• We’ve now got a complete list of times when you can catch Kevin on The Independent Movie Channel’s Split Screen:

• Dogma will be released in Germany on April 20th, by Kinowelt. The German site for the flick can be found HERE. Early reviews from the German press and moviegoers have been quite positive.
• As with the Clerks DVD about a month ago, the suggested retail price of the ass-kickin’ Mallrats DVD has now been dropped as well. It’s gone from $34.95 to $29.95. If you’ve got a player and for some crazy reason did NOT buy this disc, GET IT NOW.

• Hey everybody! Long time no talk. Today, we’ve finally got a bit of news for ya. Kevin appearaed at Tulane last evening, though we’ve yet to hear much on how that one went so far. We DO have a ton of newsbites today (only newsbites, because it’s not anything MAJOR, just some tidbits here and there). Alright, so let’s take a look at this stuff:

• Kevin’s been on IFC’s Split Screen a lot lately. We hear they’ve got a Kevin Smith interview that’s been airing in 2 parts, but it’s tough to dig up concrete dates and times. Check your local listings. If we hear definites on when you can catch the interviews, we’ll definitely let you know. IFC tends to re-air lots of stuff.
• For the Kevin Smith/VA completionists, the Rock and Carlin A&E Biography shows are available by calling 1-800-423-1212 or going to www.biography.com.
• The new issue of Premiere Magazine (with Ashley Judd on the cover) features an article with Kev about Sundance. We’ve yet to see it to verify, but hope to get a transcription for ya soon.

• We know this is a long shot as far as Askew scoops go, but it’s a cool exclusive so we wanted to run it. Above we’ve got2 very early sketches dropped in our path that somehow made it out of the Dreamworks labs. They’re from the upcoming prequel to “The Prince of Egypt”, tentatively titled “Joseph”. One is a sinister-looking corn stalk from a dream sequence, and another isa few concept sketches of Joseph. Why we running them, you ask? Word has it that Affleck is going to be lending the voice tothat character (though we hear the animators had no reference to draw from, which explains why the dude doesn’t seem very Affleck-like). Thanks to “Cohee Lundon’s Finger-Cuffs” for the exclusive.
• Dogma’s still selling out around the globe: The flick arrived in Hong Kong theaters last Thursday (the 6th of April), but we hear it’s only in 2 cinemas. Tickets for all the shows have been sold out consistently, though, again proving that there’s a lot of Smith fans around the world.
• Hey there UK’ers and other Region 2 DVD folks: There may be hope for you regarding a Dogma DVD with all the extras soonafter we see the Region 1 release this fall. A region 2 DVD rumor site had this to say:

• Sounds like Damon & Affleck are cooking up something to help aspiring screenwriters get a shot via the Internet:

No word on where this site is or if this is really happening, but we’ll let ya know. If you win the contest, just remember to give News Askew a thanks in your end credits. 🙂

• A clip from Mallrats (featuring Jason & Stan Lee, as always, no relation) aired on last night’s Daily Show on Comedy Central (A damn funny show, we gotta say). The episode should re-air tonight at 7 PM EST before the next guest hits at 11 PM. Catch it today at 7 if ya wanna see (The reason for the clip was news surrounding Stan Lee’s new comic book deal with DC).

As always, we thank ya for stopping in today. See ya next time with lots more.

• Well either a TON of you were just dying to get some scoops to our site after the quiet day yesterday, or you’re all BIG A&E Biography fans. At any rate, we’re sorry but we MISSED Kev’s appearance on Chris Rock‘s A&E Biography special last evening. Kevin gave some commentary on Chris, and the show even featured Dogma clips of Rock’s famous entrance. Kevin was on the program towards the end, talking about Chris’s influence on America and the type of guy Chris is. As always, he had some very insightful comments.

