Archive for June 19th, 2006

Clerks II: WE GOT CLIPS!!!

June 19th @ 8:26 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Karla, Brad & Chris

  • Rope Of Silicon has obtained THREE, yes THREE never before seen clips from Clerks II – They’re all great quality, and even profanity-free (with just a slight edit to the third of the set). You can see the index of the clips HERE, or click below to view them individually. No real spoilers here, except for a couple funny gags, but no big plot stuff. Looks like you’ll need Windows Media Player to enjoy them:
“Becky And Dante”
“Crippy Boy”
“Goodbye Horses”

About the clips, CanMag website says:

At the age of 33, New Jersey mini-mart clerks and best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O’HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) have it made ­ they work with each other, slack off all day, and get paid for it. But when the local Quick Stop that has been their entire life and livelihood suffers a cataclysm, Dante and Randal have to do the unthinkable: find new minimum-wage jobs.

The latest clips for Clerks II are pretty funny, mostly so because they are also pretty inappropriate. My favorite clip, however, still remains to be Jay going “oh” at the beginning of the song. Out of boredom, Jay goes a step further by creating a mixture of dance and the “I have a vagina” scene from Silence of the Lambs; “put the lotion in the basket!”

Enjoy them folks!!! And enjoy the flick in just a few short weeks!

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View Askew NewsBites™

June 19th @ 7:06 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Spug, Will, Kevin Spellman, ElDiabloSuizo, E.Christopher, Justin McGill, Belinda

  • A Christian-oriented entertainment program called “The Logan Show” had a View Askew reference at the end of its monologue in the most recent episode available online. Two characters play “Steve-Dave and Walt” and even utter the immortal catchphrase known for the duo. The monologue was about comic books, hence we assume some folks behind the show are fans. Check it out! In case the link changes, it’s dated June 16, 2006 and features Starfield.
  • Clerks II is a choice for most anticipated film of the summer in a new poll towards the bottom of the front page of ComingSoon.net. We’re currently in second at presstime, but figure with some votes from fans like you, that could certainly charge!
  • An astute scooper notes that the movie version of TV show “Strangers With Candy” features a band named Snowball 37 — Obvious Clerks fans there!
  • There’s a slight reference to Mallrats in this spoiler-laden review of the new Superman flick over at Aint It Cool. Only read it if you don’t care about spoilage for the film, though.
  • What’s next for Affleck? Seems that producers of the big screen adaptation of cult TV show Magnum PI are keen to cast him as the famous Hawaiian private investigator in the film version. IMDB reports:
Charles Floyd Johnson, one of the producers of the original 1980s TV series, insists the Daredevil star would be perfect for the mustachioed role after Tom Selleck held out too long to reprise the part. Johnson hints Affleck would be his first choice to play the lead but, regardless of the final casting, he tells moviehole.net, “I think it will be wonderful. Unfortunately it won’t star Tom. He was asked to do six or eight TV movies and at that time he really wanted to do it as a feature, so he held out on it and probably now they will consider him too old to do it.” Johnson names hot Hollywood producer Brian Grazer as the man behind the movie adaptation.
  • Dig the cool tunes on NBC’s “My Name Is Earl”? You’re not the only one. IGN reports that a new “mixtape” by Earl will feature both old and new songs. The concept behind the album is built around it being a gift from Earl to his brother Randy. There’s a full track list as well. Yes, Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock are included, of course.

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AICN’s Harry Loves Clerks II!

June 19th @ 6:30 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Ian Muttoo, Chris-Brad Ashby, ElDiabloSuizo

  • Aint It Cool News remains probably the biggest, most honest movie site on the web — So it’s always excellent when the site’s creator, Harry Knowles, can give props to a film. That film is Clerks II this time, as Harry had the pleasure of seeing an early screening. Harry does a good job at writing a fairly spoiler-free review, as well, so consider the entire piece safe reading if you’re curious to hear his words. Very minor plot lines are brought up, but nothing at all is given away. Here’s just a few choice passages:
Ultimately – I feel CLERKS II is a message movie wrapped in filth, pop culture and honest emotional characters. The message is Kevin’s answer to how to live life right. Find what it is you can do that makes you happy each day and make that your own. Surround yourself with people you love, the right woman that fits into that life and makes it worth waking up for each and every day.

I think… for some of the younger of geeks, this will feel like bullshit. The ol’ “Keep on Keeping on” thing. But think about it. Look at Kevin. He’s not that different from most of us. He’s funnier, perhaps the faster wit… and he gets out there and does the shit he dreams of doing. But otherwise… He’s a fucking geek that sits online, looking for disgusting shit to email his friends, reading about shit he’s interested in, watching movies, playing games, buying toys… and making his own toys, having his own comic shop and having the great wife that fits into the dream, the best friend that watches his back every step of the way. He’s there for his friends and his friends are there for him. For me, it’s a bit of affirmation.

If you have that in your life, you’re doing pretty goddamn good. Find what you love and who you love to do that with and start working on the dream right now and you’ll find a peace. This movie is pretty goddamn beautiful.

Just more reasons this film is proving to be universally loved all around. Spread the word, and tell everyone you know what a hilarious time Clerks II will be in theaters next month.

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