Archive for March 28th, 2001

Scoop Usage…

March 28th @ 2:14 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Just a quick word on scoop usage…TONS of e-mails come into News Askew regarding the site and scoops…on the average of about 50 on a slow day, over 100 on busy day, and it’s getting tougher to include every small detail in updates. We’re trying to keep the site on-topic yet still well-rounded so, while some days you might see a small scoop about something, another day something similar might get passed by. For example: Lately a lot of scoops regarding Shannon Elizabeth‘s promotions of “Tomcats” or Stan Lee appearances have been crossing our paths. While some of this stuff gets mentioned, sometimes we just pass it by in the interest of more on-topic and related to the View Askew realm news. We’re using our best judgement here.

Also, please check the archives before sending in a scoop that’s pretty recent. If you’re not a daily reader, a news story may have dropped back into the archives from a few days ago. We realize the search engine itself is quite slow (our news program is a bit antiquated in that regard) but just checking the past week’s news, especially if you haven’t read it yet, is always a good idea. With readership at an all-time high here, there’s a lot of duplication that comes through the scoop system.

Anyway, please don’t take offense if your scoop doesn’t get used, it’s nothing personal, just a judgement call as what was good for the day of news. Keep sending them in! We’re still taking the time to read every mail that comes into the site, and reply back to you all. While replies may just be a simple “Thanks!” at times, or something similar, please don’t think that anything you take the time to send in isn’t appreciated. It’s what makes the site work. Thanks again for your continued support!

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View Askew NewsBites™

March 28th @ 2:12 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Zeebadaboodee, Tim Shields, Robby & Godfrey

  • Our old friend Zeebadaboodee checks in with a few tidbits on that book “My First Movie” that we mentioned in recent NewsBites:
I picked up the new book “My First Movie” by Steven Lowenstein. It’s the book that was reviewed in EW this week. I haven’t had the time to read through all of it yet, but I skimmed the interview with Kevin and here are some things I noticed:

1) The interview with Kevin is 30 pages long, and includes a ton of text.

2) The interview starts with how Kevin ever became interested making a movie, and head all the way through the process of writing, making, distributing and the aftermath of the film.

3) In some ways the interview seems to span as much (if not more) than the passages in “Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes”. While some of the stories are the same, most of them have been expanded upon a little bit. For example, the story of how Kevin got the student discount on film in NYC by signing up for a one-day class at the local community college and getting a school ID. It’s been awhile since I’ve read Pierson’s book, but I don’t recall ever hearing that the name of the class was “Roasting Suckling Pig” (or something like that).

Overall my impression was that anyone who’s ever asked Kevin about “how it all began,” or anyone (like myself) who is interested in the minutia of his story, would love the interview.

  • The latest issue of the UK magazine Total Film (issue #52) has a feature on “Hollywood’s 10 Most wanted” on which Eliza Dushku is mentioned as ‘The new Angelina Jolie’. The piece also cites her jewel thief role in Jat & Silent Bob Strike Back.
  • Jason Lee’s former profession was yesterday’s daily pop quiz on EW.com. A moderate 64% answered correctly that Lee used to be, of course, a professional skateboarder before making his big splash in Mallrats.
  • Jake Busey is the latest star to join the Harold Ramis production “The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest,” which also stars Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson and Askew regular ETHAN SUPLEE.

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