An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith [Paperback]

In the year 2002,An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smithwas the first book to gaze at the cinema of one of New Jersey's favorite sons, the independent and controversial auteur ofClerks(1994),Mallrats(1995),Chasing Amy(1997),Dogma(1999) andJay and Silent Bob Strike Back(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. FromJersey Girl(2004) to the controversialZack and Miri Make a Porno(2008), from the critically deridedCop-Out(2010) to the incendiary and provocative horror filmRed State(2011),An Askew View 2studies the Kevin Smith movie equation as it exists today, almost two full decades after Smith maxed out his credit card, madeClerkswith his friends, shopped it at Sundance, and commenced his Hollywood journey. In addition to Kevin Smith's films,An Askew View 2remembers the short-livedClerkscartoon (2000) and diagrams the colorful Smith Lexicon.John Kenneth Muir(Charlotte, NC) is the award-winning author of 24 books on film and television, includingThe Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi(2004) andThe Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia(2007). He is the creator of the web seriesThe House Between(www.thehousebetween.com). Muir's blog,Reflections on Film and Television(http://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com'), 'was named one of the Top 100 Film Study blogs on the Net in 2010.