January 8th, 2009 @ 10:50 am | No Comments » | Scooped by John Whiteaker, Loren Finlay, Andrew Foster, Nate Gaddis, Larry Daguanno, George C
- Netflix is now confirming the February 3rd release date for “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”, so it looks like the film has officially moved up to that date for DVD and Bluray release along with the “Clerks” Bluray. Final specs should be on the way to our inbox any day now, so stay tuned for the full announcement. Both Amazon’s US and Canada sites are also confirming this date. Above is a version of the “coservative” art for the disc, indicating that they may actually release two different covers for the disc, one using the word “porno” and one without it. That’s a first. Now we just need a press release…
- Jason Mewes is scheduled to appear at Sound Academy in Toronto, ON, Canada to host a concert titled the “FU Awards”, sponsored by local rock radio station Edge 102. The show takes place on February the 5th at 7:00 PM (Thursday). Tickets are just $15 CDN. The details:
102.1 the Edge and Punkorama presents The FU Awards! with special guests, Andrew WK, Flatliners, Die Mannequin and more!
On February 5th , Monster Energy drink teams up with Punk-o-Rama brings to bring you latest and greatest twist on the award show… The F-U Awards…. This year’s hosts pairs Punk o Rama’s Barry and JD with 1st time co host Jason Mewes of Jay and Silent Bob fame. Guaranteed to be a wicked night of , there will be video game challenges, between the fans and the hosts, Prizes for the Jay and Andrew W.K. look alike contest plus tons of awesome LIVE MUSIC. Toronto’s most exciting Punk Rock award show comes to the Sound Academy Thursday February 5th
- Hey speaking of Mewes and Netflix, those of you who subscribe to their excellent service and have an Xbox 360 or other instant streaming device take note — You can now stream the Jason Mewes/Paris Hilton flick “Bottoms Up” for instant viewing. No waiting, just click and go. While the film hasn’t enjoyed the best reviews, you’ll get to see Mewes out of the Askewniverse and even a quick Kevin Smith cameo.
- Ben Affleck and Stan Lee appear in the recent documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster”. One of our scoopers took a moment to YouTube the two clips together, featuring Affleck’s after-school special freak out and Lee chatting about superheros and bulk. Worth 2 minutes of your time especially if you never saw the classic roid-enraged Affleck moment. Catch ya later…
January 6th, 2009 @ 12:17 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

- Tomorrow’s the big day that the Jason Mewes starrer “Netherbest Incorporated” hits DVD shelves everywhere, and Cinespace is holding a big bash to celebrate (January 6th).
CineSpace is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood. Doors open at 6pm and the bash will run until roughly 7:30pm. Admission is free as long as you purchase a copy of the DVD on site; an RSVP to netherbeast@cox.net is welcome, but not mandatory. Though we were not given an official list of celebrity attendees, expect many of the film’s stars and some special guests — Mewes is actually off working on a new project at the moment, so getting him there will be tough, but you never know. Still, always great to support the guy and all he does.
We’d like to once again thank the producers and creators of the film for generously offering us up 5 free DVD copies of the film to give away to our readers. Those of you who entered the contest will be getting an e-mail TOMORROW as we announce our official winners, chosen by random drawing.
The Ronalds Brothers’ Netherbeast Incorporated is an offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America. By the time you are reading this, copies of the flick are available for purchase across the web at all the major outlets, as well as in stores like Best Buy and Circuit City. Grab yourself one and add it to your collection.
For full details on Tuesday’s events, check out Shock Till You Drop. We hope some News Askew readers can make it in, remember all it takes is the purchase of a DVD to get you in the door and meet with the films stars and creators. Thanks again to Rolands Brothers Productions, and we’ll be back tomorrow with a list of lucky winners as well.
January 6th, 2009 @ 12:17 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Chris, John Whiteaker
- With Amazon now listing a February 3rd arrival, it sure looks like a very likely final release date for “Zack And Miri”, putting the movie just a month away from joining the ranks on our shelves. We’re expecting final specs on the disc’s extras any day now, and are hoping to get our grubby little mitts on an advanced copy so we can get an early look up for ya. Stay tuned.
- Anyone heard of the flick “Alien Sex Party”? Funded by the musician Moby, the flick is basically “Clerks” in a porn shop, and evidenced by this scene at Youtube, it’s FULL of very blatant homages to our beloved convenience store classic. Look for a very familiar face behind the counter. We may have mentioned this way back in the day (the film has a 2003 release date) but we don’t recall ever seeing this clip, so check it out if you missed it as well.
- Just a final note — We’re just starting to listen to today’s SModcast, but we did want to remind you it’s up over at QSE – We’ll give a story and a brief rundown tomorrow once we’ve screened it. See ya soon…
January 3rd, 2009 @ 11:56 am | No Comments » | Scooped by

