Dogma Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Alanis Morissette, Jason Lee.(Out of competition)

The Story: An ultrahip version of the Resurrection, with a rough-hewn Jesus trying to save the world. His J. Crew-looking angels are on board as well, battling unsavory types. I hear Martha Stewart was considered for the Devil.

The Buzz: Picks up where the controversial Jesus Christ Superstar left off. Miramax–which also annoyed religious types worldwide with Priest–is at it again. The trouble is made all the more devlish by parental unit Disney. Expect a Pope-tart. (What doesn’t burn him?)

George Clooney has signed to star in Perfect Storm, The (1999) for Warner Bros., Daily Variety reported today (Tuesday). The film will be based on Sebastian Junger’s book about the fishing boat Andrea Gail, which went down with all hands off Gloucester, MA during a storm in Feb., 1991. Clooney will play the ship’s captain. Ben Affleck is reportedly being considered to play a member of the crew. (Most of the actual crew were in their late teens and early twenties.)

05/27/99 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Music Hall
05/28/99 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
05/29/99 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
05/30/99 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
05/31/99 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre
06/05/99 Universal City, CA Universal Amphitheatre
06/16/99 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre