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More Affleck on the way! Comingsoon.net reports that View Askew Icon Ben Affleck is not only about to direct his second feature film, but take on writing and starring duties as well. The film is called “The Town” and takes place in Charleston, Mass. Affleck would play a career thief who becomes smitten by the manager of a bank. The Movie Blog has some talkback and commentary as well.

A long international wait for “Porno”? A Capetown, South Africa newspaper re-runs a “Zack And Miri” article that we’ve seen before (so nothing new, but still a few very minor spoilers). However, the news here is the release date for that part of the world: May 8, 2009! Yikes. That’s a while to wait. Fans in South Africa, take note. We’re not sure what other international dates are planned right now, but we will of course keep you informed as they are announced. For now, those of us in North America can’t wait til October 31st.

“Clerks” star Marilyn Ghigliotti’s been quite active with appearances lately, so if you wanna catch her in person, hear a new interview, or check out her recent film, listen up: Marilyn stars in “Dead and Gone”, which will be screening this Saturday at MikomiCon at California State University, Northridge.
Next, on Tuesday morning, September 23rd, she’ll be interviewed from 9-11 AM EST on the Strange Dave Show.
Finally, don’t forget her in-person appearance at the Burbank Hollywood Collectors Show, on October 4th and 5th. She’s great with the fans and she loves meeting you folks, so be sure and stop by and say hello.

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