Kevin Smith has directed his most emotional film with a decidedly non-emotional title with Zack & Miri Make A Porno. Rife with penis and poop jokes, it’s not really a departure from his entire Askew-niverse, but the film does hit some emotional chords that Smith had only really hit before in Chasing Amy. Granted, I wasn’t a big fan of Clerks 2 (although I loved the original), but I found myself really liking Zack & Miri.

In our in-depth interview, Kevin Smith talks about Jason Mewes’ penis and Ben Affleck’s reaction to it, dealing with the MPAA’s obsession with poop, and how this movie came together. He also talks a bit about his next project, Red State. Don your flak vests and kevlar helmets, because there’s quite a few f-bombs in here, as well as a slew of spoilers from Zack & Miri.

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• Kevin Smith is back making a Kevin Smith movie (meaning its biggest fan will be Kevin Smith). But this time he’s “extremely well-hung,” casting wise. Somehow, Kevin, I get exactly what you’re trying to say.
• Late night shows are in “backchannel conversations” to return to air. However, nobody wants to be first, so networks are gingerly approaching an “informal agreement” and the hosts themselves are mum as not to alienate their writers. Meaning: No new news on the writers strike.
• Awards shows are getting spooked over the strike, too. We could miss Steven Spielberg getting yet another lifetime achievement award January 13. Strike or no strike, I’ll be working on these hand warmers.