Archive for November 29th, 2006

Clerks II DVD: The Easter Eggs!

November 29th @ 11:33 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris, Kevin Spellman, Chickendancer

  • We ran some hints on Easter Eggs located on the new Clerks II DVD in our review earlier this month. But in case you were too lazy to track them down yourself, here’s a list of what’s been discovered so far. Of course, if you’ve got more to add, let us know:
DISC 1, EGG 1Access Main Menu
Acces Special Features
Go to Second Page of Special Features
Highlight “Play introduction to film with Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier”
Click right arrow
A thought bubble with a burger in it will appear above Jeff Anderson
Click enter and watch Kevin display the Askewniverse bible and talk about the end (?) of the Askewniverse.

DISC 2, EGG 1

Access Main Menu
Under ‘Blooper Reel’, highlight ‘Play Introduction by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier’
Click right arrow
A Mooby’s logo will be highlighted in-between Brian and Jeff.
Click enter to watch the first-ever Train Wreck!

DISC 2, EGG 2

Access Train Wreck Menu
Highlight ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Man’
Click right arrow
A Mooby’s logo will be highlighted on Elias’s shoulder.
Click enter to watch another bonus Train Wreck!

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Kevin @ New York Comic Con – Feb ’07!

November 29th @ 11:32 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by John Whiteaker

J. Michael Straczynski and Marc Silvestri will appear at New York Comic Con as Guests of Honor, joining other newly named guests including Gene Colan, Peter David, Michael Golden, George Perez, and Kevin Smith. “The list of special guests who will appear at New York Comic Con is growing day by day,” notes Greg Topalian, the Event Director for New York Comic Con. “We couldn’t be happier with the enormous talent that has come on board already and we’re looking forward to making many more announcements about guest appearances in the weeks and months ahead.”

New York Comic Con will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Center, February 23rd – 25th.

Kevin Smith: Kevin is a well-known producer, writer, director and actor who has had a rapid rise in the independent film community. In addition to Clerks (which won the Filmmaker’s Trophy at Sundance) and Jersey Girl, Mr. Smith is well known for several other films, including Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He has published the screenplays to all five of his previously released films, written comic books featuring not only his own characters (the multiple-printed Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob), but also legendary mainstays of the superhero world (the award-winning Daredevil and Spider-Man and the Black Cat at Marvel Comics, and the award-winning Green Arrow at DC Comics), and written a monthly column for UK based Arena Magazine. With his View Askew partner, Scott Mosier, he has also executive-produced four low budget, first film efforts (including Bryan Johnson’s Lion’s Gate release Vulgar) and one large budget, multiple Academy Award winner (Good Will Hunting). Kevin Smith’s most recent film, Clerks II, was released this past summer (2006). In this film, Smith revisits the zany characters ten years after first being introduced to them in Clerks.

No further scheduling info at this time — If the date sticks, we expect Kevin to do the usual Friday signing, and Saturday Q&A. We’ll keep you posted.

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Reminder: Kevin @ UCLA Saturday!

November 29th @ 11:32 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • We just got word that there’s amazingly still tix available left for that amazing opportunity to catch Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, and Joe Quesada for a LIVE Q&A panel in Los Angeles (UCLA) THIS SATURDAY, December 2nd at 7:00 PM. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to catch three of the biggest stars EVER in the comics industry in one room, one night only. Tickets are a total steal at just $20 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. This is set to be a landmark event, and the only time we can EVER remember Kevin, Joe, and Stan being in the smae room, let alone on one single stage for one event. A HUGE opportunity for fans of Kevin or of the comic industry in general. Don’t miss this one. What a fantastic way to spend a Saturday in December.

Hear more from the guests of honor, Stan Lee and Joe Quesada, in this article promoting the event as well. I heard Howard Stern promote this today on his program as well, which should have tickets flying out the door — If you wanna go, and you should not miss this…BUY NOW.

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The “Roger Moore” War…

November 29th @ 11:32 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Subscribers to Kevin’s blogs or boards read this stuff over the weekend, but we still wanted to log this up at News Askew — It’s just been a busy few days here with the DVD releases and all, and we wanted to ensure we had full coverage on that. ANYWAY…Kevin brought to our attention, via his blog, a post from Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, which essentially stereotyped View Askew fans as a bunch of Gex-X losers. The quote:
“But the guy’s following is Grateful Dead/Liza Minelli/Ronald Reagan fanatical. The big guy (increasingly so, it would seem from his latest appearances) can do no wrong. They’re captured, in all their still-wearing-t-shirts everywhere, dead-end-job/living in mom’s basement glory in the An Evening With Kevin Smith films, documentaries shot at his long Q & A sessions at colleges, etc.”

