Archive for November 11th, 2003

Tidbits From Kevin!

November 11th @ 11:09 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Anytime Kevin drops by the WWWBoard, we’re always on the lookout for some interesting little hints and answers that we think you’ll find interesting. Keep in mind this stuff is normally pretty accurate, as it’s coming from Kevin himself, but everything is subject to change as well. We think you’ll find quite a few of these tidbits interesting, though:
On the next Vulgarthon: “After Bashing it back east, we may have to ‘thon it out west.”
On coming to Scotland and other countries abroad: “No plans to do so, but if I’m over in the UK promoting a flick, it could happen.”
On Having Mewes in all his future films: “If he behaves himself, then yes.”
On Fletch Won’s production start date: “Not sure yet. Gotta get on Draft Two…”
On Mosier Producing Ranger Danger: “He IS producing that one. He’s not producing whatever we wind up doing within the next six months (if anything) because he’s taking a vacation.”
On future inaction figures: Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back prototypes are being done, and will likely be the line of inaction figures to follow the Dogma series (which looks like the best yet).
Kevin will be at the November 28th screening of Dogma at the Nuart theater (similar to what he did with “Mallrats”).
Baby swag “Jersey Girl” Stash items are currently under consideration.
Details on the View Askew Almanac: “We just got the first batch back from the printers this week. If you’re even remotely a VA fan, holy shit, this is the calendar for you. I love it. It’s my favorite piece of merch we’ve ever produced.”

So there ya go! Wow, Vulgarthon probably out west, J&SBSB inactions and perhaps a later start than we originally expected for Fletch Won? Lots of very interesting stuff there. We’ll keep you informed as we learn more on those subjects and others.

Kevin’s Texas Q&A Times Announced…

November 11th @ 11:08 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Ming

  • Don’t forget: BOTH Kevin and Jay are scheduled to appear at Wizard World Texas which takes place at the Arlington Convention Center in Dallas, Texas on November 21 – 23. Also taking place is one of Kevin’s famous Q&A session which is scheduled for 3:30pm – 5:30pm on Saturday November 22nd. If you are going be sure to get to the convention center EARLY to pick up the FREE tickets to this Q&A. They always go FAST and the lines are huge. Get your tickets early, AND get in line early to score some good seats for the Q&A. And don’t forget to pick up the coolest inaction exlcusive yet, Dixie Cup Brodie!

Roadside Attractions NJ: Part 2 This Friday!

November 11th @ 11:08 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Ming

  • Part 2 of the New Jersey edition of Roadside Attractions will air this FRIDAY, November 14 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. If you were a participant during the taping at Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash you’ll most likely see yourself on the tube. Check you local listings for airdates and showtimes, but don’t forget to set those VCR’s, Tivos, Replay TV’s, or whatever other gizmos ya got — This one’s a keeper! Watch the entire archive of Roadside Attractions over at the View Askew site.

View Askew NewsBites™

November 11th @ 11:08 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Laine Severyn, Louiegirl, Dean Morrison, Jim Wendling, Peter Appleyard, Mucho Conchas

  • Here’s one of the niftier fan-made things we’ve seen in a while — A pop-up book featuring a scene from the Clerks Animated Series! We’ll let Laine take over with the description of this creation:
The two pages I’ve made are a recreation of the “Why are we walking like this?” gag in the Clerks Animated Series. On page one you can make Dante & Randal climb the side of Leonardo Tower by pulling on the severed human finger (whoever gets that gag wins a shiny, official, bonafied No-Prize). On page two the disk in the middle rotates to show the flowerpot falling and breaking at the clerk’s feet, as well as capturing the camera trick of revealing how oddly horizontal our minimum wage heroes actually are.

Check out the shots of the book right here. Nice work, Laine!

  • The latest issue of Maxim magazine has a small blurb announcing Kevin’s involvement with the “Fletch Won” project. It mentions nothing other that he’s directing and that it’s a prequel to the other Fletch flicks. Ha ha. “Fletch flicks”. Try saying that 5 times fast.
  • A UK fan caught Troma Films (they of fantastic B-horror film fame) head honcho Lloyd Kaufman at a Q&A over the pond recently, and when asked about Kevin, said the following (approximately):
“Kevin Smith? I think Kevin is one of the few who seam to make the movies they want and still be in the hollywood system. I mean what did you think of his last movie the Silent Bob film?”
Fan-boy: It was OK, funny.
Lloyd: Yes I liked it, I think he’s still making films on the same level as his first in terms of control we will see how he goes but yes I like his films.

Man, you gotta wonder what a Kevin Smith/Troma team-up would look like…

  • Kevin and Jay appear in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times print edition. On page 44, in the “Showcase” section, you’ll see a shot of the guys attending the “Cat in the Hat” premiere party. If anyone’s got a scan, pass it on, we’ll post it.
  • The new “Hollywood Life” magazine (formerly “Movieline”) has a Kevin mention in their annual “Most List” (November 2003 issue). On page 77, Kevin is given the title of “Most Nervous Post-Gigli”. We beg to differ. And we’re sure Kevin would be the first to rebuke that statement.
  • Dogma and Kevin score a mention in a writeup on “Matrix Philosophy” at the Cinecon site. Scroll down to “THE ORACLE” section if you wanna check that out.