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• Kevin reports that around 300 of the 2400 seats for the February 6th appearance in Toronto are STILL AVAILABLE. They may be gone by the time you read this. Buy now, as this show, like the February 7th show, WILL SELL OUT. Kevin also hints that there’s more events coming in Toronto too, but hasn’t said more at this time. No worries on going both nights either, as every Kevin show is different. With houses packed that full, these shows will be a total blast and a new record 2-day attendance – Don’t miss out.
• Moviefone lists “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” among their “50 Best Movies of 2008” :
  “Pairing director Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen was either going to result in something wildly overrated or sheer genius, and it wound up being the latter. “
• Kevin scores a quick mention in JoBlo’s “Requiem for Nachos” web comic this week.
• Not only is she beautiful, but she’s also very funny and charming – Elizabeth Banks is Myspace’s “Featured Icon” for a limited time, and recorded a nice little video to go along with it. Check it out along with some photos and more. She’s also the subject of a new article at the Boston Herald website.
• We’ve seen tons of news on Flying Cars lately, so here’s a couple more snips: An American company says they will have units ready for sale in 2010 for around $195,000. Yahoo Cars has a photo as well. But stand down, folks — You’ll still need a pilot’s license to operate one.
• And don’t forget, tune into NBC Saturday night, as the lovely and talented ROSARIO DAWSON (“Clerks II”) hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time. We can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with for her to do. 11:30 PM EST/PST on NBC. For now, it’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA time as SciFi spins the first of the 10 final episodes tonight. “Giddy” can’t even begin to describe our excitement. Later!

• 2008 was a year like no other for View Askew Productions. For the first time we can recall, the year was primarily about one main item – The filming and release of “Zack And Miri Make a Porno”. With shooting starting very early in the year, and the film’s release late in the year, 2008 become the year of “Porno”, with Kevin and the crew devoting a great deal of time to the project. Of course, that wasn’t all that was in the news this year — We celebrated Kevin’s return to the world of comics, watched him take to the stage for numerous appearances and record attendance, bring forth an acclaimed DVD, and continue exec producing his first TV show. All that, and much more, as we bring you the first half of our look back at 2008, The Year in Askew.

  
  JANUARY

  2008 kicked in with quite a bit of buzz for “Zack And Miri Make a Porno”, which Kevin had recently confirmed as his next flick. Several websites started the year listing the film as one of their most anticipated for 2008. Rumors soon started to swirl around what a mythical tenth Kevin Smith film would be, many speculating it would be “Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers”, a sci-fi comedy he’d been dreaming up over the years. However, another genre-switch was first on the radar for post-“Zack And Miri”. “Red State”, a DARK horror project, would be the follow-up. It was the first time in years that we knew what the next TWO View Askew films would be, back to back.

  Meanwhile, we had two high-definition DVD formats that were battling it out, HD-DVD and Bluray. While we were seeing View Askew offerings show up in both formats, “Dogma” was set to be among the first to show up in Bluray.

  

  SModcast, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier’s hilarious and successful podcast, returned with a new episode early in the year, their 43rd. Before the end of 2008, they will have presented over 25 more new episodes. With the television writers’ strike showing no signs of ending, we encouraged fans to check out the podcast as an excellent source of brand new entertainment during the draught.

  Back in November of 2007, Kevin had revealed Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as his two leads for “Porno”. On January 8th, the first rehearsals began, with filming of the first scene a week away — On Wednesday, January 16th, in Monroeville, PA, cameras started to roll on a Kevin Smith View Askew film for the first time in over 2 and a half years.

  Mere days later, Kevin began to hint on the movie’s other cast members, sending your fearless webmasters at News Askew and many fans on a scavenger hunt by providing just small bits of photos. The cast was soon unveiled, adding Jason Mewes, Craig Robinson, Traci Lords, Jeff Anderson, Ricky Mabe, and popular porno actress Katie Morgan.

