• Via his blog, Kevin’s posted the direct ticket order link for the big birthday Q&A at Red Bank, NJ’s historic Count Basie Theater:

You can also call 732-842-9000 if you prefer the phone. Prices are $75/$59.50/$39.50/$25 they are available to the public NOW. Call immediately to ensure you get the section you desire most.

This is set to be one of the biggest parties/events in View Askew history, with the theater’s capacity, the homeland aspect, and, of course, Kevin’s 37th birthday. We hope to see MANY of you there. With Kevin’s above comments, we’re guessing “He’s gonna bust the record!” (”Last Starfighter”-style…)

• It’s a very historic day, as Kevin’s finished the script to one of the two flicks he’s planning to film and bring us next year — That yet-unnamed comedy! Here’s Kevin, who wanted to stop by the board online so we could all be the first to know:

Exciting news, as this is a HUGE milestone and he seems to have finished it rather quickly, as well — We hear it’s something really unique and special this time, too. Stay tuned for more on this project, we have a feeling we’ll have LOTS of coverage on it in the coming months.

• Rumors state that in an upcoming Vanity Fair article, Bruce Willis will reveal that he’s upset about Fox’s plans to cut Live Free or Die Hard to a PG-13 rating. This wouldn’t surprise us at all now, especially given the huge success of Spidey 3 last weekend, though it would be a real shame to see a toned down McClane onscreen. We’re guessing this might have an effect on some of Kevin’s monologue as well, to be honest, and of course the immortal line (which we’re guessing they’ll bleep out with a cutaway). Sure, it’ll all be restored for a “Special Edition” DVD but that’s just not the same. Let’s hope that Fox come to their senses or this is just all a big rumor out of control. It just wouldn’t feel like Die Hard without the freedom and realism that the R rating allows. Cross your fingers.
• Clerks appears at number 36 on Empire Online’s “50 Greatest 18 Rated Movies”. The 18 rating is the UK’s equivalent of our R-rating here, generally:

• IFC.com is doing a month-long look at the best examples of cinematic swearing. Clerks was naturally the first movie selected.
• A WWWBoard post reveals Kevin’s delight in comedian Russel Simmons’ inclusion of Clerks 2 in his list of favorite films. Some very high praise, indeed, for one of the funniest laugh-out-loud films in a long time.
• Art imitating…art? After his turn as Marshal Willenholly in J&SBSB, could Will Ferrell really be starring in a ‘Land of the Lost’ movie? This Entertainment Weekly article confirms he’s attached to the upcoming big-screen version, now in search of a director. Can’t wait to see what they do with the big budget version of the Sleestaks. We say, keep ‘em cheesy!
• The band “This Is My Honesty” has likely got an Askew fan on board – The second song on their Myspace page catalog is titled “Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scored For Sega”. Nice one, guys.
• Those posters we ran back in the Monday update are the Japanese Chirashi handbills that were given out at Japanese Cinemas, with cinema directions and times on the back. We recognize these now and believe at least one of them exists in the archives somewhere (The Jay & Bob set look quite familiar). Thanks to Matt for the clarification.
• Seems our beloved Brian Lynch may be joining the Joss Whedon-verse very soon, running the “Angel Season Six” series of comics — This from the Ain’t It Cool rumor mill: