The Ticketmaster presale will begin WEDNESDAY (tomorrow or today, depending on when you are reading this), December 3rd at 10:00 AM. The sale will run through Friday, December 5th at 10 PM OR until 500 tickets have been sold. Yes, only 500 advanced tickets are available. The cost is the same: Prices ranging from CA $49.50 to CA $59.50 (American dollar is about the same, but there will be some small conversion for our U.S. customers).

The password you need to enter to make your purchase is “CLERKS” (without the quotes).

You need use this tomorrow at 10 AM or later along with that password to reserve your seats before anyone else.

Here’s the full details on the event that will go out in the press release, but keep in mind, that December 6th date is just for everyone else, we’ve got your exclusive presale chance on WEDNESDAY, 3 days early:

AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St. Toronto ON)

Show 7 PM – Reserved Seating

All tickets on sale SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008 at 10 AM

Regular Tickets $59.50 and $49.50 + SC at Unionevents.com, Ticketmaster.ca, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone (416) 870-8000, and the Roy Thomson and Massey Hall Box Offices

Special Student Tickets $54.50 + SC, available in limited quantities only at Ticketmaster outlets, Roy Thomson and Massey Hall Box Offices

We strongly urge you to reserve your seats NOW as part of the presale, to get the best spots as well as to ensure you’re going to go – Toronto events sell out, usually quickly, so don’t delay. Happy hunting and we hope to see many a News Askew fan populating the hall on February 7th.

The password you need to enter to make your purchase is “CLERKS” (without the quotes).

You need use this tomorrow at 10 AM or later along with that password to reserve your seats before anyone else.

Here’s the full details on the event that will go out in the press release, but keep in mind, that December 6th date is just for everyone else, we’ve got your exclusive presale chance on WEDNESDAY, 3 days early:

AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St. Toronto ON)

Show 7 PM – Reserved Seating

All tickets on sale SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008 at 10 AM

Regular Tickets $59.50 and $49.50 + SC at Unionevents.com, Ticketmaster.ca, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone (416) 870-8000, and the Roy Thomson and Massey Hall Box Offices

Special Student Tickets $54.50 + SC, available in limited quantities only at Ticketmaster outlets, Roy Thomson and Massey Hall Box Offices

We strongly urge you to reserve your seats NOW as part of the presale, to get the best spots as well as to ensure you’re going to go – Toronto events sell out, usually quickly, so don’t delay. Happy hunting and we hope to see many a News Askew fan populating the hall on February 7th.

Writer/director/actor Kevin Smith has sent a proposal to Criterion for a Blu-ray release of his film ‘Chasing Amy’. The filmmaker always had planned for a super 10-year anniversary release (much like the one completed for his earlier films ‘Clerks’ and ‘Mallrat’), but Criterion has stated they refuse to double-dip (history, however, may disagree with that statement). So now he is proposing a Blu-ray release with all the added material, meaning it wouldn’t technically be a double-dip of the DVD release.

This release would have all the bonus material from the original DVD release along with a host of extras not previously seen and (supposedly) exclusive to the Blu-ray release. Its yet to be seen if Criterion goes ahead with such plans, especially since the 10-year Anniversary of the film was last year.

Come on, Criterion! We wanna see this! And we WILL buy it! Take a look at View Askew’s track record on DVD, and it’s easy to see – home releases of these flicks are VERY profitable, and Chasing Amy is sure to be a best seller and a must-have for collector libraries.

View the full article in this very cool new format from Home Media Magazine (be sure and try out their magnifying glass which lets you zoom over the pages). Clicking the graphic will blow it up, too.

Or, you can view our copy above, which we’re nabbing for the News Askew archives. And for the record, we believe Kev’s awesome new TV and Blu-ray player were a gift from PANASONIC, not Paramount.