• Two documentaries that feature Kevin Smith interviews will be screening at the Philadelphia Film Festival which starts on March 30. There first film is THIS FILM IS NOT RATED, which takes a look at the screwed system that’s used to rate movies in this country and screens March 31 at 7:30pm, April 3 at 5 pm and April 6 at 7:15.

The second doc is called simply FUCK and is about America’s relationship with the mother of all curse words. DOGMA veterans Alanis Morissette and Janeane Garofalo are also interviewed along with the likes of Drew Carey and Pat Boone. It screens on April 4 at 9:45 pm and April 7 at 10 pm.

More info can be found at the Philadelphia Film Festival website

• Kevin attended a New Jersey Devils hockey game over the weekend, where a video was shown, filmed by Kevin, congratulating Ken Daneyko on the retiring of his #3 jersey. If anyone’s got a copy we can post, drop us a line. We hear it was funny but hard to hear over the crowd.
• Kevin is briefly cited in this Australian Age piece on “25 Must-See Films”:

• According to Davis DVD, “Making a repeat appearance on The Opie & Anthony Show (XM Satellite Radio 202), comedian/actor actor Judah Friedlander gave an update on the status of Feast, the horror movie whose production was notoriously documented on the “Project Greenlight 3” series. The film will finally see release this October in limited midnight screenings, followed by a DVD release by The Weinstein Co. and Genius Products. “Feast” — directed by John Gulager and starring Navi Rawat, Krista Allen, Balthazar Getty and Jason Mewes — was one of a handful of films that Harvey and Bob Weinstein took with them to their new company after their split from The Walt Disney Company in early 2005.” In the bloodfest a group of strangers gather in a bar where they’re attacked and systematically killed by monsters.

We’re looking forward to seeing this one. You may recall, Kevin screened an early version of the film on the series.

• The View Askew Pixel Pound, the #1 spot on the web to store pics from your View Askew events, has expanded with a new Forum, a WikiPedia page, and a MySpace site. Be sure and check them out!
• In case you haven’t checked it out yet — Here’s that clip of the spanish Jay & Silent Bob. Fun stuff.
• And while you’re watching videos over there, you just gotta love this one. With all the “Jaws” references that Kevin’s made in his films, we’re sure that he, and the rest of you, will appreciate “Must Love Jaws”. See ya next time!

“The Wonderful World Of Clerks II”

• Zak and Joey have assembled another brilliant slideshow of Clerks 2 images, to another brilliant, classic tune. Dare we say this is the best batch of shots from the film YET? No credit’s given for the stills, though we wouldn’t be surprised if some of them come from the skillful camera of Scott Mosier. Watch all the cast and crew (including some of those cameos) in brilliantly captured moments expressing just what a “Wonderful World” the set of Clerks 2 really was. Enjoy this batch, courtesy of the Clerks 2 website.

• There’s a feature film called “Fanboys” being made, in which a character will play Harry Knowles, the famous internet movie scooper who breaks BIG movie news on a daily basis over at his famous website, “Aint It Cool News”, one of the first of its kind.

As far as we knew, that role was going to LOST’s Jorge Garcia. “>now report that he’s had to back out of the role due to some bad weather in Hawaii, so our own KEVIN SMITH will be stepping into the part! Here’s the full story from Harry:

Artist’s Rendition

More news on this breaking story as we can dig it up!

• Kevin’s back in the motherland area this week, for a couple appearances followed by a stop in the Red Bank Secret Stash on Friday (not an official appearance there, so we’re guessing it will be a catch-as-you-can affair).

Tonight, he’s wowing the students at the University of Pennsylvania. This was a student-only lottery event, so we’re hoping some lucky readers were able to make it in. If you were there, let us know!

Tomorrow, there’s The College of New Jersey, in Packer Hall at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 and remain on sale at the Student Center Box Office. Two tickets per TCNJ ID, only (so not open to the public, unless you make some friends fast!).

Don’t forget to catch Kevin LIVE when you can for your chance to hear the latest and greatest stories, jokes, and, perhaps coolest of all, possibly sneak a peek at Clerks II footage before the rest of the world! Speaking of which, might we remind you that Vulgarthon Day TWO tickets…just a handful…are left? BUY NOW BEFORE THEY ARE HISTORY!

• Kevin’s discovered the joy of the MySpace community, and is continuing to reward the members of his ever-growing friends list with fun, EXCLUSIVE blog entries. He’s got a hilarious clip out there that we’ve never seen before featuring a SPANISH JAY & SILENT BOB as well as a promise to post an EXCLUSIVE clip for MySpace members only if the Clerks II friendship Army reaches 10,000. So if you haven’t joined yet, what’s stopping ya?

You can find a slew of Clerks 2 accounts out there too, most of which you’ll see on Kev’s friends homepage. Add and read them for some never before seen details on the characters in the film, perhaps even a plot clue or two!

We’d also like to give a big thanks to Karla for pointing out the following other Askewish celebs who have accounts out there: Jason Mewes, Amy Noble, Andy Milonakis, and Brian Lynch. And don’t forget, News Askew is represented, too!

• Red Bank continues to encourage new filmmakers to present their work in their Annual Red Bank International Film Festival — The festival itself takes place this October, but they’re now soliciting for entries, at a very reasonable price. Got a short or a flick you want to break out and show in the town where View Askew began? Get filming (or submit what you’ve already got), as the deadline is May 15th! Here’s full details and some linkage:

Good luck!

“Mustang Sally”

• The Clerks 2 video blog comes alive again today, with a new installment featuring the lovely Rosario Dawson. In this episode, watch her drive the heck out of a Mustang, until the sucker breaks down and has to be literally PUSHED back into the Mooby’s parking lot! Rosario and producer Scott Mosier chat us up about their thoughts on the matter. Watch early on for some bonus Mewes antics as well. Free of charge and available for immediate enjoyment at the Clerks 2 website, right now!

• Missed Kevin’s appearance at Wizard World in LA this past weekend? Never fear. There’s an outstanding write-up on the Q&A panel over at Pulp Fiction Online. Here’s some selections from the piece:

The editor also notes that Kevin’s panel had greater attendance then all the other panels he attended over the entire convention COMBINED!

• Check out Kevin Smith’s turn as the voice of the moose in “Doogal” when it hits video and DVD on May 16th, 2006.

• On April 12th, the UCLA student body will honor Kevin with the “UCLA Jack Benny Award for Comedy”, for his contributions in the field of funny. Here’s the press release:

Kevin adds: “Can’t think the UCLA kids enough. This really made my day. I’m honored.”

“Saturday”

• Why work a Saturday in the film world, turning your week into a 6-day marathon of 12+ hour days? You’ve got Jason Lee, of course. Lee was kind enough to film his “Clerks 2” cameo while working on “My Name Is Earl”, thus could only make it into town on a Saturday. So, a 6th shooting day was scheduled that week, and this latest episode of “Train Wreck” covers just that. You’ll see new interviews with Smith, Mosier, and Lee, including some new information on Jason’s character and the scene in which he appears. Pay close attention, it’s one of the bigger hints we’ve seen in the series so far. As always, check out the Quicktimes free of charge for your PC or Ipod at the Clerks 2 website.