An Askew View 2

In the year 2002 ÊAn Askew View: The Films of Kevin SmithÊ was the first book to gaze at the cinema of one of New Jersey's favorite sons the independent and controversial auteur of ÊClerksÊ (1994) ÊMallratsÊ (1995) ÊChasing AmyÊ (1997) ÊDogmaÊ (1999) and ÊJay and Silent Bob Strike BackÊ (2001). Now a full decade after that successful original edition award-winning author John Kenneth Muir returns to the View Askewniverse to consider Kevin Smith's second controversial decade as a film director social gadfly and beloved media talker. From ÊJersey GirlÊ (2004) to the controversial ÊZack and Miri Make a PornoÊ (2008) from the critically derided ÊCop-OutÊ (2010) to the incendiary and provocative horror film ÊRed StateÊ (2011) ÊAn Askew View 2Ê studies the Kevin Smith movie equation as it exists today almost two full decades after Smith maxed out his credit card made ÊClerksÊ with his friends shopped it at Sundance and commenced his Hollywood journey. In addition to Kevin Smith's films ÊAn Askew View 2Ê remembers the short-lived ÊClerksÊ cartoon (2000) and diagrams the colorful Smith Lexicon.

John Kenneth Muir (Charlotte, NC) is the award-winning author of 24 books on film and television, including The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004) and The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007). He is the creator of the web series The House Between . Muir's blog, Reflections on Film and Television '), 'was named one of the "Top 100 Film Study" blogs on the Net in 2010.

In the year 2002 EAn Askew View: The Films of Kevin SmithE was the first book to gaze at the cinema of one of New Jersey's favorite sons the independent and controversial auteur of EClerksE (1994) EMallratsE (1995) EChasing AmyE (1997) EDogmaE (1999) and EJay and Silent Bob Strike BackE (2001). Now a full decade after that successful original edition award-winning author John Kenneth Muir returns to the View Askewniverse to consider Kevin Smith's second controversial decade as a film director social gadfly and beloved media talker. From EJersey GirlE (2004) to the controversial EZack and Miri Make a PornoE (2008) from the critically derided ECop-OutE (2010) to the incendiary and provocative horror film ERed StateE (2011) EAn Askew View 2E studies the Kevin Smith movie equation as it exists today almost two full decades after Smith maxed out his credit card made EClerksE with his friends shopped it at Sundance and commenced his Hollywood journey. In addition to Kevin Smith's films EAn Askew View 2E remembers the short-lived EClerksE cartoon (2000) and diagrams the colorful Smith Lexicon.

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