Archive for May 30th, 1998

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May 30th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Dave Golbitz,Jason Elzy,Dave Golbitz & NetWeasel

  • Look for George Carlin to appear on David Letterman this Friday, June 5th…Perhaps he’ll say a word or two about Dogma!
  • Astute scoopers are reporting previously viewed copies of “Chasing Amy” floating around at Blockbuster Video for the incredible price of $9.98. There’s even a $2 off promotion going on, bringing the final cost down to $7.98 plus tax! If you can settle for an Amy that wasn’t brand new out of the shrink wrap, you can’t go wrong.
  • Wanna see “Clerks” on the big screen? In the Lexington, Kentucky area? Drop by the Kentucky Theatre at midnight on Friday, June 5th (well, early Saturday morning if you’re being official about it). The film will be showing there in all it’s big screen black & white glory.
  • San Francisco Askew Fans! The website www.radioalice.com of radio station ALICE 97.3 reports Kevin Smith as a guest (most likely a call-in, we assume) on the Sarah & Vinnie morning show this Friday.

Anyone else notice EVERYTHING is going on this Friday, June 5th? Must be something with the way the planets are aligning or something…Anyway, see ya next time!

Armageddon Causing A Stir…

May 30th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Allan & Steph

  • Looks like Armageddon‘s causing a stir over a month before its release! Thanks to the disappointing box office of Godzilla, all attention has shifted over to this flick as being the big summer moneymaker. Here’s the latest appearance of Armageddon in the press:
IT’S THE END OF THE ROAD FOR ARMAGEDDON POSTER: A spectacular billboard advertising the forthcoming blockbuster ARMAGEDDON has been ordered down by Californian police. The enormous advert, which was painted onto the side of a building, has proved so realistic it has snarled up traffic on the busy San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles. The film, about an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, is not set for release in America until next month, but film bosses wanted to get the hype underway hot on the heels of the dissapointing box office performance of rival blockbuster GODZILLA. The huge Armageddon ad makes the building look like it’s been hit by a comet which has blasted right through to the other side. But because of the threat of multi-car pile-ups, Californian Highway Patrol asked film studio TOUCHSTONE PICTURES to paint over the eye-popping artwork. A studio insider said, “It is a bit of blow as we are using the design across the country so we are having to wipe it out six or seven times.” TERRY CURTIN, spokeswoman for parent company WALT DISNEY, says, “The City of Los Angeles ordered us to remove the billboard as it was a traffic obstruction.” Armageddon stars BRUCE WILLIS, BEN AFFLECK and LIV TYLER.

By the way, you can catch the official Armageddon trailer (as well as the SuperBowl spot) at the Official Armageddon Site in case you missed either of them!

Commentary

May 30th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Happy weekend, everybody. Just a few things to report today, some appearances and things of local interest…And don’t forget to visit Kevin’s Reports on Dogma RC for an informative post! Let’s go…