RSVP to netherbeast@cox.net and let them know your intentions so you can be sure you’ll get in the door.Visit the official website for more on the film, or watch the original short film, “The Netherbeast of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.”, of which the feature was adapted from at good ‘ol YouTube.
Here’s a press release for ya:
Shaun of the Dead fans rejoice! Finally another brilliant horror comedy to win over your undead hearts. The Ronalds Brothers NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED is an offbeat hilarious comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America. Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time. For years it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge (Darrell Hammond Saturday Night Live) contracts a dreaded disease, becomes senile forgetting that he s a vampire and starts killing off other vampire colleagues. A human efficiency expert (Judd Nelson Breakfast Club) and “Dead Mike’s” replacement (Amy Davidson TV s 8 Simple Rules) are invited to work at Berm-Tech but soon they discover that some of their associates (Dave Foley TV s Kids in the Hall, Newsradio, Jason Mewes Clerks 1 & 2, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Steve Burns TV s Blue s Clues) are not what they appear to be.
Can’t be there and wanna snag a copy? You can grab one at the following friendly locations:
ONLINE:
iTUNES
Amazon
Circuit City
CD Universe
Barnes and Noble
DVD Empire
SunCoast
FYEIN STORES:
Blockbuster
Hollywood Video
Target
Best Buy
Circuit City
Sam Goody
SuncoastOk, ready to enter? Remember, really simple. Shoot us an e-mail to SCOOPS [AT] NEWSASKEW.COM with the heading of “Contest” And you’re golden. Don’t forget to include the info we asked for above. And remember, enter twice or more and we’ll throw out all your entires. Good luck! Winners will be revealed on January 6th at the DVD release party as well as here on News Askew.
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- Could it be closer to reality? We posted a rumored DVD release date for “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” as February 10th a while back — Now, Amazon is also listing this date . While we have not yet had an official confirmation anywhere, Amazon typically hits the mark, so it’s looking a lot more likely that we’ll be adding the flick to all our DVD catalogs this February. Stay tuned.
- This article on Russian propaganda film “Strangers” (not to be confused with the recent U.S. flick of the same name), mentions that, though it was thought to be a big hit, got TROUNCED by “Zack And Miri Make a Porno”, which took in 13 million rubles during its opening weekend there.
- Those of you watching NBC’s “Chuck” (recommended, a nice fun easy watch every week) will notice that “Mallrats” alum Michael Rooker makes a cameo appearance, along with an iconic character from the “Die Hard” franchise that’s just too good to ruin. Check it out, and we’ll see ya again soon…
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- The immortal Randal Graves shows up in Empire’s list of the “100 Greatest Movie Characters” :
“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers.”Randal Graves
Played By: Jeff Anderson
Film: Clerks
Why He’s On The List: Randal is the voice of countless generations - anyone who’s had a shitty customer service job in their early twenties will understand his attitude, wishing they could have articulated their frustration with his artful profanity and supreme disregard for, well, anything. But the key to Randal is that he doesn’t necessarily hate his job, it’s just that he remembers not to care.
Finest Hour: Randal ignores a customer and her small child while he phone-orders a long list of sordidly titled porn films from a distributor. When he reaches the end of the lengthy spiel, he dismissively asks “Oh, and what was the one you wanted again?”
- More crazy IMDB rumor mill - We would call the probability of this about 10 percent, but IMDB (often unreliable) now lists Kevin as joining Jason Mewes in the cast for the hot-chicks-as-guys prison drama “K-11″. Mewes was mentioned on board via MTV News recently, so we beleive that one, though Kevin’s involvement has not been confirmed by any reliable source.
- Watch for new Askewer Craig Robinson among the star-studded cast of Funny or Die’s 3-minute “Prop 8: The Musical”, new to the site this week. Another reason to watch - Mark Shaiman, who co-wrote the hilarous “South Park” musical feature film, worked on this one as well.
- Mewes in the news - Some digging confirmed that filming on “Silent But Deadly” ended in Canada a couple of months ago. This article from Chatham Daily News reveals some insight on the film’s financing and distribution hopes. Sounds like we’ll be seeing the movie, in which Mewes plays a silent killer, sometime in 2009.
- And last, but certainly not least, we’ll make it a double shot of Mewes news - His vampire comedy “Netherbeast, Incorporated” now has an official DVD release date - January 6, 2009, less than a month away! Box art and a press release here:
“Shaun of the Dead” fans rejoice! Finally another brilliant horror comedy to win over your undead hearts. The Ronalds Brothers NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED is an offbeat hilarious comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America. Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time. For years it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge (Darrell Hammond Saturday Night Live) contracts a dreaded disease, becomes senile forgetting that he s a vampire and starts killing off other vampire colleagues. A human efficiency expert (Judd Nelson Breakfast Club) and “Dead Mike’s” replacement (Amy Davidson TV s 8 Simple Rules) are invited to work at Berm-Tech but soon they discover that some of their associates (Dave Foley TV s Kids in the Hall, Newsradio, Jason Mewes Clerks 1 & 2, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Steve Burns TV s Blue s Clues) are not what they appear to be.
This is one of those flicks that we didn’t have a chance to see in this part of the country, so we’re looking forward to catching the DVD. Stay tuned as we’re hoping to have some copies to award to lucky News Askew fans, as well. Enjoy the weekend, folks, we’ll see ya back here soon.
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