- A scooper writes us to let us know that the “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” DVD and Bluray release is listed at February 10th in the internal Blockbuster computers, and that he’s never seen them get a release date wrong. So, pretty strong evidence that we’ll see the disc on that day, even though we have yet to see a final confirmation.
Meanwhile, check out a look at this DVD cover for “Porno” that was discovered on the Amazon.com servers. This likely means we’ll see a confirmed date and some real specs on the disc’s contents soon. The cover looks like a newly composed shot to feature the entire cast, and doesn’t match any of the previous poster artwork that we’ve seen. We like it, though.
The only item giving us pause is the news that the Bluray release of “Clerks 2” has been bumped up a week to February 3rd:
The Weinstein Company has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks II’, which is due to hit store shelves on February 3rd. Originally scheduled for a February 10th release, this two disc set will feature all the extras from the previous HD DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time.
Typically, studios like to release similar titles on the same day, so if you’re going to the store to pick up one, you’ll get both — So PERHAPS “Porno” will also bump up a week. We’ll let ya know as soon as we know.
January 3rd, 2009 @ 11:54 am | No Comments » | Scooped by

- A scooper writes us to let us know that the “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” DVD and Bluray release is listed at February 10th in the internal Blockbuster computers, and that he’s never seen them get a release date wrong. So, pretty strong evidence that we’ll see the disc on that day, even though we have yet to see a final confirmation.
Meanwhile, check out a look at this DVD cover for “Porno” that was discovered on the Amazon.com servers. This likely means we’ll see a confirmed date and some real specs on the disc’s contents soon. The cover looks like a newly composed shot to feature the entire cast, and doesn’t match any of the previous poster artwork that we’ve seen. We like it, though.
The only item giving us pause is the news that the Bluray release of “Clerks 2” has been bumped up a week to February 3rd:
The Weinstein Company has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks II’, which is due to hit store shelves on February 3rd. Originally scheduled for a February 10th release, this two disc set will feature all the extras from the previous HD DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time.
Typically, studios like to release similar titles on the same day, so if you’re going to the store to pick up one, you’ll get both — So PERHAPS “Porno” will also bump up a week. We’ll let ya know as soon as we know.
January 3rd, 2009 @ 11:50 am | 2 Comments » | Scooped by Cole R, Justin Cooper, Jonathan Daby

- A scooper writes us to let us know that the “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” DVD and Bluray release is listed at February 10th in the internal Blockbuster computers, and that he’s never seen them get a release date wrong. So, pretty strong evidence that we’ll see the disc on that day, even though we have yet to see a final confirmation.
Meanwhile, check out a look at this DVD cover for “Porno” that was discovered on the Amazon.com servers. This likely means we’ll see a confirmed date and some real specs on the disc’s contents soon. The cover looks like a newly composed shot to feature the entire cast, and doesn’t match any of the previous poster artwork that we’ve seen. We like it, though.
The only item giving us pause is the news that the Bluray release of “Clerks 2” has been bumped up a week to February 3rd:
The Weinstein Company has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks II’, which is due to hit store shelves on February 3rd. Originally scheduled for a February 10th release, this two disc set will feature all the extras from the previous HD DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time.
Typically, studios like to release similar titles on the same day, so if you’re going to the store to pick up one, you’ll get both — So PERHAPS “Porno” will also bump up a week. We’ll let ya know as soon as we know.
January 3rd, 2009 @ 11:50 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Tricia Bird, John Whiteaker
- Kevin gives a brief new interview to Atomic Comics to promote the “Batman: Cacophony” project, which is now shipping issue #2. Here’s a snippet from the piece on the status:
AC – Are all three issues of Cacophony in the box already?
KS – Yeah. Issue Two ships this week. And Walt is on the last three pages of Issue Three’s pencils, so that’ll ship on time, too. I learned my lesson: no more lateness for me. No more announcements until at least 2/3 of the scripts are in.
- “Zack And Miri” appear among other films in Zap2It’s list “From Sewer to Success” which features movies and TV shows where characters had to work from nothing to get somewhere.