Catch Kevin Smith fresh off the set of his next movie, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" as he answers all of your questions at the
Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ on February 21, 2009. Tickets are available now ranging in price from $29-$99.
Tickets for the original May 2nd date will be honored for the new date.
Kevin Smith Blogs for the NHL
Jason Reitman, Lauren Conrad, Dierks Bentley and Kevin Smith are among the celebrities who will blog about their love of hockey on the National Hockey League's Web site.
James L. Venable Signed For "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"
James L. Venable, who scored Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II, continues his working relationship with the director. He is signed to score Smith's new film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, a comedy about two friends, played by Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, who decide to make an adult film together to solve their financial problems. Supporting cast members include former porn star Traci Lords. The Weinstein Company will release the film on October 31.
Making Porno, Part 2: Climax
Around two in the morning Wednesday (March 15), we wrapped "Zack and Miri Make a Porno".
Poetically, it snowed right before we rolled for the last time... just after we'd
laid a bunch of fake white stuff for an exterior shot at Zack's
job. It nicely summed up the uncooperative nature of the weather we'd grown accustomed to over the course of the production.
A compilation of Q's and A's from Kevin and fans from the View Askew message board. Kevin talks about
the "Zack & Miri Make a Porno" score, the editing process, the MPAA, DVD extras and a possible release date.
It's a wrap on Kevin Smith's 'Porno'
"In terms of the stuff I've done in the past, it's probably closest to 'Chasing Amy.' It's very frank, it's very dirty but it's very sweet," Smith said, calling it a very touching love story.
"We shot a scene yesterday that was about as dramatic a scene as I've ever shot in anything I've ever done," Smith said, with his star confirming it. "This is in the same movie as all that other stuff?" Rogen said.
Daily Variety - Half the work for twice the pay
Working with Smith is a big deal for Rogen. "'Clerks,' when I saw that, was one of the defining moments of my career," he says of Smith's early success. "It's the first movie I saw where the characters were talking like me and my friends talk to each other -- about 'Star Wars' and blowjobs and what have you. That was tremendously influential in my writing.
Director waxes philosophic on his 'dirty, dirty movie'
"We had such a good time with 'Dogma' in 1998," said Smith, a bearish man with a neatly trimmed beard and horn-rimmed glasses. "It seemed like a no-brainer to shoot here. It had to be shot in a place that you'd think was the last place someone would shoot porn. And that's Monroeville."
Kevin Smith's film, now shooting in western Pennsylvania, stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as broke friends who embrace their desperation by making their own X-rated tape to pay off their debts. In the process, they uncover romantic feelings for each other.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno" begins filming
Kevin Smith begins filming his eight film on Wednesday, January 16th. Read all about the casting, rehearsals and thoughts here.
"The Office's" Craig Robinson and former porn star Traci Lords have joined Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Jason Mewes in Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno."
Ricky Mabe (ABC Family's "Beautiful People"), Jeff Anderson ("Clerks II") and Katie Morgan (HBO's "Katie Morgan: A Porn Star Revealed") have also joined the film, which is being produced through The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films.
Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash West Re-Opens at its new location!
Comic book and pop-culture store Jay and Silent Bobıs Secret Stash West has reopened at its new location.
Owned by director Kevin Smith, Secret Stash closed its Westwood doors in early October after former manager
Bryan Johnson opted out of his position
and relocated to Laser Blazer, a DVD store in Los Angeles.
"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" casting announced
"Knocked Up" star Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Jason Mewes have signed on to star in writer-director Kevin Smith's raunchy new comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" for the Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films.
Kevin protests his own movie
News footage of Kevin protesting 'Dogma' on it's November 12, 1999 release date has been unearthed on YouTube.
Check out the protest video, the original story as told on 'An Evening With Kevin Smith' and the written backstory here.
Kevin completes the first draft of 'Red State'
Finished "Red State" around 1-ish. Totally different than anything I've written
before. Very fucked up. Shortest script I've ever written, too, as well as the least dialogue-driven
(not to say there's not a lot of dialogue in it still; just not nearly as much as I'm used to writing).
