- Clerks: The Animated Series is back in rotation on Comedy Central. Check your local listings for dates and times to catch these classic episodes.
- Kevin’s Elijah/Sean Lord of the Rings comicon photo gets Farked this weekend, with some interesting takes (the Weekend at Bernie’s shot being a personal fave).
- Possible good news for UK fans: The BBFC website indicates that the British censors have begun classifying the extra features of the Mallrats special edition DVD, indicating that it will finally be released on DVD in the UK very soon.
- Australian magazine ‘Who Weekly’ announced in their entertainment section that Columbia Tristar have cancelled the planned October 23rd Australian Cinema release of Gigli. Instead, the film will go direct to video in early 2004 under the alternate title “Tough Love”.
- In a competition at blackstar.co.uk, one question for the £100 trivia quiz prize is about Kevin’s creation of Jay and Silent Bob. You must be a site member (and we assume, a UK resident) to win the cash.
- Kevin gets a mention amongst very good company in this Guardian UK article comparing Orson Welles to today’s directors.
- A video interview with Kevin discussing J&SBSB is up at Channel4’s site.
- Clothing giant American Eagle’s new marketing campaign is “Reissues”, ranging from the ’60s to the 90’s. In their Style section, they give the details about what inspired each of their reissues, and under ’90s, the #1 inspiration is “Clerks “Inaction Figures” reissue — Kevin Smith’s Clerks”. Under the Entertainment section below that, it includes this mention: “Bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam skyrocketed out of obscurity and into the mainstream while auteurs like Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino secured their places in cinema history with gritty classics like Clerks and Reservoir Dogs.” See for yourself right HERE.
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