Archive for June 7th, 2001

“A Better Place” DVD Postponed To July 24th Release…

June 7th @ 3:39 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Vincent Pereira, Ian Bonds, Closedown & Andy Yi

  • Well, a bit of bad news today. Vincent’s announced that “A Better Place” will be slightly delayed again. Keep in mind this has nothing at all to do with his or Synapse’s work, but rather, delays at the production plant. He does a good job explaining why you’ll hafta wait another month, and seriously, it’s not that long of a delay anyway:
Okay, everybody here is gonna hate me, but I really don’t care, things suck enough for me now, so why should this be any different? The A BETTER PLACE DVD will *NOT* make the June 19th date – we struggled valiantly to make that date, and I really wanted it to come out on that date – I figured it’d be a nice 1/2 punch with that one week and the DOGMA S.E. the next – but we ran into problems authoring which has delayed the shipment of the DLT master tapes to the pressing plant in Taiwan. On top of that, the pressing plant is booked solid by “bigger, more important” clients so the little guys like Synaspe have gotten pushed a bit on their schedule. The upshot is that a new release date of July 24th looks to be the right one. At least that gives you guys a chance to exhaust all the extras on your DOGMA S.E.s before you get A BETTER PLACE, and there’s a chance we’ll actually get the pressed discs in time to make a July 17th date, but we’re builing an extra week in this time JUST IN CASE because as with everything else in my life, something always seems to go wrong. God hates me, please forgive me. Vincent

Hey, what’s another month, right? And like Vincent says, with the Dogma SE DVD on your shelf, you’ll have enough to keep you occupied anyway. We’ll keep you posted on the disc’s release, and hopefully have a really nice preview for ya in a few weeks. Hang in there!

Kevin To Appear In Degrassi: The Next Generation…

June 7th @ 3:39 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Jason Stewart, Dave Cherkassky, Tina, Allan & Scott Sullivan

  • Lots of mails came in on this one today…The Canadian website Canoe reports that Kevin himself will make a cameo appearance when the new Degrassi show returns to CTV. Here’s a snippet:
Who says dreams don’t come true? Not only is filmmaker Kevin Smith finally getting a role on Degrassi, but he’s going to be Caitlin’s boyfriend.

Smith (Clerks, Dogma) has long made his Degrassi jones public — using it as fodder for movie lines and writing a paean for Details mag for the show (which ran in the U.S. on PBS).

And yesterday, at a press conference to launch CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation — featuring both grownup originals and a whole new cast of kids — Degrassi creator Linda Schuyler revealed that the show’s most famous diehard fan is indeed joining for a one-off appearance in the pilot episode.

“When Caitlin (Stacie Mistysyn) returns, she has a boyfriend who’s an aspiring director from the West Coast. It’s a cameo part played by Kevin,” said Schuyler, who shepherded the show through its days on CBC as Kids Of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Jr. High and Degrassi High.

For the full article, click HERE.

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June 7th @ 3:38 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by WuTang, Nick Lynch, David Carlin & Insane Ian

  • If you’re interested, we have a full transcript of one of Kevin’s recent radio appearances in Portland, OR. Click HERE to read a text version of this. Poor Kevin and the morning DJ’s he’s stuck dealing with! These folks at least seemed to know a lot about the flick and stuff, and chat about the new flick, Fletch, and a LOT of comics, which is good.
  • This is a scoop we kept passing over, but it keeps coming up so there must be some interest out there. There’s an article up at Mr. Showbiz regarding all of those legal problems coming up with Linda Fiorentino lately. In it, Kevin’s previous opinions on her come up with this final paragraph: “Kevin Smith, who directed Fiorentino in Dogma, once stated that he will never work with the actress againafter the pair battled bitterly on the set of his religious satire.”.
  • And finally today, Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES does the Bluntman & Chronic graphic novel get mentioned in this months DIAMOND DIALOGUE, a comic retailer exclusive monthly magazine put out, obviously, by Diamond Comics Distribution featuring articles & features on comic related items. There’s an article mentining how Image’s “Summer of Smith” is wrapping up with the new book, & another that mentions how te release date got moved from the 10th to the 24th. The final piece is written by News Askew reader Insane Ian:
My Personal Best is just about anything that Kevin Smith is working on. Take his work on Green Arrow for example – a comic that I previously had little to no interest in. The current exploits of the Emerald Archer have me anticipating each new issue to find out what happened to Ollie’s memory, let alone why he’s suddenly back after his presumed death a few years ago. Kevin’s writing does tend to be a bit wordy at times, but like his movies, it’s his use of the English language that makes every word flow and sound real, and his storytelling techniques have only gotten better with each comic he’s done. I can hardly wait until August when his Bluntman & Chronic GN (JUN011324D2) comes out, which is going to coincide with his new movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. It seems that once again, Kevin Smith has all the bases covered.