  As January rolled on, we felt the exciting buzz of filming, mere hours from our offices in Pennsylvania — Pittsburgh reporters tracked down some of the sets, and we learned that the film would not only shoot in the Pittsburgh suburb of Monroeville, but the movie would actually call its onscreen home there as well.

  Honors were handed out as January came to a close, with producer Scott Mosier nominated for an Oscar for his work on a short film titled “Salim Baba”, and View Askew production “Small Town, Gay Bar” and director Malcolm Ingram were nominated for a GLAAD Award for “Best Documentary”.

  And, of course, filming on “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” continued…

  FEBRUARY

  Filming continued in Monroeville, PA in February, though we learned that this would be a production like no other before — Press suddenly began to calm down, and we learned of a new “less is more” approach to the making of “Porno”. Kevin was tight-lipped and shared very little about the movie himself, leaving us with only a few quick glimpses from the set, though hardly any looks at any of the film’s characters or details on the plot. This was going to be a production like none before, especially for those of us drooling for tidbits here in the cyber-world.

  In mid-February, a rogue report filed by a local Pittsburgh paper with some candid photos brought Kevin to the web to confirm and deny some statements that the article made, though this wound up being one of the only times Kevin would speak of the film or its details until quite some time following production. Quite a contrast from the online “Train Wreck” videos we’d seen from “Clerks II” our only footage from the set was a shaky pocket camera video captured by a fan at the Monroeville Mall.

  
  With word that a test screening could come as early as April, we did some digging to compile all we could about the mysterious production so far. Along with the place the film was set, we also could now confirm it would take place in the winter, with filming to wrap in early March.

  Finally, on February 25th, with filming nearly complete on “Porno”, Kevin gifted patient cyber-fans with the first “footage” from the set, in the form of a song by Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogen, and some of the cast — One of the funniest behind-the-scenes productions we’d ever seen, “I’m F*cking Seth Rogen” was a parody of the popular Jimmy Kimmel bits recently featuring Askewers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The film would soon be forced off the web due to MPAA regulations, heralding in a new, never-before-seen policing of web-created content in conjunction with a film promotion. Beacuse of this, we would not see the continuation of the “Train Wreck” series of shorts until much later in the year, a major change from the “Clerks II” days.

  MARCH

  With so many funny and talented people in one spot, several members of the cast and crew, along with Kevin, appeared at the Pittsburgh Improv for a sold out show as March began, and the filming for “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” hit the final stretch.

  A week into the month, Kevin broke his silence with a few more tidbits on the movie, revealig a projected 2 hour runtime for the first rough cut (confirming his edit-as-you-go strategy was in place) and throwing major kudos to the cast. On March 11th, Kevin revealed that filming was, for the most part, complete, marking the end to one of the most secretive View Askew shoots we’ve seen since starting the website back in ’97.

  “Dogma” hit Bluray on March 10th, joining “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back” as the only two View Askew discs in the format (so far). With HD-DVD now officially dead, we would expect to eventually see more catalog titles hit the official winner of the format wars.

  On the 14th of the month, Kevin bookended his first blog entry on the movie’s production, confirming that his intention was to “try something different this time” as far as the online marketing of the movie. Press continued to swarm for as many tidbits as possible though — USA Today led the pack with a series of “dispatch” entries featuring exclusive interview clips and quotes from the two leads.

  Fans had questions, and Kevin had answers – just a bit more cryptic than usual. Now that his schedule was slowly returning to normal, Kevin took to the famous View Askew WWWBoard to answer fan’s questions about the shoot for the first time. Answers were fairly short and sweet, though it was the first exchange that Kevin had with the fans since filming had started. A fall release date had been speculated, and just like that — We had a release date. October 31, 2008. Halloween.

  Kevin spent the rest of March whittling the runtime of “Porno” down, first hitting the two-hour mark he’d been shooting for. With every scene in place, he revealed the film would run almost 2 and a half hours (!!), though obviously too long for a comedy. The next steps would be to see what works in front of an audience, helping to determine what jokes/scenes can go to further reduce the runtime. By the end of the month, he’d be down to a lean 1:45.

