- Davis DVD ran this little story regarding some possible extras on the upcoming CLERKS X dvd:
the stink palm. Before inkers were
tracers. Before Jay and Silent Bob
struck back. Clerks, the
epic film that launched filmmaker
Kevin Smith to the stratosphere of
the geek elite, will celebrate its
10th anniversary this year with a
monumental three-disc DVD set due
on September 14th. Three discs you
say? Yes indeed! Here’s what to
expect: a new and badly-needed
anamorphic transfer (from new high
def master), a patented
View Askew audio commentary track
(featuring Smith and his usual
suspects), deleted scenes, a new
documentary and behind-the-scenes
footage, the three-hour (!)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
documentary “Oh, What a
Lovely Tea Party,” footage
from the recent reunion screening
and Q&A session at LA’s
Arclight Cinema, trailers and
promotional material and tons
more.
One of the more interesting
and highly anticipated extras on
the set is going to be the “Julie
Dwyer Funeral” sequence that
was scripted, yet never filmed.
Newly animated by Powerhouse
Animation, this “lost
scene” (featuring the voices
of Brian O’Halloran, Jeff
Anderson, and Joey Lauren Adams)
will be able to be viewed by
branching it back into the feature
or on its own. Another possible
extra on the disc set, although
unconfirmed, could be the
inclusion of the unseen
live-action “Clerks”
pilot starring Jim Breuer.
- Kevin recorded THIS interview with BBC Radio’s Brian Alexander.
- Seems like the net is picking up on Affleck’s sickness and other no-shows for the British JERSEY GIRL priemere held earlier this week. You can read two of them right here:
The British premiere of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s second film together ended in disaster on Wednesday night – when none of the ‘A’ list cast bothered to turn up. Jersey Girl – in which J.Lo has a small cameo – was premiered in London’s West End Curzon cinema, and only director Kevin Smith and his young star Raquel Castro were in attendance.
Organizers scrambled to conceal the embarrassing absence of leading man Ben Affleck, who is reportedly laid low with a bout of bronchitis. His love interest Liv Tyler also dropped out after contracting a sore throat, meanwhile Lopez – who split with Affleck in January – had already refused to appear alongside her former fiance. Since it was released in America, Jersey Girl has failed to captivate the critics and director Smith – who has a huge cult following thanks to his previous comedies – admitted he was disappointed with the film’s box office performance.
Jersey Girl tells the story of widower Ollie Trinke (Affleck), who is forced to face up to fatherhood and a massive lifestyle change following the death of his wife Gertie, played by Lopez. Affleck and his Maid In Manhattan ex previously starred together in box office mega-flop Gigli.
YAHOO – BEN AFFLECK AILING
Skip the premiere of Gigli, and we’d understand.
So, it must have been the real deal when Ben Affleck begged off the London premiere of Jersey Girl Wednesday night because of bronchitis.
Apparently, it was serious enough that the 32-year-old thesp was hospitalized for his ailment. He’s since been released and is back home in Boston recuperating, confirmed an Affleck publicist, who said, “He’s okay…he’s getting better.”
Maybe it was something in the water? Costar Liv Tyler was also a no-show, claiming a sore throat. That left only director Kevin Smith (news) and young star Raquel Castro in attendance.
Affleck’s absence led the British press to speculate that the Hollywood hottie had skipped out on the red carpet event to avoid talking about costar and onetime fiance, Jennifer Lopez (news), who’s been recently linked to newly single Latin singer Marc Anthony.
Conspiracy theories aside, the bad throat could be blamed on Affleck’s nonstop schedule. In recent weeks, the Oscar winner’s been spotted at a campaign fundraiser for U.S. Senator John Kerry (news – web sites), the White House Correspondent’s Dinner and a Boston Red Sox fundraiser.
His calendar isn’t expected to clear up any time soon. The Beantown boy, who won his Academy Award for cowriting 1997’s Good Will Hunting, is slated to begin shooting on Glory Road later this month. Road tells the true story of a basketball coach who led the first African-American college team to the NCAA (news – web sites) national championship in 1966.
- FHM magazine in the UK is looking for the ‘Ultimate Bloke Movie’, and View Askew is represented in the poll with ‘Clerks’. You can click HERE and cast your vote!
- And finally today, here’s an excerpt from a Kansas City Star article listing 10 movies that were religously shocking back when they were released. Here’s what they had to say about DOGMA:
Dogma (1999) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as avenging angels who are laid off by God. Chris Rock as a 13th apostle who was never mentioned in the Bible and George Carlin as a cardinal who uses a Communion chalice for putting practice. Those are just three reasons there was wrath against Kevin Smith’s satire of what he saw as increasingly commercialized religion. And then there was screechy singer Alanis Morrisette playing God, but at least Smith directed her to keep her mouth shut.
You can also read the entire article HERE.
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