- Kevin & Scott recently appeared on Dean Blundell’s FM show in Toronto, to promote this weekend’s ball hockey tourny — If you missed it, the MP3 is now available for immediate streaming.
Ming announced the week’s schedule for Puck U. Game 1 was last night, game 2 at 9:30 AM Saturday, and game 3 at 2:45 PM Saturday. You can follow live broadcasts at Gretzky.com. Get there!
View Askew NewsBites™
- This one’s a way advanced calendar alert, as we usually don’t see these scheduled this far out — However, being local has some advantages with this one. The Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA (a suburb of Philly) has already announced sales and started selling tickets for a Kevin Smith live show on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Yes, 10 months from now. If you’re local, and know the place, it’s worth looking into. Not a lot of official announcements on this one yet due to the timeframe, but if they’re selling the seats, seems like it’ll happen.
- Vincent Pereira’s “A Better Place”, one of the best flicks to come out of View Askew Productions’ independent film series, is now available for instant streaming on Netflix. If you haven’t seen this one, or just haven’t watched it in a while, it’s totally worth a rewatch. Fantastic story with 2 incredible lead performances, and excellent direction from first-time filmmaker Pereira. One of our faves. Check it out.
- International tube alert – Catch the great “Clerks 2” this Sunday night, at 11 PM, on Go Channel 88 in Australia.
- We’re suckers for kids playing on the escalator stories ever since “Mallrats”, and we’ve seen our share, but you just gotta check this one out, from Turkey — It’s got video with it. Holy moly. Have a weekend, folks — And for those of you in Brantford, enjoy the live show and festivities as the weekend rolls on.
Brantford Tourny Is Underway – And There’s An App For It!
- Whether you’re playing, watching up close, or watching from across the world, there’s now a fantastic way to track your favorite teams and players happening at the currently underway, record-setting Walter Gretzky street hockey tournament in Brantford, Ontario. If you’ve got an iPhone, a FREE application is now available that will allow you to check out team rosters, scores, a live twitter blog, and more. Very cool, and totally free.
We’d like to extend the best of luck to all the View Askew teams playing in Brantford this weekend – We’ll keep you updated here at News Askew. If you’ve got photos, videos, news, or anything else from on the scene, hit up our scoop form and let us know. This event’s one of the biggest of the year with tons of press, which we love to catalog here for the archives. No matter how major or minor, send it on, and we’ll take a look.
Ming reports that for $30, you slackers who waited to get tickets can get into STOCKY NIGHT IN CANADA, the live SModcast, all of which benefits Wally’s charity — AT THE DOOR. That’s tomorrow night, Saturday, at 8 PM. Get there no matter where you are.
Happy hockey to all, and GO FLYERS!!!
The “Twitter” Report…
- Fresh SMod, tributes to fallen celebs, “Twin Peaks” references, and more from his Alaskan cruise this week from Kevin on Twitter. Here’s some of the notables:
Via @wooderd16 “Curious to know how RED STATE is coming along?” Casting now. Also submitted for location tax break. Waiting on word…
Via @420Experience “can’t wait till SModcastle is up and running” Want a l’il inside taste? http://viewaskew.com/kevin/smodcastleseats.jpg
Now that the GretzkyTourney drive/registration is squared away, I’ve gotta be gross & sell 300 more tickets for http://stockynight.com
Loot from last year’s http://stockynight.com allowed us to give $10k to the TheBrantfordLegacy fund. This year, the big check goes to Wally.
The big donation check, courtesy of http://stockynight.com loot, will go to The Walter & Wayne Gretzky CNIB Blind Youth Scholarship Program.
So, shamelessly, I ask you: BUY SOME GODDAMNED TICKETS TO http://stockynight.com SO WE CAN GIVE SOME BLIND KIDS SOME PHAT CASH! Thank you.
Fuck 60 MINUTES; Sunday are for SMODCAST! SModcast 119: Convoy Con Carne. In which our heroes talk trucksteraunts. GO! http://smodcast.com
You coming to play in/watch the WalterGretzkyStreetHockeyTournament next week? Then come see some REAL hockey pucks: http://stockynight.com
Two men. Two mics. Too stupid. This June, #LIVEnudeSMOD hits BRANTFORD, LOS ANGELES, PHILLY, COLUMBUS & MADISON,WI! http://livenudesmod.com
Want it all? All you gotta do is subscribe to Kevin’s official Twitter feed, of course.
View Askew NewsBites™
- Don’t forget, the View Askew loyal and true take over Brantford, Ontario this weekend. Seven teams are coming in to participate, and you can now view the awesome logos for all of ’em. Gonna be a good time.
- Looks like someone bought a pretty darn cool poster for Affleck to sign at a recent Matt Damon tribute.
Gretzky Tournament Sets World Record!
- Kevin has revealed that next weekend’s Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament will officially be a part of the Guinness Book for setting the world record of teams entered. The previous record of 191 was shattered as over 200 teams are on the books. You coming? You playing? Come watch history, and join Kevin Smith, Puck U, and a bunch of other celebs and fans as they take over Brantford, Ontario on June 4-5-6. There’s gonna be a live SModcast as well, Stocky Night in Canada II — Bargain priced $30 tickets still available. Next weekend will be historic in more ways than one — If you’ve got the means, make plans to find your way into Brandford, Ontario, for the largest street hockey tournament EVER in the world!
Kevin’s celebratory tweets:
Record for most registered teams in a street hockey tournament is 191. Gretzky Tourney currently standing at 104 registered. 88 teams to go!
I LOVE YOU, CANADA! WE BROKE THE RECORD! OVER 200 TEAMS REGISTERED! 2010 WALTER GRETZKY STREET HOCKEY TOURNAMENT WILL BE IN GUINNESS BOOK!
BIG thanks to everyone who signed up teams for this year’s record-breaking Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament. Such a great gift for Wally!
The “Twitter” Report…
- As Kevin crosses the ocean on a cruise with wife Jen, he’s been checking in with some interesting tidbits, as well as continuing business as usual. Of particular note, revelations that the lead baddie for “Red State” has been cast, and offers on other roles are on the way. “Red State” will film first, with “Hit Somebody” hopefully right after.
In other news, more podcast updates, comic updates, and more, in this week’s “Twitter” report:
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Via @deadsville “RED STATE…dead or alive?” Very alive. Scripts/offers went out to a pair of actors yesterday. Lead baddie also locked in.
Via @ryanaleczander “What’s gonna be next, Red State or Hit Somebody” RED starts mid-August. Wanna start pre on HIT when I wrap post on RED.
Via @mdesjard16 “Kevin FINALLY coming to Montréal!” And here’s how you see me: http://montreal.hahaha.com/en/shows/artists/kevin-smith
Look who’s back in WIDENING GYRE 6: http://www.viewaskew.com/kevin/lawton.jpg I write, Walt draws, you read: http://tinyurl.com/wideninggyre
My favorite podcast: TELL ‘EM, STEVE-DAVE! Ep13: @BryAndWalt are still trapped at the flea market. VERY funny: http://smodcast.com/stevedave
Via @Tompa83 “Will we see a new @starktoons smodimation tomorrow?” First Monday of each new month, sir. http://www.smodcast.com/smodimations
Get lost in a NEW SMOD! SModcast 118: You Betzler. In which our heroes are no longer live & are coming to get you, Babs. http://smodcast.com
Get the latest up-to-the-second updates at the official Kevin Smith Twitter feed at twitter.com or via your client of choice.
View Askew NewsBites™
- The Montreal Gazette confirms that Kevin will be featured in a program called “A Late Afternoon With Kevin Smith” as part of its Insider Series at the “Just For Laughs” festival. A Late Afternoon with Kevin Smith takes place July 15 at 3 p.m. in the Grand Salon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. You can get a pass that covers this event and a TON more for just $99. For information and reservations, go to http://www.hahaha.com/fan.
- Watch for Kevin’s small role in Noel Clarke’s “4321”, which ironically takes place on an airplane of all places (this was pre-Southwest and pre-tour bus, of course). You can briefly spot him about halfway through the trailer located at the official site http://4321movie.com/.
- Marilyn Ghigliotti (“Clerks”) will be a featured guest at Wizard World Philly from June 11-13 this year. She’s very kind and generous with her fans, so it’s totally worth stopping by to see her, say hello, and get an autograph. You can currently hear her on Retro Radio.
- Another attempt to bring Kevin to a popular program as a host appears on Facebook with attempts to get him running an episode of WWE Raw on Facebook this week. Meanwhile, the efforts to get him hosting Saturday Night Live next season are now up over 1,100 already and can easily grow with your tweets and posts of support.
- Mania has an article featuring fan-made poster images of “10 Video Games That Should Never be Made Into Movies”. #5 features Seann William Scott in the View Askew production “Paperboy” directed by Kevin.
