- Director Brian Lynch (of the still hopefully forthcoming “Big Helium Dog”) has the script for his next production, the “Single greatest fraternity vs. zombie movie ever made”, “Everybody’s Dead”, well underway. We were given a taste and, while we can’t reprint anything or divulge any serious details,it sounds like something we really can’t wait to feast our eyes upon. Quite a few of the characters had work to do in these scenes, and Lynch already has his dream cast named (though no deals have been inked yet, we’ll follow closely). At any rate, the three sections we read painted a pretty wacky picture, funny and bloody as all heck. If we get any more info on the flick at all, or perhaps can divulge a few little secrets along the way, we’ll surely let ya know. With Lynch in contact with us, we’re sure we’ll have something more. Stay tuned. And watch for this one. Let’s hope the ratings board skips this one, cuz the way it’s written, we doubt we’ll see an R rating. Sounds almost like an American “Dead Alive” to us.
Archive for January 6th, 2000
Kevin Responds To Another Universe…
- Kevin popped by the web board to refute the Another Universe article we referenced yesterday (rightfully so, since we hadn’t heard of any criticisms towards the content of the show before that, either). Looks like they’re heading to California for the finishing touches. Here’s Kev:
Going back to Cali… to Cali… to Cali…
It’s my last eve in the great Garden State for quite sometime. Tomorrow, Scott and I (and Jen and Harley) head out west to put in some intensive work on the post-production of the show. The first two episodes come back this week, and it’s time to start editing, sound mixing, scoring – all the polishing – as we prepare for a March bow. It’s looking like we’ll be L.A. based for at least three months, maybe more.
I read that piece on Another Universe (the one News Askew linked). I must honestly say that I have no idea what the author’s talking about. No one inside the ‘Mouseworks’ has seen any footage yet (let alone whole episodes). Believe me – if there was network flap, there’d be Kevin flap – as I’d be flapping my gums, crying foul, to you guys, the press, and anyone who’d listen. Fact of the matter is the network is pretty high on the show right now – which is easy to accomplish, as they’ve not seen anything. Granted, they were present for script readings, but those went pretty swell (with the exception of the grumblings of some uptight lawyer fuck with the worst mustache on the planet, who poo-pooed a Jay and Silent Bob joke from episode six after one of the readings; mercifully, he had zero creative input – nor a creative bone in his weasly body – and has since been moved away from our show anyway).
When I next check in, it’ll be from Latte’ country. Wish a brother luck as he fights to maintain ownership of his soul from the heathens in the ironically named ‘c
At that point it looks like another one of those famous cutoffs, but I think he got his point across. Good luck to the gang as they head West – Hopefully we’ll have some cool soundbites and/or shots from the series for you to check out soon. We’re dying to see some of this thing.
Commentary…
- Hey, look at this. Two updates in a row. Didn’t even skip a day. Damn we’re good. Actually, we’re just not feeling as lazy as we have been lately. That’s probably it. Anyway, you probably just clicked the ‘ol News Askew link expecting to see the same crap from yesterday, and found this to be a pleasant surprise. So hey, merry christmas. Or something.
Got some updates on the Dogma RC site today of all places. A couple new reviews from the Stomp Tokyo website, as well as an article about protests surrounding Dogma in a new country: Brazil. Be sure and stop over the press area of the RC site for the latest. While we’ve been slacking bigtime on the What’s New section of RC (just got to be a bit much to maintain for the past few weeks), we HAVE been adding new articles and reviews as they show up (though that’s pretty much over, at least until video release). Thanks to Buck and Jeff Stanford for the stuff.
Alright, some newsbites AND some real headlines today, too! Amazing, ain’t it?
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- “Total Film” in the UK did a Top 25 Films of the 90’s in their new issue. Clerks, which didn’t even see a large theatrical release there, came in at #23. Here’s the writeup:
Clerks
Year: 1994
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Brian O’ Hallaran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes
Year: 1994
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Brian O’ Hallaran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes
Steven Soderbergh proved that American indie film-making could cross over into the mainstream with “sex, lies and videotape” in ‘89. Two years later, Richard Linklater’s “Slacker” turned the camera on the mentally malnourished MTV generation. But it took Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” in ‘94 to put the elements together and produce a stand-alone comedy that just happens to be a credit-card budget indie film.
“Clerks” is an uplifting story of can-do film-making. Smith set it in a convienience store because he was working there. He cast people he knew from high school, played Silent Bob himself and filmed it all in grainy black and white. The final pic came in at about $22,000 – five grand less than Miramax spent on the music rights.
Proof then that talk is cheap – but what talk. Hilarious drivellings about union labour in “Return of the Jedi”, speculation about jizz moppers pay, Happy Scrappy Hero Pup, hermaphrodite porn, the now infamous 36 dicks monologue……But “Clerks” potty-mouthed humour failed to impress US censors, who slapped it with a porn-rated NC-17 before relenting. Amazingly, for such an entertaining film, hardly anything happens – it’s a daft day in the life of till jockeys and slackers who hate their jobs. And mercifully, the one bit of action – when star clerk Dante’s robbed and shot – was dropped for a more fitting ending. Instead, he simply locks up and goes home. He wasn’t even supposed to be there today.(Cam Winstanley)
- Rolling Stone didn’t select Dogma as one of its Top Ten this year, but it did acknowledge Dogma’s “comic edge” as a runner-up.
- Some more UK news: There’s a feature on the Empire website (http://www.empireonline.co.uk/) called “Dogma Style” with a competition and a few other bits and pieces. Also, in the magazine, there’s a mildly amusing look at Matt and Ben in 50 years time – thanks to a few computer-generated tweaks to some current photos. We’ll post scans if we get ‘em.