Archive for November 4th, 2005

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November 4th @ 11:48 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Joshua Stecker, Ian Muttoo, Matt Booker, Nicholas Freeman, Alonso Duralde, Phil Sargent, Andrew Smith, Brian Curski

  • The new film “F*CK” will make its World Premiere at AFI Fest 2005 on Monday, November 7th, at 7:00 PM. At the Arclight in LA, where else?

The film about the origins, usage and political environment surrounding the most taboo word in our culture. Kevin, being a known user of the word in its many forms and styles, appears in interviews throughout the picture. Full details HERE. Premiere night tix will cost you $11, or see at again on the 9th at 4:00 PM for a mere $7.00.

AFI Fest 2005 runs November 3rd – 13th, 2005. For comprehensive ticket and scheduling information, visit afi.com.

  • We’re so happy this day has finally come — Jason Lee is confirmed to host Saturday Night Live with musical guests Foo Fighters on November 12th. That’s just a week from this Saturday! Will View Askew somehow get moved into the lampooned sketch arena? We’ll know in just 9 days.
  • The hilarious Onion’s AV club cites the cancellation of “My Name Is Earl” as one of the worst things in the world that can happen in this graph.

  • More from the Onion’s AV Club today. George Carlin basically saying he doesn’t dig doing movies EXCEPT for Kevin. Way cool:
“All that came to fruition after With Six You Get Eggroll. In fact, I found out after With Six You Get Eggroll that I couldn’t act in movies. That was also critical. I found out I can’t do this shit. Man, they want you to change a little bit here, get out of Doris Day’s light, don’t lean in too far, lean back, you’re off-mike, you’re out of the light, you can’t do this, stand there, keep your legs crossed, remember this, say it with a little bit of sadness… Fuck all that!

The trouble is that it’s a collaborative art, and I was more of a soloist. So there was a clash there, too, that I hadn’t ever thought of. I’ve done a few movies since, and it’s not the most comfortable thing for me, but I like Kevin Smith, so I’ve done a couple of his films. And I still have that Hollywood dream going. It’s a hard flame to put out, even after you’ve had all your rebellious period played out in public. “Gee, if just the right part came along!”

And we all know what part that is, don’t we? Read the full scoop HERE.

  • And in other “Earl” news, this time for the UK folks. Great news indeed. Channel 4 will begin showing My Name Is Earl this winter. No start date has yet been revealed.
  • This Toronto Star article on Zach Braff quotes him as showing a lot less interest in the Fletch project now that Kevin’s not involved:
Reports he will appear in a remake of the Chevy Chase classic Fletch are “just Internet rumours,” Braff says. “I met Kevin Smith when he was going to do it. Harvey Weinstein was going to do the next Fletch book which is called Fletch Won.

“But Kevin’s no longer doing it … so the script would have to be amazing for me to be interested.”

  • Here’s a new twist on the Halloween View Askew theme. Not costumes, but rather, PUMPKINS carved in the likeness of several of the inaction figures. Can you guess who’s who? Gotta say we’re kinda digging the William…
  • And finally today, on an unrelated but fun note, you may have already seen this on the new Episode III DVD, but you gotta give mad props to Yoda for this one. Later!

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Wanna Tour Dogma’s Locations?

November 4th @ 11:47 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Joe Fulton

  • Being one of the earliest and most memorable experiences in our career here at News Askew, we were lucky enough to visit the Dogma set in Pittsburgh when the flick was being made (mere days after Matt & Ben won the Oscar, by the way). Visiting a live movie set is quite an amazing experience for a fan, but we also feel that visiting once-used locations in films you love can be just as satisfying.

Lucky for you, if you’re in the Pittsburgh area, Joe Fulton, with the help of the Pittsburgh Film Office, is compiling a tour locations list for some of “Dogma”’s most memorable scenes. Complete with photos and addresses, Joe shows you where you can find stuff such as the famous Diner, Cardinal Glick’s church, the airport (of course), even the Rite-Aid that was once the first Mooby’s.

Joe’s looking for help and info on filling in some other locales, and we know some of you who are reading know, so help him out if you’re so inclined. And even if you can’t make it to Pittsburgh, check out the very nicely-composed article, complete with tons of photos.

This is one to bookmark for the archives!

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18 Million+ Served!

November 4th @ 11:46 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • A hearty thanks and congratulations to Eric “DamYankee” Young for hitting one of our milestones AND sending us a screenshot to prove it. 18 million hits late last night celebrated here at News Askew. As we continue to grow, both in scope and audience, we thank you all for your continued support, welcome our new members who find us every day, and thank you for visiting, whether it’s a few times a day or just a few times a month. Every one of our users are important to us, and we hope that we continue to bring you the most concise, easy to read, up to date, breaking news in the View Askew realm.

As always, if you have any suggestions, lay them on us. We’d love to listen. We strive to be your best all-encompassing View Askew source for news on the web. So if you like us, great. But if you think we’re missing something, let us know.

And finally, THANK YOU AGAIN. We never thought we’d be counting hits in the millions when this whole deal started over 8 years ago, and now we’re looking at creeping up on an amazing milestone — We’ll hafta try and do some sort of contest for 20 mil. In the meantime, we’re sorting through the prize closet now to send something to our lucky hitter Eric. And hope to see ALL of you here for millions and millions more. Much love.

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