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April 17th, 2002 @ 9:24 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Martin Fleming, Christie Waldschmidt, Kerry Frey, Xander, Moog, Chris Colon, BadMrKitty, Jeff,

  • If you’ve been waiting for the text conversion of Kevin’s latest Arena, look no further — We’ve now got it on our Arena page. If you’ve been missing out on Kevin’s compelling column for the UK magazine, visit the page to catch up from the beginning!
  • The Sci-Fi channel has released their official write-up for Kevin’s Star Wars special hosting stint next month:
SCI FI Channel 5/12/2002 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

Filmmaker and Star Wars fan Kevin Smith (Dogma) will host a SCI FI Channel original special on the saga in anticipation of the May 16 release of Star Wars: Episode II–Attack of the Clones. In the one-hour special, Smith will present a collection of fan-made, Star Wars-themed spoofs and documentaries, each competing to win a Star Wars Fan Film Award. Categories will include the Young Jedi Award (films made by directors under 18), animation, Audience Award (selected by online viewers) and a special George Lucas Selects Award, which will be announced by the Star Wars creator himself. The special will also feature clips from Episode II.

  • Gamespot reports that a Daredevil video game is in the very early stages of development: No doubt Kevin’s work on the comic and the new flick starring Affleck are the catalyst. Good stuff.
  • Kevin sighting: On AtomFilms.com and StarWars.com, they’re running a Star Wars fan film contest. In the film entitled “Star Wars or Bust”, Kevin briefly says some stuff about the Force and complains about one of his movies tanking). His appearance is uncredited and happens at about 8 and a half minutes into the film.
  • Here’s a report from the field on an upcoming film featuring Joey Lauren Adams:
I just returned from a great weekend of filmgoing at the Taos Talking Picture Festival (www.ttpix.org) and was lucky enough to be in the audience for the world premier of Joey Lauren Adam’s new movie “Grand Champion.” This film is apparently so new there isn’t even a listing yet for it in the IMDB. In the film, Joey plays a single mom who is trying to raise two children with no income on a farm in Snyder, Tx. The story follows her son Buddy as he and his sister raise a calf named Hokey to be a Grand Champion steer. When Buddy wins the Grand Championship he auctions off Hokey to raise money to support the family. Buddy soon finds out his steer is going to be barbecued and kidnaps him back from the new owner, played by Bruce Willis. Joey Lauren Adams performance rang very true and heartfelt as a mother, a role I was surprised to see her play. She was on hand for a Q and A with the director Barry Tubb but! she looked very uncomfortable standing at the front of the room so she was very quiet. Julia Roberts was in attendance in support since her niece Emma Roberts plays the role of Joey’s daughter in the film. I believe Julia’s presence may have overshadowed hers a bit but it was great to get the chance to see her in person and this was a fun family flick.
  • More info on two upcoming Stan Lee signings:

5/18/02 3:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Farmers Market Grove Dr. Los Angeles, CA.
189 Grove Drive Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-525-0270

AND…

1000 Universal Center Dr.
Citywalk #179
Universal City, CA 91608
(818)622-8464

At both appearances, he will ONLY be signing one of the 3 items he will have up for sale at this event, and is only scheduled to be there for an hour, but can stay longer if he wishes — Get there EARLY if ya can!

  • Other signing news regarding the Jason Mewes signing at Metro: Tickets are $10 VIP, $5 priority, or you can wait outside. VIP goes in at 7:00 PM, priority at 8:00 and the rest will be let through after 9:00. No cameras allowed. $10 for a polaroid and $10 for each item to be signed.
  • Here’s another opportinity to see a View Askew flick on the big screen in the UK – Indie cinema The Duke Of Yorks in Brighton, Sussex will be showing CLERKS on Saturday, 27th April at 11:15 PM.

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