Moviepoopshoot.com to Provide News, Columns, Reviews and Commentary About All Things Entertainment

Red Bank, New Jersey, June 14, 2002

Filmmaker Kevin Smith expands his web site universe on Monday, June 17, 2002 when he launches moviepoopshoot.com, a new site which will feature all things entertainment, according to Smith, writer/director of such indie hits as Dogma, Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

According to Chris Ryall, the sites Editor-in-Chief, Movie Poop Shoot will feature informational content focusing on the entertainment arenas Kevin is personally interested in; it will not, however, be about Kevin Smith or his or his work; that’s what NewsAskew.com does so well.

The domain name, featured in and later used to promote Smith’s “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, released last year by Dimension Films, is being re-launched and reformatted. The name of the site, according to Ryall, although innuendo-laden, actually refers to the inside information we provide.

The purpose for the site, adds Ryall and Smith, is to provide pop culture fans with a fun, slightly askew venue that offers a unique look at all the publics ever-increasing entertainment obsessions.

We realize that there are many entertainment sites that offer information on some of many of these subjects, says Ryall. But Movie Poop Shoot is our effort to offer fans one site that covers everything they may be interested in, and to do so in an irreverent and informative manner.

moviepoopshoot.com will feature:

Film release schedules and box-office reports.
Daily news about films, comics, books, music and television.
Weekly features about new film, CD, DVD and comic book releases.
Advance reviews of movie scripts, films, comics, books and music.
A wide array of pop culture offerings.
Regular and guest columns written by filmmakers, journalists, comic book creators, actors and others.
Interactive message board.
New weekly web comics created by industry professionals as well as new talent.

Ryall and Smith anticipate that Movie Poop Shoot will draw similarly to Smiths View Askew web site, which currently tallies about 100,000 unique hits per day. Movie Poop Shoot will be solely operated and will not solicit or accept advertising or sponsorship.

Smith starts production this summer on the romantic feature Jersey Girl, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez and George Carlin, which he will direct from his own script for Miramax Films.