• Well it’s been quiet around here for the past couple of days, and with good reason! The Jay & Silent Bob DVD arrived here almost a week ago, and it’s taken that long to go through all of its contents and write a HUGE review – But now, we’re happy to present that review along with a TON of exclusive screenshots from the disc. It’s another winner from View Askew and Dimension, and probably the most content in a View Askew DVD set so far. Check out the review, and many thanks to all the kind folks at Dimension and Miramax that went out of their way to send us some early copies of the disc for review. Keep in mind this review was done on a test disc, though it’s unlikely that any changes were made for the final pressing.

You can also find more shots of the Jay & Bob DVD menus at the DVD Shrine website.

• The Dark Horizons website reports that IMDB has George Carlin and Joey Lauren Adams on Jersey Girl. Kevin previously confirmed Carlin and Affleck’s casting, but nothing was official on Joey Adams (and Kevin’s still yet to make that announcement).
• The February 12th Hollywood Reporter ran a nice one-page story on Jay & Bob’s DP (Director of Photography), Jamie Anderson. Kevin and Scott compliment him quite a bit on the DVD commentary, and plan to use him on future flicks (including Jersey Girl). Here’s the text:

Earlier in my career, I was lucky to work with some great cinematographers. Now, when I’m shooting a film, there’s always at least one of them looking over my shoulder, still teaching me. That’s an important part of who I am as a cinematographer. Every day on the set, we are trying something for the first time, and still drawing on some earlier experience. It’s the way you interpret a feeling, a mood or a character that provokes a response. There is something organic about film that is hard to define. It’s a warmth and smoothness of the image. Maybe the right word is alchemy-the way it all works together, the light and dark, the colors and movement, light projected through crystals. There’s a kind of magic that happens. There are infinite possibilities. The movies that mean the most to me are the ones that teach us something about the human condition, and sometimes just the experience of making them can teach you something too.”

Jamie Anderson’s credits include Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Gift, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The Temptations, Small Soldiers, Grosse Pointe Blank, What’s Love Got to Do With It, The Juror and Unlawful Entry.

You can check out a Q&A with Anderson HERE.

• This month’s Cinefantastique has a two page article devoted to the animatronic Scooby Doo that appears mostly in the deleted sequences of J&SBSB. We don’t have the article, alas, but you can check it out at your local newsstand if you’re intersted in learning more. It’s supposed to be quite detailed.
• Jason Lee appears in the film “American Cuisine” on the Women’s Entertainment network on February 22nd at 8 P.M. The film is rarely seen, so you might wanna tune in or tape it if you’ve got the channel. Thanks to the Jason Lee Online Fan Club for the scoop.

• Due to the name similarity, we have been receiving quite a bit of mail regarding the untimely death of actor Kevin Smith. Though he shares a stage name with Kevin Smith of View Askew Productions (for whom we run this website), they are not the same individual.

Smith starred in many New Zealand stage, television and feature films and is perhaps best known for his role as Ares in Xena: Warrior Princess. News Askew would like to send our condolences to his friends and family. More news later.