Archive for July 19th, 1999

View Askew NewsBites™

July 19th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Galen Maultsby, Dan Hernandez, Hoser & J. Sundheim

  • Another praise-filled review of the Mallrats DVD appears at the Lightviews site. Is it possible for ANYONE to dislike this DVD? It’s perfect!
  • Aren’t these cool!??!! Replace that boring old Windows recycle bin with a pack of Nails Cigarettes! The pack’s full of cigs when you got files in there, and out of smokes after you empty it. Nifty concept. Grab them here or visit the Files Askew archives.
  • AnotherUniverse.Com checks in with another interesting story (with some great quotes) concerning Kev and DareDevil:

“During the panel, many fans took the opportunity to ask Kevin Smith questions regarding Daredevil, and Smith revealed that while he thought he was being clever with his original Daredevil story about Matt Murdock regaining his sight (which was quickly scuttled after Scott Lobdell wrote a short DD arc with the same theme at the end of the original series’ run), he realized later that many such stories had been written previously, so he rethought his approach and came up with the current arc.

“Smith also revealed that the upcoming Wizard-edition Daredevil #1/2 will explain just how Mysterio learned so much about Matt Murdock. “We’ll see a secret meeting that took place between Kingpin and Mysterio,” Smith said. “A lot of people assumed it happened, and now we’re finally going to show it.” Some fans took the opportunity to ask Smith rather offbeat and odd questions about scenes or characters in his films. When asked if always gets stupid questions by a fan, Smith replied with a snappish, “There are no such things as stupid fans, only stupid f%^$ing people.” ”

  • And, to wrap things up today, a scooper checks in from the George Carlin front:
I work at a place called Waterloo Village. Waterloo Village is a place where concerts and what-not are held and tonight’s entertainer was none other than George Carlin! Me and some friends of mine got the opportunity to speak with him since we can roam around backstage.

George was a really cool guy. He was very nice and shook our hands and spoke with us. My friends and I asked him about what it was like to work on Dogma and what Kevin Smith was like. George had nothing but nice things to say. He said that working on Dogma was fun and a great experience and that he wished he could have been on the set even more often than he was. And, according to George, Kevin is a “great guy”.

More From Wizard World…

July 19th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • We’ve added a couple more summaries from the Wizard World convention held this past weekend. Apparently, Kev’s popularity did not slow for a moment at the show, with countless folks standing in line just for a chance to shake the guy’s hand or get something signed. Kev signed as long as he was allowed until being dragged to his next gig at the joint, but some folks were still turned away due to the demand. Check out our continuing summaries page with stories from the event, some exclusive pics, and more. We’ve added a TON today — Guess most of you were waiting until the end of the event to share your thoughts. You’ll definitely learn some new things — One of which being that they were selling the actual Catholicism Wow buttons used in Dogma! Cool! Anyone got extras? That’d be a neat collector’s item to own!

Stern & Virgin Megastore Tomorrow…

July 19th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • As if you didn’t already know (been sleeping under a rock or something?), Kevin will be tearing up the Big Apple tomorrow with an appearance on the Howard Stern Radio Show (of which we’re big fans, so we always enjoy it when Kev brings his charm to the show and plays off the guy), as well as a Mallrats DVD signing appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square.

No official time has been given for the Stern show appearance at this pont – Even if it were, things work a bit erratically around there, anyway, and even if there WERE a time chances are it would change a bit. We’ve seen guests come in as early as 7:00 AM, but we’re betting Kev will be in the studio somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00 AM. Tuning in from 7-9 wouldn’t be a bad idea, though. We hear Kev might even share his Chevy Chase horror stories with Howard and the crew, which fans of the show know that he’ll just LOVE.

The Virgin Megastore is a whole new confusion that we’re hoping to clear up. Some outlets reported the signing would be at TIMES SQUARE, but all sources we have say UNION SQUARE. So, make sure you’re at the right place! The event’s scheduled to start at noon and run until 3 PM. We have no idea if a cap will be placed on the line, but it can happen, so arrive early, and don’t forget you’ll need a copy of Mallrats on DVD or VHS (and up to 1 other VA item) to get the signature!

Many of you have asked, but we’re sorry, we just can’t get out of our day jobs to make it into the city for the event tomorrow. We know for a fact that Kevin will be there along with DVD producers JM Kenny and Vincent Periera — No idea who, if anyone else, will be tagging along (Jay or Scott, for example).

Have a great time, and we’ll of course be back with full coverage of all this stuff tomorrow here at NA.

Commentary

July 19th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Howdy-ho folks. Since the “Fight Club” trailer is playing in theaters (with the film opening up mid-October), we HOPE that, once Dogma announces the official Dogma distributor (we STILL assume Lion’s Gate), we’d expect a trailer in theaters VERY soon! With how slick the rough trailer looks, as many of you have seen, there’s no doubt in our minds that the interest in the film will grow a TON with the general moviegoing public, as well as those of you die-hard fans who’ve yet to see the trailer. Hope you VA and Lion’s Gate folks are listening…Get that trailer out there ASAP!

Now that we’ve got THAT settled, we’ve got some clarification for the events surrounding Kevin’s big day tomorrow, with the Howard Stern appearance AND the Mallrats DVD signing, as well as some nifty NewsBites, and a few more words (both good AND bad) on the Chicago Con.