COP OUT out on DVD and Blu Ray Today!

July 20th @ 11:42 am | 3 Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Kevin’s big show directorial debut, “Cop Out”, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, hits store shelves today on DVD and Bluray. You can also ordered signed copies exclusively from the Online Stash, which is what we’re recommending. The DVD features additional scenes, and the Bluray features all these goodies (truly the way to go if you’ve got the means to play one):


      “Maximum Movie Mode with Kevin Smith and Seann William Scott: Never-before-seen extended scenes and outtakes, picture-in-picture moments with Kevin Smith and Seann William Scott, walk-ons by Kevin Smith, Wisdom from the S*** Bandit, factoids about the movie and other information.”

    Our review is pending, copies haven’t shown up in the offices yet, but hopefully soon. Early reports say that the Maximum Movie mode is the way to watch the flick if you’ve already seen it once before — Don’t miss this awesome Bluray extra. Get your butt to a store, or online, and order your copy of “Cop Out” — Keep your Kevin Smith collection complete!

The Twitter Report

July 20th @ 11:41 am | 2 Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Lots more about the upcoming shows this week @ThatKevinSmith. Read on if you want to donate a ticket for an upcoming show, or take someone up on a donation. Spread the love. Kevin’s also revealed that fans in San Diego have a lot to look forward to this weekend – The etnies SMod party, a first look at “Widening Gyre” issue #6, the world premiere of new SModimation, and more. Plus, some cast details on RED STATE that are bound to open the floodgates for press on that one, deets on SModcastle’s grand opening, new live SMod available for download…And more. Here’s the highlights from the weekend:


      It’s still Sunday in California. And when it’s Sunday, it’s time for SMODCAST! SModcast 125: Live Nude Columbus 2! http://www.SModcast.com

      Via @etniesculture “Etnies Presents http://bit.ly/bGmQkq ” Skips Party. Be there for http://bit.ly/bOnPAD

      Later today, we re-open the VIEW ASKEW MESSAGE BOARD. Fresh start, new tech, no superiority complexes, no animals more equal than others.

      Via @Widmer77 “Columbus loves you!” Not enough: 156 out of 280 tix sold. C’mon, Columbus: SMod & TESD live, JULY 31st! http://studio35.com/

      The JULY 31st @Studio35 #LIVEnudeSMOD represents the last live show of my 30’s. Come watch my youth die, live on stage! http://studio35.com/

      Via @craftycruz “will future @SModcastle shows be more affordable?” When we open for good, $25 will be top ticket price.

      @Spectr4lNight “Any cast announcements for Red State?” At ComiCon, I suspect. Debuting AVATARDED SModimation from @Starktoons at panel as well. Gotta bring something, as I’m following THOR movie footage. And verily I say to thee: my hammer’s not nearly as impressive…

      Via @Conallgil “where is GYRE issue six, friend?” In stores two days after the Con, but if you’re at the GYRE panel? PDF of first 41 pages!

      Via @Spectr4lNight “first 41 pages! how big is it?” GYRE 6 is a double-ish: 44 pages. Holding back just last 3. Get ready for #GothamBabylon

      Via @catchingonmovie “Any way to get pdf if I can’t make it to Con?” 3 days later, you can get the actual issue, Slappy. #GyrePanelThurs1230

      PEOPLE OF HOLLYWOOD! This Wednesday, we’re swappin’ wives at the Improv! http://tinyurl.com/SModEmSteveDaveLIVE #YaGottaSellItOutToHearIt

      Wanna donate tickets? Wanna receive those donated tickets? Then you wanna go here: http://smodcastle.com/swap.html

      Via @chaseronio “what do I HAVE to see u at at comic-con?” I’ll make it easy for you, Citizen… http://viewaskew.com/events/comikev2010

      Via @craftycruz “will future @SModcastle shows be more affordable?” When we open for good, $25 will be top ticket price.

