• Buy a one-of-a-kind and get a great prize. A poster-sized autographed photo taken at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, autographed by Kevin personally, is one of the many items up for bids in HP’s charity auction supporting Habitat for Humanity’s Katrina and Rita rebuilding efforts. You’ll win the unique photo, along with a beautiful HP portable printer (also signed by Kevin). HP will donate a matching 100% of your winning bid to the cause as well.

At presstime, the photo and printer are still quite affordable. With less than a day left to bid, you don’t have much time, so hurry over, and help benefit a worthy cause.

• Okay, so we all know that the long-awaited Chasing Amy inaction figures are due to hit sometime later this year, if all goes well, hopefully with the first playset (The Marina Diner). However, in the latest Toyfare magazine, Bob Chapman of Graphitti Designs broke BIG news on what’s coming next: Two waves of Clerks 2 inaction figures to promote the new film! Here’s the dish:

Knowing Bob, we may see some prototypes sooner than later! We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for ya.

• In a new Zap2It article, Kevin reveals his preference to appear in, rather than direct, television, again citing a possible appearance on “My Name Is Earl” at some point. Some fun new quotes inside. Here’s an excerpt:

• Catch Jason Lee as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Wednesday, March 1st! Expect some Earl references and perhaps a chicken pox joke or three. Mark your calendars!
• The famous View Askew Pixel Pound is now safely in its new home at PixelPound.com, on a new server with loads of space for all those pictures you’ve got from all your View Askew events. Get on over there and check out their newest software with improved features, along with that amazing, ever-growing image database. The biggest source of View Askew photos on the web is the View Askew Pixel Pound!
• You saw that possible flying car image in our newsbites recently, now check out THIS story — Seems Randal’s dream is becoming even closer of a reality, according to a program being run by some MIT scientists.
• The always informative IMDB presents more insight on the re-titling of Ben Affleck’s upcoming George Reeves biopic:

• A while back we reported on the newly formed Weinstein Co’s intention to release Clerks 2 on high definition DVD. Before that, however, it looks like they’ll begin issuing their first standard-releases with “Derailed”, eventually followed by a long-awaited Kill Bill Special Edition, which the Weinsteins own the rights to release. Nice! Thanks to The Digital Bits for the scoopage.
• Jason Lee fans, take note: We’re getting reports that novelty store Spencer Gifts has started carrying “My Name Is Earl” tees, both of which feature Lee’s unmistakable mug. They’re selling fast.
• And on a final fun note today — Cable movie channel Starz Edge had a fun playlist tonight — Clerks, followed by NAVY SEALS! We kid you not. There’s got to be a programmer at the network with a good sense of humor. Catch ya next time…More news on the way!

• Okay, so do we need to say ANYTHING?? At all??? It’s not often a Red Bank Vulgarthon happens. In fact, by our count, this will only be the 4rd EVER. We can’t stress enough how important it is you buy tickets NOW and save the date of May 31st, 2006, as we’re holding the event at the Clearview Cinemas yet again (and why not?) — This means seating is LIMITED! Expect a much more intimate affair than LA, if only due to the lesser number of attendees.

Special guests, Q&A fun, and the chance to see Small Town, Gay Bar and the amazing Jersey Girl extended cut for the first time EVER on the east coast. Oh, and how about the Tea Party doc, screened only ONCE before for Vulgarthon West? Oh, and then there’s the matter of that…ahem…MYSTERY film…Need we say more?? You WANT TO BE THERE!

Click the graphic, grab the credit card, and book away. Remember, you gotta be a member of the Web Board at View Askew to attend. If you’re not, REGISTER and qualify yourself.

Don’t delay…And don’t blame us if you miss out when this sells out FAST!

“The 360 Shot (Part 1)”

• Kevin is back from his triumphant appearance at last weekend’s WonderCon with an all-new behind the scenes clip form Clerks 2. In this clip you will see how much time and effort goes into a single 360 degree shot in a pivotal scene from the film. Click HERE and enjoy!

