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Kevin Smith wants '80s sound for 'Dicks'

Oct 8, 2009, 11:31 AM

Dust off your Casio and favorite synthesizer, director Kevin Smith is looking for a little '80s sound to go with his throwback buddy cop movie... (read more)

Kevin Smith is looking for a 'Couple of Dicks,' err make that 'Cops'

Mar 4, 2009, 4:58 PM

It's not often that Kevin Smith news flies under our radar, but today is one of those days. To be fair, we have been swamped... (read more)

UPDATED: Silent Bob breaks his silence for a third time on Oct. 21

Sep 11, 2008, 4:04 PM

On August 2, 1970, Kevin Smith entered the world kicking and screaming and slackers everywhere rejoiced. Precisely 37 years later, Smith took the stage of... (read more)

[UPDATED] 'Zack and Miri' make a trailer, poster

Sep 2, 2008, 5:02 PM

Later on this year, Zack and Miri will make a porno, but for now we will have to settle for a red band trailer. The... (read more)

Kevin Smith gets his 'R'

Aug 6, 2008, 9:31 AM

Not since Johnny Depp first donned pantaloons and did his best Keith Richards impersonation has there been an "R" (or in this case "Arrr") given... (read more)

Kevin Smith to appeal 'Zack and Miri's NC-17 rating

Jul 24, 2008, 5:00 PM

News is breaking on Kevin Smith's podcast (SModcast) and NewsAskew that the director/writer is going through the MPAA's appeal process for his latest movie... (read more)

[UPDATED] Eye-Spy the cast from 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

Jan 15, 2008, 12:34 PM

Cult filmmaker Kevin Smith is known for his early embrace of the Internet and his release of tantalizing new clues about his new projects over... (read more)

Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks making 'Porno'

Nov 16, 2007, 1:11 PM

Seth Rogen is one lucky dude. He's already Knocked Up Katherine Heigl and now he's making a Porno with Elizabeth Banks. NewsAskew announced today that the... (read more)

How hard is it to cast 'A Porno'?

Aug 14, 2007, 4:56 PM

Considering our fascination with all things Kevin Smith, it's surprising that we've been so quiet on the Zack and Miri Make a Porno casting front.... (read more)

Kevin Smith turns to 'Porn'

Jun 6, 2007, 4:33 PM

Well given Kevin Smith's track record, you knew it was only a matter of time. I mean his last film, Clerks II featured ~~bestiality~~, er... (read more)

Kevin Smith opens up about 'Red State'

Apr 9, 2007, 2:29 PM

Up until now, we didn't even have a title for Kevin Smith's horror movie, but thanks to Rotten Tomatoes' UK site, we now know a... (read more)

Kevin Smith picks his top 10 movies of 2006

Jan 31, 2007, 9:50 PM

We're big Kevin Smith fans around here. When he recently posted his top 10 films of 2006 on his blog, we were all ears --... (read more)

Kevin Smith gets punny with movie critic Joel Siegel

Jul 20, 2006, 3:02 PM

Kevin Smith has a new movie opening this weekend (Clerks II, a decade later follow-up to his breakout hit Clerks) and like all of his... (read more)

'Clerks 2' begins filming

Oct 11, 2005, 3:59 PM

Kevin Smith began filming yesterday (October 10th) on Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks, the follow-up to his break-through hit that checks in on... (read more)

New Jay & Silent Bob movie on the way?

Apr 7, 2003, 4:52 PM

No, that headline isn't a misprint. From the very lips of the man who had 'God' close the book on his View Askewniverse, there appears... (read more)

Kevin Smith lashes out at skeptics

Apr 7, 2003, 11:32 AM

Jersey Girl, Kevin Smith's sixth directorial project featuring real life Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez as lovers, is done. It's in the... (read more)

J. Lo And Affleck Finally Tie The Knot

Oct 3, 2002, 9:15 AM

On film that is. If you were cruising the New Jersey Highlands on Tuesday afternoon, you may have come across quite the spectacle. There was the... (read more)

Kevin Smith Stays True To His Friends

Aug 27, 2002, 4:03 PM

Kevin Smith has promised repeatedly that Jersey Girl, his latest movie, will not be set in his self-anointed View Askewniverse. But he didn't say anything... (read more)

Kevin Smith To Digitally Re-Create World Trade Center

Jul 12, 2002, 12:50 PM

Well, by now, you probably know that Kevin Smith's next movie, Jersey Girl, is his first departure from his fabled (and self-titled) View Askewniverse. No... (read more)

Liv Tyler Lands In 'Jersey'

Jun 20, 2002, 11:00 AM

The last time we left Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, they were blasting off for romance in Armageddon. Now, twenty-three movies later (16 by him,... (read more)

The First Screening Of 'Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back'

May 24, 2001, 2:49 PM

Over three hundred lucky film fans got their first taste of Jay And Silent Bob last night and it looks like they'll be returning in... (read more)

Internet Trailers For Hot Summer Movies

May 9, 2001, 3:24 PM

The battle was on. They shared many of the same cast members. Their shock humor was targeted to the same audience. They even had the... (read more)

Odds And Ends From Jay And Silent Bob

Apr 23, 2001, 1:05 PM

It's been awhile since we ran an update on Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back because, mainly, there really hasn't been anything to write about.... (read more)

It's A Wrap!!

Apr 2, 2001, 11:33 AM

Well folks, it looks like Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back is almost in the can, as they say. Barring any last minute glitches or... (read more)

The Force Is Strong With This One, Too

Mar 26, 2001, 6:00 PM

Forget all about that other movie they're working on that claims to "Use the Force." There's another movie that's rocking the force, old school. What do... (read more)

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