- Film fans and aspiring filmmakers ought to head to West Chester, PA this weekend, which will host its first film festival. The schedule
is too extensive to list (see it at www.westchesterfilmfestival.com), but keep in mind that short films will be screened in two-hour blocks for $7 a
ticket.
Two days of free workshops are on tap one of which features Rob “Ratface” Holtzman, View
Askew’s production designer extraordinaire from Chasing Amy and on. We’re sure he’d love to meet some fans, he’s always been most kind and generous with
his time when we’ve had the pleasure of his company.
- Another UK publication titled “Uncut” features a nice little sidebar with Kevin in their latest issue. As most of us here Stateside
can’t get this book, we’ve got a nice little scan for ya. Click away. - The Winnipeg Sun gives high marks to View Askew’s 2 October DVD releases, Clerks X and Jersey Girl, in this blurb:
Kevin Smith, the profanity-spewing class clown of indie films, exploded on the scene with his B&W opus Clerks in 1994. The film, a trashy, off-kilter look
at eccentrics who man adjoining convenience and videos stores, is back on DVD in a gonzo three-disc Collector’s Series: 10th Anniversary Edition.
The set includes the original theatrical version (with 1995 group commentary) and the first cut (with crappy video and sound) that shows the original
violent ending Smith discarded.
A great third disc contains a 90-minute documentary on Smith plus other goodies such as a 42-minute no-holds-barred discussion of the history of Clerks,
including the bitter fallout between Smith and actor Jeff Anderson. Nothing is left to the imagination as Smith plans a sequel, Clerks 2.
With the Clerks set in hand, you should also pick up Jersey Girl. While it is Smith’s most Hollywood effort, it is still affecting and still personal. And
the newly released DVD is another example of how Smith never cheats his fans on background material. Besides two commentaries, Jersey Girl has Smith and
Ben Affleck in free-wheeling chat plus a lineup of Smith’s sardonic Tonight Show travelogues.
- Here’s the upcoming November airdates for Jay & Bob on Comedy Central. It’s been confirmed that the late night showings HAVE been
uncut and unedited, so choose carefully (the TV sanitized version of the flick isn’t near as entertaining or well-produced as ABC’s Mallrats cut,
however).
Edited – Sunday, November 14th – 8 – 10pm & Thursday, November 24th – 12:30-2:30am
- It’s always neat to see a different style of artwork take on the Askewniverse. Chad Blakely has posted a
new painting that features a lot of familiar characters in a slightly Askewed style all their own.
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