- “Film Comment†magazine featured comments on Episode II from Kevin that we haven’t seen before:
In terms of predictability, Episode II (and Episode I) make Titanic seem like a veritable whodunit. We all know the Empire’s going to rise and eventually fall at the hands of Indiana Jones, the dude from Corvette Summer, the chick who wrote Postcards from the Edge, and an army of teddy bears. We all know that the Jedi will be hunted to extinction, with the exception of Alec Guinness. We all know that Yoda lives through the Clone Wars and matures into a Muppet. There’s little-to-no-mystery left in the Star Wars prequels, with the exception of seeing exactly how the space-shit winds up hitting the space-fan. And that should be enough to get even the casual fan into the theater.
- The Toronto Star recently ran an article to debunk all those crazy rumors going around about a supposed Affleck/Damon feud. We’ve got scans, but here’s what we thought you might want to read, in case you’re on a slow connection or a small screen:
#2 – Despite the pressure to deliver at the box office, Damon says he is proud of his previous choices – all of them – and even allowed Affleck to poke fun at him last summer in Smith’s comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
“I’m sorry I dragged you from whatever gay-serial-killers-who-ride-horses-and-like-to-play-golf, touchy-feely picture you were going to do this week.†Affleck taunts in a scene where the two actors are working on the fictitious sequel, Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season. “I take it you haven’t seen Forces of Nature,†Damon chides back.
“They felt like enough time had passed, and they were both of the mind of “let’s skewer the public personas and how people see us before someone else does it,†says Smith, who recently invited both actors to a party at the 7,500-square-foor Hollywood Hills hoem he now rents from Affleck. There, guests sampled catered Mexican creations and sipped margarits, while Affleck – who spent time last summer at the Promises rehab center in Malibu – stuck to his new drink of choice, Diet Coke.
#3 – Affleck is slated to star with Jennifer Lopez in Kevin Smith’s next film, Jersey Girl, which will be shot in Philadelphia this summer.
The scans of the piece are above, best it could be done with the oversized paper.
- On Saturday, July 13th, there will be a Kevin Smith theme night at The Newark Cinema Center’s production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show preformed by the cast of Formal Dress Optional. Guests are encouraged to dress as a character from any of Kevin’s movies or comics. There will also be a special Kevin Smith preshow and trivia contests. The show starts at midnight on Saturday night and should let out around 2:30 AM. The Newark Cinema Center is located at 411 Newark Shopping Center in Newark, DE 1(302)737-3720. You must be 17 or older to attend and have a valid id with you. For more info, visit their site.
- This is the last we’re posting of these, as we’ve been swamped by ‘em, but above you’ll find some more View Askew counterparts that folks created using that South Park applet we posted a few days ago. See if you can match them up.
- The new issue of Request magazine, puts Jay & Silent Bob Strick Back in their “Top 5 DVDs that DON’T Deserve Special Editions†list. Those bastards! The other MUCH WORSE movies were Glitter, Newsies, Black Knight, and Rollerball. Now THOSE are some bad movies. But Jay & Bob? Come on.
- “Stan Lee’s Mutants, Monsters & Marvels†DVD is being released in the UK tomorrow this week…But check out what they did to the DVD cover! US version on the left, UK on the right. Don’t they think Kevin’s got any fans overseas?
- USA Today ran a blurb about Affleck and Daredevil late last week that we forgot to mention. Click the link to read it, they archive everything over there.
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