It was just confirmed that the Weinstein Company dropped $3 million on Abe Sylvia’s Dirty Girl at The Toronto International Film Festival following it’s first screening. Apparently once is enough if you’re a Weinstein! The film stars the soon to well known Juno Temple alongside Jeremy Dozier, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam and Tim McGraw.

Harvey Weinstein seemed quite happy about his buy, he stated:

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Walt Disney has just put Miramax up for sale allegedly because its library of mostly small, independent films does not mesh with the media giant’s plan to overhaul its movie operations. Even though they no longer want the smaller company, they’re not willing to part with it for cheap! Disney is asking between $650 million to $800 million for Miramax. Only big shot contenders who haven’t been crushed by the recession stand a chance at purchasing Disney’s independent film division.

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Oh no, how can this these be? According to DeadlineHollywoodDaily, the Weinstein Co. has stopped pre-production on the upcoming sequel, Halloween 3 in 3-D! The cause for the abrupt decision, was due to a combination of scheduling issues, creative differences, and budget concerns. What does this mean for the future of the franchise?

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To vocal critics and ardent fans, Kevin Smith is a virtuoso of filth. His work is loathed and loved for that reason, but it’s hard not to admire his sacking of Sundance with a low-budget, black-and-white Trojan Horse. Note the simplicity of the title: Clerks. Just the art-house anorexia of it. To the unhappy ticket buyers, it must be maddening to know he’s still working. But for lovers of filth in the best sense of the word, it was a scintillating debut, a triumphant middle finger from the Jersey gutters.

Somewhere between teasing necrophiliacs, redefining the phrase ‘chinese fingertrap,’ coining the Buddy Christ, and ruining chocolate pretzels for everybody, Smith revealed some greater ambitions beyond a more highly cultivated gross-out. Unfortunately at this stage of his career, he had to carry out most of his experiments in front of an audience.

Smith’s latest film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, starring Seth Rogen (read interview here) and Elizabeth Banks (read interview here) arrives in the midst of a curious moment for him, a collision of past (street fights with the MPAA, the PTA protesting his work, promising advance buzz) and present (love stories, new actors, the world beyond New Jersey…).

Kevin Smith smoked and chatted with Screencrave about what all the controversy means to him, and where he’s going next.

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