• Just a reminder, folks, or in case you missed the big news on Friday: VULGARTHON WEST IS ON, and tickets are NOW ON SALE!!!! This is the
  most exciting event to come up in a long time, and for west coasters, probably the most exciting View Askew event…EVER! We hope to see folks from all
  parts of the country (heck, the WORLD!) represented, but only 850 of you are gonna get a ticket in time. Ready? Here’s details:

Vulgarthon 2005 at the Historic Arclight Cinerama Dome!

After years of bitching and moaning “When, Lord?! When’s it gonna be our time?!” the West Coast is finally getting in on all the sweet, sweet Vulgarthon action! A little piece of Red Bank comes to Los Angeles, as View Askew takes over the historic Cinerama Dome for one day only – Monday, March 28th, 2005!

Peep out 5 flicks never before screened in the Dome! Marvel as special guest speakers provide A’s for your Q’s after each screening!

And what flicks and which guests are in store for you? Sorry – we’re keeping it all a secret ’til showtime! But we promise: the flicks and the guests will be gooooooood…

“Seventy five fucking bucks?!” you’re asking. “I mean, Jesus – do I get a blowjob with that entry fee, or what?!” Well, no – but you do get a sweet, souvenir t-shirt!

The Details:

Date: Monday, March 28th, 2005

Time: 10:00am – Midnight (ie – all day)

Location:

The Historic Arclight Cinerama Dome

6360 West Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, California

Tickets:

Tickets for this event are $75.00 each and are only available at:

http://www.viewaskew.com/vthon2005

or

http://store.vulgarthon2005.com/vu20ti.html

LIMIT ONE TICKET PER ORDER!!

Do not call the Arclight or the Cinerama Dome for tickets.

VULGARTHON 2005 TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE!!

There are only 850 seats available, so order now!

So, uhhhh…If you want a ticket – GO NOW! No, don’t read the next news story! Come back and do that later! GET THAT TICKET NOW! Look forward to meeting
all 850 of you folks out there. As long as we can find an air carrier reasonably priced enough to have us. Stay tuned for more Vulgarthon 2005 coverage,
news, etc right here. News Askew and View Askew are your official V-Thon 2005 headquarters on the web!

• For those of you who had Friday night plans and forgot to set those Tivos, yes, we do indeed have the duration of Kevin’s appearance on
  The Tonight Show for ya here in Quicktime format. Give it some time to download, as it’s a fairly lengthy
  clip. In this edition, Kevin visits the place where it all started for View Askew: The Sundance Film Festival. The topic this year? The art of kissing
  ass to get ahead in the business. Enjoy!

• A few more Degrassi tidbits in the news today: First up, this Canoe article gives
  us some insight into what we might expect to see Alanis doing in her guest stint during the arc:

More on Alanis’ appearance can be found at Charattack.com as well.

The most recent issue of Canada’s Television Magazine (not TV Guide, but similar) also has an article about the show. We’d love a scan if anyone can
supply it.

Kevin’s Degrassi arc starts on CTV this Monday, January 31st.

• Dogma’s Salmya Hayek will be a presenter at this year’s Oscars.

• We mentioned that Hughes article in Giant Magazine last week, which featured some quotes from Kevin on the man’s work. Since we’re such
  fans of Hughes’ flicks ourselves, we figured we’d post the entire article as Mike was kind enough to set us up with some scans. Enjoy! See ya next time.

• What more can we say? First ever west-coast Vulgarthon! Tickets go on sale at the Stash on MONDAY! They WILL go fast, and when they’re gone, they’re GONE. Expect this to be one of our fastest-selling events EVER.

Alright, so a little more detail in case, for some reason, you’re in the dark about a Vulgarthon, or if this might be your first one. It’s an all-day event, full of films and fun. This one’s scheduled to run 10 AM ’til Midnight. So, that’s 14 hours of films, Q&A, and a meal break in there somewhere. We’re guessing either 4 or 5 films will be shown. After each film, a Q&A session is held with the filmmakers and stars (where available). Since the ad touts films never before screened on the west coast, we’re expecting one or more of the following to be projected: Big Helium Dog (very likely, as it’s the least seen View Askew Production), A Better Place, Drawing Flies, and Vulgar. And, of course a few of the classic View Askew films of Kevin’s (Clerks is almost a sure bet, though it’ll be interesting to see which other choices are made from the catalog). The event is taking place at the beautiful Arclight Dome, and yes, it’s on a Monday, so those of us coming in from out of town can make a weekend of it, if we so desire. Start checking out those plane ticket prices!