  APRIL

  

  During more Q&A with fans online, Kevin continued to carefully drop “Zack & Miri” tidbits our way. The release date of October 31st seemed to be sticking, and Kevin continued to pay strict attention to the post-production process, adding CG, music cues, and editing together what would eventually become the R-rated teaser.

  In sad news, when a fan asked about the status of the highly anticipated Chasing Amy X DVD, Kevin confirmed it may be a casualty of the Miramax/Weinstein split. By the end of the year, we have still not heard otherwise. The disc would feature an all new reuinion Q&A with the cast and heaps more new extras from the film many choose as their favorite in the Askewniverse.

  Meanwhile, as a sure sign of the online Askewniverse re-aligning, SModcast returned to the airwaves with an all new episode, the first since production on “Porno” had commenced over two months ago.

  Kevin continued blogging on his own sites, including Myspace and his “Silent Bob Speaks” blog, but took to a new blog venue that was not one of his own for the first time this month. For the playoff season, he would be a celebrity blogger for the NHL’s official website, chatting about his favorite team (the New Jersey Devils) and the rest of the excitement that comes with this thrilling time of the year for hockey fans.

  As Kevin branched out in the blogging world, actor Jason Mewes branched out in the film world. With several horror genre film appearances under his belt (“Feast”, “The Tripper”, “Netherbeast Incorporated”), Mewes began appearing at horror and science fiction conventions across the country to meet fans, take photos, and sign autographs. At New Jersey’s “Chiller Con”, Brian O’Halloran and Marilyn Ghigliotti joined Mewes for a mini-“Clerks” reunion of sorts, as all three attended the show.

  With fans clamoring for a chance to see Kevin’s famous live Q&A shows, dates across the country (and Canada) were announced for the second half of 2008. Of particular note, Kevin would return to the famous Count Basie Theater in Red Bank later in the Fall.

  April came to a close with us biting our nails waiting for our first look at actual footage from “Zack And Miri”, as rumors swirled that a new teaser could show up online at any moment. Alas, we left the month dry. With the film’s release still around 6 months away, we’d have to wait a while longer before catching a glimpse.

  MAY

  May is sweeps month for television shows, and given the year we’d had with the writers’ strike, everything was up in the air, including Kevin’s exec-produced CW TV program “Reaper”. The show remained a crowd pleaser and a critical hit, though with so many shows having questionable returns, we started the month with the show “on the bubble”, and no certain renewal.

  Kevin revealed that test audiences somewhere in the midwest would be the first to look at the 1:45 cut of “Porno”, announing an upcoming secret screening for Tuesday, May 13th. Then, on that same day, we were excited to learn that the CW would indeed bring “Reaper” back for a half-season order of 13 episodes in 2009.

  Hot on the heels of the good “Reaper” news, reviews and reactions from the midwest (Kansas City) screening were in, and scores went through the roof, better than ever before for a View Askew test. With the screening, spoilers started to leak on the web, as for the first time, folks not associated with the movie directly had seen it. Reviews were all highly positive.

  With the data he needed now at hand, Kevin went back into the editing room with the movie, trimming 9 minutes of “invisible cuts” in preparation for a second test screening in late June.

  In late May, SModcast celebrated a milestone, with Kevin presenting the 50th episode of the popular free podcast.

  
  And finally, after a long wait, Kevin presented his personally created teaser for “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” on the 30th of May, transforming the front page of multimedia portal Quick Stop Entertainment and bringing all our web servers to their knees. We were pleasantly (though also frustratingly) surprised to see that this trailer featured NO film footage, but rather, an exclusive scene filmed and edited just for this purpose. And while the teaser contained no actual film footage, it captured everything the movie was about and showcased its two leads in a pitch-perfect way. A triumph.

