• Some familiar faces made E! Online’s list of 20 up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. You can see the entire list here or just read about the ones that count below:

Wow, Kev’s involved with the X-Men!!??! I wonder where they get THEIR news. At least they gotMOST of it right. But seriously, it was nice of them to give him the number 3 spot. We thinkit’s well-deserved, though.

• The guy you all know from the board as Erik! dropped us a line to let us know about a secret project going on over at Art Askew: Project Pocketwatch. We’d love to tell you more about it, but we’re sworn to secrecy for the moment. Yeah, we know, we know, we’re supposed to dish out ALL the dirt here, but he asked us not to tell. Anyway, we just wanted to let you know that it really IS a good idea and you’re all gonna love it if it turns out the way it sounds. Project Pocketwatch is set to kickoff on November 22nd over at Art Askew. More details as we’re allowed to reveal them!

• Hey, it looks like Ben Affleck’s signing movie deals left and right here! When he’s a big, famous, well-known high paid household name, I wonder what he’ll hafta say when he looks back to the Amy days? This article comes to us courtesy of Jason Hambach and Robert Pouria:

How’s THAT for a lineup? Busy guy, huh? Oh, and just let us say: Rose McGowan. Mmmmm…

• Hi folks…Well, it’s a new month and I’m in a pretty good mood. We just crossed the 20,000th hit barrier a bit earlier today, so that’s always a good way to start the day. As always, thanks for stopping by and keeping the site alive…Obviously if you’re reading this, things are cool, but if you ARE having problems reaching the site on the new server or hear of anyone else doing so, please drop me a line. Let’s go…

• Regular scoopster Justin McGill sent us some excerptsfrom the Dec/Jan 98 issue of MovieLine. The article’s titled, “The 100 Smartest Moves ofHollywood This Year”. Some great stuff here…

By the way, you’re not dreaming, I actually updated the site on a SATURDAY. I must be losingit. Thanks for stopping by. We’ll see ya next time…

• Kevin mentioned casually that there would be no more Dogma casting announced until 1998. We’ll of course stay on top of any rumors, though…
• John Funk tells us that there’s a rumor going aroundthat Jon Peters contacted wrestler Hulk Hogan about playing the part of “Doomsday” in “Superman Lives”. Sounds bogus to us, but still…Yikes.
• Chasing Amy will make its long-awaited debut in the U.K. on Novemeber 14th. It will in full release, so you shouldn’t have much trouble finding it.

• Here’s a first look at Jay & Silent Bob from Oni Press’s feauture, coming in January, courtesy of Joseph Meli. Click the thumbnail to see a MUCH larger version of the pic. It’s gonna be an excellent book!