• A scooper stopped in Red Bank this weekend, and found a really nice plug for Dogma in the town’s entertainment guide. Here’s a couple of scans. Click the thumbs for the big’uns.
• Here it is folks, you knew it was just a matter of time: The FIRST Dogma Theme add on for windows, exclusively right here at News Askew! As always, check Files Askew for ALL the latest View Askew downloads.
• We all know Kevin won that #1 director award from the Entertainment Weekly poll we mentioned a few weeks ago. Here’s a few other stats you may be interested in, as well:

• Jeremy London is on “Hollywood Squares” all this week. Check it out, he may just say something funny.

• Well, we hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. Thanks for stopping in with us on this, the final Sunday before Dogma hits theaters. Today, a TON of all new press pieces (articles and reviews) can be found over at Dogma RC. Thanks go to Allan, Brent, Sean Jordan, Bill Ricci, Tanya Marsh, & Gramp for their hard work in digging up the latest stuff for us. Also, thanks to Gene Belifussfor the idea leading to this week’s new poll topic. As always, vote once, vote wisely! Thanks!

I’m totally beat right now, and not feeling that talkative, so I’ll spare you the detailed intro and get right into the news. Just some newsbites from us today, but again be sure and check out RC for the latest Dogma press stuff. Here ya go:

• We may have mentioned this in the past but just in case (there’s too darn many of these things): A Houston, Texas radio station, 107.5 “The Buzz”, is having a Dogma screening Tuesday the 9th. 7:30pm at Cineplex Odeon’s Spectrum theater. We assume the station has/had tix given out for the flick.
• There was a Dogma piece on Vancouver Television News Saturday evening. It had a segment of Kevin being interviewed as well as several clips from the movie. It focused mostly on the controversy, but really did put the film in a good light.
• Affleck‘s starting to do the promotions thang: Wednesday (11/10) the cable channel STARZ will have Ben Affleck on talking about DOGMA on thier show “One on One” at 7:30pm (check your local listings, though, that time comes from a west coast scooper). The dude’s also on the guest slate for Craig Kilborn next week.
• We heard that Kevin did indeed have to unfortunately miss appearing at Pittbsurgh’s screening on Friday — All we know is that there was a scheduling conflict and he had to miss it. We hear everyone enjoyed the flick, though, which is great.
• The weekly poll at www.juno.com is “What new movie do you most want to see…?”. Dogma is listed as an option, so go hit the poll and be counted!
• Film Four magazine has started to promote Dogma’s UK December 26th release. A print ad with their upcoming stuff was listed on the back of the last issue.
• Kevin will appear on the “Kevin and Bean” show on KROQ in LA, around 7 AM Wednesday PST.Here’s another chance to hear the dude do some radio (since he probably won’t do Stern again so soon). We’ll try and get a stream of the broadcast after it airs if someone provides it.

• Some weeks really drag their feet as the days pass, but we were so busy this week that it flew by — It’s amazing that it’s Friday already (not that that’s a BAD thing, mind you) — And just think, one week from now you’ll all be gearing up to see Dogma!

Things seem to be slowing down a BIT as we head into the weekend, which is good, because we need a bit of a break. Luckily, we were able to keep up with the news this week so today’s not TOO overloaded. We’ve got a few more tidbits on screenings, appearances relating to Dogma, and a couple other random tidbits of interest:

• Here’s yet another screening, this time in Cincinatti Ohio: You can catch Dogma on November 9th at the Esquire Theater, Nab your complimentary passes at Healing Earth Cafe in Clifton Heights. The screening will be at 7:30pm. Happy hunting.
• We’re starting to hear rumblings about planned peaceful protests outside of theaters where Dogma will be playing, at least in some of the more major cities. Get ready for some picket signs to read as you wait in line with your 7 bucks (or whatever ungodly fee they charge in your area these days).
• Dogma LATE In Australia: According to the marketing department for Village Roadshow, who will distribute Dogma in Australia, the film is not set to debut until June 2000 in the country. Sorry, mates…
• As always, hit Rumor Control today — We’ve got a couple new articles and reviews, including one from a PRIEST who dug the flick! Now THAT’S what we like to see!

• Just a correction that a few people wanted us to clarify: In that Entertainment Weekly poll, Kevin was named “Best Director of the Future”. Still an outstanding honor. Quite ironic that the word “future” is there, though, since we think his flicks are already among the very best, and Dogma puts him over halfway through his planned tenure in the filmmaking world.
• Ben Affleck & Matt Damon will appear on MTV’s clay gore fest Celebrity Deathmatch this Thursday, the 11th, just in time for Dogma. Let’s hope the guys don’t get beat up TOO badly.
• Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash has hit the bigtime with an actual billboard in New Jersey! That’s right, coming down Rt. 35 South on the Middletown/Red Bank border, you’ll spot an ad along with the familiar circular Jay & Bob Stash logo, with the words “Yo, brown eye!” at the top. The billboard also includes directions to the place. Hopefully it’ll bring even more fans and customers into the place. The shop’s definitely worth the trip. We’re almost tempted to drive the 3 hours each month to get OUR comics. Almost.
• After a long hiatus, Affleck.Com is back online, and Ming’s even managed to get the entire Playboy interview with ‘ol Ben himself online. There ya go, now you guys & gals too embarrassed (or too young) to stroll up to the counter and buy the issue can get it at the site. Of course, now you don’t have an EXCUSE to buy the issue either, dagnabbit.
• Kevin’s first run may be over, but the latest issue of DareDevil shows the gang’s not forgotten. Their names all appear in graffiti on a wall, including “Jay+Bob” and “Kevin was here”.
• Dark Horizons posted a summary from a scooper who saw Kev’s Q&A in Atlanta the other week. Most of the stuff was old news or info that can be found in our own Summaries section — But Kev DID have this to say about some future projects:

• He only wants to do 10 films total and that he only has 3 ideas for future films currently so it might turn out to be only 7 films total that he directs. The one idea he revealed was an adaptation of Mage.
• Jay and Silent Bob will probably be in one more film and then they will only appear in the comics and the Clerks Animated Series.
• Vulgar may hit video sometime in 2000.

We’ll be back when there’s more to tell, until then, enjoy your weekend (the last one before Dogma is unleashed to the masses!).

• The boots that Jay Mewes himself wore appear to be on the auctioning block on EBay — The bid’s at $150.00 right now, with a day to go on the things. The listing says thay Jay would be willing to personally sign the things to the lucky buyer, too. Surf over and bid if you want your chance to own a piece of Dogma history!
• According to Dark Horizons, Matt Damon had begun filming on his next flick, “The Legend of Beggar Vance”. Read more at their excellent website HERE.
• The webmaster of Jay-and-Silent-Bob.com wrote us to ask us to let all of you know that he’s having server problems, and plans to have things back to normal as soon as possible. Those of you that use the site’s free e-mail service can check your mail HERE.
• There’s a Q&A with Malcolm Ingram, director of the still unavailable VA Production “Drawing Flies” (and the forthcoming “Tail Lights Fade”) over at www.the-scoop-news.com. Check it out! And watch for some more info on the elusive Drawing Flies from us as soon as the Dogma hoopla calms down.
• IGN Movies has the latest on the Damon/Affleck collaboration, “The Third Wheel”:

• It actually just sort of sank in today — Dogma is 8 days from release, and hence, this is hands down the most hectic time for this site since we’ve started. With us in 2 different places now and still trying to get unpacked and settled in, as well as busy as hell with our jobs, the timing couldn’t be much worse. So again, with three times our normal e-mail flow coming in, thus, three times the scoops, replies may be very brief or slow in e-mail, and updates may seem a bit more rushed. Please don’t take any of this personally, or as a sign that we in any way don’t care, we’re just trying to tread water here during the madness. For the past 2 weeks, it’s been an 8 or 9 hour work day for each of us, followed by about 4 hours each working on News Askew, and we barely get through it all. Thus, a few decisions.

Fan Dogma reviews: We’re getting reviews from all the screenings already, and, while we’d LOVE to post them all, this just is not a realistic thought for us. If we quit our day jobs, sat in front of our PC’s night and day, and constantly worked on the site, we MAY be able to accomodate everyone. Of course, this isn’t possible. So, we decided the best way would be to encourage YOU to post YOUR Dogma reviews yourself — Over at the News Askew WWWBoard. We’ll soon be adding a special area called “Dogma Reviews”, where we hope you’ll post your thoughts on the film (Good OR Bad) and also have the chance to respond to other folks’ reviews as well. So, in short, please DON’T send us your review, at least, if you want it posted. If you just want us to read it, cool, but we won’t be posting fan reviews of the flick on News Askew directly ourselves.

As for critic reviews, chances are there will also be an abundance of these. We plan to post all points of view on the film, and not sugar coat everything (as we always have), but we ALSO plan to be selective with the reviews, again for the reason that there’s just not enough time in a day to do it ALL.

Rest assured, the site will be PACKED with news over the next couple of weeks, more than you’ve ever seen in the past, and we’ll be covering the flick as much as humanly possible. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation during this time, and most of all thanks a ton for visiting the site.

In the meantime, Dogma Rumor Control has a lot of new exclusive news today, regarding all the new places the flick’s been popping up in the press. We’ll be placing SOME stories here on News Askew, but will also attempt to keep Dogma RC up to date AND give it some exclusive material as well, so be sure and visit both sites to get it all.

• Screenings of Dogma took place in Dallas and Michigan last night, and excited fans have checked in with us — It’s unanimous, everyone LOVES the flick and can’t wait to go and see it again! Word is that crowds were quite diverse, and that laughter was so uproarious that it drowned out subsequent lines throughout the film. Again, as we stated above, we hope that when you see flick, you’ll surf over to our site’s WWWBoard and post your Dogma reviews for all to see. For those of you with tickets to screenings, enjoy, and for the rest of you — Just 8 days to go!

Here’s the new screeing information that we’ve received since last update:

• Big news! And wonderfully timed, too. In Entertainment Weekly‘s 100 Greatest Entertainers special issue, on newsstands tomorrow, Kevin was listed as the #1 Film Director! Congrats Kevin, it’s very much deserved due to the fantastic flicks you continue to turn out, as well as your dedication to the fans. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. This should definitely have some heads turning towards Dogma, along with the A- review set for NEXT week’s EW.