It's a weird, relentlessly bleak and extremely unsettling affair, that "Red State" script. If you didn't
know I wrote it, and you read it, and I told you afterwards that I'd written it, you'd be like "Bullshit."
Blast from the Past - Kevin and Scott talk about 'Clerks' on an episode
of Entertainment Tonight from 1994
Finished "Red State" around 1-ish. Totally different than anything I've written
before. Very fucked up. Shortest script I've ever written, too, as well as the least dialogue-driven
(not to say there's not a lot of dialogue in it still; just not nearly as much as I'm used to writing).
It's a weird, relentlessly bleak and extremely unsettling affair, that "Red State" script. If you didn't
know I wrote it, and you read it, and I told you afterwards that I'd written it, you'd be like "Bullshit."
Entertainment Weekly digs 'Reaper'
With an outrageously entertaining pilot directed by shabby-chic crassmaster Kevin Smith,
Reaper enters the season with great buzz thanks to its engaging cast
and sharp blend of wit, weird, and wink. Sam's first secret
ghostbusting weapon? A Dirt Devil. The desolate portal to which Sam must haul
his damned bounty? The DMV. But Reaper also has heart; the pilot's
premise-establishing moment — a father-son chat, in which Sam learns that
his parents sold his soul to Beelzebub before he was born — isn't only absurdly funny,
it's actually moving.
"Live Free or Die Hard" with Kevin
I loved this flick. Naturally, I'm biased because I'm in it. But as of this writing, it's got a 78% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so apparently, I'm not alone.
As I did earlier this year with "Catch and Release", I've collected all the positive pull quotes regarding my little role (played with a very big roll,
barely contained under my three costume shirts).
Of course, there were a handful of naysayers, the best of which was Ty Burr in the Boston Globe who wrote "They bring on Kevin Smith, the "Clerks"
director and, increasingly, an indie-cred muppet for studio movies..." Any outrage I might've mustered evaporated after reading "indie-cred muppet";
unfair or not, that shit's funny.
But in the reviews that mentioned me (and not all of them do, as I'm not exactly a prominent presence in the flick), the
lion's-share were thumbs-up. And while I won't be quitting my day job to concentrate on acting any time soon, it was nice to know I didn't just not sink
the picture, I actually helped in some small way (nobody wants to be the guy that fucks up "Die Hard"). Thanks, all, for the kind words.
Kevin Smith's Horror Project Revealed
Rotten Tomatoes UK can exclusively reveal that Kevin Smith's next project - a horror movie - is called "Red State"
Smith deals with the devil for 'Reaper' pilot
Kevin Smith is set to direct the CW pilot "Reaper," a comedic drama about
Sam Oliver, a 21-year-old slacker who learns that at birth his parents sold
his soul to the devil and now has to pay the debt by becoming the Satan's
bounty hunter, retrieving souls escaped from hell.
quickstopentertainment.com proudly presents SMODCAST
SModcast is the meandering palaver of a pair of dudes whose voices are so dull, they don't deserve to be on the radio (and, hence, aren't). Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier are SModcast.
The best thing about SModcast? It don't cost nothing.
These figures are only available here and nowhere else. Very Limited - get them while they last.
And if that weren't sweet enough, the are SIGNED BY KEVIN SMITH!
Kevin to "Live Free or Die Hard"
Cult filmmaker Kevin Smith is all set to portray master hacker 'The Warlock' in the new 'Die Hard' movie.
The 'Clerks' director will be seen starring alongside Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, and Justin Long in 'Live Free or Die Hard', the fourth instalment of the action film franchise
Hoodies, Hoodies, Hoodies! The Got Christ? Black and Gray Hoodie
You're prayers have been answered... sort of... with the ever-popular Buddy
Christ featured on the Got Christ? Hoodie, available in black. All hoodies
feature the design imprinted on heavyweight, 10 oz, 90% cotton, 10% poly
garments, with a small View Askew logo imprint directly below the neck.