  JUNE

  Syndicated comic “My Cage” continued to spotlight one of its characters’ journey to see “Kevin Sloth”, giving nice exposure to a nation of newspaper and online comic readers.

  On June 5th, our beloved internet teaser for “Zack And Miri” had suddenly disappeared. MPAA regulations stipulated that all promotional material for a movie, even one that didn’t contain film footage, had to pass through them for a rating before it could be posted anywhere — A obstacle that we’d never seen before this film. So, just like that, poof, it was gone.

  Never being one to shy away from technology, News Askew joined the social networking service “Twitter” this month, making our headlines available to those who use the popular service. Much like an RSS feed, we send all new story headlines to any users who “follow” us at Twitter, branching into yet another corner of cyberspace.

  On the 12th of the month, we learned that “Kevin Smith: Sold Out” would be the title of the third Q&A compilation DVD, arriving in stores sometime in October. Unlike the past two discs, this one would encompass a single show – Kevin’s 37th birthday event which we attended in Red Bank, NJ.

  In waiting for the teaser trailer’s return, we heard the first hint that “Zack And Miri” might not have an easily-obtained “R” rating, when Kevin mentioned “dealing with the MPAA on other matters” when asked about its absence. We would later learn that another NC-17 battle was about to heat up. A quote made by Seth Rogen to MTV online confirmed our suspicions.

  The main focus remained on “Porno”, but another film had been in the planning phases all year – “Red State”. As of June, funding to make the film, which Kevin and Scott were shopping around, had not yet been obtained.

  One of the absolute low points of the year came June 23rd, when we announced the passing of the great George Carlin. Carlin was one of the greatest comedians in history, and appeared in memorable roles in 3 View Askew productions. He is still, and will forever be, missed by all. Kevin contributed a moving piece to Newsweek magazine to celebrate his life.

  Without confirmation on the NC-17 rating, other agencies added fuel to the fire, with E! Online speaking with Seth Rogen, who again speculated that the rating was heading that way.

  And thus ended June, with the loss of a great actor/comedian, a missing teaser, and and NC-17 looming. Will the teaser return? Will “Porno” get that “R”? Okay, we think you probably know, but still, you’ll wanna come back and find out, as in just a few short days, we’ll wrap up 2008: The Year in Askew with Part II.

  COMING SOON – 2008: THE YEAR IN ASKEW PART II!!

• Cinemablend pays thanks to filmmakers who “keep it real”, citing Kevin as one of the worthy:

  
  Kevin Smith’s characters are all cut from the same, humble cloth. Just because you’re smart doesn’t mean you’ll make it big, and even though Smith’s characters may be brilliant people, more often than not they’re found behind the counters of convenience stores, coffee shops, and roving the hallways of strip malls. They talk without an FCC filter, flinging curse words with reckless abandon in the way that any guy in a bar might do, talking about the same stuff you’ve probably said yourself after a beer or two. They fall in love, they fight, they make friends, they break up, and they do it without Hollywood shine. They’re too broke to afford glamour. Not that they let that stop them. Broke doesn’t mean broken and with or without money Smith’s avatars have smart things to say and lives to live. They live those lives not in LA or New York, but in nowhere towns in New Jersey or in the frozen, bitterly cold suburbs of Pittsburgh. Even thrust into the weirdest of situations, Kevin Smith’s characters are still mostly just dudes. They hang out in bars, wander around comic book shops, and work in video stores. They’re pot smoking, porno making, lesbian courting dudes.

• G4’s video show “Fresh Ink” runs down the latest comic releases, and has a few words on issue #1 of “Batman: Cacophony”. Blair Butler digs Kevin’s return to comics, and says she’ll be on board for the series. Skip in to around 3 minutes into the program if you want to get right to that review. A few panels are shown but no spoilers for those of you who have yet to pick up the first of the three-issue series.