      HOLLYWOOD! History will be made this week as @SMosier talks to someone ELSE! SMod’Em, Steve-Dave! http://tinyurl.com/DirtyBoysTalkingDirty

      Via @TimIsenman “will there be refreshments or food at the Castle” Tidbits & boxed water inside, food truck outside. @Cameltoad! More water!

      Via @The12thDoctor “How’s Red State getting on?” Saw some AWESOME auditions, picked some more cast, locked 80% of our locations at 1 place.

    We’ll keep you posted on the new View Askew WWWBoard, as we’re figuring a lot of you are eager to re-register and get back on board. Stay tuned for that, and of course set your Twitter to @ThatKevinSmith for the latest up to the second thoughts from the man himself. More news later…

PrimaNocta SModcastle SELLS OUT!

July 15th @ 11:39 am | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Since we last spoke, not only has opening night SModcastle show schedule totally SOLD OUT, but a fourth late night show with adult actress Katie Morgan was added and also sold out in record time. Wow! So now, 4 shows will happen on opening night, 50 seats for each, followed by a big post-party with all the stars and cake for birthday boy Malcolm Ingram. Congrats to all who got on board. Take note — A few charitable fans actually bought tickets to give away, or pass on to the less fortunate at a lower cost, so follow @ThatKevinSmith and @NewsAskew for some opportunities like that. Here’s some of the chatter over the past few days on the exciting developments around SModcastle:


      Via @DeWayneFeenstra “how long is each show?” Figure an hour & change for each show, but if we’re on a roll, they’ll be NO stopping shows.

      Via @jessemore “airport closest to @SModcastle?” LAX, but Burbank airport rules. However, if you weigh over 200, I’d avoid Southwest desk…

      Via @saulomite “tried to buy tickets for prima nocta and it said live nude smod tickets were unavailable?” They sold out in 2 minutes, sir.

      Via @lordjedediah “smodcastle food situation?” Trucks outside, boxed water inside. http://tinyurl.com/EcoFriendlySModcastle

      ATTENTION PRIMA NOCTA ATTENDEES! If you have a ticket, come back & join us AFTER last show to celebrate the birthday of Mr. @MalcolmIngram!

      Y’know who & what else is cumming to @SModcastle, every Friday night? Me & @TheKatieMorgan, w/ a show called HAVING SEX, WITH KATIE MORGAN.

      Via @JamieWalton “HAVING SEX, WITH KATIE MORGAN Audience participation?” Oh, yes: jot down query upon entry; topic drawn from unsmoked bowl.

      Via @limbclock “educational as well as arousing?” All attendees drop sex question into bowl pre-show. @TheKatieMorgan & I grab a topic & go.

      Via @RadioAskew “Want 1 free @SModcastle PrimaNocta ticket to 11PM show? How 2 win will be tweeted 7/16, 5:30 PM pst” Total Gretzky, sir.

    The schedule’s really coming together nicely here. Heck, Adult Video News even picked up on the fact that Kev was hiring Katie for a show. With SMod shows happening on a regular basis, once word gets out, SModcastle’s gonna become one of the hottest, trendiest spots to be in Los Angeles. Those of you who are headed in on the first night, cherish those tickets — And don’t miss that after party. You’ll be able to say you were there at the very beginning.

The Twitter Report…

July 15th @ 11:38 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • It wasn’t all about SModcast on Twitter for the first half of the week – Kevin also discussed other hockey-themed flicks, revealed a 4+ hour marathon for the Red Bank birthday Q&A (and a 3 month TV window, hmmm, is the deal already done?), dropped more upcoming shows for late July, and more — Read on!


      Opening night of the Toronto Film Festival: SCORE! A HOCKEY MUSICAL. Peep the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53UnxbugTOA

      Via @PhoenixKahuna “is there a time limit for the b-day q&a?” Nope. Expect at least 4 hours of show: http://tinyurl.com/ItWas40YearsAgoToday

      Via @e2thej “WideningGyre sounds a little bit naughty” Wanna know HOW naughty? Cum to our panel: http://viewaskew.com/events/comikev2010

      Remember the Alamo: http://yfrog.com/jyib2nj Houston, you have a problem. Or rather, you’re GONNA: http://tinyurl.com/DirtyBoysTalkingDirty

      The sentiment was really more that I always thought I had 10 flicks in me. Never said they’d be good; just said felt I had 10 to write.