The Mooby Logo Hoodie
Get ready to look good (and keep warm), all year round with the new View Askew Mooby Logo Hoodie (on a gold nugget-colored garment)! All hoodies feature the design imprinted on
heavyweight, 10 oz, 90% cotton, 10% poly garments, with a small View Askew logo imprint directly below the neck.
Kevin Smith in a TV Pilot
So it looks like I'm gonna be doing a TV pilot...
But, oddly enough, it's not a show I've created; it's a show I've simply been cast in. And, like anything in life, there's a story behind it. Read it here.
Kevin's iTunes Celebrity Playlist - sort of
Kevin's story behind his near-miss at iTunes Celebrity Playlist stardom and the actual list itself.
Check out Kevin's favorite tunes form his 10,000+ song iTunes library.
Watch 'Sucks Less with Kevin Smith' here!
So I hit up the guys at mtvU with an idea for short-form program I could host out of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash called "For Those Who Can't Get Laid" - a tip show that'd provide a list of upcoming movies/music/comics/events college kids might not know about. They went for it, and then came up with an even better idea: rather than simply produce it in-house at View Askew, we set it up over at UCLA and make an accredited course out of it, with the students actually fulfilling all the various production roles. They get experience, make connections and earn college credits, I get cheap labor; everybody wins.
Kevin in a Showtime Pilot
Director Kevin Smith and British actor James Purefoy have joined the cast of the Showtime comedy pilot "Manchild."
The project, based on a BBC series, revolves around a group of fortysomething male friends (Smith, Purefoy, John Corbett, Paul Hipp) who are knee-deep in midlife crises.
Smith will play Paul, the cynic of the group, an angry divorced guy who loathes himself, his ex and his ex's perfect new husband.
MPAA hands 'Clerks II" an 'R' rating
"I was shocked... literally, in shock... when I got the call regarding the rating. Based on our history with the MPAA (we fought NC-17's on both "Clerks" and "Strike Back", and fought an R on "Jersey Girl"), we were all gearing-up for another battle, as the "questionable" content in "Clerks II" goes beyond anything we've ever presented in a film before. Don't know what happened in the MPAA screening that morning, and don't need to know. All I do know is that they handed us an R, without asking for a single cut. And rather than obsess over it, I just quickly (and happily) accepted the rating and moved on - delighted that I won't have to "revisit" the flick editorially, or deal with distribs saying "But with no rating, we're severely limited in how many theaters we can screen in, we can't do TV spots, we can't..."
But ask anyone who's seen the flick already and they'll probably tell you: the fact that "Clerks II" got an R without any cuts is kinda wacky.
But I'll take wacky over all the stress that comes with an MPAA battle any day."
Clerks II - In Theaters on JULY 21!!
"Clerks II" is coming out EVEN EARLIER THIS SUMMER!
In a ballsy move that says "Fuck you: we're a five million dollar flick and we're coming out in the fucking middle of the summer, bitches!", Weinstein Co. has upped the "Clerks II release date from August 18th to JULY 21st! The wait is now almost a month shorter, folks!
Watch the Internet-Exclusive Clerks 2 Trailer here!!
Edited by Kevin Smith, this Internet-Exclusive Clerks 2 Trailer features footage and all the bad language
and adult situations that Internet film geeks can handle and appreciate. Watch this and be there
on August 18th as Clerks 2 opens everywhere nationwide!
Watch the Clerks 2 Teaser Trailer
Over the last week or so, I've been cutting together a teaser for the new flick,
and this morning, we post it over at the Clerks II website. Cruise on over there
and peep it when you get a chance.
For those who're trying to avoid spoilers, don't worry: it's not a very revealing
two minutes, as it gives away precious little about the movie's plot. Itıs merely
a sneak peek at what "Clerks II" looks and feels like, set to one of my favorite
tunes of all time: "Among the Living", by Anthrax (for the curious, this isn't the original
recording of "Among"; this is a re-recording of the song from the excellent album
"The Greater of Two Evils").
This Online Secret Stash Exclusive Inaction Figure features the View Askew logo on Kevin's chest and a red, white and green jersey with the word 'LUNCHBOX' on the back.