• We don’t have a scan (yet, anyway), but we’re getting reports that the latest version of “Previews” (which details upcoming comics and swag releases), shows the awesome “Monroeville Zombies” hoodies (along with a cast
  shot from “Zack And Miri Make a Porno”). This means these should be available for holiday shipment from the Stash at the price of $40 – $43 (depending on size). Absolutely an awesome gift to pick up for the fan in your life (or yourself). Definitely one of our favorite swag items of all time.
• Podcast “Two Geeks, a Mic & a Podcast” recently devoted an episode to Kevin in honor of the theatrical release of “Zack & Miri Make a Porno”. The guys take a detailed look at the entire Smith filmography leading up to the latest addition, including their review of Z&M.
• Catch glimpses of Askewers Ben Affleck and Justin Long in the trailer for “He’s Just Not That Into You”, which looks like it’ll do some decent business as a date movie when it his theaters this February.
• The Netherlands branch of Comedy Central will air Kevin Smith films for the next few weeks, every Friday night. Since the link’s in Dutch, we can’t give many more details, and are unsure if they air cut or uncut versions. If you live in the area, perhaps you already know.
• Finally today, we continue to enjoy following the evolution of flying cars ever since Kevin’s famous “Tonight Show” short — Today, MSN reveals the latest design taking flight — Pretty amazing (though we shudder at the thought of some drivers behind the wheels of these things). Catch ya next time.

• G4TV’s Chris Gore shows up to review the week’s new DVDs and among the list, has some flattering words to say about “Threevening” and its predecessors. You’ll need to skip a few minutes in past the “Hulk” stuff if you wanna get right to the Kev bit, which runs in the middle of the piece.
• In other G4TV news, their daily “The Feed” videocast mentions the upcoming Space comedy around the 1:45 mark, though nothing over what we already reported. In unrelated news, they also confirm that the highly anticipated PS3 title “Little Big Planet” (which we’re hoping shows up under the News Askew Christmas tree) has been delayed until at least November due to a religious issue. Sigh!
• Kevin’s been known to put together fantastic selections of music tracks, both known and obscure, when he makes his movies — So, it’s with great joy that we see pre-orders up at Amazon for a November 11th release of the “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” original motion picture soundtrack. At this point, no songs have been confirmed, though we’re betting this one will feature all the big tunes along with some choice dialog clips (if it follows the format of previous View Askew soundtracks). We’ll keep you posted, as we’re betting the Stash will announce signed copies of this available for order soon.
• IMDB reports that the SNL airing of the censored “Zack And Miri” titled ads — Apparently, the ad has been cut for Sunday Night Football, since the NFL demands family-friendly ads without the word “porno” in them.
• Speaking of ads for the movie, Cartoon Network has been running a “Zack and Miri” spot during the Adult Swim timeframe (usually during “Family Guy” at 11 PM EST), which is actually a shortened reproduction of the trailer, but using what appears to be hand-drawn, paper cut-outs. The spot ends with the mention of an EXCLUSIVE TRAILER that is scheduled for this Sunday (10/26). We know nothing more at this time, but it sounds like tuning into Cartoon Network’s popular Friday late night block of “Adult Swim” might not be a bad idea this weekend. Meanwhile, if anyone caps the cut-out ads, let us know.

• Howdy, folks – Your friendly neighborhood webmasters here. Just wanted to check in quick and let ya know that today’s update is MASSIVE – So massive that it may even roll off the front page, so be sure and click that older news link at the bottom to ensure you didn’t miss anything. Especially if you haven’t been here in a couple days. We’re used to things picking up around a film’s release, but can’t recall this much happening so much in advance of a theatrical arrival, so expect a record-setting pace for the next couple of months here at News Askew. Today’s update itself may even be a record setter in size and materials. 10 headlines in one day. We don’t think we’ve ever done more before. Whew.

