- The positive “Good Will Hunting” press continues. In the past few days, I’ve read about the flick in Newsweek and USA Today. I also caught a blurb on MTV News with a scene featuring Ben and Matt. The flick opens in limited release on Christmas and goes wide on January 23rd. Thanks to Carrie for making sure we didn’t miss the MTV thing.
- Frank Gallagher quote us to tell us that Disney has decided to close Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. This is a blow that strikes Brodie fans everywhere. Read his post here.
- Remember a while ago when we asked folks from the Pittsburgh area to write and ask for Kevin to come out there for an appearance? Well, Mike Richwalsky wrote to thank usand tell us that they got their wish. Kevin will appear at Duquesne University on January 15th at 7:30. Tickets haven’t been made available yet, but they will go fast. If anyone wants to come they can call the Duquesne Program Council at (412) 396-6619 or they can call Frank directly at (412) 396-6685.
- Frank Caira wrote to tell us that Chasing Amy was featured in a question on the cheesy cable TV game show called “Debt”. It was a special celebrity show, and the question regarding the movie was answered by none other than Gil Gerard, TV’s Buck Rodgers. Where’s that guy been, anyway?
Archive for December, 1997
Kevin & The Gang At The GWH Premiere…
- Spork Girl spotted this post by Kev. It’s a nice little post and explains why he hasn’t posted in the past couple of days, we assume:
First off, let me just say for the record that there is no greater soul on this planet than Ben Affleck. You gotta love a guy who interupts his convo with Ed Zwick to give you a bear hug.
Matty too. I was groped by a couple of cover boys, for God’s sake (Matty on Vanity Fair this month, Ben on GQ next month). And if you’ve seen their photo spread in this month’s Interview, it’d make you wonder if these guys are really affectionate, or just plain man-eaters.
In attendance from Crew Askew: Kim, Scott, Jay, Bry, Dave,Bob, and me. My family (mom, dad, bro, sis) went, which was nice, as well as my agent.
In attendance from the flick (including of course Ben and Matty): Casey, Minnie, and Gus.
In attendance from the Miramax family: everyone, including a very jovial and complimentary Harvey.
In attendance ’cause the shit was free, no doubt: Vince Vaughn, Gwyneth Paltrow, that chick t.v.’s ‘Ellen’ is like married to, Marisa Tomei, Ed Zwick, Lorne Michaels, Kathleen Turner, Liv Tyler, and many, many others – not the least of which was the board’s own (though really his OWN man, and not the board’s at all) D-Nice (who’s been doing some time on ‘Armagaedon’ with Ben, and has a great Willis/shirtless Affleck tale to tell if you ply him for it).
‘Twas a great time (considering how much I hate crowded gigs), and it was nice to be there for the last stop prior to this brilliant flick’s introduction to the world.
And I won’t lie – it was nice to see my name on the screen as well…
Especially on such a quality film.
“Good Will Hunting” has been getting some outstanding reviews from what we’ve seen so far. Miramax should have another winner on their hands if they market this thing right. Looking foward to seeing it!
Commentary
We’re back. Sorry for the lack of updates yesterday. This was due to our Internet provider going down for almost the entire day yesterday without warning. Just one of those things you can’t control. We’ve got some news to catch up on, so here we go…
Five Questions with Ben & Matt…
- We caught this post by ClerkDante and thought you might enjoy reading it. It’s an article and short interview with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Sheesh, those guys are EVERYWHERE!). Anyway, check out our local copy of it here.
That just about wraps it up for today. As always, we’ll be around “When we’re around” this weekend with all the latest. See ya next time!
Jason Lee Resurfaces…
- Well, it’s good to see that ‘ol Jason’s still around and getting some work. Thanks to Bill Minter for the scoop!
UNIVERSAL PICKS “KISSING A FOOL” FOR EARLY 1998
by indieWIRE
by indieWIRE
Director and screenwriter, Doug Ellin, sold the US and Canadian rightsfor KISSING A FOOL to Universal Pictures. Produced by Tag Mendillo,Andrew Form and Rick Lashbrook, FOOL is about a “young man engaged to be married, who becomes insecure about commitment and enlists his bestfriend in a test to see if his fiancee will cheat on him.” While thefilm stars David Schwimmer, one of television’s FRIENDS, the cast alsoincludes Jason Lee, (CHASING AMY, MALLRATS) and Mili Avital (JimJarmusch’s DEAD MAN). Universal is planning an early 1998 release for FOOL. Largo Entertainment is distributing internationally
ViewAskew In Details Magazine…
- Fishhead e-mailed us a BUNCH of stuff from this month’s Details magazine. Here’s his mail, he explains it pretty well. Take it away:
In the new Details Mag (December 1997… the one with Courteney Cox almost NAKED on the cover) there is a BUNCH of VA shit…. just sneak a peak!
Page 60 : In a short interview with Harmony Korine (that idiot who wrote KIDS… and said it was all about real life… this guy got me grounded for a week…) he bashes Kevin Saying:
“If that guy is the voice of my generation, I’ll kill myself. That guy’s the worst fucking filmmaker. He’s a comic book. He’s a disgrace to the film world. His movies arn’t even films, they’re like bad television. There is no understanding of cinema.
page 92 : an interview with Gus Van Sant about “Good Will Hunting” but I’m not gonig to type all that out…
Page 165 : A conversation with Claire Forlani (of Mallrats fame).
Page 167 : Superman stuff… and Ben Affleck/ Matt Damon Stuff.
Sounds like a worthy purchase to us. You can find the issue out on the newsstands as we speak.
Oni Press Announced In Comic Shop News…
- Thanks to Twilight Man for sending us this scan from Comic Shop News. It’s a little blurb about Oni Press and what they’re doing with Kevin. We’re too lazy to type it in, so check out the scan and read it by clicking here or on the thumbnail. It may take a little time to come down, the pic is quite large. If we get some more time, we’ll try and type this in for you to make it an easier read.
Upcoming MTV Sightings…
- Drewman tells us that Kevin is most likely going to do another Videosectomy on MTV Live on Wednesday. At least, theshow will be airing, so it wouldn’t hurt to tune in to check if they used more of that footage they filmed about a month ago. Also, Ben and Matt will appear on MTV live this Friday, most likely promoting “Good Will Hunting”. Lots of TV to watch this week!
Australian Amy!
- Cameron D. was kind enough to send us a scan of the video sleeve for Chasing Amy in Australia! It’s definitely different than the U.S. cover, and more similar to the Amy theatrical poster. Click here or on the thumbnail to see a larger version. Sorry for the poor quality, it’s the best he could do for us, but you definitely get the idea.
VulgarNet Site Goes Online…
- Luke Robinson put up a very cool site dedicated to VulgarThon, and we sure do like it a lot. There’s a guest registry (for all your biographical info, web links, and even a pic of yourself), a message section, directions to the event, and more. Drop by VulgarNet and bookmark it! It’s going to be a great way for us to get to know each other before we meet in person, and will keep some of the talk off the WWWBoard (to save those who can’t attend the heartache).