- For those of you with a Windows 9x system, we’ve got a new Clerks theme available for download. You can get it HERE or from Files Askew. Enjoy!
Archive for September, 1998
Space Ghost Airs Next Friday…
- After last night’s Space Ghost: Coast To Coast episode, next week’s guests were named: KEVIN SMITH, Jim Jarmusch, and Ben Stiller. Tune in, next Friday, September 18, 11:30 EST, on the Cartoon Network (a channel we actually GET)! Should be a fun show.
The New Poll Topic…
- As we mentioned yesterday, the new poll topic discussing your thoughts on the Askew Tour & the next Vulgarthon is online. Please vote! See yesterday’s update for details on all the choices.
Enemy of the State Review *SPOILERS*…
- A scooper checks in with this advanced review of “Enemy Of The State” from AICN…It contains a heavy spoiler or two regarding Mr. Lee, so swoop the hidden text at your own risk to read them!
Last night in Phoenix AZ I attended the test screening for Enemy of the State staring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. I’m going to tell you everything I know, and then, I’ll have to disapear for a while, so that no one will find me. They already canceled my credit cards, and started to discredit me in the press….Oh, but I’ll get them back I will!
The movie we were shown was a work print. However, I can say honestly that I feel this film would be much differnet from the final cut. Most, if not all, of the effects shots were in, and the score seemed appropiate. That is to say, it didn’t have the feel of a “temp” track. Some of it actually worked in places! The editing, however, seemed a little choppy and the physical quality of the film (lots of cracks and black marks) seemed a little off, but other than that, I think I saw what actually would be the release. With that being said, on to the reivew!
The film starts off with a CIA stlye murder of a Senator. This Senator opposes something called the Telecommunications Privacy and Security Act. Well, John Voight, (Senator Reynolds), is really in favor of this act (which is supposed to strip all privacy away from the populace) and when he can’t convince the other sentator…He and some National Security Agency goons kill this poor senator and dump him and his car in the lake where they were talking. Sound interesting yet?
Well, it just so happens that Jason Lee had a camera stashed down at the lake filming wildlife for some Government Agency. He goes down there to pick up his film, and some NSA goon sees him do it. Obvious secuirty leak right, since they made the Senators death look like a suicide.
The NSA positively id’s ole Mr. Lee, tap his phones and when he figures out what he has on his tapes, he calls his friend in a Left Wing magazine. Well, the NSA show up with Goons and a technical support Survelience team (including Randy from Scream!) and they chase him around the city, which ends with him getting creamed by a Firetruck. Now, before he gets creamed he passes a copy of the tape off to Will Smith, who unknowningly takes it home. Sound interesting yet?
We’ll buy our tickets for a Tony Scott film any ‘ol day of the week! See you at the movies…
GWH For Sale…
- Good Will Hunting will be available for sale on December 1, according to Suncoast Pictures. From what we’ve heard no widescreen version will be available on VHS. The DVD, if it ever sees release, will most likely be the place to get a widescreen copy of the flick.
“When’s Jay & Silent Bob #2 Out?”
- For some reason, we got about 10 e-mails today asking when Jay & Silent Bob #2 will be on shelves. Yes, we know that many comic shops had it on the schedule as arriving this week. All we can say is, the last we heard from Oni, they’ve got the art done, but need a couple weeks to go to press and get the copies made and sent out to the world. We’ve yet to see the book ourselves, which is why you haven’t seen any advance shots yet, but our best guess would be that you’ll have the book in your hands by the end of this month. Don’t quote us on that, though, it’s just speculation! You’ll hear from us when we know more.
Figure Sound Clips…
- Bought the figures but don’t wanna open the box? Or are you just dying to hear what Graphitti’s Jay figure has to say? Look no further. A page containing all Jay’s sound clips can be found HERE for online listening. Our own Files Askew also houses a local zipped copy of all the sounds for your convenience.
More Daredevil…
- Our Daredevil Subpage is alive and kicking. Expect to read the latest info on all the Kevin issues here, along with covers, scoops, and concealed spoilers. Be sure to check it regularly as the series continues.
Clerks Christmas Edition EXCLUSIVE!
 Clerks #2 (Christmas Special) |
 Jay & Silent Bob #3 |
 Jay & Silent Bob #4 |
- The press release comes out this weekend, but NA’s got the exclusive cover and info for you right here! That’s right, the next Clerks comic arrives on shelves just in time for the holidays, with a special issue that’s sure to entertain and enlighten. We’ll have the full details for you this weekend, but until then, click the thumbnail for a larger copy of the cover of this soon to be best-seller!
Also, as an added bonus, we’ve got small copies of the next 2 (#3 and #4) Jay & Silent Bob covers, straight from the Graphitti catalog. Call 1-800-699-0115 to have a copy of their spiffy catalog delivered to your door.
Daredevil Hits Newsstands…
- Even though our hack comic book shop owner told us he won’t have our copies until tomorrow due to the Labor Day holiday, Daredevil #1, written by Kevin Smith, did indeed hit shelves today. The book is the first of 6 that have been written by Smith. We’ve yet to read it, but buzz has been great. Zentertainment says:
MARVEL KNIGHTS, a group of MARVEL Comics put together by EVENT’s Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada, launches this week with the phenomenal relaunch of DAREDEVIL. Written by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy), and featuring art by Quesada and Palmiotti, it has horn-head Matt Murdock at rock bottom, finding himself left in charge of an immaculate infant, and includes a mention of GOOD WILL HUNTING, sure to excite mega DAREDEVIL fan Matt Damon. David Mack (Kabuki) picks up where Smith leaves off with issue #7 of DAREDEVIL, with a story involving the Kingpin.
Also, Check out our new Daredevil Subpage with a capsule review of Daredevil #1 courtesy of www.snapjudgments.com.