• Cinescape gives an A- review to “An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith”, the recently released book about the View Askewniverse.
• Alright, so not ALL the newspapers are gushing about the Affleck/Lopez engagement.

• Hey folks, Chris here – I’m looking to sell my TV…It’s one of those BIG 37” Sony WEGA sets, really nice, only a little over a year old. Comes with a stand as well. If you’re interested, send me an email and I can send you photos, more specs, and the like. Nothing at all wrong with it, I’ve taken perfect care of it, it’s in great shape. Just looking at going to a big projection set (this is a tube TV, just about the biggest of those you can get). The flatscreen picture is excellent, many say the best in the business. Anyway, if you’re interested, let me know!

• Kevin’s been hitting the View Askew WWWBoard more frequently now that Jersey Girl has finished shooting. He’s also been answering some fairly interesting questions, too. Here’s a summary of what we recently learned:

• An “internet exclusive” trailer for Jersey Girl will likely show up in the next few months.
• Work is now going to get started on the Clerks 2-disc Special Edition DVD.
• Talks are currently going on regarding the Clerks cartoon movie.
• The release of “Jersey Girl” depends a lot on the release of “Gigli”, as they don’t want 2 Ben/Jen flicks coming out around the same time.
• Finally, you can own the ultra-rare “Mallrats” book once given by Kevin to Malcolm Ingram himself! Bid on that one HERE.

• We ran the scoop about Lucas’ View Askew mention during the new Star Wars: Attack of the Clones DVD commentary. Here’s a transcript of exactly what he says, and an audio clip as well (he mistakes Dante & Randal for Jay & Silent Bob, but at least he seems to know SOMETHING regarding the famous Clerks scene):

• ABCnews.com has confirmed the Affleck/Lopez engagement:

People Magazine ran a detailed story on this as well.

• Check out a review of the just-released “Daredevil: Target” issue #1 right HERE.
• UK Askew spots a striking similarity in this still from the new animated Adam Sandler flick — Sure looks a lot like Bartleby in Dogma!
• Shipping to comic stores this Thursday — A new issue of Toyfare (#65) with Jay & Silent Bob toys featured on the cover! And, don’t forget, Monkey Man Unleashed #2!

• Kevin confirmed that Jersey Girl celebrated their last day of shooting yesterday, finishing things up in New York City with Affleck and Lopez. They did just add one more day of shooting in Los Angeles this January, but the main schedule has now been completed. Interestingly enough, Kevin also confirmed that the next Vulgarthon will likely happen closer to the Jersey Girl release. So, we expect a Vulgarthon probably around next October, where lucky fans who get tix will be among the first to see the film! We’ll keep you posted.

• We were unable to get a good capture of the Tonight Show clip, and we’d love to make it available for anyone online who hasn’t seen it yet, as it was fantastic. On Friday night, here’s a summary of what

• Kevin and wife Jennifer appeared at the start of the segment. She made a wise crack about her role in the movie & the bedroom. “Small role in the film. Small role in the bedroom”.
• Kev showed the front page of the NY Post, Friday 11/8 edition, with a pic of Ben & J-lo kissing.
• Kevin then introduced a clip of “behind the scenes” at Jersey Girl.
• “Jersey Girl” Raquel Castro was talked to briefly. She mentioned she saw a tiny bit of Dogma when she was going to the bathroom.
• Kevin asked the cinematographer if he’d seen “Clerks” to which he replied yes. Kev then asked “What did you learn from there?”. His reply: “What not to do”.
• Liv Tyler: Liv & Kev related a story about the first day of shooting. Apparently, Kevin came up behind Liv & patted her butt, thinking that Liv was actually Jen. Kevin got Liv to speak some Elvish, too.
• And finally, Affleck. Kevin and Ben talked about their friendship & the movies. Leno came into the conversation and attempted to get Ben to admit his recent engagement. They played the bit off as losing the connection.

Hopefully we’ll somehow get an online version of this clip soon as well.

• Got some cool new pics for you today. First, a few from Kevin’s recent appearance in Pleasantville. Check back in the archives a few days for a few reports from that one.

• Also, here’s three from the New York Daily News, of Affleck at the Jersey Girl set in New York City.
• Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is apparently now available on DVD in Hong Kong. No idea on the extras included.

• Daredevil: The Target #1 is set to ship next week! This highly anticipated book features Kevin’s return to writing Daredevil, the first time since his amazing run on the Marvel Knights book. Cover and artwork by acclaimed artist Glenn Fabry. Yep, you want this one. We’ll have more info on the book and some photos soon.
• The new action-packed trailer for DAREDEVIL is now available on the net and causing quite a stir everywhere! You can get the top-quality version HERE.
• Diamond is also reporting that comic shops are receiving those new “View Askewniversity” t-shirts this week as well, so if you preordered, expect to see yours soon.
• The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is holding a Jay and Silent Bob movie marathon this Saturday, starting at noon. No idea if they’re letting non-students in, but you could always try and crash — They’re showing all 5 of Kevin’s films and giving away prizes. It’s gotta be too cold to be outside there now, sounds like a good way to spend a day inside.
• This website dedicated to a wrestler named Raven gives some info and links on a Dogma t-shirt, plus a nice link right to us…So of course we thought we’d do ‘em a solid right back.
• And finally today, a happy birthday to Jeremy London (Mallrats’ T.S. Quint), who turned 30 today. He’s currently seen doing some part-time work on the WB’s “7th Heaven”, though is notorious for not being one of the favorite actors to grace the View Askew scene.

• Thanks to so many of you who wrote in to let us know that there was a discrepancy in the date that we ran regarding the “Now You Know” screening — According to the Facets website , the flick will NOT show on the 14th, but rather on November 13th (which is a Wednesday) at 7 PM. We’re going to go with the website schedule for now, but we’ll let you know if we hear differently. Sorry for any confusion.

• We’ve gotta consider this one another of those must-own Stash items. An 8×10 reprint of the final page of Holden’s “Chasing Amy” comic (as drawn in real life by the great Mike Allred). It’s a great-looking page, and comes on white cardstock, suitable for framing. Wanna know the BEST part? It only costs THREE BUCKS! Get them before they are GONE! Buy one or many HERE.