- A clip from “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back†was shown during a 20/20 report on Friday night. The episode was about manners in America today. During one spot about a child who grew up swearing constantly, they used the scene where Ever Carradine as Jay’s mom swears at young Jay and Bob outside the Quik Stop. A fun little shout-out on a very major network program!
- The IMDB’s “Truly Trivial†ran a question we wonder if you know the answer to yesterday:
Truly Trivial
In his commentary on the film Dogma, Kevin Smith said that working with Linda Fiorentino was so difficult that he wishes he had cast this actress for the role of Bethany. (answer)
- We all know that the voice of Jason Mewes is featured in “My Big Fat Independent Movieâ€. However, there’s more goodies on the DVD — First up, an easter egg featuring video of Mewes doing the voice work. To access it, go to the EXTRAS menu then move right until you’ve highlighted one of Sam’s guns.
Also, in the audio commentary, writer Chris Gore talks about the fact that even though they had a script, Mewes was better when he could just deliver lines off the top of his head. He also said his one regret was that, other than Mewes, the movie does not make reference to a Kevin Smith film.
- An article at news website “The Slate†on Jason Lee has a full paragraph on Kevin’s involvement in his career:
The first thing you need to know about Lee is that he got into acting by way of his earlier profession, skateboarding. He is said to be one of the all-time greats, which maybe explains the frisky confidence of his physical comedy and his casual second-job vibe. His first substantial roles came in two Kevin Smith films, venues in which anything recognizable as “acting†are the exception. These performances set the tone for his career. When we first see Lee in Mallrats, he is playing Sega in a basement bedroom, and he spends the bulk of the movie skulking around a shopping mall, letting loose mean and angry riffs, wasting all his energy on fantastic leaps of verbal hostility. His hair is shaggy, and his slouch is perfect. Chasing Amy demanded much the same skills, but it’s also where Lee began to work out the modulated boorishness and exasperated eyebrow action that he relies upon for Earl.
Read the full article over at Slate. It’s a short, but niece piece on Lee history.
- IGN alludes to Kevin’s famous cash-raising efforts to make Clerks in their article titled “Make Your Own Movie…Cheapâ€. They title option number five the “Kevin Smith Planâ€, putting all your purchases towards your film on credit cards.
- And finally today, here’s another possible Red Bank attraction in the works that you might be able to try at Vulgarthon: A charter boat. On February 13th, the Red Bank Mayor and council will vote on the approval of a boat titled “MV Patriot†to dock at the Marine Park and offer water-based tours of the area. Currently there is no way for families and small groups to enjoy the river, see the sights, the wildlife, foliage and view the magnificent sunsets as seen from the water. Supporters are urged to show their support by attending the meeting of the 13th and contacting their local representatives and letting them know of their support for the project.
- That does it for us…Enjoy the big game today!
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