• Kevin spoke and took questions at a dinner thrown last night in Hollywood by Buena Vista Home Entertainment to promote the release of
  CLERKS X and JERSEY GIRL on DVD. (They were also plugging special editions of MULAN, ALADDIN, and the third season of ALIAS, but who cares?). We hear
  that he was hilarious, kicking off his part of the evening by noting that as a New Jersey native, he wanted to take the opportunity to announce that he’s a
  “gay American.” He had funny stuff to say about JERSEY GIRL (”I really loved this movie, until it underperformed; now I hate it.”) and Affleck and his
  career and Miramax (”which may not be around next month”) and various other topics, though no real scoops were imparted. (He touched on the whole “50 pages
  to go” on the HORNET script and reiterated that he’s not really interested in directing it, although Harvey Weinstein told him to finish the script before
  making up his mind on that for sure.)

Moviehole reports that Kevin stole the show:

• We love days like today, because it’s what we love doing…Breaking some big news that you haven’t seen before and can’t see anywhere else. Last week, we were lucky enough to receive the first, hot off the duplication machine, test discs of Clerks X. No one else has them, but we’re proud to say that we’ve spent more hours that EVER on a DVD set to bring you the first-anywhere, exclusive in-depth look at the greatness that is Clerks X. We’ve got a full review and tidbits on all the great stuff on this massive 3-disc set, TONS of new screenshots, and the verdict on what stuff you should be looking at first come September 7th. So, what are you waiting for? Read our exclusive first look at Clerks X: The 10th Anniversary Clerks DVD set RIGHT NOW!

• Yes folks, as we all know, September 7th is the biggest release date in View Askew history, with the largest DVD set ever to come out
  of Jersey, Clerks X, hitting the stands along with the first release of our newest flick, Jersey Girl. Both discs are worth your valuable time, money,
  and shelf space. Here’s a full list of all the features…And don’t forget, preordering from the Stash is the ONLY way to go — Why? Because both of
  them come personally signed by Kevin Smith himself, of course!

Do take note of all that’s on that Jersey Girl DVD after all — For a non-special edition, we’d still call that pretty darn special! There’s gonna be a lot
of couch time to put in starting September 7th, folks — Prepare your friends and family for a week or so without them seeing you. And place those orders
today!

• Here ya go, folks! As promised, a nice look at the print ad that’s going to start running in the trades to tout the Clerks X DVD release! This is the one that’s detailing all the features, and DOES erroneously mention the TV pilot inclusion (again, it ain’t on there). However, the feature list is huge and you can see our good pal O’Halloran is front and center to promote this, the biggest and most ambitious View Askew DVD release yet. Click the image above for a full screen look (and possibly a peek at the packaging, though we’re not sure that’s actually finalized just yet). Enjoy.

• DVD Supersite The Digital Bits ran a report over the long holiday
  weekend which detailed the extras included on the Clerks X DVD, due on September the 7th. They very kindly note that Kevin and View Askew
  always put a ton of work into their DVDs, so it’s nice to see that the community at large agrees that it doesn’t get much better than our
  special editions.

So, as for extras, there’s not much new here, aside from the fact that the documentary now has a clever title we hadn’t seen before: “Snowball
Effect” (as well as the fact that it runs a full 150 minutes, WOW). Now, the potential BIG news here was that the Clerks TV pilot was again
thrown onto the list. Well, we immediately did some fact checking, and we’re sorry to report that word has come down from above that the
press release is INCORRECT in that regard, and the Clerks TV pilot will NOT be in the set. Sorry, folks. We wanted to see it, too.

However, take a look at what the Bits had to say, we think it’ll have you drooling and marking your calendar days with glee as the 7th
of September draws closer:

We’re going to try and get our hands on both of these releases as soon as possible, and hope to give you some exclusive looks at all of the
amazing content coming your way in just a couple of short months. Stay tuned, more news later.

• Kevin was back at the Nuart on Friday, with a beautiful print of “Clerks” for the big screen, followed by a sit down Q&A with “movie geek” Marc Heuck as well as the always enjoyable audience Q&A. Kevin even stuck around until 5:30 AM to sign a few autographs (including one woman’s back, which she’s getting permanently inked), take photos, and meet fans. As always, Kevin made a few new announcements during the evening. Steve sent us a summary that we thought covers all the big stuff very well, so we’re going to let him take it away:

If you’d like to read more about the show from some other lucky attendees, Bikkit.com has a nice report of the event available, and Chris Ryall’s got a fantastically detailed story on the event, complete with photos, over at the ‘Shoot. Don’t miss it!

• Due to being away for the holidays, we’re a bit late on this, but better late than never — And hey, who doesn’t like to get a few presents AFTER Christmas? First off, you got probably the most infamous piece of animation that you’ve heard about, that Powerhouse animation footage done for the Clerks cartoon movie. Great stuff (not to mention the fact that it’s being more widely seen bodes well for the cartoon movie. THEN, you’ve got something totally out of left field, the HOSTIES animation realized! This little gem was meant to appear in Dogma and never got finished, now you can finally see the commercial as it was meant to be seen. Here’s Ming with the full report:

• Fans in Texas were lucky enough to be the first to see that animated test footage that was done for the upcoming Clerks cartoon movie — In it, Jay has a a light saber battle with Darth Vader…or is it? The clip was shown during Kev’s Q&A today and ran about 3 minutes. It’s done by Powerhouse Animation (they of that excellent “Heroes” Clerks spoof), who will be handling the animation duties for the Clerks cartoon film totally in Flash (a first for a motion picture). No new details from Kev’s Q&A today (at least, nothing we heard so far), though this seems to be a good indication that the animated movie is still on the slate, though no release date is planned at this point.

• This one takes the cake as one of the best web parodies for View Askew, let alone parodies in general, we’ve ever seen! What would happen if the Quick Stop and RST were run by the likes of Captain America and Daredevil? The hilarity ensures as this duo and a ton of your other favorite superheros appear in this flash animated tribute to Clerks the film and Clerks the cartoon. You’re gonna love this one! It’s well worth your download time. Check out the flick right now over at the Power House site!

• Oni Press is currently holding a charity auction at Ebay to benefit the American Red Cross. There’s a TON of great items out there, but this one might be of key interest to you – Phil Hester donated his original thumbnails to the Clerks The Lost Scene comic book. You can get your bids in or check the status of the auction by clicking HERE. The thumbnails are at $200 with 4 days to go at this point, so you still have plenty of time to get in there with a bid. Not only is this a fantastic View Askew item, but it’s a great cause to donate to. Don’t miss your chance to own these.

Surf over HERE for a link to all of the auction items that Oni’s got going on right now, it’s an impressive list. Donate to a GREAT cause and get a one-of-a-kind collector’s item to boot, get those bids in today, and good luck!