Vulgarthon LA Tickets will be $75.00 each and go on sale at the View Askew site this Monday, January 31st. We’ll have more particulars on how and exactly when to get tix over the weekend. Stay tuned, and get ready, west coasters!

• Kevin’s brand new segment that was taped at Sundance will be airing on The Tonight Show TONIGHT: Yes, that’s Friday the 28th. Kevin will greet Jay Leno live to introduce the segment. So, if those of you in the area wanna get in line for standby tix, better get out there. The rest of you, set your Tivos or plant your butt in front of NBC around 11:35 – Kevin usually appears on the program post-monologue, after the first commercial break.

• Due to all the Miramax/Disney stuff going on, the shooting of Clerks 2 has been delayed a bit. Kevin reports that they’re now looking at a start date sometime in April. Rest assured, Kevin’s currently growing his hair out to prepare for the Bob role (so yes, Jay & Bob will at least have a few scenes in the new flick!).
• We warned ya…Kevin’s March UK appearance sold out in record time! Un-asked/un-told queries/stories from Toronto include: The Playboy shoot, Lord of the Rings, Almost anything Harley (including the time she caught Kev & Jen), and The “Jersey Girl” aftermath. So, feel free to ask freestyle, but if you want to almost assure some DVD face time, you can’t go wrong there.
• Full sets of the J&SBSB inaction figures are available at sale preorder price of $59.99. Good stuff. For those of you waiting for specific figs to drop down to a bargain $5 price though, you may be waiting a long time. Here’s Kevin with an explanation on why this set is different:

• And finally today — If you’ve never been to Laser Blazer on Pico, you’re missing out. It is, hands down, the best DVD store on the planet. And on Tuesday, they’re having a legend in-store: stop motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen! If you’re in the area, pop in.

• We’ve been teasing about an east coast opportunity for a few weeks now, and we’re FINALLY happy to be able to let the cat out of the bag.
  Yes, folks, Kevin is returning to the roots, where it all started, for a ONE NIGHT ONLY live appearance! Catch Kevin at the historic Count Basie theater
  in downtown Red Bank on Saturday, April 2nd. This is Kevin’s first major Red Bank event since 2002. The Basie’s just blocks away from The Stash, as
  well — even more reason to come into town, east coasters! Excited as we are? Thought so. Let’s run down the particulars for you on the event:

Visit the event page at View Askew or check with us for further details. We expect this one to
sell out quickly, so we URGE you to get your tickets ordered as soon as you possibly can. SEE YOU THERE!!!

• Here’s a short blurb from Canada.com and Macleans on Degrassi that made the rounds today:

• Shots of all the soon available View Askew bobbleheads are also now online, from UK Toyfair, at the
  Action Figure website. We’ll
  let you know when we’ve got them all in stock, of course. Jay, Silent Bob, and the Buddy Christ all should ship next month at $12.99 each. Ya gotta
  love ‘em!

• And just a few more tidbits to start your day. First off, we’re happy to announce that the original Brodie inaction figure is on sale
  at the Stash for a limited time offer! You can now have your very own Brodie (or a second one to play with, for you freaks who are keeping them all in
  their packages) for a mere FIVE BUCKS! Get one HERE while they last.

• And speaking of that, big ass Jay & Bob are now on sale and showing at UK Toyfair this weekend. Visit
  Action-Figure.com
  for some inaction shots. The photo shown
  here just shows you how HUGE these things are! They’re also now avaiable from the Stash, by themselves or in a big-ass set.
• In case you’ve been missing it, CTV has been posting updates, clips, and other info on Kevin’s Degrassi episodes at their
  Degrassi site . Check it out from time to time and see the latest info on
  episodes, cast bios, and more. Still no solid U.S. airdates for Kevin’s 3-ep run yet, we’ll let you know as soon as we know.
• IGN.com just posted their latest batch of reviews, and Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut” scored a solid 8 out of 10. When
  looking at the extras, the reviewer didn’t hesitate to jump at the opportunity to wrtie about Kevin’s bit on the DVD in the review:

• Watch Jason Lee in “Stealing Harvard”, uncut and commercial free, on the Encore movie channel tonight (Thursday) at 10:20 PM. Back soon –
  ’til then, be good, folks.