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February 23rd @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Ian Mance, Ed Horch, Pete, DuqEgghead, David Blumenstein, & Kate

  • There’s a new article on ‘Clerks: TCS’ in the Wizard that came out today (#103) on pages #s 78 & 79. It’s pretty extensive, but it’s highly inaccurate, mostly due to all the changes that recently happened too late for presstime. It’s got some new quotes from Kevin, too. Look for it at a comic shop near you. We may summarize some of it if we get the issue or a transcription.
  • Affleck’s press onslaught for “Reindeer Games” continues…He’ll continue it with an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Thursday night.
  • Australian Dogma News: Last evening on Australia’s “The Movie Show”, ‘Dogma’ was featured. They gave it three and four stars, mentioning that there was nothing worth protesting about, but also saying it should’ve been cut even more. More interestingly, their interview with Kevin is online at the show’s site in VIVO format. You’ll need VivoPlayer to view it, though.
  • Speaking of Australia, here’s a humorous little letter to the editor from the Sydney Morning Herald:
“Flatfooted”

I am outraged by the heresy in the Kevin Smith film “Dogma”. In the opening disclaimer, Mr Smith uses “platypi” as the plural for platypus. As all good English speakers know, platypus comes from the Greek for flat foot and so its plural is platypuses, although some might prefer platypodes. Let Mr Smith say what he likes about God and the Church but English is still sacred, at least outside America.

Peter Fyfe,
Lavender Bay.

Tail Lights Fade
Breckin Meyer, Denise Richards

As an affable classic-car buff, Breckin Meyer is flawlessly appealing in this road-trip comedy-although you may wonder how a nice guy like him got hooked up with the buzz killer in the next seat (Tanya Allen). You may also wonder just where the plot is meandering to-as Meyer and friends race across Canada to destroy a stash of Marijuana before a sliky pothead (Elizabeth Berkley) nabs it. Still, you have to appreciate any movie that makes Denise Richards and Jake Busey-as the nutty friends-seem genuinely likeable.

Reel Goodies (0:49)-She speaks! The statuesque Lisa Marie, mute of late in beau Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks and Sleepy Hollow, snags a few lines-and reveals the savviness of Burton’s strategy.

The Last Detail-Margot Kidder’s role didn’t make the final cut-in the credits, the producers thanks her for “being so talented, dedicated and, in the end, so understanding.”

Grade: B-

  • This week at Fordham University in the Bronx, NY is Kevin Smith Week. They’re showing Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy tonight, and will show Dogma tomorow (Thursday Feb 24) at 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. Interestingly enough, Fordham U is a Jesuit University, thus, the Jesuit Priests will be holding a discussion about Dogma in between the two showings.
  • Finally today…News of the strange…Carlos Santana, ya know, the dude that’s up for like a zillion Grammy Awards tonight, cites the angel METATRON as the reason for his success according to a New York Times piece today. Huh.
Another positive thing about Mr. Santana’s winning these awards is that his speeches are bound to be much more interesting than the usually Grammy thank-yous. This spiritual thinker says his comeback was prophesied by an angel named Metatron, and he is not one to let an opportunity to share his ideas on peace, love, light and divinity pass by.

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Kev At UMASS Amherst…

February 23rd @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Adam Schepp, Mark G, Albob, Jason Harris, Jess, Mike D, Hoser, MondiBlue, Lunchbox, Martin, Kyle Anderson, Tim McMahon & Simon

  • Thanks to all of you who wrote in on Kev’s UMASS appearance. A summary of the events, most of which we’ve repoted here at some time or another, appeared over on AICN earlier today. Dark Horizons ALSO ran a small piece. Here’s a few of the more interesting tidbits that came out of the session anyway, some that we may have referenced at one point, but it’s always nice to hear it from the man himself:
  • Clerks 2 will NOT be the next movie that Kevin writes and directs. He promises that it’s nothing that can be guessed at, but has hinted that it will indeed be the flick that wraps up the Askewniverse and allows him to move on to new things filmwise.
  • New stories (we haven’t heard ‘em, anyway): Something about “donkey punching” (Don’t ask us!), an anecdote about “Jay’s first time”, thoughts on the Catholic League and ABC.
  • Old story: The death of the Supes Lives project (featuring Jon Peters). Seems this question ALWAYS has to come up!
  • Episode 2 of Clerks TCS (The “flashback” show) was shown to the audience.
  • The Dogma DVD will contain over an HOUR of unseen footage (all the stuff we caught in the workprint back in 1998, and you’re gonna LOVE it!)
  • Kevin is beginning work on the Green Arrow comic.

Kevin’s a great guy to see live because he pulls no punches. He’s not afraid to talk about anything and it makes for a fantastic time. Glad to hear that a lot of you got to catch an episode of the show and enjoyed the appearance. We hear that Kevin stayed extra late again after the 3+ hour appearance to sign stuff for everyone. As always, a real class act.

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