• Check out a brief new interview with Kevin called “Kevin Smith Answers Back” at the Project Greenlight website HERE.
• We’re not sure of the plans for the Clerks 10th Anniversary DVD right now, but fans have started a petition online in the hopes that both the original version of the film AND the new director’s cut can be included. This will of course raise the price of the set, and, given that most of us already own the standard cut on another disc, it’s a topic of heated discussion. No decisions have been finalized on the new Clerks DVD just yet, but if you want to support the original AND extended cuts of the film both in the set, you might want to sign the petition.
• And speaking of Clerks DVDs, this one makes you happy to NOT be part of Region 4 of the world, as the Clerks R4 DVD gets a justifiably bad review. Looks like the disc has an awful transfer and not a single extra. Ouch.

• News from the HUGE SXSW film convention: The film tote bags that will be given out during the festival have Bluntman and Chronic on them. Bluntman is holding a camera on his shoulder while Chronic is holding a boom mic. It says “Film is Blunt” and then has Kev’s signature.

• In related festival news, here’s a photo snapped at Showest of Jason Lee’s “A Guy Thing” theatrical poster.

• The new Oscar campaign for MONSTERS, INC. has been featuring short testimonials from animators (Frank Thomas, Joe Grant) and animation experts (Leonard Malton, Charles Solomon). In today’s ad, there’s actually a blurb from Kevin:

You can check out scans of that ad above!

• A rare chance to catch Clerks on the big screen in the WAY northern United States: The flick is currently playing at the Beartooth theater pub in Anchorage Alaska, nightly at 11 o’clock. All shows there are only 3 bucks.
• According to the newest street date listing, Target stores WILL begin carrying the J&SBSB DVD starting Tuesday, March 12th. Just wanted to follow up on that with you folks, since we announced last month the store had rejected the disc due to content. Sounds like someone changed their mind!
• Last night on the VH-1 Sebastion Bach hosted show “Forever Wild”, he visisted Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash to review the original “Kiss” comic from Marvel. If we hear of a rerun, we’ll let ya know.
• A 10-question Kevin Smith Quiz that we don’t recall mentioning before (though it seems a bit dated) has been discovered at the JoBlo website.
• Another Troma-related Kevin spotting: On the DVD entitled “Best of Tromadance Film Festival Volume 1”, there’s a section called “Stars of Tromadance” in the Special Features section of the disc. Stills of celebs like James Woods and Charlie Sheen posing with Troma mascot The Toxic Avenger are there, along with one of Kevin and Toxie.