• Well, it seems that The Digital Bits is now reporting that the Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back DVD, set for release on February 12th, will indeed be the Special Edition! Likely, this will be a release under their “Vista Series” banner, of which the very cool “Unbreakable” disc is currently a part of. However, please note that Buena Vista have listed this release date as UNOFFICIAL, and given the fact that we haven’t heard much of anything about the documentary, extra scenes, commentary, and the like, look for either this release to get bumped back, OR for a scaled down product in February. We could be wrong though, and there may be a lot more done on this disc that we know. We’ll do some digging. Kevin, Vincent, Malcolm – Any info for us?

• Jason Lee is currently in Vancouver, working on an untitled comedy flick before moving to “Dreamcatcher”. Back to back flicks, busy guy these days! Anyway, sadly due to this commitment, it seems that he’s going to miss appearing at our back to back Vulgarthons in early 2002. SO, briefly, he revealed in this recent post:

The video is a cool thing, and seems to indicate that Kevin and crew have more than just one celebrity video planned for us this year…Should be a blast. We’re sure some other celebs will be there in person for the fun, and we’re thinking that the program might include some other rarities…Perhaps that elusive Dogma documentary? Stay tuned, more info as we uncover it.

• The University of Notre Dame will be screening some of Kevin’s films in December. Dates and Times follow:

• In a song by rapper Louis Logic called “Dust to Dus”, the intro is comprised of dialogue from Chasing Amy.
• And finally today, some bad news for those of you looking forward to Damon & Affleck’s “The Third Wheel” project according to TV Guide:

• Just a few quickies this weekend…

• A TON of new stills from Vanilla Sky have been posted, many of them featuring Lee. We’ve posted those here. You can view them ALL at More Magazine’s website. The flick’s looking more and more like “Open Your Eyes” all the time, should still be fun though, especially for those who haven’t caught the original.

• Here’s some fan artwork of Tenacious D’s JB and KG portraying Jay & Silent Bob.

• And finally today, some UK news: Front Magazine gave J&SBSB their film of the month column. If someone’s got a transcript, send it on. Finally, Odeon cinemas are giving away tons of buy-one-get-one-free tickets for the flick. Check out the scan above.

• Mysterio brings us more scans from the UK, this time, from Hot Dog Magazine’s latest issue. Included is a great review for J&SBSB and a profile on Mark Hamill. As always, click the above scans for a closer look at all this material.

• Brian O’Halloran appeared on a Canadian show called THE CHAT Room on TalkTV as well as Local Cable 10. He was there to promote his new flick, “Drop Dead Roses”. The flick is about a service that provides people to do undesireable personal tasks, such as break up with girlfriends/boyfriends, fire employees, etc. Sounds fun. DDR is screening at Bloor Cinema in Canada this Saturday at 3:30 PM. A Q&A with the Brian and the flick’s director will follow! Be at the box office by 2:30 to get tix!

• Brian Lynch hooked us up with a one sheet for the new Monkey Man project…It’s some damn slick work. Click it!
• And finally, if you’re into this sort of thing, a DJ set at the Groovetech website featured a tune which mixed in Randal’s famous porn-ordering phone call from Clerks. Check out that show HERE.

• Ben Affleck’s in the news a bit today…His “Sum Of All Fears” flick is reviewed today over at AICN, with some positive reviews – Check those out HERE. Affleck also was the “butt” of a joke on last night’s new “South Park” on Comedy Central. CC re-airs the episodes on Saturday nights, so catch it then if ya missed it. The show continues to push the envelope. Affleck was also recently named one of the “Top Men of the Year” in GQ Magazine.
• E-zine Rockerchick recently ran this article, submitted by a self-described ‘openly out gay male’ who went to see JSBSB with the GLAAD list of grievances in hand. He concludes with “I can recommend the movie to Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered people with little reservation.”
• With Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back finished in their major run in theatres, only art houses are left playing them. In Toronto, possibly the last time to see the movie on the big screen will be at The Revue (400 Roncesvalle Ave) on Nov. 18 – 20 and lastly at The Music Hall (147 Daneforth Ave) on Nov.21-22. Check your local theaters and catch the flick again before it’s gone!

