- We’ve got a bunch of details for you on the just-announced public screening of “Jersey Girl” early next month in Austin, Texas, as part of the South by Southwest festival. The screening is going to be a joint benefit between SXSW and the Austin Film Society. The benefit, which is still in the planning stages, MAY only be open to AFS members or those with SXSW Wristbands (which run you a steep $300 – $700) or SXSW badges (which run a more affordable $60). The seats will fill to AFS members and SXSW wristbands first and then, finally, to badge holders.
Because of this pecking order, we expect very few, if any, seats will remain for the regular public. This is all subject to change, but just what’s being told to us right now from a source in the area.
AFS membership is $20 (minimum) and members will be notified first as details are arranged (theatre, times, etc.) Members will likely have first claim for tickets. I am assuming they will have first dibs on tix. Also, since it is a benefit, there will be the required donation – which has yet to be determined.
Want to call and bug some people more about this? You can reach the Austin film society at 512-322-0145 and the SXSW Film Fest line is 512-467-7979. We shall keep you informed, dear readers.
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- Kevin drops in a few quotes in this New Jersey Star-Ledger article titled “Defining the ‘Jersey Guy’ — A little soft, a little tough, a lot of’tude”. We’ve ripped out Kev’s stuff just ahead:
“You’re talking to a Jersey Guy,” said Red Bank-born and Highlands-raised Kevin Smith, director of “Clerks,” “Mallrats” and the soon-to-be-released “Jersey Girl.”
“Jersey guys try a little harder,” he said. “A lot of us make up for the deficiency projected on us by New Yorkers. Growing up in Jersey, you were always given the impression life was better in Manhattan.”
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“They tag us with the accent,” Smith said. “Those are the guys who live in Bayonne and Hoboken. In Central Jersey or South Jersey, there’s no accent.”
Smith lived in New Jersey until two years ago, when he moved to L.A. How much did he want his now-4 1/2 year old daughter, Harley, to be a Jersey Girl? He and his wife flew east so she could give birth at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank — where Smith was born.
He has no intentions of making “Jersey Guy,” the movie, but if he did, who would he cast as the title character?
“Jason Mewes,” Smith said, referring to the star of “Clerks” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” And who would be the Jersey Guy’s wife or girlfriend? “Ali Larter (”Final Destination 2,” “Varsity Blues”),” he added. “She’s from Cherry Hill.”
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The Jersey Guy “is less apt to get into a fight than a New York guy,” according to Kevin Smith. “But if he does, he’s a better fighter. Jersey Guys are better drivers — and end up with better cars. You can count on the Jersey Guy to give you a ride, and he knows his way around malls.”
You can check out every word of the piece at the Ledger’s site.
- Jersey Girl has the honor of making the very selective “Early Warning” list over at Hollywood.Com.
- Are you an avid toy collector lusting after the new line of View Askew action figures? Did you just have to have Jay and Silent Bob in vibrant Mallrats color and authentic Wizard World Exclusive black and white? If you’re a toy collector (and let’s face it — who isn’t nowadays) and you own a video camera, this is your chance to be seen and heard by the rest of the world. A documentary style film is seeking video submissions from toy collectors willing to speak about their hobby. Click here for all of the details and information.
- Yet another fan proves his View Askew devotion! Check out scooper Moventura’s newest ink.
- Check out Brian Wenrich’s Happy World of Bunnies, a new online comic that takes its name from a line in Vincent Pereira’s “A Better Place”. No other relation though we wouldn’t be surprised to see an Askew reference pop up there from time to time.
- Check out a still of Kevin’s appearance (and a fun caption) in IGN’s review of the Comic Book: The Movie DVD.