      QUEBEC! I’m coming to you this week! My promise: I will NOT do bad impressions of your accents! http://seekevinsmithsweat.com #JustForLaffs

      Via @gavinlarkins “will we ever get full story about what happened” Nah. But Mos & I are gonna do live Z&M commentary track in October…

      Via @TheMattDenton “How much money do you/View Askew spend on whimsy domains?” Not tons, but we DO own www.pillowpants.com amongst others.

      @biaxident “HitSomebody might have competition http://bit.ly/cRndua” HIT’s 2 years away & a different story altogether. Another flick called THE GOON happening too. S’all good: MORE hockey flicks > Less. HIT unaffected. But I’m in for SCORE; sounds like GLEE on ice.

      LOS ANGELES @BryAndWalt fans! WTF?! Only 60/200 Improv sold & show’s a week from today! If you want it posted… http://tinyurl.com/tellemla

    Follow @ThatKevinSmith, as you know the dude’s twitter-fu is faster than our web-fu. Get the tweets up to the second!

View Askew WWWBoard WILL Re-Open…

July 15th @ 11:37 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris, MonmouthCountyVAFan, Movidude74

  • Though many other forms of communication in the Askewniverse have come — Stuff like the blog, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter — One item has been with us from the start. The great View Askew WWWBoard, which brought the fans to Kevin and Kevin to the fans before most filmmakers even knew what the internet was, has been temporarily frozen out due to abuse.


    The GOOD news is that the plan is for a new, verison 3 of the board, to begin next week — Further details are still to come. Last time, users had to re-register their board names, so that will happen once again. This would mark onlt the 3rd time that the board has been cleaned up and restarted since it started back in 1996.

    Stay tuned, as once we know more, we’ll let you know what you’ll need to do to get on board. It’s also an excellent time to start posting and introduce yourself to the world of fans if you’ve never been around before.

View Askew NewsBites™

July 15th @ 11:37 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Dylan John Mazziotti, Jodi Brenner, Tricia Bird

  • New SMod arrived on Monday, right on schedule — We’re hoping you’ve all got it in your podcast feeds by now, but just in case, from Kevin:


      Got some killer Monday morning blahs? Pour THIS in your ears! SModcast124: Schindler’s Toybox. Guess what we talk about. http://smodcast.com

  • Pop Eater takes a closer look at the “Maximum Comedy Mode” coming up as part of the “Cop Out” Bluray, with some new quotes from Kevin on what to expect and his thoughts while recording the visual commentary track.
  • “Zack and Miri” show up at #7 on this Virgin Media list of “Mad Moments of Movie Censorship”:


      Zack And Miri Make A Porno (2008)


      Yes, it’s a wacky comedy starring the devastatingly unsexy Seth Rogen, but Zack And Miri Make A Porno made the censors even friskier than usual. They outright banned the original poster, which featured Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in a vaguely sexual context (the backs of each other’s heads are hovering in front of each other’s naughty bits). The answer? A poster with stick figures instead. Take that, censor scum!

  • Here’s a fun one: Eden Prairie, Minnesota, home of “Mallrats”, was recently ranked one of the “100 Best Places to Live” by Money Magazine — But not just any number, NUMBER ONE! Hit up around the 3:20 mark in this video and check out their article for the facts. Pretty nifty.

