• After our huge Clerks X review last week, we figured we’d give you a break and take a few days before posting our second of the September
  reviews, the first release of Jersey Girl on DVD! The disc was a very pleasant surprise, being a single disc, non-special edition, it’s packed with TWO
  brand new commentaries, Kevin’s Roadside Attractions bits, and even a hilarious and informative half hour interview with Kevin and Ben. We’ve got a ton
  of screenshots, inside information on the commentaries, and lots more, so click on in and have your first look at the JERSEY GIRL DVD!

The disc is due on September 7th, same day as Clerks X, so be sure and order both from the Stash today, to ensure your Kevin-signed copies arrive right away.

• 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!

• We dunno how they’ve got such great sources, but DVD Answers has done it again, this time with the first look at the menu screens from
  the upcoming Jersey Girl DVD. Notice that the Special Features does indeed include the two commentary tracks we’ve been hearing about, a very nice surprise
  considering that stuff could have been saved for the Special Edition. Should definitely be worth picking up along with Clerks X this September. View the
  full size shots of the menus over at DVD Answers!

• 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!

• Don’t forget, folks, the Daredevil DVD hits shelves this Tuesday, July 29th. Now you can watch Kevin’s cameo over and over (oh, and of course the rest of the flick as well). Scott Kramer was kind enough to hook us up with an advance copy, though it’s not a View Askew produced disc, we’ve still got a mini-review of the product and a list of what you can expect to see on there. All in all, the production’s quite slick, with an excellent transfer. Definitely one to show off your fancy-shmancy new home theater system with. Check out the Daredevil DVD mini-review HERE, and get your copy this Tuesday!

Just in from our contacts at Lions Gate, here’s the DVD and VHS shots for the upcoming RSVP DVD. The film, as you likely already know, features Jay Mewes in a major role and streets on VHS/DVD August 26th. Here’s a synopsis and a look at the features:

We expect to have more info and a review of the disc right here, well before street date.