• Did you miss Kevin’s appearance Friday on the Alice Morning Show? Never fear, our old friend Will Wilkins from Radio Askew was nice enough to post the show in it’s entirety right HERE! And speaking of Radio Askew, make sure you get over there and check out this week’s all new podcast.
• The first full-length on-screen reunion of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck since DOGMA is quickly taking shape. They will team up as two Philadelphia lawyers fighting to keep one man off of death row. Yahoo has all the details:

• In other Affleck movie news, It looks like his upcoming George Reeves biopic “Truth, Justice and the American Way” has undergone a name change. Now entitled “Hollywoodland”, the film follows the rise and the untimely, some say suspicious, fall of television’s first Superman.

• Finally today, we think we finally have solid proof of Randal’s flying car thanks to this LINK from the Radiohead site ateaseweb.com!

“Skid Marks”

• Here’s what Kevin has to say about the big 20th entry in the Clerks 2 “Train Wreck” web-doc series:

Don’t worry though, these aren’t the kind of “spoilers” you need to be afraid of. Watch away as the guys speed around the go-kart track with glee, filming a memorable, poignant scene you’ll see in Clerks 2.

• Kevin’s on a small appearance circuit now, telling tales new and old to audiences far and wide, some of which tie directly into experiences working on “Clerks 2”. He’s recently made two stops in Canada. One of those, Calgary, has been reviewed at CalgaryMovies.com, with very positive things to say. Due to curfew rules, it seems only 7 or 8 actual questions got asked, but it sounds like they made the most out of the evening. A snippet:

Wonderful photos and the full review right HERE.

• This one’s news to us (dunno how we missed it), but the View Askew production “Reel Paradise” will hit DVD in less than a week – February 14, 2006! Had we known this was arriving so soon, we’d have tried to snag an advance copy and get a review up for you. Luckily, the always thorough DVDTalk has their own review of the acclaimed documentary up for your reading pleasure. Doesn’t look like a project Kevin or Scott got involved with as far as the disc goes, though. Here’s what they list for extras, in addition to the film itself:

Unfortunately, we were unable to make it up to the NYC premiere of “Reel Paradise”, so we’ll be watching it for the first time along with the rest of you. We look forward to it, and recommend you pick it up in stores next week. Tell your sweetheart you’ll take it in lieu of flowers and chocolates and stuff.

• AOL Movies has posted a the behind-the-scenes featurette on the CGI animated “Doogal” flick, the UK import for which Kevin provides a voice. In the short, we learn Kevin performs the voice of the moose.
• A movie theater called Xenix (located in Zurich, Switzerland) is showing CLERKS once again. A year ago, they were showing a ton of Askewniverse flicks. The theater is known for having actual sofas where you can sit in comfort to watch flicks. Clerks is on the program from February 23rd through March 1st. Full schedule HERE. Could be a fun diversion if you live in the area or plan to visit.
• Kevin appeared on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” program last Friday. He was at Sundance where David Wain was showing his film to many people, Kevin being one of them. As always, Kevin had some funny things to say. You may be able to catch a replay sometime this week.
• Those of you looking for those cuddly little Jay & Silent Bob bears can order them as a set (along with some other fun movie bears from Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction). Pricey at 80 bucks, though.
• The very Clerks-ish “Waiting” hits DVD this week, and on the “Making-Of” on disc one, director Rob McKittrick credits Kevin as his “inspiration”.
• Kevin’s self-proclaimed “biggest fan” in Edmonton, Alberta blogs about his experience meeting Kevin at his recent Canadian appearance. The Edmonton Sun reportedly said that Kevin can do a stand-up comedy gig if he ever got tired of doing movies, and scored his appearance a healthy 4 out of 5 stars.
• Kevin gets a positive mention from Matt Singer of the Village Voice in a capsule review of a flick called “Film Geek”.
• Brad’s getting some warm vacation sun for the next few days…So send all those updates and scoops to the scoops box or directly to Chris ’til next week! Catch ya next time.