- Movies.com cites the great Jason Lee in “Chasing Amy” as one of “8 Great Sarcastic Sidekicks”:
Sometimes, the sidekick can be the devil on the hero’s shoulder, as in Kevin Smith’s game-changing 1997 comedy about comic book artist Holden (played by Ben Affleck), who falls in love with lesbian cartoonist Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams). Lee’s Banky objects to the relationship for many reasons, most of them bigoted and shortsighted–Banky doesn’t just have issues with lesbians; he’s such a misogynist that it’s hard to imagine him approving of a relationship with any woman. But Smith makes this character hilarious even if you wind up hating much of what he has to say. (A few years later, in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the writer-director provided a neat–and hilarious–little coda to Banky’s frothing homophobia.)
- Second City Hockey recently named Kevin as “Beard of the Day”. Speaking of hockey, our precious Flyers start their quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup on Saturday. Cheer for them.
- Finally today, a moment of silence for “Law and Order”, who concluded their record broadcast run this week. Kevin, a fan of the program, appeared as a special guest a few years back. Case closed.
The “Twitter” Report…
- UK “Cop Out”, new live SModcast gigs, a SModcastle logo via a “Simpsons” gag, new SMod, and super cool kicks — Just a few of the goodies so far this week. Check out a sampling of the most significant:
- Like ninjas from nowhere, me & @SMosier strike! #LIVEnudeSMOD in COLUMBUS, OHIO! http://ow.ly/1KTOl and MADISON, WI! www.majesticmadison.com
- Just saw FORGETICUS Pt2 by @StarkToons. Literally cried laughing. Stark is truth! Coming in June. Meanwhile, Pt1: http://tinyurl.com/kartoon
- COP OUT on BluRay July 20! http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4613 I highly recommend watching MaximumComedyMode version while blazed. #Trippy
- Gabbo! GABBO! GABBO!!! http://tinyurl.com/RecCenterMach2
- Via @dvdmike “4 days left! #CopOut is out in UK cinemas this Friday!” Right on! I can’t wait to be critically bludgeoned on TWO continents!
- Fuck the Mondays right in the ass with a brand new SMODCAST! http://smodcast.com SModcast 117: Live Nude Fargo. Recorded live, you betcha!
- Via @rudy_ray “SMod 117 is one of the funniest I’ve ever heard” My fave moment: @SMosier at 8:55. THAT is excellent comic timing, kids.
- Via @flamethrowerrd “Hit Somebody about done?” Not yet. I’d say I’m a little over a third of the way in. We’re in 1961; it ends in 1980.
- You think YOU got it bad? Try walking in MY fucking shoes! Seriously: http://viewaskew.com/skips Available JULY10, only from @EtniesCulture
Must…have…shoes!!!
View Askew NewsBites™
- The trailer for the new Danny Trejo flick titled “Vengeance” is out. And yes, the film (and trailer) feature our old pal Jason Mewes! Look for him around the 1:45 mark.
- Don’t forget, we’re all working on getting enough facebook fans to show how much we want to see Kevin Smith host an episode of Saturday Night Live! Just from running the post here at News Askew last week, we saw a HUGE jump in support – Be a part of it at Facebook.
- Malcolm Ingram’s “Bear Nation” screens THIS SATURDAY at the Isabel Bader Theater, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Show starts at 9:45 PM. Hit up this link for tickets. Read on:
- From the director of ‘small town gay bar’, Bear Nation examines what it means to find community and personal acceptance; told from the viewpoint of a bunch of misfits belonging to a sub-culture within a sub-culture: Bears. Not familiar with gay slang? Bears are hirsute and hefty gay males whose biggest currency is masculinity. Their presence in the scene has caused controversy, yet Bears are offering a new perspective on what it means to be a gay male.Interviews include a Toronto schoolteacher/drag performer, a London nightclub impresario, music legend Bob Mould, and filmmaker/bear idol Kevin Smith. Come see what all the FUZZ is about.
- The worlds of “Clerks” and “Star Wars” collided when Marilyn Ghigliotti interviewed Billy Dee Williams and Jeremy Bulloch in yesterday’s episode of Retro Radio. Surf on over and see what all the buzz is about.
- It’s hard to beleive that the great Jim Henson has been gone for 20 years. Geekscape looks back, and Kevin is mentioned a few times in their tribute article:
- “…Jim Henson has always been my biggest influence. While movies like Star Wars and Jaws made me want to make movies, and Kevin Smith showed me that it’s possible to make it with just a cheap camera and your friends, Jim Henson taught me that anything was possible.”
See ya next time!