- Tonight’s new episode of “The Simpsons”, titled “Three Gays of the Condo”, features a View Askew reference. At the beginning of the show, the family is working on a jigsaw puzzle. After they finish it, Homer says “This puzzle is the only worthwhile thing I ever made in my life, except for Lisa” (classic Homer!). Then, Maggie shoots Homer a look and he says, “Prove me wrong, Silent Bob!”. Check out the episode on your local FOX station tonight. The Simpsons remains, consistently, the funniest show on television.
Archive for April 13th, 2003
Kevin To Appear At WizardWorld East: Philly!
- Kevin will appear for the second consecutive year at the WizardWorld East convention in Philadelphia, running from May 30th through June 1st. Those of you who attended last year know that Kevin spent hours signing tons of stuff, did 2 memorable Q&A sessions, and more. Wizard Universe had the announcement. Kevin says:
“Having spent the latter half of last year in Philly shooting Jersey Girl, I fell in love with the city (in a strictly hetero way). Can’t wait to go back. Couple that with the fact that it’s for a Wizard show and I may just fall in love with the city all over again (in a non-hetero way).””
Kevin’s event schedule will be announced soon, and we’ll have all those details right here. The guest list for this year is again very, very impressive. Check the whole thing out HERE. As you know it’s local for us, so we’ll look forward to seeing some of you there.
View Askew NewsBites™
- What’s new with Jason Lee? He tells us himself via this recent View Askew WWWBoard post:
Been a while. Just stopping by to say hi. Haven’t found any decent work yet. Well, truth be told, I haven’t been asked to be in any good movies. Auditioned for Martin, or should I say “Marty” Scorsese recently (well, I actually auditioned for a video camera while the casting director read lines with me) but I didn’t get the part. Met with David Fincher on “Dogtown and Z Boys”. That could be cool. I guess skateboarding really is getting big. Been skateboarding again (gotta burn off my gut). It’s been fun. Fuck, I’m rusty as hell. Still got some of it in me but it would take a long, long time to “get it back”, as they say. Almost done with my script (12 in years in the making) and my production company is finally getting started. Should be great getting my first film as a director made under my own production company. I’ve wanted this for many many years. We’ll see how it all unfolds.
Hmm, let’s see… what else? Oh, Chris Pastras and I are going to be re-releasing Stereo skateboards and possibly clothes again. Shhh, don’t tell anyone. Anyway, we’ve been meeting with skateboard distribution companies to find the right one to work with. Should be interesting to see how well it does in the now more mainstream world of skateboarding. Been working in the darkroom lately. Almost everyday, and for as much as 8 hours at a time. Should have everything printed for my first exhibition in about 8-12 months (it’s a long and arduous process). Blah, blah, blah. Hope all is well out there. Be back soon…
Lee is also mentioned in the new issue (#57) of “Strangers in Paradise” by Abstract comics. A fan writes in and says that in a movie version of the comic, Jason Lee should play the character David.
- The April 2003 issue of AMERICAN LIBRARIES (The Magazine of the American Library Association) quotes Kevin in their regular “Thus Said: How the World Sees Us” feature on page 32:
“Although, with all the devil worship, child endangerment, prostitution, violence, and innuendo in Quiver, it’s kinda funny that they named us one of the Best Books for Young Adults. Perhaps they meant one of the best books for adult film actors. However, if the ALA knew how late I was on Target and The Evil Men Do, they’d not only take Quiver off their list, they’d rip up my library card.” Director and writer KEVIN SMITH on Green Arrow: Quiver, his collection of 10 issues of the Green Arrow comic book, being named to the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Best Books for Young Adults 2003, Newsarama.com, February 6.
- The historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond, VA is having another Mallrats showing for their Saturday midnight movie on May 3rd.
- A piece of View Askew fan art we keep getting e-mail about appears at White Ninja Comics. We’re not sure we get it, but we figured we’d give it a mention.
- And speaking of web comics, Jay appears again in the latest Combustible Orange.
- We think this one’s a rumor gone crazy, but we’re getting a lot of mail about it, so figured we’d at least run the story. Sky News is reporting that Ben & Jen want to remake Casablanca for their next film together after “Jersey Girl”. We have our sincerest doubts (sounds like a crazier idea than the Psycho remake, even), but here ya go:
PLAY IT AGAIN J.LO
Hollywood couple J.Lo and Ben Affleck have secured a deal to remake the classic movie Casablanca, according to reports.
The pair are said to be delighted with the multi-million pound deal and are now in talks wirth American producers.
The original film was a hit in 1942 starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Affleck will take the romantic lead as Rick, the Daily Star reports.
Lopez will play the former lover who had jilted him but comes back into his later life – married to a French resistance leader.
Actor Ben is reportedly a big fan of old movies and the project will give him a chance to indulge his passion.
It will not be the first time the two have appeared on screen together – they recently starred in the hit romance Jersey Girl.
A friend said: “They are overjoyed at the propspect of being in Casablanca together.
“It is the chance for them to show how much they love each other through their on-screen chemistry.”