Archive for April 6th, 2004

Clerks @ The Arclight: April 13 – BE THERE!!!!

April 6th @ 10:01 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Ming, Smokey Ling

  • Oh, you west coasters…Are we ever the envy of YOU tonight! This is one of the coolest events we’ve seen since we started this site,
    and it’s a real shame we can’t be there with ya.

At the famous Arclight theater, one week from tonight, the film that started it all, “Clerks”, will screen at 7:30 PM. Kevin will be hosting a Q&A along
with Mews, Mosier, and other special guests (can you say CLERKS CAST!?!?). Not only that, the DVD crew from the 10th anniversary disc is gonna be in the
house to film footage. This sounds like THE premier fan event to be at, and only 450 seats are avaialble, so we HIGHLY recommend you
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS NOW!!!
Buy them the moment you read this, because we highly doubt these will even last the night. Here’s the official details:

Breaking News from the Clerks 10th Anniversary DVD Crew!!

There will be a screening of ‘Clerks’ at the Arclight Cinema in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 13th. This is a reunion screening of sorts featuring the cast and crew in attendance and a post-screening Q&A from Kevin. In attendance will be Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier, Jason Mewes and other SURPRISE cast and crew members.

Details:

* The screening will be held on Tuesday, April 13th at the Arclight Cinema in Los Angeles

* The screening will begin at 7:30pm

* Tickets are available through the Arclight Cinema now (at their usual ticket price). Call (323) 464-4226 to order

* All attendees are ENCOURAGED TO DRESS UP. Come as Jay and Silent Bob. Wear your Clerks shirts or any other View Askew Related gear.

* The Clerks 10th Anniversary DVD Documentary crew WILL BE FILMING DURING THE SCREENING AND THE Q&A AFTERWARDS! Want to be immortalized on DVD? Here is your chance.

* The Documentary crew will also be INTERVIEWING FANS BEFORE THE SHOW. If you are interested in being interviewed, please arrive at the theater early at 5:00pm!

* Again – please come in full View Askew gear if possible. Got a shirt, hat or costume? This wll be the day to wear them.

* Tickets are limited to about 450 so get them now.

Have a ball, folks. Cancel any plans you have, get tickets NOW, and don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event!

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ECU Appearance: Your Turn To Talk Back!

April 6th @ 10:00 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Dundada77, Rex Kramer

  • Kevin’s appearance at East Carolina was apparently a very interesting one, with some strange occurrences coming from those in attendance (stories are running rampant over at the WWWBoard). However, despite the weirdness, Kevin turned things around quite well, and handled all queries and questions in stride, chatting it up with the crowd there for over 5 hours. It seems that a lot of regulars from the site and the board were in the audience, but a lot of questions came from, well, for the lack for a better word, whackos!

Feel free to stop by the WWWBoard or weigh in with your thoughts on the night.

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Signed “Jersey Girl” Fire Helmet For Auction!

April 6th @ 9:42 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Joe Mccarron

  • That fire helmet we mentioned a couple of weeks ago? It can NOW be yours! This is definitely the coolest piece of Jersey Girl memorabilia
    we’ve seen so far, a cast-autographed fire helmet, being auctioned by the Paulsboro Fire Department, with all proceeds going TO the department, for the
    purchase of new life-saving equipment. So, not only do you own this one-of-a-kind item, signed by EVERYONE (including even Ben and Jen themselves, on
    the bottom), but your cash could help save lives.

Ebay has the price at $350.00 at presstime, we’re sure that the item’s going to
go higher, but recommend you get your bids in and mark your territory if you want this. Bidding ends in a week. Good luck, and if you snag it, let us
know. We’d love for a true fan to own this item.

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“Kevin Smith Gets All Up in Yo Face”…

April 6th @ 9:41 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Patrick Norton will chat with Kevin on tomorrow night’s edition of Tech TV’s popular series “The Screensavers”, as we mentioned
    yesterday. Here’s more details on what to expect tomorrow, as well as a link to a video clip
    from the interview, which premieres tomorrow:
‘Jersey Girl’ director and no-budget filmmaking hero chats with Patrick Norton.

