- The HD Room has scored a few more concrete details on what we’re going to see when the new “Chasing Amy” Bluray hits this fall. One of the BIG new confirmations we have here is that there is indeed a brand new commentary track that will included on the disc. This will be the first time that Kevin and Scott have talked about the film since the original commentary got recorded for the Criterion laserdisc way back in 1997. Also confirmed are the BRAND NEW documentary, the never before seen Q&A, and a new conversation between Kevin & Joey that’s a nice surprise. Here’s the full rundown:
The November 17 release of Chasing Amy on Blu-ray will be offered in 1.85:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 48kHz/24.bit.
Bonus features are a mix of what was included on the previously released Criterion Collection DVD and newly produced extras. What will not be ported from DVD is the Kevin Smith DVD introduction (naturally), screen specific audio commentaries with the cast and crew (replaced with new commentary and a q/a), and The Askewniverse Legend guide. At the end of the day this new Blu-ray edition’s supplements are on par with the Criterion DVD, only more relevant in retrospect to where the cast and crew’s minds are today.
All of the new bonus features on Blu-ray are marked as such in this comprehensive list.
* NEW: Commentary with Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier
* NEW: Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy doc
* NEW: Was It Something I Said? A conversation with Kevin and Joey
* NEW: 10 Years Later Q/A with Kevin and the cast
* Deleted scenes
* Outtakes
* TrailerWe’re stoked for this release, as Amy is one of our all-time faves. It’ll be great to watch the film again and take in all of this new material. Seeing what Kevin & Scott have to say about the film with all this time passing should prove for an interesting new commentary. As soon as the Stash has pre-orders out there, we’ll let ya know.
Archive for August 22nd, 2009
Watch Kevin & Jay As “Degrassi Goes Hollywood”!
- The N in the U.S. is now airing “Degrassi Goes Hollywood”, a new feature-length Degrassi flick where Kevin and Jay play frequent roles. In fact, both Smith and Mewes are mentioned and seen before the opening credits are done running, and you’ll catch Kevin doing a Q&A right up front. In fact, the main plot is about Mewes directing a new musical flick called “Musical High” that he’s casting at Degrassi.
Wanna see it? Check your local listings to catch it on the tube. OR…Even better, view it RIGHT NOW at the N’s official website!!!
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Looks like the entire Degrassi cast is back, so if you haven’t checked the show out in a while, here’s a chance to catch up. Enjoy.
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- Right on schedule, Den of Geek has caught up with “Clerks II” this week, as part of their ongoing Kevin Smith retrospective. Once again, they’ve got a nice review followed by some commentary afterwards, which we’ve got a sampling of here:
“…O’Halloran and Anderson pick up the characters of Dante and Randal so easily it is like they are putting back on their favourite old shirts, making the audience feel as if two old friends have just popped in to let you know what they have been up to recently. The flow of their dialogue is seamless and totally in line with the previous film, something which really could have unravelled the entire movie if it had not been done right.
As always, Jay and Silent Bob add their own personal brand of comic relief throughout the movie and special mention goes out to the two new main additions to this Askewniverse, Rosario Dawson’s Becky and Trevor Fehrman’s Elias, who both slot into this world so brilliantly it is hard to believe this is the first we have seen of them.
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Clerks II is a sequel that really works and should be made as essential viewing for any Hollywood writer/producer/director who is even thinking of putting a number 2 next to a movie.”
The retrospective will conclude next week with “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”. We’ll then run a post with links to the entire series in case you might have missed any.
- Lots more Mewes in the news today – First up, the Bloor Street Cinema in Toronto has announced “An Intimate Evening with Jason Mewes”, which will take place on September 3rd. A new Mewes film is screening as part of the show, though since he’s got quite a few roles in the can right now, we can’t confirm which one. You can get tix online for the bargain price of $12.50 with no service charge. And also…
- Jason Mewes: Stand up comedian? We received this news late so you’ll likely miss this show, but is this a sign of things to come? Mewes is apparently trying out a set of stand up material TONIGHT Chatham, Ontario (spending a lot of time in Canada these days, looks like, probably due to filming up there):
CHATHAM — Movie funnyman Jason Mewes is returning here this weekend. The New Jersey-based actor, best known as Jay — as in Jay and Silent Bob — in Clerks and other Kevin Smith films, will perform a stand-up set at the Encore Bar & Nightspot tomorrow night. He filmed a horror film, Silent But Deadly, in Chatham-Kent last year, though he says the film has been “put on hold.” Chatham-Kent, though, is an “interesting place,” he recalled.
Encore Bar is charging $12 at the door for the show tonight. If anyone happened to make it, drop us a line and let us know how the guy fared up there. It’s possible this is just a Q&A that they got mixed up. We’ve heard that some bar-hosted appearances can get a little dicey as far as acoustics and logistics, so tread carefully.