We’ve had the honor of attending a few of these ourselves over the years, and we must say it’s an experience you won’t soon forget. So, if you wanna go, why not surf on over to the Perez Hilton site and take a shot — We’d love to see some News Askew fans get a chance to sit in the audience for the official Hollywood unveiling of View Askew’s latest. Best of luck!

Yep, that’s right, to celebrate the release of this 2-disc set, the Secret Stash and Laser Blazer will premiere the disc at 7:00 PM, at a FREE VIEWING PARTY!!! The store is located at 10587 West Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. You’ll want to show early to take advantage of the limited parking behind the store and on Pico, as the disc runs a LONG TIME!

Even cooler, you’ll have the chance to win a bunch of free stuff, including some RARE ITEMS, enjoy a 10% discount on pretty much everthing in the store, and be the first to see brand new props from “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” which will call The Stash their new home. Spend $25 or more and you can also purchase a special SIGNED copy of the DVD. The full details:

Join us at Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash/Laser Blazer for a night of hilarity, giveaways, discounts and fun as we hold The Ultimate “Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith” viewing party!

This special event will feature the following:

– A special big screen presentation of Kevin Smith’s newest DVD “Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith” inside the store.
– The unveiling of select props from Kevin’s newest feature film “Zack & Miri Make a Porno.”
– 10% off ALL MERCHANDISE in the store including all View Askew related items, t-shirts, apparel, action figures and all of Laser Blazer’s DVD’s and Blu-Ray DVD discs (excluding this week’s new releases which are already 20% off)
– Guests who spend $25.00 or more in Secret Stash items will have the chance to purchase a copy of “SOLD OUT” signed by KEVIN SMITH!
– Giveaways and raffles of rare items and merchandise, some of which may be signed (must be present in store to win).
– In attendance will be directors and producers Zak Knutson & Joey Figueroa (aka Kinky Kelly and the Mexican Mooby’s lover from “Clerks II”)

Be sure and tell Zak and Joey how much you enjoy their work, and get them to sign your DVD as well. This event reminds us of the big Stash re-open and Red Bank tour from years ago and should be a fantastic free time for all fans in the area. Clear you calendars and be there a week from tonight. Visit the offical View Askew page for a map and more.

In addition to that newness, you’ll also find links to the “Money Shots” webisodes (more on them in a moment), both trailers, merchandise, and more. Spread the word and send the link around, help us promote the funniest flick hitting theaters this year! “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” hits screens in just 18 days.

In the archives, in case ya missed it over the weekend, is Episode Three, which features the two leads of our movie, Rogen and Banks spend a few minutes at Zack And Miri’s kitchen table.

“Money Shots” webisodes will continue running all month long, and remain free and exclusive at View Askew’s entertainment portal on the web, Quick Stop Entertainment.

Note, this site comes in addition to the now open official movie site which has been up in some form for a while. Spread the word, send it to your pals, and go get that porn ID.

As always, the latest episode can be found exclusively over on the front page of Quick Stop Entertainment, as well as a link back to the archive for anything you missed.

Quint: One thing that I also really loved about the movie was that it kind of hit me about halfway through that it was celebrating filmmaking. It really is kind of a love letter to making movies. I have to imagine that was intentional from the beginning.

Kevin Smith: Absolutely, I mean really if you take away the porn trappings and the romance, it’s kind of the story of how we made CLERKS to some degree, because it’s about a bunch of knuckleheads making their first film, but it is and it’s always dicey when you make a movie about making a movie, because they tend to be inside baseball and shit like that, but using it and setting it in the world of porn, even in this DIY world of porn, it just takes the light off of it being a movie and really it’s “Oh its just fun.”

Now, wanna hear about “Red State”? The space sci-fi comedy? Here’s the very latest, revealing that the search for funds continues, and there won’t be any movement until at least March of 2009. The way we’re reading this, “Red State” MIGHT get swapped around if the space flick gets fast-tracked, but we’re guessing a lot will depend on how “Zack And Miri” does at the box office. With this good of a buzz, we’re betting that the next project will start up really fast.

Kevin Smith: I’m still trying to find money for Red State, though, admittedly, I haven’t been looking that hard yet, since it’s not something I’m gonna get to ’til March the earliest. Early prospects, however, look dim. Problem is, the flick is bleak. Beyond bleak, even. Remember how bleak Dark Knight was? This flick makes the bleakness level in that flick seem Beverly Hills Chihuahua bleak. Sadly, while the flick’s bleaker than Dark Knight, it’s also not nearly as good as Dark Knight. Or as commercial. Or commercial at all, really. The commercial prospects for Red State are not good. The only chance it’ll have at the box office would be if it caught a water cooler-kinda buzz out of a film festival. So when you go down the checklist (overtly bleak, unlikeable characters making horrible decisions, unhappy ending in which everyone dies, a director of questionable talent who’s never worked in this genre before), you can see why folks aren’t whipping out their check books.

The question, then, would be “Why bother?” For some reason, I feel like I’ve gotta make this flick. Part of the reason is that I never really feel like a filmmaker most days; more of a writer who gets to direct his own flicks. Trying my hand at another genre that’s 180 degrees away from anything else I’ve ever done might finally answer the question (for me) of whether or not I truly am a filmmaker, or just the guy who makes the dick and fart jokes movies. I suspect it’s the latter. I guess we’ll see. Maybe.

The flick I wanna do after that is a comedy set in space. Unsurprisingly, it’s been 100% easier to find the money for that one – even with only half the script done. It’ll likely cost about double Zack and Miri’s $24million budget, so it’ll be the most expensive flick I’ve ever made. Hopefully, it’s as well-received as Zack and Miri has been so far.

We love reading about Kevin’s determination to get “Red State” made, and we know it’s gonna happen. We just have to see what he can do with that genre.

Given all this, we’re happy to report that we got word that of all the celebs at the Columbus, Ohio convention, Jason Mewes was the only major media guest to not charge a dime for an autograph. We also hear he didn’t have a limit on stuff he’d sign, was happy to take pictures, and even obliged fans while taking breaks. Our scooper calls him “the coolest person I’ve ever met”. Sounds like Jason’s a real class act, following in the very classy footsteps of Kevin himself, who treats fans similarly at his appearances. With care for the fans like this, these guys have a long successful career ahead.

By the way, Mewes did once again report that “Red State” was in the cards, and also mentioned “Ranger Danger”, though as we saw in a recent quote from Kevin, the new sci-fi comedy will not be “Ranger Danger”, but in a similar vein.

A final bit of evidence? Watch this puppet ask Mewes a question at the con. If that’s not a good sport, we dunno who is!

Get them online via their secure site at the cost of $40 each. It’s one of the better prices we’ve seen on a show in quite a while, and a very nice venue. We hear there’s some fantastic seats left as well, and you can choose them right online. Some events have only general admission, another reason that this is a great chance to catch Kevin in person.

Get those tickets today — We’re hoping to have some News Askew fans in the audience to represent.