By Tim Moynihan

In the “what have you done for me lately?” world of entertainment, you’re only as popular as your latest project.

Some filmmakers are criticized for making movies that are far different from anything they’ve done before, while others are dubbed a one-trick pony if they keep churning out similar fare.

With his latest film, “Jersey Girl,” director Kevin Smith has polarized fans and critics by doing a little bit of both. In exploring the bond between a father, his daughter, and his friends and family, “Jersey Girl” is a far cry from anything Smith’s directed before.

But many critics have complained that while “Jersey Girl” may be something new for Smith, it’s nothing new for a Hollywood movie. Fans of “Clerks,” “Dogma,” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” may be stunned that this movie was made by the same director.

On tonight’s episode of “The Screen Savers,” Patrick Norton talks to Smith about the hubbub surrounding “Jersey Girl,” the challenges in making a film that’s so different from any of his previous works, and why “Jersey Girl” is basically the same movie as “Chasing Amy,” except — as Smith puts it — “with a 7 year old instead of a lesbian.”

What’s in it for you

By watching tonight’s show or clicking the video link to the right, you’ll also learn about the following items at no extra charge.

– The best CG effects should be unnoticeable, which means Smith has done a great job with them in his last two films. Learn about the computer-generated effects he used in “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and “Jersey Girl.”

– Learn why Smith isn’t a card-carrying member of the digital-video revolution, even though he gets good use out of digital-editing equipment.

– Who’s the bigger computer geek — Kevin Smith or Ben Affleck? Find out who Smith gives the nod to in the interview.

– Smith is a self-proclaimed “Mac whore.” Wait ’til he tells you how many rooms in his house are wired.

– Smith’s next project is an on-screen adaptation of the “Green Hornet” comic books. Find out whether Smith is intimidated by bringing these classic comics to life and why a niche audience can be harder to please than a mainstream audience.

– Learn why Smith describes making “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” as an exercise in anger-management therapy.

– Find out which goodies are in store for the DVD version of “Jersey Girl” and why the DVD probably won’t be part of the Criterion Collection series.

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View Askew NewsBites™

April 6th @ 9:39 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by WFdonHawk, Ty Nelson, Alonso Duralde, Christian, Lyssa, RGreene, Chantalco

  • The Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky will be showing “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” at midnight this Friday and Saturday.
    The theater is located on Main Street. If this one sells out, perhaps they’ll host more View Askew films on the big screen, so if you’re in the area, stop
    out and see a really fun flick with a midnight crowd full of crazy fans.
  • Don’t forget to CAST YOUR VOTE for your favorite film in this Tribeca Film Festival
    poll. Clerks is up as a choice! Vote for your favorite celluloid guilty pleasure and then come down to the Tribeca Drive-In at Hudson River Park’s Pier
    25 to share your guilt with 3,000 like-minded movie buffs. The winning film will screen on Friday, May 7, at 8:30 p.m., check back for ticket information.
  • Alright, so it’s another gag, but another clever gag by the sneaky and clever Christian. If there WAS a Jersey Girl soundtrack, we
    imagine that Best Buy would have a page that looked something like THIS.

  • We kept missing this one in the shuffle, but “Jay & Silent Bob” made the cover of a recent Entertainment Weekly, on one of Bart Simpson’s
    hands. Check out a scan right here.
  • Twilight Invasion gives Jersey Girl some mad props, saying it “…may, in fact, be Kevin
    Smith’s finest work to date.” Read their full review HERE.
  • Frank’s Reel Reviews also has a bit on Jersey Girl, taken from Kev’s press tour a
    couple weeks back.
  • And last, but certainly not least today, a huge congrats to Jason Mewes, for celebrating a year of total sobriety today. In the AP story, Kevin confirms his plans to use
    Mewes for a role in “Green Hornet”. Congrats again, Jay. Well done.

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