• More Sims skins have been spotted for Bluntman & Chronic, courtesy of “8th Deadly Sim”. Check out shots of these dudes above. Some nice work.
• A great new interview with comic writer Brian Michael Bendis and Clerks artist Jim Mahfood. Check it out at Popcultureshock.com.
• A still from “Chasing Amy” is up at FilmWise as a piece for their new Invisibles game (entitled “active”).
• The University Of Virginia’s got a ton of J&SSB screenings slated in December, along with some bonus chances at Mallrats on the big screen! Here’s the info:

• And last, but not least today, the American Film Institute is doing another top 100 list, this time for love stories. Chasing Amy is among 400 nominees for the 100 best. Hopefully it’ll make the cut! Thanks to E! Online for the story.

• We’re happy to present you this exclusive accoucement from Kevin on his January appearances. Keep in mind these are TENTATIVE, but likely to happen. Those of you who haven’t been in the area for the previous shows might be able to make it to some of these, as they’re in some new areas, especially that Kentucky one! Here’s a full summary of what’s on the slate:

Check out a full list of appearances, with details on ticket pricing, availability, location, times, and more at our News Askew Appearances Page (now accessible through a nice new link on the left side of your screen!).

• The New Jersey State Film Festival happens this weekend, and naturally, they’re showing three of Kevin’s films (Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy), the NYC short, and Scott Kramer’s tribute short “Chasing Kevin”. Check their website for details on shows and showtimes.
• Speaking of “Chasing Kevin”, all four of the “Employees” scenes (from within that film) are now online at the Too Many Nicknames website toomanynicknames.com.
• Dark Horizons has confimred the rumor we’d heard about Jay & Silent Bob’s Australian release – The date has been slightly moved up to January 31, 2002!
• Rexmag.com did a recap of Kevin Smith’s talk from the other night at Kent State University. The direct article can be found HERE.
• The Vic Theater in Chicago is doing a brew and view of Jay and Silent Bob Strick Back and Chasing Amy through Thursday. Show times are 9:00 for J&SBSB and 10:00 for Chasing Amy (On Wed. only J&SBSB is showing at 8:00). The website can be found HERE.
• More screening opportunities: UK cinema chain Odeon will show Chasing Amy on the big screen on Wednesday, November 21st at three locations around the country – The screening details are as follows:

• Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back will be showing as part of the “Birmingham Film Festival” in England. You can catch it at the “Screen Extreme” part of the festival, a week before the official release date, on November 23rd and 8:00 PM. Tickets are £4.50 (£3.50 concs). The screening will take place at Odeon Cinema, New Street, Birmingham. Surf HERE for more info!

• We are happy to announce that Kevin’s college Q&A appearances have been such a huge success, that more dates are being added to the circuit as we speak: We are now happy to confirm that Kevin is appearing at Syracuse on Tuesday, November 27, and the University of Wyoming (Laramie) on Saturday, December 1st along WITH Jason Mewes! The latter will also be hosting a weeklong film festival of Kevin’s work. Here’s the FULL information on the Wyoming appearance, for which tickets are now on sale:

Film Schedule:

Nov. 26 – Clerks 7PM
Nov. 27 – Mallrats 7PM
Nov. 28 – Chasing Amy 7PM
Nov. 29 – Dogma 7PM
Nov. 30 – Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 10 PM in the Union Ballroom -The first four days in being held in the Classroom building room 302.
-All shows are FREE! Tickets will be needed for J&SBSB and can be picked up at various places around campus.

The Appearance Itself:

Dec. 1st – Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes -Starts @ 7 PM, doors open at 6 PM.
-Held in A&S Auditorium
-Tickets NOW ON SALE for students, $10.
–Non-student tickets go on sale this MONDAY, the 19th, at $15! next Monday (19th)-Limit 2 tickets per person

There ya go, folks! Thanks also to Gail for the confirmations. We hear there might be as many as THREE more appearances added to the list soon! We’re also working on digging up more info on the Syracuse show. Stay tuned.