Kevin’s reply to this attack, complete with tons of eveidence to back it up, is in the blog.

The saga then continued on when Moore replied, and Kevin did likewise, via THIS blog entry.

We urge to to read it all — We know that if you’re here you must be a fan, so we know whose side you’re on, but that’s not even the point — The internet has given journalists of all shapes and sizes a voice to be heard, and, while they certainly have their right to like or dislike anything that they want, making broad generalizations about a fanbase is just plain stupid. I can speak for ourselves, and for the droves of fans that we have met over the close to ten years of running this website — We’re not only an intelligent and successful bunch, but a resourceful, peaceful, loyal, kind fanbase…The likes of which I’ve really never seen for any author auteur out there. And I think a lot of that comes from the way Kevin treats his fans, as well as in the way his work shows intelligence and insight that some critics will just never understand. It’s a shame that some folks resort to attacks like that without having anything to back up their point. It’s one thing to have an opinion, it’s another to just mudsling at random with no factual basis.

So, that’s what we’ve got to say about the whole thing. We remain happy that guys like Kevin exist to keep the press in check from time to time. It’s nice to know these folks can’t always get away with it, in an age where it’s so simple to have your voice heard.

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View Askew NewsBites™

November 29th @ 11:31 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by James, Maleah Dust, Keenan Urnick, McFierce, Adam Chitwood, Tony Morrison, Chris Edwards

  • We had a report come in today that one customer purchased the Best Buy Mooby box only to find the FULL SCREEN version of Clerks II in the box, not the widescreen. The disc was stamped as widescreen, but didn’t play that way. Be sure and check your discs! Anyone else have this problem? Ours are still sealed for collectability, so we’ve yet to break that shrink wrap.
  • More DVD promotion today on G4 TV’s “Attack of the Show”. As part of their “DVDuesday” segment, Chris Gore reviews new releases. This episode, he gave the big “buy it” tag to Clerks II, Evening Harder, AND Now You Know! It’s a trifecta. G4 appears on Comcast digital cable. Check your local listings for a repeat this weekend.
  • This short article came across the wire today — Some quotes from Kevin on YouTube and the impact technology like it will have on discoverng new filmmaking talent:
Smith: YouTube will shake-up Hollywood

Cult director Kevin Smith has predicted YouTube will revolutionise Hollywood movies.

The filmmaker behind Clerks said the film-sharing website will allow the next generation of movie-making talent to emerge without the help of big studios.

Smith himself managed to break through by making his own cheap films and he thinks more and more will be able to do so with the website slashing distribution costs.

“If you make a film and you’re having a hard time getting people to see it, break it into six chapters and throw it up on YouTube,” he explained. “There’s a good chance somebody will see it.

“Since that film’s already ‘out’, maybe movie companies won’t be interested in distributing it, but they may give you a shot at doing another film.

“These days, the best thing is to do stuff on the net,” he told The Sun. “Even with a MySpace page, you can whip up a lot of attention. These are great opportunities that didn’t exist 12 years ago, when I started out.”

  • Here’s an exclusive new article that you won’t find elsewhere — From the UK’s “Exposed” magazine, scans from a brand new interview conducted with Kevin on a variety of topics. Click the scans for quotes on Clerks II, Myspace, Road House, street dates, the horror flick and a possible guest spot on “My Name Is Earl” this year!
  • Jason Lee makes it to number 4 on the list of “TV’s Top Mustachioed Men”:
After winning the lottery, Earl Hickey decides to dedicate his life to doing good deeds, which apparently doesn’t involve shaving. NBC initially resisted Jason Lee’s suggestion that his “My Name Is Earl” character should have a mustache, but after seeing it on his face in all its glory, the network relented. The rest, as they say, is hairstory.
  • VH1’s Best Week website seems to have misinterprted what Kevin said regarding his iPod playlist earlier this week — From our interpretation, he’s not miffed about it, rather, just wanted it to go out unedited, instead of having to shorten his thoughts on it.
  • We’re hearing some reports of shortages or missing shelf copies of Evening Harder and Now You Know, especially at some Best Buy locations. Rest assured, street dates did not slip, so check around, or order your signed copies directly from us to enure prompt shipment of your discs!

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