Archive for April 11th, 2002

“Vulgar” Discussed On Howard Stern Show!

April 11th @ 10:29 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Robert C. Smith, Matt Bruce, Jer & Balam Godoy

  • On this morning’s Howard Stern radio program, “Vulgar” was discussed for a little while. Howard’s producer Gary had passed on a copy of the film to watch, who told him that it was a Kevin Smith production that started out as a good comedy and then takes a terrible turn.

Howard’s response was that he enjoyed it up until the rape scene which disturbed him so much that he claims to have immediately thrown the tape in the trash (then again, Howard says this about most tapes he watches).

Director Bryan Johnson called it a few minutes later to talk about the film a bit. Afterwards they continued to joke about sequels to it and what would be funny. The entire segment ran for about 8 minutes or so.

We’re regular listeners of the show, so we’ve got it all here for you in audio format. As we mentioned, Stern wasn’t exactly into the flick, but as Johnson indicates, it’s not for everyone! Click HERE to check out what happened on the program this morning when “Vulgar” was brought up. You can also get a text summary of the show at www.marksfriggin.com.

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April 11th @ 5:30 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Alonso Duralde, James Herrick, David Clipson, Don MacPherson, Chris Harrison & Jen Becker

  • It’s here! Kevin’s new supervillain, “Onomatopeia”, has made his comic debut in GREEN ARROW #13, now on shelves EVERYWHERE! In this review, The Fourth Rail gives the book a very good 8/10 rating. Pick up the book if you haven’t already, it’s a sure-fire collector’s item, and it even mentions our home base town of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Making it a must-have for sure!
  • AOL USERS: Catch Ben Affleck in a LIVE chat TONIGHT at 10:30 PM EST:
Looks like another banner year for Ben Affleck: He’s got three films slated for the theaters in 2002 and four in development for next year. In Changing Lanes, opening this weekend, we’ll see more of those bullying tendencies that made us look twice at that Chess King guy from Mallrats. He and Samuel L. Jackson get into a brutal duel stemming from an unfortunately timed accident on NYC’s FDR Drive. Find out if he and Matt have another Project Greenlight in the works (or if Pete Jones drove him back to acting) in this AOL chat tonight (Subscribers only; keyword: Live).
  • More info on that Jay Mewes Metrocomix signing we mentioned yesterday: It’s happening SATURDAY, MAY 11TH at 7:00 PM.
  • UK Askew reports that the Jay & Bob DVD extra stuff has been passed by censors there with no cuts, a good sign for a possible Region 2 release, perhaps?
  • This guy has posted some animations he made using the new Bluntman & Chronic action figures.
  • According to the Videoscan/Hollywood Reporter DVD Consumer Sales chart, for the week ending March 30, J&SBSB is at #14 (and it’s the 12th best-selling DVD of the year to date). Not bad at all!
  • Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is playing at Midnight at the Times Cinema (5906 W. Vliet St.) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 12th and 19th.
  • Kevin gets a mention at the E! Online website today, a small blurb regarding his hosting of the upcoming Episode II Special for Sci Fi and a nice link to the viewaskew.com website.