- “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” finally premieres on pay cable in early 2003. Showtime’s got the flick set to air on January the 4th, and throughout the month.
- Comedy Central will air all six episodes of Clerks: The Cartoon, back-to-back on Sunday December 22nd. The fun starts at 9 AM EST. Those of you without the DVD may wanna set that VCR. Or just buy the DVD. Or ask for it for Christmas or something. For goodness sake.
- Anthony Mandile, the talented special make-up effects guy and all-around nice guy responsible for the cringe-inducingly realistic violent make-up effects in Vincent Pereira’s “A BETTER PLACE” as well as the makeup effects for “BIG HELIUM DOG”, has had his own directorial debut, MIDNIGHT MASS, picked up by none other than Lion’s Gate (the distributor of View Askew’s own DOGMA and VULGAR)! Click HERE for Fangoria on-line’s piece about the aquisition. Congratulations Anthony!
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Kevin On KROQ Tomorrow, “Tonight” Friday…
- As we’d heard rumors of last week, it’s now confirmed! Kevin will be on the radio program “Kevin and Bean” TOMORROW (Wednesday, 12/11), on the air LIVE around 8:00 AM PST. KROQ in Los Angeles is the station to find them on. We’re not sure what he’s promoting, but as always, we’re sure it’ll be a great appearance.
And since you folks ALWAYS seem to forget, we’re officially reminding you now — Kevin’s next “Roadside Attractions” appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Friday night, December 13th!
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- Want to benefit a good cause AND own come cool stuff? The People for the American Way are currently running an auction to benefit their organization. Lots of cool stuff up, including a Kevin Smith autographed “Chasing Amy” script, and an Alanis-signed harmonica! It’s happening NOW at ebay.
- Kevin was featured in the Jennifer Lopez “Intimate Portrait” last night on the Lifetime network. He talked about how well Ben & Jen work together and how crazy they are about each other. Also, he mentioned how professional Jennifer was during filming. The special may rerun later this week/month, check your local listings.
- That POWDER video featuring Jason Mewes is currently airing on MTV2’s “120 MINUTES”(Sundays, 1am EST) and MUCHMUSIC’s “OVEN FRESH.”(M-F, 7:30pm EST) Fans of the video can help in getting more airplay for the video. To do this, simply go to the MuchMusic web site and click on “OVEN FRESH.” From there, you’ll see a graphic with the video (POWDER-UP HERE.) Click on the VOTE icon and give them a THUMBS UP!
- New swag alert! Diamond have announced a Black Cat statue will be sculpted by artist Clayburn Moore:
Black Cat: Felicia Hardy has enjoyed a tremendous resurgence in Spider-Man’s universe thanks to writer Kevin Smith and artist Terry Moore and the smash hit, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do. Smith has promised to make the cat burglar a recurring character in his run on Amazing Spider-Man as Peter Parker continues to struggle with his separation from Mary Jane.
- Click HERE to check out the trailer for “Gerry”, directed by Good Will Hunting alum Gus Van Sant, featuring Matt Damon & Casey Affleck.
New Starr/Root Interview Up At The Shoot!
- Yet again, another edition of “Renaissance Man” brings us new interviews and photos from the set of Jersey Girl! This time, Antony chats with Stephen Root (Greenie) and Mike Starr (Block). Check out a new shot of each in character from the film, and of course, the Q&A. Here’s a preview:
AT: How did the two of you get involved in JERSEY GIRL?
SR: We were kind of lucky. Kevin [Smith] saw Mike and I as a duo in his mind. Basically, this was the casting that he wanted. We went through all the machinations, and he ended up with the three guys that he wanted: George [Carlin], Mike, and myself. [We comprise] a little Greek chorus, as it were. But I also knew Kevin because I’m a big comic [book] guy.
MS: I had met Kevin before when he was doing these Coke commercials. I remember taking the subway down [to the audition], and I was sick as a dog. They said I had a nice ‘understated’ look. What they didn’t know was that I looked that way because I was really dehydrated and had a hundred and two degree temperature. [Laughs] So we wound up working on those [commercials], and had a great time working in Red Bank for a few days.
Read the entire piece right HERE Also, a NEW Jersey Girl diary entry will be up from Kevin this Wednesday, December 11th! Watch for it.
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- The Now You Know premiere in NYC last week was a HUGE success! This Friday, Jeff Anderson will be at both showings of the film at the same location. If you can make it, stop by, meet Jeff, and check out a funny flick. We’ll have photos from the premiere here at the site soon.
- The Weinsteins have just revealed the flicks that Scary Movie 3 (which Kevin is now co-writing) will spoof: Don’t Say a Word, Ghost Ship, Halloween Resurrection, Harry Potter, Panic Room, Signs, Spy Kids, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Others, The Ring, and Thirteen Ghosts.
- Now THIS is a cool item up for auction over at ebay — How’d you like to own the ORIGINAL COVER ART from Kevin’s Daredevil run, issue #4? Signed, framed and all. WOW. NICE. Expensive though. Good luck to all who bid, it’s likely to fetch a pretty penny.
- The New York Times mentioned the Jen Saves Ben video game today in a lead story on J.Lo in the Business section (no metion of Kevin though):
…”So continue to expect Ms. Lopez everywhere. Sony is negotiating a deal to run a Jennifer Lopez prime time television special on Feb. 12, Mr. Mottola said. In addition, a new video game, “Jen Saves Ben,” features Ms. Lopez rescuing Mr. Affleck from kidnappers.”…
- National morning radio show “Bob & Sheri: mentioned the dashboard Buddy Christ as an funny, yet inappropriate religious gift for the holidays today.
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- On last week’s Kevin & Bean radio show (on KROQ in Los Angeles) they mentioned that Kevin may be a guest on their show this week. We’ve only heard this from one source and have yet to confirm, so if we do hear more, we’ll let ya know.
- Kevin talks about Ben, Jen, & the Jersey Girl Central Park shoot in this new article from Canoe.
- Canadian Electronics store Future Shop is selling the Special Edition of Dogma for $17.99 CDN, a pretty good deal. The sale is from December 4th through the 15th.
- And finally today, wanna find out which View Askew Movie you are? This little quiz somehow does just that.
Auctions Askew: Week 30!
- Auctions Askew turns the big 3-0 this week, with 6…count ‘em…6 new items that would make the PERECT Christmas gifts for any View Askew fan. Ya want details? How about a rare GERMAN Dogma poster? Actual Mooby restaraunt placards? Clerks artwork? A rare t-shirt? And yep, more View Askew Christmas cards! Get on over to Auctions Askew, get your bids in, and win something coool for the holidays, whether you’re giving to a friend or just giving to yourself.
“Evening With Kevin Smith” Promotions!
- Sony has provided some “exclusive” content to Video ETA to promote the upcoming “Evening With Kevin Smith” DVD. If you go to their site (http://www.videoeta.com), you’ll see a pop-up window which will link ya to the DVD site, which features some clips and a whole lot more!
The text from the promotion reads as follows: “This winter, Kevin Smith (well, a cardboard cut-out of the man) is traveling all over the U.S. to promote his new DVD – “An Evening With Kevin Smith.” During his travels, he’s taken time to pose for photos with fans and decided to post some of them to the DVD Website for everyone to see. Each week, we’ll select one candid moment with “Cardboard Kevin” to be featured as the Photo of the Week.”
So, it sounds like an ongoing deal of sorts. Check it out, and of course pick up that DVD everywhere a week from Tuesday!
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- Wireimage again proves they’ve got the BEST celeb pics with two new Jersey Girl series, one featuring Affleck and Raquel, another with Affleck and Lopez. You can check out all the mini thumbnails HERE, but ya gotta pay to see ‘em blown up to full size. Enjoy.
- This small “Now You Know” blurb appears in the New York Daily News:
‘Jersey Girl’ and “Clerks” director Kevin Smith and his wife, Jennifer, do a little fantasy role-playing in the Jeff Anderson’s romantic comedy “Now You Know.” Anderson gave his buddy Smith a cameo as “married guy” in the opening bachelor party scene. Jennifer? She plays “a hooker.” The movie, opening Dec. 13, stars Jeremy Sisto and Rashida Jones.
- Affleck as Fletch? Chevy talking more smack on Kevin? Say it ain’t so! This Canoe article on Chevy Chase said the following:
Several years ago, New Jersey filmmaker Kevin Smith approached Chase about reviving his Irwin Fletcher character from the Fletch movies.
“We talked but then he never called back. I can’t fathom such behaviour,” says Chase of Smith, whose films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma.
Harvey Weinstein, head of Miramax Films, also approached Chase about a Fletch film.
“Harvey wants Ben Affleck to play Fletch. First he suggested I play a minor character, but I said that was impossible because I was too identified with the character. Then Harvey suggested Ben play someone like my son and I’d be his mentor. I liked that idea, but nothing ever came of it.”
We assume Chevy got Affleck & Lee mixed up…or did he!?!??
- Actual moving footage from the “Jen Saves Ben” videogame aired on “Good Morning America” yesterday. Interestingly enough, they said the game is going to be released to the public, we’re not sure if they will be posting it on the net, selling it, or if it was just misinformation. We’ll keep ya posted.
- Diamond has posted a few more tidbits on the upcoming View Askew “Inaction Figures”. Don’t these things just look cooler and cooler each time you see ‘em? The first series is set to ship this February, so save up some of that Christmas money.
- The Jason Mewes flick “RSVP” has been spotted in some video stores for rental in Australia. Blockbuster stores aren’t stocking it but people in Melbourne could try a joint called “Video Busters”.
- Congrats to the “Drop Dead Roses” team, who just won “Best Comedy” at the Hollywood Underground Film Festival in San Francisco.
- One lucky UK Askewbian will win a free “Evening With Kevin Smith” DVD. Visit the UK Askew website for details.
- Finally today, it’s WAY down on the page, but if you do a “Find”, you’ll see a Clerks-inspired “If You Plan To Shoplift, Please Let Us Know” sticker for sale.
Kevin On Board For “Scary Movie 3”!
- Here’s some huge, unexpected news! Last week, we reported that View Askew alum Brian Lynch will be co-writing Scary Movie 3 — Now, it’s gotten even MORE interesting. Kevin Smith himself has joined the writing team, and will also executive produce! Yahoo News has the story:
Kevin Smith to Forge ‘Scary’ Sequel
By Justin Oppelaar
NEW YORK (Variety) – Dimension Films continues to stack the masthead for “Scary Movie 3” with comedy heavyweights, signing Kevin Smith (news) — a veteran at Dimension and parent Miramax — to executive produce and co-write the project.
Smith, whose writing and directing credits include “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy” and upcoming Ben Affleck (news)-Jennifer Lopez (news) pic “Jersey Girl,” joins slapstick trailblazer David Zucker (news) (”Airplane!,” “The Naked Gun”), who has agreed to direct.
“It is an honor to be involved with David, one of the creators of ‘Airplane!,’ which is arguably the funniest movie of all time,” Smith said. “Our aim is to make this third in the franchise as funny as that other hysterical third-in-the-franchise flick, ‘The Godfather Part III.”‘
The new addition steps up the rivalry between Dimension and Sony-based Revolution Studios, where “Scary Movie” originators Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans (news) are developing their own spoof project based on the sci-fi/fantasy genre.
Both films are expected to be out next year, but Dimension chief Bob Weinstein has vowed to be first to market with an early fall release. “Scary Movie 3” is set to begin shooting in February.
For writing duties, Smith joins scribes Pat Proft, Brian Lynch and Craig Mazin, who signed on to craft the script in November.
With such a great group of folks involved, this flick’s gonna be one to watch for. We’ll keep you posted on all the latest developments.