Archive for April 4th, 2001

Commentary…

April 4th @ 3:19 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Hey folks. Things are slowing down a bit after the major activity of Red Bank filming going on last weekend…Very exciting stuff. On the even MORE interesting front, a local radio station just mentioned that Bruce Springsteen was actually IN Jack’s Music Shoppe in Red Bank the very night that filming wrapped, at that very minute (he showed up in the store just after midnight to sit on the counter, sign, and rap with fans, unannounced.) How cool is that? To think we were just miles away and didn’t stop in! D’oh!

A polite request, folks – If ya can, please keep spoiler related stuff out of the talkbacks, so they can be read safely. A good rule of thumb is that anytime we use swipe text in a story, with spoiler stuff, keep discussions of that nature to the Forums area, that we created for spoiler talk. We might hafta start regulating talkbacks and removing spoiler posts, and we’d hate to do that. Use your own judgement, but please be careful about it. There’s a lot getting out about the flick that folks prefer not to know about, and that’s certainly understandable.

Alrighty then, on with the show…

Kevin: “That’s A Wrap”…

April 4th @ 3:16 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Kevin Smith

  • Kevin stopped at the board yesterday to give some closing thoughts and let everyone know that filming has indeed wrapped. Here’s his post with thanks to the cast and crew for a job well done. And yeah, we can vouch for those craft services folks. It’s amazing that everyone who works on a movie set doesn’t weigh a ton:
At 12:07 this morning (at least by my reckoning), we wrapped the flick.

Brian and Jeff were excellent, as always. Nic and Jake made a welcome debut into the imploding Askewniverse. Vincent got in as well, with a pretty funny line. And Brad and Chris stretched, essaying the roles of characters who were not web site creators (at least, that was the character background I forgot to give them). It was a fun and, as mentioned earlier, poignant fashion in which to close the book on our weird little world.

Thanks to all who helped – every last cast and crew member. This really was a collaborative effort, and without the gracious help of all those involved in even the most subtle manner, it wouldn’t be the flick it is (i.e. – if it sucks, blame everyone else too). Hell – we even came in $850,000 under budget (and that was even with going over schedule by a day).

Now it’s on to the dark of the editing room for the next two months, where I can reign in this beast to a comfy, funny running time while hopefully sweating off the extra twenty pounds I put on through production (damn you Crafty Dave and your far-too-delicious buffet of snacks).

I think you guys and gals are gonna dig what we’ve been upto for the last few months.

August 10th.

Doesn’t seem that far away at all.

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April 4th @ 3:15 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Matt Dunford, Jeff, Jess, Padawan70, John, Nick Lynch, Jason Nadeau, Cathy Sachs, Jason Adelsberger, Rich, Jessica & Daniel

  • Today’s most popular scoop: There’s a survey on your “Favorite Pothead” in the movies at the IMDB, and Jay’s leading the way right now, over Jeff Spicoli (of Fast Times, of course) and Judd Nelson’s Breakfast Club persona. Get those votes in!
  • And in more IMDB news today, here’s a very cool idea from Jason Lee:
Jason Lee On A Mission To Help Struggling Artists

Actor Jason Lee is helping struggling artists by opening a gallery in Los Angeles, California, where new artists can work for free and get their paintings showcased when they’re finished. The Almost Famous star, who is a former professional skateboarder, says that he and his friends hope to open a gallery in downtown Los Angeles dedicated to fostering unknown talent. He says, “We’re basically going to renovate a loft, and find an up-and-coming painter who we’d rather not see ripped off by the galleries. He’ll get to use the studio space for free for six months. We’ll keep one of his paintings in the foundation’s permanent collections and help him sell the rest, then the cycle will continue with the next artist.”

  • Eliza Dushku is “Mistress of the Week” at Arrow in the Head, a subsidiary of the JoBlo website. There’s also another article small about her today that mentions Jay & Bob at CastingNews.Org.
  • We forgot to mention that the latest Playboy ALSO features an excerpt from George Carlin’s new book, “Napalm and Silly Putty”, which begins on page #130. Check it out, it’s gonna be a funny book.
  • In the May 2001 issue of Jane Magazine the results of an entertainment poll (2,000 responses from Jane readers) included the following:
What indie actor deserves to make it big?

1. Sarah Polley 35% of the vote
2. Benicio del Toro 16%
3. Jason Lee 11%