- Jason Lee has yet again proven to be a favorite of “Entertainment Weekly†magazine — This time, he’s appearing in the January 20th issue with George Clooney on the cover (will it soon be Lee himself on the cover???). The mag opens with a nice pic of Lee on page 7. The “Earl†article starts on page 36 with the text, eerily enough, starting on page 37. We’ll have scans of the layout and aticle up for you shortly, but in the meantime, check out this piece on their website, which chronicles Lee’s past “sleazy†film appearances. Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma all appear. And look at the high marks EW gave to all those flicks! Niiiice:
CHARACTER Brodie Bruce, a comic-book-loving slacker who decides to cheer up his pal T.S. Quint (Jeremy London) by taking him to the local mall after they’ve both been dumped by their respective girlfriends. Comic misadventures ensue.
SLEAZE FACTOR Off the charts. While at the mall, Brodie has make-up sex with his ex (Shannen Doherty, left) in the elevator, delivers several unprintable rants that focus largely on sexual misbehavior, and sabotages a batch of chocolate-covered pretzels with his own, um, stink. Still, he’s the surprisingly charming center of this underrated comedy.
EW GRADE B (Read the review)
Chasing Amy (1997)
CHARACTER Comic-book artist Banky Edwards, who becomes a resentful third wheel when his best friend and business partner, Holden (Ben Affleck, left), takes up with a bisexual woman, Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams)
SLEAZE FACTOR Medium. Despite his casual homophobia, Banky bonds with Alyssa during an unprintably graphic (but hilarious) exchange where they compare scars from injuries they’ve received during oral sex. As the film deftly shifts gears from comedy to drama, Banky mulls an indecent proposal in order to save his friendship with Holden.
EW GRADE B+ (Read the review)
Dogma (1999)
CHARACTER Nattily attired Azrael, a temperamental demon who’s visiting Earth to partake of one of his favorite vices (central air-conditioning) and to aid a pair of wayward angels, Loki and Bartleby (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck), who are trying to re-enter heaven.
SLEAZE FACTOR High. Not only does Azrael consort with hockey-stick-wielding goons and a monster made entirely of feces (!), he’s also firmly on the side of the guys whose plan will result in the obliteration of humankind.
EW GRADE A- (Read the review)
Page 63 also features a funny sound bite from Earl. Apparently, they hide messages in their foreign language dialogue:
Catalina, seemingly insulting Joy in Spanish, but actually addressing viewers, on My Name Is Earl.
The magazine also has Lee picked as their fave at tonight’s Golden Globes for the Best Comedy Actor – Good luck Jason!!!
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