Oh yeah, like that's a novelty.

Every time I want to jump on the internets-hate-Kevin-Smith-now bandwagon, and it’s often tempting, I’ll hear him on some radio show and can’t help but think that he’s still a pretty likable guy.  And anyway, what’s so wrong with wanting to distribute his own movies?  He might take forever to get to the damned point (and sh*t), but it still seems like a perfectly worthwhile, not-necessarily-narcissistic goal (and whatnot).  That being said, when you show up on daytime TV talking to Joy Behar about your recent weight loss, that seems like a pretty clear indication that you’ve overshared.

The director and ‘Jay and Silent Bob’ star told Joy Behar about his 65-pound weight loss in a high-energy interview that led her to ask, “Are you on amphetamines?”

Ouch.  Damn, son, you just got asked if you were on drugs by a chick that used to work with Sherri Shepard.  Then again, I guess anyone would seem like a speed freak compared to those lobotomized lumps.
Sorry, back to the interview.  So, Kev, tell us, why the f*ck are you still wearing that butt-ugly hockey sweater?

Smith told Behar he “spent most of my life yo-yoing in terms of weight” and likes to wear loose-fitting hockey jerseys no matter what his weight is. “I call up Omar the tent maker,” he joked. “Get me a hockey jersey, and he takes all the rayon, all this material … and makes my jersey. It’s a whole team I’m wearing! I’m wearing twelve kids on my chest.”

Haha, great, that totally makes sense now.  I’m glad we had this talk. I can’t wait to see Kevin Smith eye-raping me at the checkout stand from the cover of his next People Magazine tell-all exclusive, “I LOVE SHANTS! Clerks director finally comes clean about his lifelong love of the relaxed fit, hatred of exposed leg skin.”

Anyway, here’s a new clip from Red State.  (Remember that?  Kevin Smith directs movies.)

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Sony has decided to make a Spider-Man 4 and 5 back to back regardless of whether any of the original cast returns or whether anyone wants to see another Spider-Man movie. 

Word around the internets is that the frontrunners for the role of Spidey are Patrick Fugit (of Almost Famous almost fame) and Michael Angarano (the mini Lebeouf from Forbidden Kingdom).  Apparently they’re looking for douchey and pre-pubescent.  Too harsh, you say?  Fugit on Almost Famous: “I actually thought Led Zeppelin was one person.”  Anyone willing to admit that in public clearly has not gotten his ass kicked enough times.

I don’t get this casting. I mean, is it so much to ask that a guy playing a superhero be someone I actually want to see wearing spandex?  And I don’t think I’m alone on this one, right guys?  Guys?  Anyway, no word yet on who’ll play the female lead, but based on the fact that I’m never going to see this… Carmen Electra?  Sure, why not.