For posterity, my fanboyness reciprocated by Kevin Smith.

For posterity, my fanboyness reciprocated by Kevin Smith.

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The Radio City line up last night: Kevin Smith, his wife Jen, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, and six other cast members of Red State.

The Radio City line up last night: Kevin Smith, his wife Jen, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, and six other cast members of Red State.

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WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - Kevin Smith If you can carve out 95 minutes to listen to Kevin Smith talk to Marc Maron, you should. It’s my favorite WTF Pod yet. And my podcast worlds colliding in a wonderful way (if you don’t SMod, you’re missing out).

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - Kevin Smith

If you can carve out 95 minutes to listen to Kevin Smith talk to Marc Maron, you should. It’s my favorite WTF Pod yet. And my podcast worlds colliding in a wonderful way (if you don’t SMod, you’re missing out).

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Originally Posted By thegreg

thegreg: Kevin Smith reveals teaser poster for Red State So happy that Kevin is broadening his horizons, and attempting something drastically different than what we’re used to. But at the same time, its Kevin getting back to his roots; a small budget for a film that is as risky as it is personal. Good looking poster.

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Kevin Smith reveals teaser poster for Red State

So happy that Kevin is broadening his horizons, and attempting something drastically different than what we’re used to. But at the same time, its Kevin getting back to his roots; a small budget for a film that is as risky as it is personal.

Good looking poster.

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Kevin Smith Live

Live From Red Bank – Kev’s 40th Bday Event Blog… | News Askew

My gf asks what Kevin Smith talks about, in general, because despite having listened to his DVD commentaries, interviews, and listened to over 200 hours of his rambling improv conversational podcasts, I’ve also paid for, traveled, and sat in theaters to hear KS talk for 8, 7, 5, 9 hours at a time. Last night, he talked for over 3 hours straight with no interruptions in response to one single audience question and it was terrific, despite a few stories I had heard on the podcast before, the rundown of which is listed here:

7:15 – Kevin is on stage! Wait until you see the Quick Stop and RST set. It’s awesome. Kevin stood at Silent Bob’s old spot at RST when he walked out.

7:30 – kevin is talking about his trip up to Brantford which was the inspiration for his tour bus.

7:45 – Q&A has started! Kevin’s opening story about the prom bus to Canada was full of Malcolm impressions and an instant classic. The first question is all about working with Bruce Willis.

8:00 – He’s tangented off to a funny story about starting to smoke weed and ordering from a convenience store that delivers.

8:30 – Check newsaskew on twitter for a photo. Kevin’s run with the Willis question to talk about hockey, Zack and Miri, and his life leading up to Cop Out. Assume he’ll get back to the Bruce question soon!

8:45 – Jokes at Affleck’s expense so far – 3! Kevin did get back to the Willis question with lots of good stuff. By the way no details tonight, since the show is being taped. Don’t wanna spoil jokes.

9:30 – He’s been telling some stories about George Carlin.

9:40 – The Southwest Air incident!

10:00 – Crowd is going nuts for the toilet bowl incident, Always a classic. Fresh story now happening on a border stop on the way to Montreal.

10:30 – The Michael Parks casting in Red State has a story!

Kevin did 3:15 on one question, wrapped up, and is now back for an encore for rapid fire questions to close the night – another first!

He’s an amazing storyteller and has always stayed this in tune with his audience, connecting with them across every medium of message boards, podcasts, twitter, and live stage appearances. Last night was my seventh live Q&A Kevin Smith show and was wholly worth it, as they all have been. What’s it like? Sort of like this (which I was present for) lasting 7 hours or so. Strongly suggested.

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Happy Birthday Kevin Smith!

Happy Birthday Kevin Smith!

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[Cop Out - Red Band Trailer]

GO SEE COP OUT this weekend!

Yes, I’m serious. I know I haven’t been epic levels of The Watchmen about this, but if you know me at all, you know I’m a serious Kevin Smith fan (post circa 2007).

It happened probably back in 1998 - I’m in 8th grade - when I saw Dogma on VHS and wondered who this Silent Bob was. That led me to Clerks then Mallrats and Chasing Amy and I was a Kevin Smith fan way before directing and acting out a scene from Clerks in 11th grade drama class (I played Dante).

My high school friends and I consumed Clerks: The Animated Series episodes on DVD like they were Family Guy episodes before their prime. We made a road trip from Philly to Jersey and checked out Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash comic book store in Red Bank and then made sure to hit The Quick Stop before heading back. I spent all of the money I had at the Stash and then spent my last quarter on Juicy Fruit at the Stop and it was one of the great trips of HS.

We saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on IMAX and regular when it came out our Senior Year, now with many hours of View Askew goodness to quote on the regular.

Then college happened and my second year I submitted a 50 word “essay” to win a spot at Stash Bash #2 in Red Bank, where KS premiered Jersey Girl footage, signed everything, and then took us all bowling where I left and finally got back to my dorm at 5am, driving. That night Kevin signed 4 things for me, took pictures, and then took pictures again later at the bowling alley. That night I actually bowled the highest I’ve ever bowled.

After seeing Jersey Girl in the theaters opening Friday night before my first Kevin Smith infamous Q&A at UMD, back in 2004, I knew I was hooked. I bravely stood up early, got in line, and was able to ask why I didn’t see him in Jersey Girl at all, even though Jason Mewes was in it (a subtle tip of the hat in that the movie had only come out 24 hours before and I had already seen it). Kevin said it was so he could get fat and not worry about how he looked on screen, thanked me, and moved on.

I would go on to see Kevin answer audience questions for 5-8 hours at a clip; not just at UMD, but also Red Bank (3 times, including for his 37th birthday) and Carnegie Hall.

In that time Clerks 2 and Zack and Miri Make a Porno came out. Each time, my friend Greg came up to see it with me, opening weekend, in Manhattan. We truly enjoyed both.

I’m not claiming to be unbiased in any sense because I do own every single Kevin Smith movie, cartoon, and Q&A on DVD, both of his books, and some signed posters and other items. I have listened to every single minute of his 1-2 hr (on average) Smodcast (podcast conversation) on my headphones, adding up to a conservative estimate of 130-150 hours of Kevin talking in my ear. I even used to get the prolific Twitter user’s tweets sent SMS to my iPhone (didn’t last long). So yeah, I support him and think he’s great, and I’m thankful for what he’s given to film, etc. With that in mind, I’m telling you to go see Cop Out this weekend.

If you haven’t seen the Red Band trailer above, then I understand that this hasn’t particularly been on your to-do list. Kevin Smith did not WRITE the movie screenplay, nor edit/produce the trailer. For that reason (of it being a studio film) it’s also not surprising we’re seen it promoted everywhere advertising can be bought.

And you’re seeing this promotion and writing it off. I disagree. You’re looking for something new and original and that’s not what this film is. If I trust Kevin Smith with anything, it’s him watching and enjoying so many more movies than I for 30 years of his life that he can integrate the best elements into a genre he’s always admired: the 80s buddy cop movie.

As a guy that grew up even liking Cop and a Half, I guess I see something other people haven’t - a funny fun movie - something I haven’t seen a lot of recently. He’s not trying to be original or fresh or trying to reinvent the genre, he’s just trying to do another good one. And are you seriously not down for a movie starring:

Bruce Willis
Tracy Morgan
Kevin Pollak
Adam Brody
Michelle Trachtenberg
Jason Lee
Rashida Jones
Seann William Scott
Jim Norton
Fred Armisen

No? You’d be tuned into a 30 Rock episode with them though. And that’s what I’m looking for here, a movie I like watching. I think it’ll be that kind of movie. And it’s because I’m still a fanboy and it’s because I like truly funny movies. I’ll be seeing it in Manhattan this Saturday afternoon. Hopefully you’ll be excited too.

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I had no idea there was more than one borough in the city. I grew up in Jersey and whenever we said ‘The city,’ it was Manhattan, so this script was written for Los Angeles, and when we talked about coming over here to do it in New York, they did a rewrite and most of it was still set on the island. So when we got here, we were based out of Kaufman Astoria in Queens and I was like ‘Where is Queens?’ and they said, ‘It’s where Spider-Man lives.’ Once we were there, I spent more time there than I ever spent before. I was discovering Queens and then they introduced me to Brooklyn, but I’d heard about but always thought it was a fictional place from a storybook. Suddenly, you meet these two completely other boroughs that is kind of like the real New York in a weird way. I was meeting people in the boroughs who was like ‘I’ve never been to Manhattan, what’s it like?’ I was like, ‘You are SH*TTING me!’ and they’re like, ‘Have you ever been to Brooklyn before?’ No, good point.

Kevin Smith

Fantastic interview with the man, of which is this just one part.

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If they get what I know wrong, how can I trust them to get right that which I don’t?

commenter Red Meat State quoting an old saying w/r/t the WSJ’s hack piece on Kevin Smith.

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All I wanted this year was a new Kevin Smith movie. Turns out, I only have to wait until February.

First trailer for COP OUT, directed by Kevin Smith.

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Twitpic Example #89372478 why Kevin Smith is so awesome.

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Example #89372478 why Kevin Smith is so awesome.

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http://viewaskew.com/events/barnes/This Thursday, Union Square B&N, 7pm, Kevin Smith comes to New York.

http://viewaskew.com/events/barnes/
This Thursday, Union Square B&N, 7pm, Kevin Smith comes to New York.

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Originally Posted By adamiss

He’s our generation’s J.D. Salinger. He touched a generation and then the dude checked out. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be doing what I do. Basically my stuff is just John Hughes films with four-letter words.

Kevin Smith on John Hughes.

Read the article. Patrick Goldstein for the LA Times, March 2008.

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I don’t know if I’d go as far as Kevin did, but the guy’s work speaks for itself. As long as there are teenagers, John Hughes movies will be watched…

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I like what Greg said here. (sorry for the ‘Hughes’ posts so many ‘internet years’ later - but I was away from the internet all weekend)

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