• Beaten only by the cooless that is “The Terminator”, “Donnie Darko”, and “Resevoir Dogs”, Empire Magazine has named Clerks #4 in their list of the 50 Greatest Independent Films Of All Time…

Clerks (1994)

All told, the credit card bills and sundry expenses amounted to somewhere in the region of $25,000. That’s a lot of coin to pay back, but if Kevin Smith was ever worried about recouping his borrowed, begged but absolutely not stolen outlay for his first movie, then he didn’t really have time to show it. For Clerks was quickly picked up by Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein, who overlooked its dodgy production values, ropy acting and a story that resists the description ‘threadbare’ because he saw a raw vitality in its balls-out dialogue; a vitality and spirit and, more importantly, laugh out loud sense of humour that ensured that Clerks connected instantly with disenfranchised tweens and shop workers everywhere, and the rest is history for Smith, from Chasing Amy to the continuing adventures of Jay & Silent Bob, to Empire Awards and domination of the geek world. Or, as Wor Kev might say it, motherfucking cocksucking history.”

Clerks X was also honored at The 8th Annual DVD Awards, hosted by Leonard Maltin, for “BEST PC SUPPORT — INDEPENDENT RELEASE”. Check it, and all the winners, out HERE.

• One of the reviewers, Craggs, over at Film 411 cites “Jersey Girl” as a great first date film And considering all the girls we’ve watched the movie with or talked to about it, the dude’s right. Chicks dig the Jersey Girl. Seriously.

• Seems Google’s start page is another that offers RSS feeds (and the ability to add News Askew’s headlines right to it). Thanks Will.

• If you listen closely to this new unrated trailer for “My Big Fat Independent Movie”, you can hear Mewes’ voice on a tape recorder. The trailer itself is…well…bizarre. Looks pretty low budget, and they certainly mean well, but we’re just not too sure where this one’s gonna go. Looks like a love it or hate it kinda deal.
• And finally today, seems there’s so many movie sites out there, some just don’t get the message when projects change ‘eh? So August is over…Where was this film!?!? We wanna see it! Catch you next time.