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March 17th @ 8:33 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Alonso Duralde, Christian, Mechel Pavlishin, Matthew Sylvester, NYYThurman, Allan

  • Despite his crazy schedule promoting Jersey Girl, rest assured, Kevin WILL be in attendance at Wizard World in LA this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. No exclusive inaction figures this time, but chances are you’ll be able to pick up the classic rare ones at the View Askew booth. Bring some bucks!

  • Here’s something we thought was really great but missed mentioning. As part of that fake SF Chronicle site with the Jersey Girl review last week, the creator also included a long list of want ads alongside the review. They blended in so well, we didn’t notice until after we ran the piece. But we’ve got them now, and thought you’d enjoy the very creative work of the mysterious author. Click away!
  • TV Guide online has a small new story on Liv Tyler and working with Ben in Jersey Girl. Here’s a snip:
Tyler admits she got a case of the butterflies when it came time for her and Affleck to disrobe for their Jersey Girl shower sequence. “It is always nerve-wracking doing any kind of love scene or make-out scene,” Tyler admits. “But I feel really comfortable with Ben. You just try and let go and have fun with it.”

  • As we reported yesterday, Larry King praised Jersey Girl quite a bit during his chat with Ben Affleck on his program last night. Here’s a photo from the show, featuring Ben and the award he asked for earlier this week:
Talk show host Larry King, left, displays the Razzie Award won by actor Ben Affleck, right, for his film’s “Daredevil” and “Gigli,” following Affleck’s comment about winning the award but never receiving the actual award, during a taping of “Larry King Live,” Tuesday, March 16, 2004, in Los Angeles. Affleck discussed a wide range of topics from baseball to his new comedy film “Jersey Girl.” (AP Photo/CNN, Rose M. Prouser)
  • USA Today talked to Affleck about Jersey Girl and the usual amount of other topics, including his recent hilarious SNL appearance (that Gigli/Frondi sketch was a true gem). Here’s a taste:
Though it is a bittersweet experience to have Jersey Girl’s early scenes reflect his relationship with Lopez, Affleck welcomes its arrival. “I’m really proud and pleased of Kevin and his work. It is done on a high professional level. Gigli was such a disaster of a movie. What created it was an excess of publicity for me and Jen. There was a rising tide of animosity against us that crested on that movie. It was hard for people to distinguish between our relationship and the movie.”

With Jersey Girl, “we can end that chapter on a positive note with fond memories.”

  • The BBC World show “Talking Movies” is featuring Kevin and JG this week, with a good interview. If you can’t see the BBC World channel, hop over HERE where you will find a transcript of the interview and a streaming video also (if they manage to sort out a problem that means it’s not available at the moment.)

    Note that after a week the transcript should move into the archive section, but the media will disappear to be replaced by the next program. So watch now!

  • You can find a few more photos of the celebrity arrivals at the Jersey Girl Hard Rock Cafe post-party over at Iwon.com.
  • More Kevin interview questions, this time with MIT, can be found HERE. Some interesting comments, including:
On possibly abandoning his fan base:

“It’s not [about] how many people are going to watch it; it’s [about] the audience that you are accustomed to, and then suddenly turning around and being like, ‘Here’s something that’s really pussy soft.’ Thankfully the fan base is what it is and there are people who are fans of ‘Chasing Amy.’ They’re not all Jay and Bob guys. But you know the 13 and 14-year-old Jay and Bob guys you’re going to lose … the hardcore younger ones are probably going to feel like I turned my back on them, and they are the most vocal ones on the Internet. They are the ones who are like, ‘You fucking sell-out’.”

On the prospect of getting an Oscar:

“Never. Never happen. Can’t do it. Don’t think I have it in me. I’ve seen the people who win Oscars, and Ben [Affleck] excluded, and Matt [Damon], it’s not company that I can see myself ever keeping. Or that anyone sees me in the same context of. So I don’t think that that will ever happen. I don’t think that I’ll ever even get to go to the Oscars. I would just be happy to present. Presenting would be [like] a win [for me]… but they’d need a 10-second delay.”

  • Happy St. Patty’s Day to you all, go out and have some green beers, then, in your drunken moments of clarity, tell all the fellow bar partrons to see Jersey Girl on the 26th! See ya next time.

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