- In an interview with the IESB, director Mark Steven Johnson reveals that he’s hoping Kevin will come on board to direct an episode of his upcoming HBO series based on the “Preacher†comic book. He promises the show will be 100% faithful to the comics. At one point in the development process of Preacher, View Askew was attached to produce a feature film adaptation.
- As we mentioned last update, Chris Gore gave huge props to ALL THREE View Askew releases on DVD last Tuesday during G4’s “Attack of the Show†this week. Gore names Clerks II as one of his favorite comedies of the year. Big props for the Well documentary, too. The segment is now available in full video format at YouTube. Enjoy!
- Movidude74 hooks us up with some shots from the DVD signing earlier this week. Folks lined the street in Westwood to get autographed copies of their new View Askew DVDs from Kevin and special guests Jeff Anderson and Trevor Fehrman.
- Dogma comes in at number four in Progressive U’s countdown of their 10 favorite controversial flicks:
Religion: Christianity
Controversy: Including but not limited to: Foul-mouthed, fallen angels; a female descendant of Christ working in a pro-choice clinic; a muse-turned-stripper; and God played by a pop singer.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck joined director Kevin Smith for this look at fallen angels who figure out a minor loophole that will get them back into heaven — an act that will prove God’s fallibility and therefore, by extension, negate the existence of all mankind. “Dogma†was criticized for the way the Catholic religion was depicted, including casting that darned cheeky Chris Rock as a missing 13th Apostle and a disturbingly twinkly Alanis Morissette as God, but at least it wasn’t Val Kilmer (see “The Prince of Egyptâ€).
- Catch a reference to Chasing Amy’s male lead characters in a recent edition of web comic “Anywhere But Hereâ€.
- Looks like Brian Lynch has inked a deal with the CW to write a new show, “Dodgeâ€. Here’s his announcement from his blog. The official tag:
You can also peep out this thread from angrynakedpat.com for more info. We’re happy for Brian and hope for big success on this one — It certainly sounds like a show we’d watch, and a great companion piece to the network’s Smallville or Supernatural, especially if one of the two doesn’t come back next year.
- The director of the much loved short film “EARL’S YOUR UNCLE†from the finals of our Movies Askew contest has gone on to shoot a feature film titled RATTLE BASKET. The movie just got out of Post-Production and is currently hitting the festival circuit. Check out the trailer HERE and the flick’s MySpace page as well. It’s great to see folks moving on from the exposure and experience of the contest. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and we’ll catch you later!
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