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September 1st @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Rachel Mandal, Neil Marks, Scott Kramer, Ryan, Mike Hopta, Andrew Hood & Canada Kid

  • In case you folks missed it, Kevin, Jimmy and Joe had a nice little interview in the most recent Wizard (#86). It’s got some cool stuff about the upcoming Daredevil work and some other tidbits. We don’t have a local copy as of yet, but if someone shoots us a transcript, we’ll have it online for you all.
  • Spectrum Films has released a new Joey Lauren Adams movie called “The Pros & Cons Of Breathing”. On the cover it says “Joey Lauren Adams, Golden Globe Nominee for “Chasing Amy”.The copyright date for the flick is 1993, so this is most likely a direct to video attempting to capitalize on Joey’s name from Amy’s success. Our scooper says, “The movie isn’t very good , but JLA gives an enjoyable performance.” By the way, catch Joey and Ben in the classic “Dazed and Confused” on USA this Friday at 11 PM (though the hack job on the flick’s likely to be pretty harsh).
  • For the curious: In Canada, Chasing Amy and Mallrats have both been broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company), sans butchery! Just goes to show you what difference a continental border makes, though CBC may be similar to our HBO here in the States…
  • The Brew and View at the Vic Theatre in Chicago will be showing Clerks, starting September 3rd, as a midnight showing. If you’re in the area, drop by, it’s bound to be fun seeing the flick with a midnight crowd.
  • Finally today, Clerks is breaking into a nice series of screenings in the INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECT. Here’s the scoop:
IFFM’s greatest hits go public

NEW YORK — For the first time, this year’s Independent Feature Film Market will include a public program of screenings — highlighting 10 indie films like Jim Jarmusch’s “Down by Law,” Richard Linklater’s “Slacker” and Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” that debuted at the market over its 20-year history. Several of the directors of featured works will be present to introduce the films, which will screen at the Anthology Film Archives on Sept. 16-25. In addition, the Independent Feature Project announced a series of 63 workshops and panels, including a reading by veteran indie producer Christine Vachon from her new book, “Shooting to Kill.” Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the IFFM aims to heighten industry awareness of films made outside the studio system.

2 New T-Shirts!

September 1st @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Ming Chen

  • Stay in style with some cool new t-shirts, now available from the Stash. These things are real nice, in fact, they’re the coolest we’ve seen outta the Stash yet:
The Mallrats T-Shirt...MALLRATS T-Shirt:
Finally, a wearable that not only sports the Mallrats movie logo but famous quotes from the flick as well. This 100% cotton grey t-shirt features the neon green Mallrats logo on the front right corner and a large ‘Get Malled!’ logo on the right sleeve. But that’s not all! On the back, a constellation of quotes from the ultra-funny flick. Featured quotes include, “Do you know how long it takes for that smell to come off”, “Some pervert wanted to see me naked so badly, he busted in on me twice”, “You dumb bastard, it’s not a schooner, it’s a sailboat”, “Women want romance, not Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”, and several more! A must have wearable!

Detailed image of the back (96K JPG)
Detailed image of the sleeve (18K GIF)

ORDER HERE
$18.00 + shipping L, and XL
$19.50 + shipping XXL and XXXL

Jay and Silent Bob Matt Wagner Round Logo T-ShirtJay and Silent Bob Matt Wagner Round Logo T-Shirt:
You’ve got the Matt Wagner drawn sticker all over your room and wherever you look (and if you don’t, they’re only a dollar you cheap bastard – look below), now get a Jay and Silent Bob round logo on your shirt! This 100% cotton white t-shirt features a large round Matt Wagner drawn Jay and Silent Bob logo on the front (as seen on the Jay and Silent Bob’s Video Stash MTV special and on the sticker featured below). Get one today!

ORDER HERE
$18.00 + shipping L, XL
$19.50 + shipping XXL, XXXL

Dogma Editing Complete!

September 1st @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Kevin popped onto the board after 6 AM this morning with this great tidbit of news:
Just thought you’d all like to know…

First cut’s done. The flick came in at three hours and twenty minutes – ten less than we’d anticipated. Now, we’ll spend the next few months taking her down line-by-line.

That’s all for now. I’m going to bed.

Wow. 3:20! It’s a shame the sucker can’t just run the full length. From what we know, there ARE scenes that can probably be cut without hurting the story too much, but finding an entire 50 minutes’ worth of them is going to be quite a chore. Good luck, fellas!

Commentary…

September 1st @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • We’re alive. Welcome to September. Summer’s almost over here in the States, and man, did it ever fly! Anyone overseas want to put us up for a few months so we can skip Winter over here? Anyway, we’ve got a good little update for you today with news on pretty much every facet of Askew…And don’t forget, our ABC Mallrats page has become a continually growing project, with lots of new material added today…Check it out!