Archive for November 30th, 2001

Villanova IS Open To The Public!

November 30th @ 1:59 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Oppie & Matthew Maust

  • That’s right, folks, we’ve just learned that the general public may now purchase tickets to Kevin’s Villanova appearance! So, here are the FULL details!

Kevin Smith will be speaking at Villanova University’s Pavilion on Saturday, December 8th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are currently on-sale in the Campus Activities Office, Room 108, Dougherty Hall. They cost $12 for Villanova students with proof of Villanova ID, $15 for general college students with proof of school ID, and $18 for the general public. Please make checks payable to Villanova University. Tickets ordered will be available at Will Call under the purchaser’s last name. If you have any questions or to order tickets, please call 610-519-4211.

Get those tickets now, they’re sure to go fast. Hope to see you there.

Kevin To Be Honored By American Way Foundation…

November 30th @ 1:58 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by William Coughlan & Ian Mance

  • Kevin is among those being honored by the People for the American Way Foundation. The below story from Yahoo focuses on Neil Young, but mentions Kevin as well. Sounds like quite a nice honor:
Neil Young To Be Honored By Anti-Falwell Organization

Neil Young will be honored by an anti-Jerry Falwell organization for his efforts in supporting democracy through his music. The rock legend will receive the Spirit Of Liberty Lifetime Achievement Award from the People For The American Way Foundation at the organization’s 20th anniversary dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California December 11.

Joining Young as foundation honorees are film makers Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park), Kevin Smith (Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), and Kimberly Pierce (Boys Don’t Cry), and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.

All recipients have “taken public stands to support a free, open, and democratic society through their art and work, educating while entertaining and courageously addressing today’s most fundamental and political issues,” according to a spokesperson for the organization.

The People For The American Way Foundation was founded 20 years ago to counter the conservative values and efforts of Rev. Falwell’s Moral Majority and to promote “American values that uphold a diverse democratic society.”

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November 30th @ 1:57 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Ryan, Darrell Osborn, Joe Lawler, A311Hicks & Simon

  • A fun, well-illustrated new interview with Kevin appears, courtesy of Ryan Scott Ottney of Underground Media Comics and Outcast Studios. You can surf over and give it a read HERE.

  • Here’s those scans of a new interview with Kevin that appeared in the UK edition of FHM magazine. We mentioned this back on the 25th, and promised to have some scans online ASAP. Here ya go! Click the thumbnails above to check out the pics and read the story. Don’t miss it, it’s a good little interview and a nice shot of Kevin & Jen.
  • Jay and silent bob made the list of top 25 buddy teams in movie history according to Suncoast Pictures’ “Request” magazine. They ranked number 21 (BQ is “Buddy Quotient”, by the way):
21. Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith
One’s a territorial suburban drug dealer with no ambition and a bad case of potty mouth. One’s a quiet philosopher content to let the work just roll on by until he’s got something to say. Together, they figure sh- out. AS SEEN IN: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Scream 3, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back BQ:71
  • Dogma is showing at the Des Moines Art Center at 1:00 PM this Sunday, December 2. Free for everyone!
  • With Jay & Bob opening up in the UK this weekend, folks overseas are very excited. One guy even shut down his website and changed it to the logo of the film. As for the release of the film itself, publicity has been slow, though one mini poster seen around streets tells viewers “not to rub the C.L.I.T the wrong way”, pretty risqué for a public ad! Mostly, though, television exposure for the flick has been low, and we hear that some ads are incorrectly stating that the flick isn’t playing at theaters. Be sure and check on the web or call your multiplex, the film is likely nearby. Don’t miss it! Response to the film itself, so far, has been very positive from those who have seen it.