- Kevin’s almost weekly mention in Entertainment Weekly continues… This from the TV section listing for Saturday, March 27th, 10-11 p.m. (EST):
Despite intelligent commentary from comic-book figures such as Batman Beyond cocreator Paul Dini, Clerks film director Kevin Smith, and comics historian Trian Robbins, this hour about the history of the medium succumbs to the usual: campy narration (by TV Batman Adam West) and actors reading dialogue while we look at static comic-book panels. For every stab atmuch-needed analysis, there are minutes wasted on corny Zap! Pow! silliness. D+
Don’t worry, though, we’re sure that Kev’s segment gets an A+.
- Richard Hymns, who won an Oscar for sound editing last night, is on board for Dogma! This is a good sign that, as Kevin’s been telling us, this is a GREAT sounding flick.
- Last week’s Comics Buyer’s Guide had the nominations for the 1999 Harvey Awards. Kevin is one of five nominees up for Best New Talent. The Harvey Awards are voted on exclusively by comic-book creators. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on April 16, in conjuction with the the WonderCon in Oakland. Aha…So THAT’S why he’s showing up!
- Affleck’s still got it. Forces of Nature was # 1 at the box office. It brought in $13.9 million for the Friday-Sunday total.
- And finally today, from the “Things That Won’t Die” column:
The bionic man could soon be hitting the big screen. The New York Post reports Universal Pictures are interested in a film of ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’. based on the popular 70s television series about a bionic agent named Steve Austin (‘A man barely alive…’). Cult director Kevin Smith, responsible for ‘Clerks’ and ‘Chasing Amy’, has written a script – so has ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ writer Joss Whedon, and it is not known which of these is favoured. One star of the original series, Richard Anderson, is slated to work as producer. Lee Majors, who played the original Austin, will not be involved. Neither will Sandra Bullock, who played the Bionic Girl in TV movie early on in her career. [www.popcorn.co.uk]
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