The Chasing Amy Inaction Figures
Kevin has revealed the newest line of Inaction Figures featuring the characters from his third film, 'Chasing Amy."
This wave will include Banky Edwards, Holden McNeil, Alyssa Jones, Hooper X and the Tracer Guy. This set is
scheduled to hit The Stash in June 2006.
A sequel to "Dogma?"
Kevin answers the following question which was posted on the message board:
"Kevin, the way you ended Dogma left room for a sequel, have you ever considered doing one? Possibly following the LAST scion?"
Kevin Smith fans Crash the Stash
Joe McLane began waiting in line at 5:15 a.m Sunday for a chance to meet one of Monmouth County's biggest celebrities who doesn't play the guitar.
The Hazlet resident was the first of an estimated 500 people who lined up to meet filmmaker and Highlands native Kevin Smith. He was
in Red Bank Sunday to sign copies of a new DVD featuring appearances by him and comedic sidekick and actor Jason Mewes in three episodes
of the critically acclaimed Canadian dramatic teen series "Degrassi: The Next Generation."
As with most comic book covers, the image up front doesn't really tell the story inside. These covers aren't spoilers at all; they reveal nothing about the plot. As with the covers of issues 1, 2, and 3, they're just striking, iconic images of the titular (pun intended) character.
Pages from "Daredevil/Bullseye: Target" #2!
Continuing with the theme of sneak peeks at Kev's coming comics (there's some old school, Marvel alliteration for ya'), he are three pages that've been sitting in the iPhoto vault since 5/21/03: a double page spread of Daredevil and a single page reveal of an out-of-costume Bullseye from "Daredevil/Bullseye: Target".
Clips of Kevin at ComiCon
IFC News brings us clips of Kevin at the 2005 San Diego ComiCon including his introduction
of the one and only Tenacious D!
Clerks 2 Update from Kevin
Holy crap, we've finally got our female lead! And she's awesome! I'll let you know who she is once the deal is finalized.
Order the Mallrats 10th Anniversary Extended Edition DVD
Kevin gives us the scoop on the Mallrats 10th Anniversary Extended Edition DVD which will in stores
on available signed on this site. New features include two versions of the movie
(the original and a recut version), a brand new documentary and blooper reel and the 10th anniversary
reunion Q&A.
'Jay & Silent Bob Do Degrassi' DVD Details!
Scheduled for release on November 8th and available in 2 versions (rated and unrated!), 'Jay & Silent Bob Do Degrassi' features
the 3-episode story arc for 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' which features Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as they head to the
Great White North to shoot their next film, "Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?"
Kevin on the Nat and Drew show
Kevin co-hosts on Vancouver's Z 95.3's Nat & Drew in the morning. Originally aired on July 8, 2005.
Kev Interviewed at About.com
About.com's Fred Topel interview's Kevin in Vancouver and gets Kevin to reveal a lot of new info about
'Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks,' 'Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers," "Fletch Won" and
reveals his feelings about all generations of Degrassi.
UNCUT magazine interviews Kevin
UK-based magazine UNCUT talks to Kevin about his 10 years with Miramax,
his real opinion of Quentin Tarantino, the brilliance of Shaun of the Dead, Ben and Matt, and the
"great beast" Harvey Weinstein.
The Kevin Smith Radio Show - Listen Here!
Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Brian Lynch were living on the air in Los Angeles as they took over the
airwaves on 97.1 KLSX on April 30, 2005. How did Kevin fare as a radio host?
Listen to the entire 3 hour program here!
""Revenge of the Sith" is, quite simply, fucking awesome. This is the "Star Wars" prequel the haters have been bitching for since "Menace" came out, and if they don't cop to that when they finally see it, they're lying."
Kevin Smith - actor
"There's a situation heating up - a situation which could wind up pushing the "Clerks 2" shoot by a month and change. The producer Jenno Topping (who, aside from being a producer is also the main squeeze of Project Greenlight's Chris Moore) has sent me a script,
not to direct (smart lady), but to act in."
