• Quite a few fan reports came in last night saying that new, expanded J&SBSB commercials were airing during Mad TV. Keep your eyes open and remember spread the word! It’s less than 2 weeks until J&SBSB opens…
• Mark Hamill was interviewed by The Bob & Sheri Show (A central Pennsylvania Howard Stern clone). He chimed in on the“Attack Of The Clones” and what it was like to work with Kevin. You can listen to the clips from the show right HERE.
• Entertainment Weekly (#609) ran a cover story called “If We Ran Hollywood..” where they give their opinions on how the movie business should run. One section of the article is called “Pirates of Penance” where they accuse celebrities of certain “crimes” and give their verdict. Here’s what they said:

MICHAEL BAY. Crime: The slick Pearl Harbor director is charged with a cruel and unusual amount of hollow cinematic gloss and thimble-deep characters. Community Service: Six months’ confinement with Kevin Smith in a New Jersey comics store to learn the joys of snappy dialouge—and to teach Smith how to make a film that doesn’t look like it was shot on crumpled wax paper.

• Kevin (8/14) and Afroman (8/13) are scheduled to appear on the syndicated Loveline radio show this week.
• J&SBSB gets a mention in the Flick Picks section of September’s issue of Stuff Magazine. Here’s the whole thing:

• AICN’s Moriarty checked in with his review of J&SJSB yesterday. Here’s an excerpt:

You can click HERE to read the whole thing.

• Here’s a weird one. In Canada, Alliance Atlantis Films is sending out RED RUBBER BANDS with the J&SBSB logo and the August 24 release date on them. The bands are being sent out to theatres across the country. We’re not sure what exactly the tie-in is supposed to be, but we’ll try to find out.
• We’ve added some custom-made interiors for all you fans of “The Sims”. Check them out over on our Files Askew page.
• MTV debuted a new special today this weekend called “Kiss And Tell: 20 Years Of Making Out On MTV”. The infamous Kevin Smith / Ben Affleck kiss from a couple of years ago makes an appearance in the special. There’s no new footage, but if anyone wants to try and catch the special anyway, there’ll surely be at least 100 reruns throughout the weekend and next week. MTV’s schedule is right HERE.
• The soundtrack for J&SBSB at last check was #3 on the IMDB’s hot soundtracks.
• A scooper sent this information in about free tickets to see J&SBSB in New York City. If you are in the area, check this out:

• Radio station 102.1 “The Edge” in Dallas, TX is having a promotional weekend for J&SBSB. All day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday they are giving away Advanced Screening passes, Jay and Bob comics, and Jay and Bob action figures.
• Movie-List.com is holding a contest that will give away 2 J&SBSB soundtracks and 2 Afroman single CD’s. Go over and enter today!
• Here’s some UK TV News : Chasing Amy will be on Wednesday night at 11:55PM on Channel4.

• And finally today, a glimpse into the future? Well, here’s one fan’s take on a possible DVD cover for J&SBSB. Catch you all later!