• This was a pleasant surprise! The latest Madmemoiselle, of all places, has given Dogma : Rumor Control a plug! Actually, we think this is the first piece of National printed media to actually PLUG Dogma:RC, and as our OWN site (not listed as part of View Askew’s site, which often occurs) so we’re very happy. In the back of the issue, a page is devoted to Ben & Salma and their clothing and stuff. It’s got blurbs around it, and of them not only mentions our site for the latest Dogma info, but throws up a screenshot of the front page, as well!

We’ve got a scan of the page, so click the thumbnail to see it full size.

We’re not too excited about headng up to heading to the counter of the local newsstand to ask for copies of Madmemoiselle, really (actually, we tried, we just didn’t find any), so if you’ve got an extra and wanna ship it our way for the archives, we’ll gladly take it off your hands.

• We’ve found a place in Canada called The Digital Video Depot that will ship Chasing Amy DVD’s to the U.S. without a problem, and that’s got a GREAT deal going on preorders to boot! That’s right, $23.95!!! Sure, it’ll cost ya a few more bucks to get the sucker shipped off, but considering it’s an import, this is still a fantastic deal.

These guys contacted us and assured us that they’ll have plenty of copies to satisfy all our loyal News Askew readers, and were happy to offer this fantastic deal to us — Also, they’re supplying us with preview copies of the disc as soon as it’s available, so we should be able to get a review of the sucker up as early as possible. Finally, they’re going to keep us abreast of ANY info they hear regarding features of the disc. Here’s what they list so far:

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Selections
• Canadian Exclusive
• Deleted Scenes
• Askew Universe Legend – Screen Specific Commentary
• Outtakes
• Sponge Music Video-“Have You Seen Mary”
• Widescreen: YES 1.85:1
• 16×9 Enhanced: YES
• ENGLISH: 5.1 Dolby Digital
• FRENCH: TBA

From the looks of this, a few things ARE different: The Criterion Edition certainly didn’t have the Sponge music video, for one. Makes us wonder what else may be missing or changed from the disc. We have NO IDEA if the commentary’s the same one Kev and crew did for the Criterion disc, though it would HAVE to be since they haven’t recorded a new one. Kev’s intros to the clips as well as some of the commentary seem to be targets for deletion, possibly, since they sometimes reference the fact that it’s a “Criterion Laserdisc”, as we recall. Time will tell, we guess. We’d take a carbon copy of the Criterion on DVD anyday, though. And the fact that 16:9 enhancement is still promised makes us VERY VERY happy.

We’ve placed a link to these guys in the sidebar of the page, and encourage you to check out their site. You can get Amy, as well as the other sought-after Canadian releases of Good Will Hunting & Pulp Fiction there, too. In the meantime, surf HERE for a great deal on Amy!

• Howdy all…Surprisingly, we’re STILL not seeing www.newsaskew.com bouncing over to the new server here at our end, and we certainly thought we would by now. The way you can tell if YOU’RE there yet is if you see the bright yellow text above the news letting you know. If you see that message and could be so kind to drop us a line letting us know you’re there, we’d appreciate it. At least we’d know the process IS working.

Just to explain quickly: When a website changes servers, its numerical IP address changes behind it. The front end stays the same, which is why you’ll always type www.newsaskew.com to get to us, no matter what. BUT, it takes a while for all the DNS sites (that’s DOMAIN NAME SERVER) out there to catch wind that a site has changed addresses. So, while someone in say, Kentucky, might still be seeing us on the old server, folks in California may have already reached the new one. We’re going to give it 2 more days, then replace the old page with forwarders that take you to the new server, no matter what, because it’s getting tough for US to maintain the site in 2 places! Anyway, there’s your internet server education for the day.

In other news — We’ve got an outstanding lead on where you can catch your own copy of Chasing Amy on DVD in a couple months, some Dogma news (as well as a long awaited Dogma: RC update coming this Sunday, on the NEW SERVER only), the usual smattering of NewsBites, and lots more fun. Behind the scenes plans continue on enhancements and surprises to celebrate the move to the new server, so expect some neat announcements over the next couple of weeks, as we lead up to the big chat & raffle drawing on September the 1st!

And now, on with the show…

• Looks like the U.S. ain’t the ONLY place that’s got some groups up in arms about Dogma (again, before SEEING the flick, as usual). This time, it’s BRAZIL of all places! The film is apparently slated for a November release in that country, so a campaign called “Vinde Nossa Senhora de Fátima, não tardeis!”, started by orthodox catholics, is trying to block the release. Thanks also to Dark Horizons for the report on this item today.
• Many of you have written in saying that Reel.Com is reporting that Dogma’s out on October the 29th. We checked into this, and, like us, they’re just speculating. Could Domga come out on that day? Sure. But has it been announced? Nope. By the way, keep in mind that Reel.Com’s an affiliate of ours, one of the few things we’re advertising there in our left sidebar (in addition to the new Canadian Amy site there…). Basically, if you’re gonna buy movies or ANYTHING from Reel, and you click that link to get there (rather than a bookmark on the other site), we’ll make some money for News Askew. Don’t worry, though, your costs will be NO higher. So, if you want some great deals on DVDs & tapes, click our Reel link, save yourself some cash, and support News Askew in the process! By the way, they’re selling the Matrix DVD for $12.50!!!
• Finally today, just a reminder…Clerks is playing tonight at 12:30am at AMC South Barrington 30 in Illinios.

We’re heading to a microbrewery festival this weekend, so you know what that means! More than likely, no updates again until late Sunday (if we’re up to it)…Unless something MAJOR happens. So, that being said, have a great weekend, and we’ll catch ya when we return.