• Entertainment Tonight ran a brief segment with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Among other things (such as sequels to Bourne Identity and Sum of All Fears for them respectively), Damon revealed he will appear in a small cameo/walk-on in Jersey Girl! Let’s hope that cameo list continues to grow, it’s certainly starting out with some big stars.
• 107.7, a Seattle radio station, is having an online poll to determine the top 107 albums of the station’s history. The Clerks and Mallrats soundtracks are on the list.
• Diamond News spotlighted the Jay & Bob statues in their recent news.
• The CHUD site conducted this new interview with Jason Lee regarding “Dreamcatcher”. Fletch is briefly mentioned towards the end as well.

• That Spidey DVD box set with the Stan Lee/Kevin Smith DVD included is getting more press here in the States now. Check out a new ad above.
• Finally today, Jay & Bob come up in yet another Photoshop creation – The Worth1000 site asked users to change the race of celebrity photos, and sure enough, the duo show up HERE.

• Hey folks, sorry the update was so late yesterday, we had some technical difficulties. We’re back on track now and plan to catch up on everything we missed, though things are pretty well in order here now. We’re putting the finishing touches on the Vulgar Unrated DVD review this week, and have a few other surprises in the works as well.

ALSO — If you’re interested and in the Central to eastern Pennsylvania area — I’m selling my television. And if you’re looking for a big TV, you may wanna buy it. It’s a Pioneer 57″ widescreen anamorphic television, rear projection. Pioneer makes one of the best RPTVs in the biz. If you want more info, let me know. Serious inquiries only please. I paid $4,000 for it, selling it for much less than half that. And it’s in outstanding perfect shape. Drop me a line if you’re interested.

More news later.

• Well, perhaps Jay & Bob don’t take home the F-word prize, according to the IMDB and Screenit:

The IMDB counts “267” for the big F — Which does beat the 227 Jay & Bob are supposed to have. Who the hell has time to count all this stuff anyway? One…

• Davis DVD ran a few screencaps from the Dogma documentary on the Vulgar DVD (check our archives for our screencaps and a review of the documentary when it was first made) — Also, the R-rated Vulgar disc is reviewed at DVD Angle. Our full-blown unrated edition review is coming this week!
• Drawing The Line dug the influx of hits we sent them after mentioning their web comic next week – So, they’ve got ANOTHER View Askew reference in their latest edition. Check it out HERE.

• Not everyone in the UK is an Askew fan we suppose — SFX magazine ran a so-so review of Spidey/Black Cat, which you can check out on the left above. On the right, they totally slam Affleck’s Sum of All Fears. Hey, can’t win ’em all.
• Alright, here’s a different spin on those quizzes – What Kevin Smith MOVIE are you? Find out HERE.

• Kevin Smith’s hetero-lifemates are available in 3-D form in the new Jay and Silent Bob Cold-Cast Statues. Sculpted by Clete Shields, these are the first two in what will be an ongoing series featuring the colorful characters from Smith’s View Askewniverse. Based on scultps originally commissioned by Smith, these incredibly detailed caricatures each stand roughly 11″ tall and are painted with a faux-bronze finish. Jay and Silent Bob have never looked better! Future statues will include Rufus, Brodie, Loki & Bartleby and other characters from Kevin’s flicks. You’ll want to collect them ALL! Each statue is limited to an edition of 1000 each and are packaged in a full color protective box. This is a PRE-ORDER ITEM – Scheduled to ship in November 2002 BUY NOW and it SHIPS FREE. That’s right – FREE SHIPPING on this item! And they’re heavy, too. So buy them both from the Stash and save big! PREORDER NOW!

• Yet again, you can take some of the most valuable, unique merchandise from the Askewniverse offices and display them proudly in your home, office, car, or anywhere you want to show off. This week, nab yourself a signed Chasing Amy Sundance poster, Variety ad, an uncut sheet of Mallrats trading cards, or, our personal two faves this week – A screen-used “Banky Edwards” banner from Chasing Amy, and a way cool “Brodie Bolts” color article (a large version appeared in the Secret Stash towards the beginning of Jay & Bob). You gotta love this stuff. Get over there and get in on the fun!

• The good folks at Lions Gate were kind enough to hook us up with an advanced copy of the unrated Vulgar DVD! Yet again, this disc does NOT disappoint, with the best transfer of Vulgar we’ve ever seen, a greatnew commentary track, the long-awaited Dogma documentary, and more. Check out some exclusive shots from the movie, documentary, and menus above! We’ll have a full review of this disc right here very soon.

• Got some breaking news here, folks — Rememeber the other day when we told you about Kevin’s trip to Atlanta to film another episode of Roadside Attractions for The Tonight Show? Well, we’ve just received word that Kevin will be on with Jay TOMORROW NIGHT (Friday) to introduce the new segment! Cool stuff. Be sure to set those VCRs or plan to stay up late, as we can’t imagine the great stuff Kevin must have happened upon down in the deep south. The Tonight Show airs on NBC at 11:35 PM EST.

• The Canadian National Comic Book/Anime/Sci-Fi Expo in Toronto this year will feature an EXCLUSIVE Spiderman/Black Cat#1 Convention edition comic. Their guest list is always fantastic as well. Check out their site for more info. And don’t forget to grab us a couple of them exlusive comics!
• Jason Lee is set to appear on tonight’s edition of “The Screen Savers” on TechTV:

Find a full summary of the show HERE. Chances are, this will be available online at their website soon after the show airs. Airtimes: 7pm/10pm/1:30am ET (or 4pm/7pm/10:30pm Pacific

• Probably the most scooped story EVER — Dwight Ewell (of Chasing Amy’s “Hooper X” fame appeared on the new Comedy Central series “Contest Searchlight” last night as a contestant. The show is sort of a mock-up of Project Greenlight, where folks pitch their own comedy series ideas. This scooper probably summed it up most verbosely:

As per Comedy Central, the show will be rerun a LOT, so just tune into the station, probably this weekend, and give it a look. Is it real or not? Decide for yourself! You can view Dwight Ewell’s pitch right HERE. Our take? The whole thing’s staged. But still a great show.

• Here’s a fantastic new original shirt from Clerks: The Cartoon artist himself, Chris Bailey! This one looks to be a must-have for a lot of you college folks out there. Here’s the details:

Get it for $18.00 at the Stash website!

• Wow, what an honor! According to The Answer Man (3rd question down), Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back contains the MOST uses of the dubious “F” word, beating out the likes of South Park and Pulp Fiction.

• Hey Lee lovers — Here’s a few BRAND NEW pics from his upcoming “Stealing Harvard” with Tom Green! Also, check out the film’s official website for details on how YOU can win $29,879 (the amount of money Lee and Green need to raise in the movie) towards your college tuition! The tuition give-away will be heavily promoted on Comedy Central. Stealing Harvard opens on September 13th.
• There’s more cool View Askew stuff up for auction at eBay if you’re interested! Check out the items among this seller’s list HERE. As always, bid at your own risk!

• A couple of familiar View Askew characters were spotted recently in this ad for Fudge styling gel.
• If you’re interested, a movie collage of all the Auctions Askew item photo display pages featuring Amy Noble has been created. Give it a look HERE|!
• At the Movie Quote Repository, View Askew owns the place! VA’s films have by far the most quotable phrases submitted among their lists.

• Finally today, you fans of the videogame Grand Theft Auto 3 will LOVE this one — We’re adding a MOD file to Files Askew that will change one of the storefronts into the STASH! The pack’s got screenshots and installation instructions. Even if you don’t have the game, you may wanna take a look. Have fun, catch ya next update!