• The Mallrats DVD is number THREE behind two of the WORST films released in recent history, “8mm” and “Virus”, for the week of 7/18 in the Best Buy top 15 DVD list. We expect the disc to be at the top of the charts for quite a while. Congrats again to JM & Vincent on a job well done.
• Tired of those boring hourglasses? How about a new busy cursor for your Windows operating system? Here’s an animated “Chronic” symbol — Bluntman coming soon, we’re told. Hit Files Askew for this and all your VA File needs.
• Cinescape did a small bite on Kev’s confidence in the Clerks Animated Series today. From what we’ve heard, we totally agree with the guy, it really does sound like it’s gonna be a hilarious show:

• Cinema Classics (Between 1st & 2nd Avenues in New York City) is holding a very fun-sounding Contemporary Writer-Director’s Festival. Clerks will be featured at this dates/times:

The festival’s got a TON of great stuff going on, so if you’re a film fan in that area, don’t miss it. They’re even holding”Midnight Mockery” sessions, where you can watch a bad movie and ridicule it as much as you’d like. MST3K, eat your heartout.

• Finally today, some Askew trivia. Know who Scott Schaiffo is??? If you did, you’re better than us…We had to look itup!

Scott played the infamous Chewlie’s Gum Representative in “Clerks”, and now has a part in a new indie flick called“Zero Stress”. Set in New Jersey, the movie’s about 2 Brothers who set up Theraputic Massage Parlours. They have to pay insurance money to Carmine (Schiaffo) and a group of crooked cops. It’s about how their parlour gets involved in a murder,and how everything all escalates. Our scooper who saw the flick was quite taken with it, we’ve yet to catch it.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone. Drive safe.