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May 13th @ 8:08 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Our View Askew Variety series continues, with another scan from the issue, soon available from the Stash. This scan combines two little
    blurbs. First off, on your left, “In The Works” summarizes all the possible projects that Kev’s got upcoming. It includes the previously released (of
    course) Jersey Girl, Green Hornet, Fletch Won, Ranger Danger, Reel Paradise, as well as a project from Jason Lee.

Second, a story many of you may have heard before — The meeting of the minds of Smith and Moiser and the road they’ve taken to big-screen success. Enjoy!

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May 13th @ 8:07 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Greg Trawinski, Shawn, Ben Wright, Wenchie, Josh, Jon Tobey, Frank Gibson

  • “Dogma” is mentioned in an article covering Disney’s latest
    attempt to silence a filmmaker. The Mouse House has refused to distribute Michael Moore’s “Farenheit 9/11.” History is repeating itself as Disney is now
    in negotiations to sell the rights back to Miramax for distribution through a third party:
Hiltzik said the terms offered by the Weinsteins were similar to a 1999 deal for the movie “Dogma,” in which director Kevin Smith challenged Catholic doctrines, raising the ire of some church groups.

In that arrangement, the Weinsteins bought the rights to “Dogma” from Miramax with Disney’s agreement, and then signed their own deal to have independent film company Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. release the movie to theaters.

It’s big news today as the Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo News, also has the story.

  • Digital Theatre posted a short list of the best movie moments. Affleck and Lee in Chasing Amy
    made the first volume of only three scenes:

    “Southland Tales” IMDB Info…

    May 11th @ 10:26 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Scott, Eric Oliver

    • With the director of the brilliant “Donnie Darko” attached as well as a ton of View Askew alumni (including Kevin himself), “Southland Tales” sure sounds
      like an interesting project for this year. Stars of the film now include Kevin, Jason Lee, Janeane Garofalo, Sean William Scott and Ali Larter. How’s
      THAT for a Jay & Bob reunion? “Southland Tales” is described as “A musical/comedy set in 2008 where a three-day heatwave in Los Angeles culminates in a
      huge Fourth of July party.”

    You can view the IMDB page for the flick HERE. As always, those pages aren’t necessarily up to date or correct, but an
    interesting source all the same. Filming is scheduled to begin in July 2004.

    O’Halloran in “Drop Dead Roses” on DVD!

    May 11th @ 10:25 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

    • “Drop Dead Roses”, a hilarious film starring Brian O’Halloran, can now be brought into your home for the first time! This hard to find
      indie flick from writer/director Jessica Hudson is now available on DVD today here in the USA. You can grab your copies from almost any online DVD shops
      or rent it from your local Blockbuster video. Don’t miss this chance to catch Brian working his magic in another feature film.

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    May 11th @ 10:25 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Dave Turnbull, Amy Stead, Michael Diaz, Prof Ligate, AL, Cheryl Schwartz

    • Kevin appears on the Troma Coming Distractions DVD, a collection of 71 Troma Trailers. On one fo the special features, in a short about
      Troma Video, he’s listed as a filmmaker who was a fan of or inspired by Troma. Others listed include Quentin Tarantino and Peter Jackson. They also show
      a picture of Kevin with Troma president and co-founder Lloyd Kaufman, which sounds like something we may have run here previously.
    • Burgan’s Curtain Jerkers #5 is a comic-style take on wrestling behind-the-scenes
      situations, using Clerks as a backdrop.
    • Askew vet Shannon Elizabeth appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, now NOT so live (an hour tape delay) due to all the FCC crap lately.

    The End Of An Era…

    May 10th @ 9:10 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Chris

    • Today was a historic day in the world of askew. The ViewAskew WWWBoard as you’ve come to love has been replaced with a new and improved version. This change should really help out with all the morons jumping on the board and posting hundreds of lame posts. Take it away Kevin…
    As you’ve probably already figured out, this board is locked now. Time for all of us to head to our new digs.

    Remember: you’ve got two weeks (from this moment) of free registration. After that, the $2.00 registration fee kicks back in.

    We’re allowing only ONE username per person. If you try to name-hoard, you’re gonna get yourself banned. If at some point in the future, you decide you want to change whatever handle you pick today, you’ll be able to do that. In the meantime, don’t be greedy: one username and account is all you need.

