A WORLD I NEVER MADE in LONG BRANCH

“Hero Cop Shot By Dead Daughter’s Dealer.” And with this tabloid heading, a twisted tail of honor, sorrow, and obsessive love begins to unravel. Written by Bryan Williams, the New Jersey Repertory’s playwright in residence, “A World I Never Made” is a stunning drama that is definitely a must see. The play stars Steve Carroll and Brian O’Halloran, who was the lead role in Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” as well as appearing in “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” and the upcoming films “Dogma” and “Vulgar.” Performances begin Thursday, April 15, and run through May 2. Tickets are priced between $30 and $15 and can be reserved by calling 732-229-3166.

The $15 dollar tickets are considered student rush tickets, meaning a student can call the day of the show and pick up the expensive tickets for half the price. Get there, people!

DANTES INFERNO
Graphitti Designs has some toys that Kevin Smith fans will want to “check out.”

Following up on the fan-favorite Jay and Silent Bob action figures, Graphitti will produce a line of figures based on “Clerks,” the 1994 debut film of writer/director/comic industry darling Smith.

The new Clerks figures are still in the planning, but current plans call for a four-figure assortment: Dante, Randall and new versions of Jay and Silent Bob as they appear in “Clerks.” Each one will have appropriate accessories, and each package will include a different backdrop-the Quick Stop for Dante, Rst Video for Randall, and a storefront for the loitering Jay and Bob. “The Clerks figures won’t have voice chips,” said Bob Chapman, president of Graphitti. “We want to keep these in the $10.95 to $12.95 price range.”

Graphitti has not yet set a date for the release of the figures, but Chapman hopes to have them in stores before the end of the year. And if all goes well with Clerks, Smith fans can look for figures fromhis highly anticipated fourth movie, “Dogma.” Naga-nooch! (James Busbee)

Even without voice chips, these guys are gonna look great and have the same high quality of those Jay & Silent Bobs that stand so proudly here at HQ right now…We’re looking forward to them! Now that it’s official, count on lots more news as design on these guys moves along.

As always, we appreciate you stopping by today. We’ll be back with lots more, including that HUGE Chasing Amy 2 Years Later page (we’re working tirelessly to get that sucker together) and lots more news. Catch ya next time.

Lord, Have Mercy

Oddly, a movie that features a trash-talking Apostle and a female God is not one with which Disney is eager to be associated. Dogma, written and directed by Kevin Smith, takes an unorthodox look at religion, and Disney, producer Miramax’s parent company, fears it will offend Roman Catholics. So Miramax honchos Bob and Harvey Weinstein have said they’ll but the rights to the film and sell it to another distrubitor. Smith, a practicing Roman Catholic, says the movie “was always intended as a love letter to both faith and God almighty.”

Again, just a very brief rehash of some of the larger stuff we printed and discussed earlier, but it’s nice to see thepublicity spreading. We’ll have more for you in the coming days, we expect a few more stories before this all dies down(for a little while, anyway!).