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July 7th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by BankyE37, Chasing Holden, Zeebadaboodee, Simon, TwlghtMan, Paul Ingiosi & Adrian

“Well you may not know his name , and you may not have seen his movies but Kevin Smith sure knows how to pick his stars. From Clerks , to Chasing Amy , and his upcomming movie Dogma. You bet a small buget flim will turn up stars.”

After a couple seens from the movie and who was in it , it showed Kevin Smith.

Kevin:”There is this great scene on the DVD were um…shot which we completely lost of Ben in a dress. Dressed up as a woman at one point.”

Showed a close up view of Ben’s face on 9 montiors together as he said…”My name is Shannon Hamiltion , I’m 25 years old and I like to have sex as a man dressed like a woman( zooms out to Ben in a dress, even with earrings) What do you think?”

Goes back to Kevin…

Kevin:”I was glad and proud to put that on the DVD to help infurther iprove that dude’s career. See Ben Affleck as a woman , you know on the Mallrats DVD , laugh at his early career and what he had to do to earn a nickel…shame.”

Went to an interview with Ben…

Ben: Never would have played that part or done that if not for Kevin. Cause I seriously wasn’t getting paid.

  • Dogma’s getting some mention along with Chris Rock in the latest TV Guide, where he appears on the cover:
…And [appearing] in “Dogma” -director Kevin Smith’s religious comedy, which has angered some religious groups that haven’t even seen it- he plays Rufus, an apostle of Christ whose return to earth leads to trouble. After all, Rock jokes, proclaiming Jesus was black “doesn’t make you popular.”

…Adds “Dogma” director Smith: “I was surprised how affable he [Rock] was. There’s just no pretense to him. And he’s so eager to please – he wants to make you laugh, but also think at the same time.

  • Speaking of Dogma, Salma Hayek said something that we really dug regarding the Catholic League’s attack on Dogma:
“I feel good that it’s not the Catholic Church that is mad at Dogma. It’s a small group of people that are always mad at everybody.”

Well said, indeed. Thanks to Another Universe for the clip.

  • Internet rumors are flying today saying that Ben Affleck, along with action star/Bond girl Michelle Yeoh havesigned for Die Hard 4. We’ve been hearing Affleck attached to this picture since he and Willis got along so wellduring “Armageddon”, so at this point it’s uncertain whether this is for real or just the re-awakening of all thespeculation. It IS the first time we’ve heard Yeoh’s name associated with the project, though. And we hear Willismay see a payday of up to $40 million. Wow.
  • Are you a fan of the great work that Oni Press is doing with Kev’s books, among other things? Well, then, why not check out the Oni Press Club online!
  • A wacky website called Achiew is holding a poll (parody of sorts) with a long list of namechoices for the next Star Wars flick. Maybe you wanna stop over and give “Maulrats” a nod.

New Mahfood Sketches!!!

July 7th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Sam Liao


Silent Bob Prototype

Jay Prototype #1

Jay Prototype #2

Window Display #1

Window Display #2
  • Jim Mahfood’s got a great site where he periodically ads pics of stuff that he’s been working on. You’ll find the prototype sketches we mentioned here a while back for the Clerks figures, but also, some sketches of the NEW Jay & Silent Bob Clerks line of figures. Wait until you see all the funny stuff these guys are gonna come with! There’s also some brand new window displays for the Jay & Silent Bob series. Definitely worth a look. The guy’s doing some very nice work, that’s for sure. Surf to Jim’s page or click the thumbs above for more detail.

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July 7th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Thanks, everyone for the very warm welcome back! The mailbox was full of some very kind words when I woke up this morning, always a nice sight to stumble out of bed to. Who would have known that we were missed so much and had so many devoted fans! Again, happy to be back online — Just a quick note, too: Tonight, on Access Hollywood, some clips from the Mallrats missing scenes will be aired. They’re using Ben Affleck’s name on them, so we assume they are indeed Ben clips from the disc — Hopefully this will give the DVD an advanced plug, too. Make a tape if you can, since, for some strange reason, we seem to be the only part of the world that doesn’t get this show on a nightly basis. Thanks to Zee, Megan & Poolboy.