  
  This may be a good time to subscribe to our RSS or Twitter feeds, especially if you follow other feeds, as you’ll be sure to not miss a beat. Also, our iPhone-optimized site (which automatically shows up when you visit with an iPhone) should also help those of you with busy lives stay up to date with us. Heck, we can’t stop using the iPhone site ourselves. What a fantastic device. Anyway, read on, enjoy, and thanks for your patience as we continue to do our best to keep up with the incredibly vast amount of news that’s rolling in. Here we go…

• Since we’re playing catch-up on news due to the technical problems, we’ve got a few more links and interesting tidbits on the “Banned in the USA” one-sheet for “Zack And Miri Make a Porno” that WILL see the light of day in Canada.

  First up, gossip king/queen Perez Hilton posted up a flattering story on the banned poster, and seems to be looking forward to the film — A rare bit of positive press on a widely read site that normally spreads a lot of negative stuff. IMDB news also picked up the story late in the week.

  G4TV picked up the poster story as well. If you prefer moving news, check it out in their video wrapup (plus you get to see that cute girl they always have presenting it, always a bonus).

  Of final interest for this story, has anyone seen the “Good Luck Chuck” teaser poster which was MPAA-approved? Compare and discuss. Kudos to Chuck K.

  

  
  UPDATE: Seems our friends over at joblo.com thought the same!

  By the way, we’re eagerly awaiting our chance to own a signed copy of one of these through the Stash — We’re hoping the gang can get a bunch. We’ll keep you posted. It’ll certainly be a collector’s item well worth owning.

• Kevin appeared on KROQ radio’s popular “Kevin & Bean” program yesterday, and as always our good pal Will has the hookup with the audio. Listen in as Kev sits in with the guys — Runtime is around 30 minutes. We’re now listening as we continue to write the update…
• With almost a full year until the next Judd Apatow involved comedy, New York Entertainemnt publishes a list of “Five Movies to Get You Through the Coming Judd Apatow Drought”. One of them is, of course, “Zack & Miri Make a Porno”:

  
  Release Date: October 31
  Featured Apatow acolytes: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson.
  Apatovian plot: Rogen and Banks star as lifelong friends down on their luck. After a fifteen-year high-school reunion underscores their lack of accomplishment, they decide to start their own amateur porn company. Then, inexplicably, they fall in love.
  How Judd Apatow would’ve made it funnier: Jay Baruchel as a high-maintenance mustached porn actor with performance anxiety.

• Kevin’s brief “Watchmen” comments continue to spread across the web and keep the film in the news. Entertainment Weekly was unable to get Kevin to elaborate any further, though also speculate the film will see running time cuts (sadly, the 3 hour version will likely never be seen in theaters, we’ll have to wait for DVD). G4TV also runs a similar article on the subject, and features the story in their daily video wrapup.
• And hey, while we’re on the subject, Kevin caught yet ANOTHER top secret, highly anticipated flick, the JJ Abrams reboot of “Star Trek”, in a private screening. Trekmovie.com has the story.
• We posted scans of it a few weeks back, but in case you didn’t read them, Wizard has now placed the excellent “Guardian Devil Director’s Commentary” piece on their website.

This goes through select sections of the comic saga and features comments from Smith, Palmiotti, and Quesada. Hardcover editions to celebrate the 10th anniversary are streeting on September 10th. Here’s a look at the main book as well as the special variant. We want!

• A blogger from UK’s “The Guardian” writes of his experience meeting Kevin for a brief interview during the recent VisionFest 08.
• Via an online poll down on their left sidebar, Paste Magazine asks what your favorite Seth Rogen film (so far) is — No choice for “Zack & Miri”, which we assume is because it isn’t out yet, though there IS a spot for “Other”.
• Seth Rogen hits MSN’s list of “Summer Winners”, with a drop mention of “Zack And Miri Make a Porno”.
• A new version of “Clerks” on DVD has surfaced in Australia, basically a trimmed-down 1 disc version of the superior “Clerks X” set we have in the States. If you don’t have a region-free player tho, at least it’s something.