- Will you be one of the lucky ones to see the first cut of Kevin Smith’s “A Couple of Dicks”? Kevin reports that he’s been burning the midnight oils on getting the film in fighting shape for a test screening NEXT WEEK! If you see it, we’d love to hear from you. If you know the regular haunts that test flicks in your area, it might be a good time to hit them up for some seats. Good luck!
- If for some reason you’ve been on the fence of catching Kevin live when he comes to town, maybe this San Francisco Chronicle article will tip your scales to the right side of the equation. Here’s a snippet:
The answer was apparent Friday night at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, where the event was like a fantasy camp – except instead of paying $15,000 to play basketball with Michael Jordan or hockey with Wayne Gretzky, fans paid closer to $50 to hang out with Smith for a few hours. Part behind-the-scenes Hollywood tell-all, part stand-up comedy and part Catholic confession, Smith combined storytelling, the Socratic method and moments that bordered on motivational speaking to entertain a grateful crowd.Smith has had about 50 years worth of career in the past 15 years, starting with “Clerks,” a 1994 art-house hit that Smith made for $27,000. He writes comics, acts sporadically and practically invented the modern bromantic comedy, where the male-female romance takes a back seat to the platonic man love between heterosexual leads. As critics started to say he was irrelevant – director Judd Apatow arguably played Oprah to Smith’s Phil Donahue – Smith connected with his fans more than ever on the Internet. Among his recent experiments: an online marathon where he answered questions on Twitter for 24 hours straight.
The hard-core fans greeted Smith like a hero as he walked on stage in ankle-length jeans shorts (and later, a bathrobe), launching into a 10-minute story about a test screening of the critically panned “Jersey Girl” in San Francisco. After that, he answered questions from the audience for three hours straight, displaying the rare combination of politeness and raunchiness, with a lack of hubris that made him likable even when describing his own excrement in detail. It was a night of many tangents and a few slow parts, but it was always comfortable.
Check out the entire article over at their official site. Then, check the upcoming appearances list over there on your right and get yourself booked for Kevin’s next show in your town.
- Though the hosts for this year’s telecast were just revealed (Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin), Total Film pontificates on who they’d like to see rockin’ the Oscar mic this year, and our favorite director’s got one of their top spots in their feature on “21 Stars Who Should Host the 2010 Oscars”:
Kevin SmithPast Form: Smith’s had one or two minor hosting gigs in the past, but where he’s really worked is in his live Q&As, where he takes questions from the audience. Rambling and hilarious, he has to be experienced to be believed.
Show Highlights: Like Parker and Stone, he’d need a swear button, but he could bring on some more famous friends – like Ben Affleck – to help out with the wattage of the night.
It would be the first ever Oscars where the host opens the event with a monologue entirely dedicated to A) anal fissures and B) anal sex with his wife. Wait… Didn’t David Letterman do that already?
Sample Speech: “That’s why you’ll never see my name next to Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Spike Lee. Scorsese speaks a lot at NYU, and I’m damn skippy no one’s ever been like, ‘I’ll suck your d**k for five bucks!’”
- “Clerks” mini-reunion alert! GameCasa got a hold of stars Brian O’Halloran and Marilyn Ghigloitti at a recent convention, where former MTV “Jackass” star Rake Yohn interviewed them about video games, “Clerks” , and more. Check out the 7 minute video at their site. It’s a little awkward watching them try and fit into the game-themed conversation, but they’re both really good sports about it. You can see how gracious the both of them are. Check it out, and be sure to catch them if they’re in your town — They love meeting the fans.
- Miramax, the label where Kevin Smith and View Askew got their start, and made a bunch of movies together, will soon be shuttered. /Film has a nicely written report. Crazy to read this, knowing how big of an indie force they were in the 90’s. For now, the studio plans to put out 3 pictures a year, though some speculate the end may come soon.
Regarding the news, Kevin tweets: “It’s like hearing the house you grew up in has burned to the ground. I’ve now watched Miramax die twice. *sigh*” - Ah, JoBlo sure thinks up the best stories to cover — This one, on “10 Awkward Movie Blow Jobs”, cites “Mallrats”:
10. Stinky BJ – MALLRATSThe actual awkwardness of this blow-job is left to our imagination as Brodie (Jason Lee) tells TS (Jeremy London) his girlfriend dumped him because he farted while she was going down on him. The epitome of dick & fart jokes
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