    Now that the details are out of the way…

    I’m gonna miss this place. Waaaay back in 1996, when Ming and I were first putting together viewaskew.com, I told him I wanted to be able to do a once-a-week Q&A with people who visit the site. He said he could do me one better, and introduced me to this board. And since then, it’s been an integral part of my life; in many ways, my second home.

    I’m a sentimental fuck, so I’ll miss this simple format. But sometimes, you’ve gotta grow; accept change.

    And all sentimentality to the side, this isn’t the board. This is just the technology by which we conduct our ongoing conversations. All of you and me – everyone who posts… WE’RE the board. The look of the place may be changing, but the spirit? That’s been the same since we started this little chat, nearly ten years ago. And that spirit will carry over to the next incarnation of this virtual clubhouse.

    This is hardly the end. In the post-credit P.S. of “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, a book’s being closed. However, in that scene, eagle-eyes may have noticed there were MANY pages left AFTER the “The End” page (nobody ever mentioned it here, though; and I thought you guys were good…). Which I always intended to mean that there’s a lot more story to tell…

    Just like with our board.

    Click the link below and the future is your’s.

    The board is dead. Long live the board.

    Welcome Home

    View Askew NewsBites™

    May 8th @ 3:48 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Paul Simon, A Keil, Taso, John McCarten, Frank Kergil, Daniel Zelter

    • The Brian O’Halloran movie DROP DEAD ROSES will be debuting on video this Tuesday (May 11). Make sure you check for it at your local video store.
    • Jason Lee turns up in THIS article over on ESPN.com about a recent DJ gig he did.
    • And speaking of Lee, radio station 100.3 KRBV (Dallas, TX) has started using some of his quotes from JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK for their commercial bumpers.
    • The June 2004 issue of the Playstion 2 magazine PSM has a nice little article compring Dante from CLERKS to Dante from the DEVIL MAY CRY series of video games.
    • You may have caught this trailer playing with VAN HELSING this weekend, but just incase you missed it, here’s a LINK to the new trailer for Matt Damon’s “THE BOURNE SUPREMACY”. Looks like it’s going to a decent follow-up, but I have a funny feeling Franka doesn’t make it very far…

    Commentary…

    May 4th @ 11:47 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

    • We’re back for a late update tonight, had a Van Helsing screening and yikes, it’s tough to recover from that one. Haven’t seen a movie so full of swinging and wall climbing like, ever. And full of action, yet…ever so boring. Skip it. Seriously.

    Got a few nice newsbites and two new scans for your enjoyment this evening. I’m off to Vegas so Chris has the helm for the next week, be sure and send all your scoops to the scoops address or directly to Chris, as well as any questions or issues you may have.

    Go Flyers!

    “Hollywood Life” on “Green Hornet”!

    May 4th @ 11:40 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Mysterio

    • Here’s a scan of a blurb that ran in latest edition of “Hollywood Life”. It’s basically covering all the POSSIBLE casting of Green
      Hornet. Most names we’ve seen in print before (a couple of the Britt Reid names we’ve yet to hear, but sound sorta like a laundry list), but it’s always
      great to see the new project getting some ink. Again, Hornet news has been suspiciously quiet these past couple of weeks, but we imagine Kevin will be
      shedding some light on that sooner than later. Stay tuned.

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    May 4th @ 11:40 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Jeffrey Roberts, Mysterio, Charles Young, Bevans

    • The Tech TV interview link they’ve got up is DEFINITELY to the wrong part. It may be fixed by the time you’re reading this, but in case it’s not, the sneaky Jeff Roberts has found the backdoors into part two of Patrick’s interview with Kev! So here, for your enjoyment: HIGH Bandwidth or Low Bandwith.

    • Our second scan of the evening is a full-pager from today’s Hollywood Reporter, which prominently features Kevin’s appearance at the recent 33rd annual “Key Art Awards”. In it, you’ll spot a new photo of Kev from the event, and note that Kevin had the honor of handing out the final awards of the evening!
    • A couple more tidbits to come out of Alaska: Kevin again confirmed that it’s a POSSIBILITY that Jay & Bob will see the big screen again, but there’s nothing definite. Also, good news on the comics front: He said he was handing in the last of the Spider-Man / Black Cat script this week. Kevin stated this will be his last comic project “for quite some time”.

    • And finally today: A very Quick Stop-like shop was spotted in a screenshot for the new online game “Auto Assault”. Click the pic and judge for yourself. See ya soon!