http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:53:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en THE BIG PICTURE: PATRICK GOLDSTEIN John Hughes’ imprint remains He’s still revered in Hollywood, but whatever happened to the king of the teens? By Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 3:38 PM PDT, March 24, 2008 JOHN HUGHES hasn’t set foot in Hollywood for years, but his influence has never been more potent. The ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/25/john-hughes-imprint-remains/ The cocoon, plus the cast and crew for Kevin Smith’s “Zack & Miri Make a Porno,” are gone. “The whole show, we’ve been kind of in a cocoon and not really talking to anybody,” the writer-director said earlier this week in Monroeville as filming wrapped. “But it was incredibly productive for ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/19/film-notes-after-filming-here-breaking-up-hard-to-do-for-%e2%80%98zack%e2%80%99-gang/ It’s a wrap on Kevin Smith’s ‘Porno’ By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It’s not exactly the sort of slogan you’d put on a license plate or town stationery but Monroeville is “the last place in the world you’d imagine someone would make porn.” And that is why Kevin Smith’s $25 million comedy, “Zack ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/14/its-a-wrap-on-kevin-smiths-porno/ Director waxes philosophic on his ‘dirty, dirty movie’ By William Loeffler - Pittsburgh Tribune Review Zack and Miri couldn’t make a porno movie just anywhere. For writer and director Kevin Smith, choosing Pittsburgh to shoot his latest comedy was “a no-brainer.” Smith, who filmed the controversial religious comedy “Dogma” here in 1998, began shooting ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/12/director-waxes-philosophic-on-his-dirty-dirty-movie/ USAToday - If the title says ‘Porno,’ will moviegoers say ‘no thanks’? By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY MONROEVILLE, Pa. — It sounds like the most dangerous title in movies —Zack & Miri Make a Porno — but in comedy these days, the riskier the better. Kevin Smith’s film, now shooting in western ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/05/usatoday-if-the-title-says-porno-will-moviegoers-say-no-thanks/ Daily Variety - Half the work for twice the pay By STEPHEN SCHAEFER Seth Rogen has always had a talent for making people laugh. The only difference now is that the genial comic generates laughs on a global scale. With writing and acting credits for “Superbad,” a starring role in “Knocked Up” ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/05/daily-variety-half-the-work-for-twice-the-pay/ http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/05/usa-today-dispatches-from-the-set/ http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/03/01/wizard-magazine-march-2008/ By William Loeffler TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, February 29, 2008 Fans of the NBC Comedy series “The Office,” know that Darryl Philbin is not a man to be trifled with. The warehouse manager at Dunder-Mifflin has a fierce glower that says “Please don’t make me tear off your arm and beat you with it,”which is probably ... http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/02/29/kevin-smith-darryl-philbin-to-appear-at-improv-saturday/ http://www.viewaskew.com/vapress/2008/02/25/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-fing-seth-rogen%e2%80%9d/