- We’ve been looking forward to this one. The U.S. Catholic Conference has finally released their official classification and statement on Dogma. Prepare yourself…
Dogma — Because of anti-religious buffoonery, intense violence, sexual references, substance abuse, assorted vulgarities, profanity and recurring rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is O — morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted. Dogma is a sophomoric religious satire in which a heavenly messenger persuades the last descendant of Joseph and Mary to leave her job in an abortion clinic and set out to stop a pair of fallen angels from regaining heaven by means of a plenary indulgence. The unfunny proceedings rely on a mindless mix of irreverence and absurdity in poking fun at biblical characters and Christian stereotypes.
- Wil Wilkins has placed all of his Dogma-related footage online, including all the interviews, reports, and such, at his website for your viewing pleasure. You’ll need RealPlayer.
- One recap site notices how well Dogma did, especially considering the past grosses of View Askew flicks:
The latest comedy from director Kevin Smith, “Dogma”, brought him his biggest debut ever. The film, which cost only $10 million to make, will end up turning a huge profit for distributor Lions Gate. The film stars Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Chris Rock, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Smith, Jason Mewes, Jason Lee, George Carlin and singer Alanis Morissette. “Dogma” will easily pass “Chasing Amy” ($12.0 million) as Smith’s biggest hit film.
- A magazine called Link that gets sent out to college students ran an interview with Kevin about Dogma, as well as a list of his top 5 religious-themed movies. Here ya go.
- We were just gonna run the Kevin part of this story, but the other stuff, well…interested us…So we thought that we’d run the whole darn thing. Be sure and at least read the last paragraph for the Kev reference:
JENNA CONTINUES TO CAUSE A STIR
Seth McCoy posts: “Jenna Jameson, the world’s number one Porn Star and Wicked Pictures contract star, is at it again. Jenna is featured in clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch’s 1999 Naughty and Nice Holiday catalog and, apparently, her inclusion may be a little too much for some to handle.
“The catalog is creating a stir for its ‘pornographic’ nature. Jenna is pictured wearing a yellow tank top and little else. In the interview, Jenna discusses the business and gives tips on how to please a woman. Abercrombie & Fitch actively pursued Jenna because she is an international superstar and is considered both naughty and nice.
“Jenna is featured on page 104, as well as mentioned in the ‘Good Omen’ section. She joins stars such as Kevin Smith, Andy Dick and the cast of ‘That 70’s Show’ in the catalog that was released November 1, 1999.”
Ummm, if anyone’s got an extra catalog they’d like to send us…Just for the site, of course…Research and all…Heheh…Let us know. Pronto. 😉
- Finally today, Kev’s quoted in NewsWeek:
“I’m not saying the church is bad, just that God is better.”
Chew on that, and we’ll see ya tomorrow.