TONIGHT, however, A&E will air George Carlin‘s Biography, which we also remember Kev giving a few words for a while back. We’re not sure if Kev’s stuff will be on there, but we’d give it a good chance. The Biography web site DOES mention Carlin’s Dogma stint, though. Check your local A&E listings for showtimes tonight. You may even find a rerun of the Chris Rock episode.

• Nothing really new, but a bit that ran on Dark Horizons today regarding a fan who ran into and questioned Kev regarding the next flick. Seems like he’s closer to admitting something, but as we all know, the mystery’s part of the fun with him.

As for us, we’ll wait patiently, but you can bet you’ll hear what this mysterious movie will be HERE as soon as it’s announced!

• This E! Online story has “official word” that plans for a May 31st premiere of the Clerks toon are still a go. Then again, that’s what ABC is saying. We’re not sure what to think at this point, but figured you’d want to take a gander. They even plug our website in a bit about Patrick Swayze:

To Clerk or Not to Clerk? That is the question, with conflicting reports about whether director Kevin Smith’s much-awaited Clerks: The Animated Series will ever make it on the air.

Controversy has swirled around the project since ABC moved the premiere date from February or March to May 31 after Michael J. Fox announced May 24’s Spin City season finale would be his last show. Clerks would take over in Spin City’s time slot after Spin’s season finale.

The move didn’t sit well with Smith, who was very vocal about his displeasure in being scheduled during the “dry gulch that is the summer,” a move that, Smith says in a post to his official Website, will ensure the show’s failure.

More recently, Smith has been telling fans at his public-speaking appearances that he doubts the show will ever make it on air at all, and he’s investigating the possibility of Miramax (another ABC/Disney affiliate) purchasing the six episodes of the cartoon and releasing them theatrically.

But here’s the official word from an ABC rep: Plans for the May 31 premiere are still a go. All I know is that I’m dying to see the episodes–the sooner, the better.

Smith screened a couple of them during the aforementioned speaking engagements, including a “flashback” installment that has Dante and Randal riffing on everything from Saturday-morning cartoons to how much The Phantom Menace sucked.

Patrick Swayze Has No Sense of Humor One more note about the Clerks ‘toon: Episode three of the show features Randal freaking out about a new pet store that opens in town. And the pet shop is manned by “down on his luck” actor Patrick Swayze, who eventually leaves his job after telling Randal and Dante that he’s gotten a part in the latest Adam Sandler movie. The really funny part, though, is that, according to the News Askew Website, the show originally had the Swayze character admit that he had been fired from the pet store, but it was changed when Swayze threatened to sue. Apparently, his reps, who did not return phone calls to comment, were concerned that the suggestion that he was fired from a pet store would be damaging to his career. Two words: Father Hood.

• Lots of you wrote to let us know about another reference we missed in the latest Daredevil issue (#11), in which a Clerks VHS tape appears in the panel. Check out the scan.
• Linda Fiorentino throws some kind words towards Kevin in a new TV Guide online article. Here’s the important stuff:

• Affleck‘s getting geared up for “Pearl Harbor”‘s filing which is kicking off soon. Here’s a small piece on what the dude’s been up to:

• Paul Dini, who wrote to us a while back in defense of the Clerks cartoon series, actually brought an episode with him to Wondercon this year instead of his usual fare. Very cool. Aint It Cool Coaxial News had the story:

• Dogma opens on April 20th in Germany, and is getting some rave reviews from what we hear. We’ll keep ya posted as we hear more.

• Hi there, everyone. Just a couple of quick notes/corrections. The Illinois Wesleyan University appearance is NOT a normal appearance, it’s a commencement speech. So we don’t think it’s meant for public normal consumption. Also, the Tulane show costs 3 DOLLARS for non-students (not 2), so make sure you have that extra buck if you’re going. Didn’t want ya to fall short when you got to the door. Have fun! Now, the news…

• By far the most popular submission today is the news of the quite obvious View Askew reference in the latest issue of Daredevil, #11. Matt Murdock goes to check out a flick that’s near and dear to our hearts. We’ll let the above scan do the talking.