• Back on September 23rd, we announced that Kevin would be appearing on a new type of reality series for newly created channel MTVu. In the show, Kevin will mentor a group of UCLA students who produce a series for the channel. MTVu is syndicated through many colleges and universities, and can also be accessed online and via mobile phones. Kevin now reveals that they’ve started filming his first segments, for air next week:

If you’re near a college campus or have access to it, you can watch next week on the actual MTVu channel. Otherwise, check out the MTVu website or get yourself an AMP’d Mobile Phone. We’ll remind you when episodes are available, of course!

• Can you smell the excitement in the air? View Askew’s biggest DVD day EVER is coming next month, with Evening 2: Evening Harder, Clerks II, and Now You Know all hitting on the same day. We haven’t screened Evening 2 yet, so we’re as excited as the rest of you to see it. IGN’s taken some of the pain of waiting away, with a bagful of NEW VIDEOS and previews for the disc. You can get to the first of three pages at this link.

You can watch NINE CLIPS IN ALL, including a trailer, Kevin chatting on Canada’s love of hockey, clips from the Q&A portions, and more. And man, are they ever FUNNY. Watch Kevin go international with clips from Canada and the UK. They’re censored but you can still make out the jokes. This could very well top Evening One as one of the best party DVDs ever. Try it sometime — Evening With is one of the most crowd entertaining DVDs that we’ve ever seen. And don’t worry, the released version will be totally uncut and uncensored.

• The Stash on MySpace reveals details on BOTH commentaries on the Clerks II DVD:

Commentaries are always a highlight of any View Askew DVD release. You can bet we’ll spin up this disc and listen to the fun unfold right away. We’re guessing the first track is new, and that the second track MIGHT be the one that was recorded and intended for release with the theatrical version (the infamous mp3 player version). Hurry up, November!

• Those watching the newly released DVD of Feast will be surprised to see Jason Mewes’ character name has been changed from “Edgy Cat” as previously reported to, simply, himself (Jason Mewes). The film doesn’t do too bad with its budget, certainly showing limitations, but also throwing some really nasty violence and even a few laughs your way. Check it out.
• And hey, speaking of Mewes, It appears that he is the Honorary Festival Director of the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, October 27-29. He will be announcing one of his favorite films, plus other duties. Check it all out at the festival’s official site. He’s scheduled to be there Saturday night only right now. The festival takes place in Tempe, Arizona.
• Hey, we may as well make it a Mewes trifecta to kick off NewsBites today — He’s also seen in the trailer for a new flick called “Jack’s Law”. You’ll see him in the second half of the trailer. Looks like a small role. The low budget film stars genre favorite Danny Trejo.
• Myspace band page Mon Frere reveals Mallrats as their inspiration in a top five they ran recently:

• We’re told Wanda Sykes’ new special has already hit DVD — So look for it if you missed it or don’t have HBO. You can also her her voice in the animated animal flick “Over The Hedge”, out on DVD this week.