The Twitter Report…

July 11th @ 1:10 am | 2 Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • A PG-13 for “Hit”, news on “Red” coming in San Diego, more appearances, and more in the latest round of tweets from Mr. Smith. He’s also added more live events where you can see Tell ‘Em and SMod in person — Take a look at the complete schedule page to find a city near you and order tickets:


      OPENING FUCKING NIGHT of the FIRST PODCASTING THEATER IN HISTORY! Tell your grandkids you were there! http://smodcastle.com

      Via @JohnJulitz “Any plans for a fourth Evening With” We’re shooting the birthday show next month: http://tinyurl.com/ItWas40YearsAgoToday

      Via @SansomJam “RED STATE casting announcements?” I’ll likely spill all at the annual Hall H panel: http://viewaskew.com/events/comikev2010

      Via @xHeatsink “what happened to the people’s studio?” When we sell RED STATE, I’m putting 100k into the kitty to kick open the doors.

      Via @MosEisley08 “Based on what you’ve done of Hit Somebody script, what kind of rating you going for?” Unintentionally, it’s a PG13 so far.

      Via @traviswycoff “heard you on kevin&bean yesterday, funny shit” Gonna be on K&B again ComiCon week, Friday morning, AT the Con.

      Via @AVShomerx “15yrs on Mallrats. need extended cut BluRay” Hear that, @UniversalPics? I know it’s no CHARLIE ST.CLOUD, but show it love…

      Via @Doubl3Dos3 “How come you aren’t on the Widening Gyre Panel at SDCC?” Too Fat to Panel. *sigh* (I’ll be there: Thursday, 12:30, Room 4).

      The Montreal Gazette wins paper of the day: they let me mix references to the Habs and sodomy: http://bit.ly/cd8nZS

    Follow @ThatKevinSmith for lots more.

2010 San Diego Con Schedule!

July 11th @ 1:09 am | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Ming’s made it nice and easy for those of you attending the great San Diego Comic Con in a couple of weeks…There’s a complete schedule of all the major events that Kevin and crew will be in attendance at. As always, we highly recommend arriving early for these events, especially the Hall H Q&A, as it’s always a packed house.


    Take a look:

    July 21 – Tell ‘Em LIVE, Steve-Dave/Live Nude SMod – Improv Hollywood
    July 22 – Batman: The Widening Gyre Panel – 12:30pm
    July 22 – LoveLines from Comicon – evening
    July 23 – KROQ Live From Comicon – morning
    July 23 – Etnies Kev’s Kicks Sneaker & Podcast Party – evening
    July 24 – Film Threat Anniversary Party – 5:30-6:30pm in Room 24ABC
    July 24 – Q&A in Hall H – 7:15pm
    July 24 – Cop Out MCM screening – Hilton Bayfront – 10:00pm
    July 25 – SModcastle Prima Nocta Grand Opening – 7-11pm

    SModcastle opens right on the tail end of the con — Those of you on the west coast should be looking to nab some of those opening night tickets before they’re gone.

View Askew NewsBites™

July 11th @ 1:08 am | 1 Comment » | Scooped by Joey Magidson, Wes Laurie, Joseph "Maniac" Cirillo III

  • Awards Circuit runs an excellent piece as part of their “Under the Circuit” series – The very positive story takes a look at his career so far, and predicts that the Academy should one day recongnize his efforts and achievements.
  • Jason Mewes stars in “Breath of Hate”, a new thriller coming soon. There’s now a trailer available at YouTube. Looks good!
  • Check out the fan-made parody “Small Town Geek Bar” via Youtube. It was inspired by Malcolm Ingram’s View Askew Production, “Small Town, Gay Bar”.

SModcastle Opening Night: TICKETS NOW!!!

July 9th @ 7:47 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by

  • Forgive the crudeness of this post, but Friday night and we were not prepared — So from a mobile, we want you to know — RIGHT NOW IS WHEN YOU GET YOUR TICKETS FOR OPENING NIGHT SMODCASTLE SHOWS!!! The initial SModcast is already long gone, but two more shows still have tickets, and you all get a signed poster from everyone and a lot of other amazing goodies, plus the right to tell folks you were THERE when it all started.


    CLICK HERE AND GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!