- We’ve added a few mirrors to the list where the Entertainment Tonight Dogma footage can be found. Hits were still twice as high as usual yesterday and continuing into today, so the mirrors we’ve got are really helping. We should have enough to satisfy the demand now, so thanks to Pete, Mark, and Saidar for the latest mirrors. ALL the mirror links and a TON more Dogma related files can all be found on our ever-expanding Dogma: RC Downloads page.
- Affleck’s latest piece in Vanity Fair’s getting a lot of press. We don’t have a local copy of it yet, but there’s of course a Dogma plug in there, and Ben’s a cool guy, so we’ll definitely have the full text for ya as soon as we can get a hold of it.
- Many websites have been reporting the Dogma acquisition…Another Universe states, “The film should hit 1,500 screens in late October or early November. Trailers began running last weekend in front of American Pie.”. If that’s true, the film’s going to have a HUGE release, as we’d hoped…And there’s a tipoff for spotting the trailer. No idea if you can still FIND“American Pie” in theaters, but we have NO IDEA what flicks, if any, the Dogma trailer’s guaranteed to play with this weekend.We suggest calling your local theater and asking which flick(s) the Dogma trailer’s tied to this weekend. They’ll know.
- Catch another “Chasing Amy” screening…This one’s on Sunday night at 8:00 PM at Cal Arts in Valencia, CA, at the Bijou theatre.
- The New York Times ran a piece on people who collect rare toys and items just to re-auction them on web sites at higher prices…And the Jay figure made the cut! Check him out in the lower left-hand corner.
- We’d mentioned that Humble & Fred show appearance for Kev tomorrow…And we just wanted to let you know that was justtentative. An e-mail from the gang states they’re not sure if Kevin can make it in or not, but it’s possible. Just wantedto give ya the heads-up. The show airs early, between 5 am and 9:20 am, and is available online in Real audio, so getthose work PC’s with the headphones hooked up! You can access the feed HERE.
- The Hollywood Reporter states that Lions Gate may actually be looking for a buyer. As far as we know, THIS IS UNTRUE.The last we heard from Lions Gate was, as the quote at the end of this piece says, that all is financially well with the studio. We atleast wanted to print the story since a lot of you were writing in with your concerns about its relation to Dogma. All wecan say is not to worry, the flick WILL be out on time…Here’s the article that was run, though. Please take this with agrain of salt. If we hear there’s any truth to this, we’ll let ya know:
TORONTO — Mired in red ink, Canadian film and television company Lions Gate Entertainment is seeking a buyer, sources said Wednesday. During the past several months, sources said, reps for the publicly traded company have approached several parties in Canada and the United States about acquiring Lions Gate, whose operations include film production, television, domestic distribution and a Vancouver soundstage facility. The asking price is understood to be in the neighborhood of $80 million. Lions Gate CEO Frank Giustra on Wednesday denied that the company was for sale — or that it faced any financial squeeze. “The business plan is unfolding as it was originally planned,” he said. “We put out a lot of capital early on, but revenue has been growing.”
- Finally today, in an article about the Toronto Film Festival, by Roger Ebert: