• Here’s some exclusive stills from Jay Mewes’ latest project that we brought up a few weeks back — A rock video for the group “Powder”. The video is for a song called “Up Here”. The video was directed by Stuart Acher, and co-produced by Scott Kramer and Khene Tan. In the video, which can be described as a live action comic book, Jay plays the leader of group of bank robbers. The video is currently in post-production. You can check out them out at powdermusic.com. Some stills of the gang and Mewes in action can be seen above!
• A big article appears in today’s Star-Ledger “Ticket” section — It’s all about Brian O’Halloran and his new play,”Panama”. The piece is mostly about his career as an actor, mentioning stuff such as Kevin’s firing the original actor cast as Dante to replace him with Brian. If anyone’s got this article translated to text for us to post here, please pass it on.
• The always gossipy “Page Six” is reporting that Affleck had a big stuffed Scooby Doo delivered to Damon after that flick beat his “The Bourne Identity” at the box office last weekend. By the way, each of those films are good in their own right, completely different ends of the spectrum, but both enjoyable.
• As a followup to the Shannon Elizabeth wedding news yesterday, fans of hers who might like to see her in person on “Last Call with Carson Daily” should visit her official website (http://www.shannonelizabeth.com/home.html) for details. She’ll also be taping Conan Tuesday (the show will air that night). Finally, you can catch her on Politically Incorrect on ABC TONIGHT.
• A new website called meetup.com invites folks to get together online in the hopes of meeting monthly in person. The only director they feature so far is Kevin. Meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month – the first for August 6th. If you’re in the area, you may want to check it out. Surf over for more info.

• A while back, Wizard’s Edge sponsored a contest, which consisted of drawing two comic pages and a lucky winner would have their pages printed in a ‘Tales of the Askew’ comic to be published through Image comics. With Kevin going to Marvel exclusively now, we’re not sure what will become of all the entires, but if they’re as cool as this one that Rick sent us, it’d sure be cool to pool them all up somewhere once the contest is officially over! Check out Rick’s cover and page design above. Some quality work there, for sure. If anyone with Wizard’s Edge or elsewhere knows what’s up with this contest, we’d sure be curious to know.
• Entertainment Weekly is releasing their IT list for 2002, and Jason Lee is listed as “IT Director’s Actor”. A preview with a coment from Kevin himself can be found HERE.
• Rejoice! Clerks: The Cartoon creative genius Chris Bailey has placed that hilarious “Heroes” animation online at his website for your viewing pleasure. You can check out this great mini-flick at http://www.majordamage.org. Thanks, Chris!

• Trade Federation have a behind-the-scenes QuickTime movie available, which follows Kevin as he films those Hasbro commercials for their Star Wars games. A couple shots from the set are above as well.
• Congrats to Jay & Bob co-stars Shannon Elizabeth and and Joe Reitman, who tied the knot over the weekend. She’s still looking for those gas masks for her dogs…
• Check out this funny little net comic lampooing Affleck’s recent non-stop promotional stints.
• Yesterday’s Access Hollywood ran a ‘Daredevil’ piece, with Affleck describing the character. They showed him in action in costume, along with a sia being thrown at him and the DD logo on fire on the ground. They also showed Elektra, Bullsye, and Kingpin, as well as what they will look like in costume. The flick looks quite dark and ominious, hopefully it’ll be one of the best comic book flicks since the original Batman.
• Matt Damon is scheduled to appear on Charlie Rose tonight, 6/20.

• Finally today, here’s a cool modified version of the View Askew website splash page designed by Chris Bailey. Download a copy here or at Files Askew to use as your official PC/Mac desktop!

• According to Thursday’s Hollywood Reporter, Liv Tyler might be joining the cast which already features Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, and George Carlin. This would also mark her first flick with Affleck since “Armageddon”. This also marks the first we’ve heard of the “Maya” character, “a video store clerk who has a significant impact on Ollie”. Interesting stuff. Here’s the story:

More news later!

• Don’t miss out on your chance to own some more rare View Askewmerchandise at Auctions Askew. This week’s offerings include another one of those way cool Dogma hooded sweatshirts, a one-of-a-kind piece of art by Scott Mosier, some other rare production t-shirts, a screen-used Vulgar prop, and lots more. Prices are still quite reasonable on a lot of items, so be sure to stop by and get in on the action. Good luck, hope you can win yours cheap! In case you’re wondering, the second lady modeling is none other than Amy Noble’s sister-in-law, Joie Ferentino.

• Since Milton-Bradley is a local company there, The Union News in Springfield Mass had an article on Kevin directing the ads for the Star Wars board games we’ve been discussing (”Epic Duels” and “The Game of Life: A Jedi’s Path”). The newspaper had a photo of him directing the ads, which we don’t have a scan of, but you can check out the story at their site. Lots of cool info on the games themselves if you’re curious.
• If you want to read a text version of that Affleck/Damon article we posted the other day, The Toronto Star has it on their website.
• Project Greenlight is hittin DVD soon, and according to Disney’s site, the set, which includes the complete Stolen Summer movie, the show, and extras, will retail for $69.99:

• Here’s a few cool images — They show the movie poster for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back with a famous Berlin landmark, the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedatchtnis-Kirche, in the background. The church was bombed during the war.
• Matt Damon was on NPR’s Fresh Air today. Streaming audio of the interview is on the web HERE. Kevin’s been on the show twice as well, you might recall. The Damon interview is quite good, almost an hour long and very in-depth. If you’re a fan of his, you’ll want to give it a listen.

• Howdy folks — Hope your summer’s going well (if you’re in this part of the world, of course — The site’s been getting a lot of global exposure these days). Anyway, got some cool things in the works, and we just wanted to let ya know that News Askew will continue to be your #1 source for View Askew happenings, and especially for news on “Jersey Girl”. With filming just 2 months away, it’s going to get a lot busier around here, for sure. And don’t forget, the new Spidey/Black Cat books are out soon, there’s still some Green Arrows to come, and Kevin’s big Tonight Show appearance later this month.

We’ve got a new poll topic for you to check out, since so many of you have been discussing the Jennifer Lopez factor in “Jersey Girl”, here’s your chance to weigh in. We’re also hoping to put together a fabulous prize for our upcoming 10 millionth hitter, so don’t stray too far. Thanks for stopping by…Let’s check out what’s new today:

• Movie Poop Shoot continues to hit the papers and internet websites, as the fact that Kevin took it upon himself to sponsor and open his own website for the entertainment industry is big news for sure! Above, you’ll see scans from Monday’s Hollywood Reporter announcing the site, and below, what IndieWire had to say about the site. Mostly rehash of what we’ve seen before, but it’s great to see that the word has gotten out about the site. Now if they could just get the damn site off all the Cyberwatch service’s adult content lists, maybe we could surf it up at the workplace as well:

• The “Mutants, Monsters & Marvels” DVD is slated for an Australian release in November 2002.
• Speaking of down under, according to a local video shop webpage, www.videobustersbays.com, J&SBSB will be released on Region 4 DVD with all of the extras from Region 1 still intact. If this is true, this will be the first Kevin Smith film in Australia to get the full Special Edition treatment.
• At this site’s “Who’d Make Your Best Sidekick?” quiz, one of your possible outcomes is “Silent Bob”.

• Movie Poop Shoot, the site once just a joke created for “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back”, is now live and running at full steam over at www.moviepoopshoot.com! MPS will keep you posted on all the latest and greatest happenings in film, TV, music, comics, and more, all with a slightly “askew” view on it all! Here’s the official press release:

As always, stop by here for the latest news from the View Askew world in-depth, then pop by the new MPS website to check out what’s going on with everything else. We’ll see ya there. Maybe even in the columns someday…

• We’ve received a screening copy of “RSVP” to check out — This flick is currently looking for some video distribution, so if you’re in the biz, listen up! The flick features a bunch of known actors and actresses, including none other than View Askew’s Jason Mewes in a fairly sizeable role! The film itself is sort of a black comedy, which we’d describe along the lines of an “American Psycho” or perhaps “The Last Supper”. Practically the entire film takes place in a single apartment, giving it that stage play type of feel. There’s multiple rooms though so it doesn’t feel claustrophobic. It’s shot and directed very well by first-timer M.A. Galluzzo, and also won the Audience Award at the Slumdunk Film Festival thisyear.

Mewes does play his signature stoner-like character, but does well in the ensemble cast. If you’re a fan of Jay’s or View Askew, this is a flick you’ll surely want to see. The filmmakers have provided us with some stills and audio from the flick’s production. Check all that out right here, exclusively at News Askew! We’ll keep you posted on opportunities to see “RSVP”. Until then, check out their official website, www.rsvpthemovie.com, or read some reviews over at the IMDB.