Kevin on The Tonight Show
Catch Kevin Smith on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as he promotes his latest
book, "Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith. (see below)"
Silent Bob Speaks - The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith
From the award-winning screenwriter and director -- a collection of irreverent and
hilarious rants on the absurdity of just about everything. In this side-splitting rant-fest, Kevin
Smith waxes rhapsodic and obnoxious on everything from his platonic infatuation with Ben Affleck to his
bloodcurdling hatred of Britney Spears, from his shocking diagnosis with morbid obesity to the fatal
flaws of SpiderMan -- all done in his inimitable, raunchy style.
Get it here and get it SIGNED BY KEVIN SMITH!
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Inaction Figures - Now Available!
The 4th in a series of View Askew Inaction Figures has arrived and this one features all of your favorite characters
from the movie 'Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back' including ALL FOUR MEMBERS of
the infamous diamond heist gang, THE C.L.I.T.!! This is probably your only chance to
become a C.L.I.T. Commander. Order here!
Listen to this clip of Kevin karaoke-ing Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive" from his previous
appearance on the Sarah and No-Name show back in April 2004.
Quesadarama: Joe Quesada interviews Kevin Smith
Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada conducts a lengthy interview with Kevin and asks him about the status of 'Spider-Man/Black Cat,'
'The Green Hornet,' Kevin's 2005 con schedule and much, much more.
Catch Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes on 'Degrassi:
The Next Generation'
Kevin has revealed the airtimes and dates for the episodes of 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' featuring
Jay and Silent Bob "Going Canadian." Check out Jay & Silent Bob on the cover of Canadian TV Guide here.
Jay's Canadian SNOOGANS Toque - as seen in 'Degrassi:
The Next Generation'
For those of who are from Canada, who love Canada or who know of people
from Canada you now have a piece of apparel that you can wear proudly.
As seen on 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' and as worn by Jay in the
fictitious 'Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian.'
The Blunt-Light Specials are here!!
We're blowing out merchandise and we want YOU to take advantage of our deals! HUGE savings on T-Shirts,
posters, soundtracks and more!
Welcome to 'Reel Paradise'
Reel Paradise World Premiere, Sundance Film Festival Saturday
January 22 @ 2:30. Directed by Steve James. A View Askew
Production.
Bluntman & Chronic
Inaction Figues - SIGNED BY KEVIN SMITH AND JASON MEWES - $10!!
Continuing our Clearance Blowout, you get two fully articulated, awesome figures and two full articulated, awesome signatures for the low, low price of ten bucks! Suitable for VA fans (as a sign of affection) and VA non-fans (as a cheap "fuck you") alike!
Photos from the Jim Lee Westwood Stash Signing!
Jim Lee, Joe Casey and the Wildstorm Comics crew (Carlos D'Anda, Rich Friend, Sandra Hope
and Ali Garza) stopped by Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Westwood to meet fans and sign autographs
on December 2nd, 2004. Jim Lee also managed to leave his own mark on one of the
doors of the Stash. Check out the pics here.
The Kevin Smith/Degrassi Press Conference
Are you a fan of Canadian melodrama? Looking for the return of Jay & Silent Bob? Kevin Smith
pulls off both as he takes part in a 3-episode story arc on DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION! Find
out more info and watch the 30 minute press conference here!
Kevin on the new Opie & Anthony show!
WOW innovators Opie and Anthony are back on the air - this time on FCC-free XM Satellite radio.
Kevin had the honor of being their first celebrity guest and revealed a few facts about
upcoming projects. Listen to the MP3 of the entire call here.
Kevin Smith Clocks in for 'Clerks' Sequel
Filmmaker Kevin Smith is set to direct his own screenplay of "The Passion of the Clerks,"
a sequel to his first film, 1994's "Clerks."
Full-Color 'Mallrats' Bumper Stickers
These full-color bumper stickers are updated replicas of the official 'Mallrats'
bumper stickers that were produced waaaay
back in 1995 for the film's original release. Choose between Jay & Silent Bob ("All It Took
Was a Fat, Chronic Blunt!) or Brodie ("They're a Little Melty, But Damn are they Exquisite")
