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So we now know the leads…But what other faces are in store for “Zack and Miri Make A Porno”? Kevin confirmed that show regular, the very funny comedian Jim Norton will have a speaking role in the flick. Norton’s a funny, raunchy dude, so we’re expecting a cool cameo, at the very least. We’ll keep you posted, of course, on all the breaking casting news with the film over the next few weeks.

And speaking of those leads, some silly stuff going on at the IMDB — The page for “Zack and Miri Make A Porno” has happily been title-corrected, but now they’ve got the leads mis-matched. Rest assured, Zack remains Seth Rogen, this isn’t some wacky experiment.

We’re all for the great films of View Askew on the big screen. So, if you’re in the Missouri area, check out the “Moolah Clerksfest”. Next Thursday, November 29th, they’ll be showing Clerks and Clerks II, along with contests and giveaways. Event proceeds will subsidize the purchase of land for a new hostel in St. Louis. Sounds like something well worth attending to us.

Anyone catch Clerks II cameo-stealer Kevin Weisman on NBC’s “Chuck” last week? He played a gymnastic villian. Pretty evil one, too. Good stuff. We’re not sure if NBC has their stuff On Demand though we’re betting you can stream it down via NBC’s website if you like. It’s a good show, too, worth a weekly watch if you’re so inclined. After all, we gotta enjoy new TV while we can, right?

“Southland Tales” is now playing in limited release here in the US, and as you may have heard, generating mixed reviews. It’s one of those love-it-or-hate-it flicks, it seems. It hasn’t hit the PA heartland here, so we’ve yet to see it, though we do want to continue some small coverage on it, given Kevin’s small role. For the intrigued, like us, there’s a new interview with director Richard Kelly over at Rotten Tomatoes giving more insight into the long-awaited film. No mentions of Kev in here, but an interesting read if, like us, you’re waiting to check the flick out.

We want to throw a small plug up here for Eric Wilkinson, whose View Askew claim to fame was designing the “Drawing Flies” cover many years ago. He’s now producing movies and has a new film, “Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth”. It hit DVD last week (11/13) and is now available at all the major retailers: Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Best Buy, etc. Support another New Jersey filmmaker and check it out.

And last, but certainly not least, take a peek at some new work from Marilyn Ghigliotti (“Clerks”), a short film called “Roadkill” that she did earlier this year. Enjoy, and we’ll see ya back here next time, undoubtedly with news from the world of “Zack and Miri” and much more. Thanks for stopping by.

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