• The fall movie season has just been (and promises to continue to be with “Fight Club” & “Dogma” on the horizon) one of the best we can ever remember. Fall’s really been blowing away the summer as far as quality movies at the cineplex. Saw two flicks this weekend: One good, one GREAT. “Three Kings” was a fairly enjoyable and intriguing piece of cinema, though probably not as Oscar-worthy as the whispers have been saying, but definitely had some fantastic moments. Worth your cash. And sorry to get on the bandwagon, but “American Beauty” is just an outstanding flick. Go and see it. We just got back and the verdict is, it did not disappoint. And I had high expectations, as well. The ensemble performed well, with Spacey at the forefront with another Oscarworthy turn. Hell, it may even be worth catching again before it’s gone.

The Dogma trailer, which we saw for the first time on the big screen, appeared before American Beauty, which is a good sign. Lots of folks will see the flick and the trailer in the coming weeks.

I do have a bone to pick here before I get into the update though: Is it just me, or are people actually more annoying than ever at the movies? First of all, folks can’t keep quiet during a movie. And they don’t even whisper. They TALK. Then, we’ve got a guy in front of us who, after the first preview finished, yelled “TURN IT DOWN!!!” when things got quiet. He then proceeded to exit the theater to obviously complain, and sure enough, down goes the sound. So nice that he could decide how loud the movie should be for the other 400 or so people at the show as well. I say it’s better to play it loud to drown out the morons like him that are talking during the movie. Guess they just like it turned down so they can have better conversations. Stay the hell home next time. Man, I love my home theater. I just wish it got first run movies!

Enough of the complaints though, we’ve got some news…Pretty quiet weekend, thankfully, but we’ve got a big day ahead with the Dogma premiere in New York City tomorrow (should be a blast!). For now, some NewsBites. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll, too:

• Entertainment Weekly online is asking YOU to select your favorites for their upcoming 100 Greatest Entertainers issue. Kevin is listed as a choice under the greatest young directors (Under 40) section. Right now it looks like he’s listed third under Tarantino and Burton. How about going over and casting a vote for the guy? Surf HERE: We’re sure that we’ll see Kev in the issue.
• We were asked if we wouldn’t mind giving a shout out to a good Alanis news page, kinda like this one we assume,called Alanis News. Sure. Alanis News is the Alanis Morissette Fan Club, which includes a newsletter, bulletin board, and discussion list. Surf it up here if ya like http://alanisnews.hypermart.net/
• We STILL don’t play cuz we’re afraid to get hooked on its evilness, but we hear the Hollywood Stock Exchange seems tobe suffering some droping numbers on Kev and Dogma. No idea why it’s happening, nothing to do with the actual popularity ofthe flick, but fans of this page were hoping folks would jump over and buy up the stuff to raise their portfolios. Youselfish bums! We figured we’d help them out and give it a mention.
• According to the Official Saturday Night Live Page, Ben Affleck is in talks and is very likely to host SNL at some point during the season. We’ll keep ya posted.

• Finally, we’ve got two new pics for ya today. First, the publicity keeps on coming for Kevin’s latest flick “Dogma”…And what better way to make everyone sit up and take note of this film than to show the beautiful Salma Hayek in her full glory. The picture comes courtesy of The Sun, newspaper. Affleck, Damon, Hayek all get a mention, but alas, no mention for Kevin again.

Also, remember the supposed backstage pass from Lee’s upcoming Cameron Crowe flick of the band? Turns out it wasn’t theactual one that was used in the film. We’ve got a scan of that from an actual source that was an extra on the flick –Just click the thumb for a better look. You can spot Jason pretty easily.

Hey, we’re off to New York tomorrow, so there will be no Monday update! Hopefully we’ll have enough juice on Tuesday to get caught up with mail, news, and all the good stuff that goes on in the Big Apple. See ya then!

• Hey, everyone. Vincent posted some great information tonight on how you can get tickets to the special Dogma Benefit/Screening on October 25. Here ya go…

So get those e-mailing fingers ready for Monday morning. We’ll have a full update for you all later today. Goodnight.

• Well, here we are in October. Always a great month, if even just for all those TV stations showing horror flicks all of the time. This year really is flying by, it’s hard to believe that 2000 is actually this close when you really sit back and think about it.

Today actually brings us a very small update, though we plan to actually be around most of this weekend, so if any major stories break between the time of this report and then, it won’t be long before you see it here. As for now, just a few newsbites as well as a very kind post from Kevin on a few items that we ran yesterday:

• Kevin dropped in for a quick visit to the web board last night with some very kind words about the site that certainly made our day, as well as his thoughts on the whole Amy DVD issue. Thanks again Kevin, we certainly appreciate that.

So it seems that that we will indeed be seeing Criterion‘s version this Winter, and the possibility of a new documentary is SWEET, since the one that JM, Vincent, & the gang put together for Mallrats was one of the disc’s highlights for sure. Here’s Kevin with more:

We’ll be there, too! If for some strange reason you actually spot us amidst the chaos, stop us and say hi.

• A press release came down from Diamond Comic Distributors on this amazing collector’s item they’re working on…We bet these things sell out in a heartbeat, we only hope they don’t disappear before WE can get a couple, that’s how cool this book sounds to us:

Jay & Silent Bob: Chasing Dogma Ltd. Edition Hardcover Book The segue between Chasing Amy and Dogma has gone full-color with the release of the new Jay & Silent Bob: Chasing Dogma Limited Hardcover Collection. Features in color for the very first time, the complete 120 page story by Kevin Smith and Duncan Fegredo, telling how Jay & Silent Bob got to Illinois and what they hell they’re doing there. Limited to just 5000 copies, each hardcover book features a special, individually-numbered color plate, signed by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Duncan Fegredo. This deluxe presentation also includes Smyth-sewn hardcover binding with foil-stamped cover, a full-color dustjacket, special endpages and an array of quality features that have made Graphitti Designs hardcover collections some of the most sought-after books on the market. Check out the trade paperback edition available from Oni Press as well as the Graphitti Designs deluxe package. Both editions begin with an Introduction by the one and only Alanis Morissette and contain some of the funniest episodes from the life of Jay & Silent Bob ever committed to paper. Quantities are limited with orders subject to allocations based upon orders received. Ltd. Hardcover Book, 120 pg, color……………….$69.95

Wow…MAJOR Droolage here…If ever a cool item has come across the table it’s gonna be this thing. Sounds like a work of art! Best of luck snagging yourself one of those gems.

• iF Magazine is running a story today about the Dogma screening that took place in Toronto (Hey, I was there!). It’s got some pics and stuff, so surf on over to their site and have a look.
• Not only does the current edition of UK magazine Total Film have a new piece on “Dogma”, it’s also got a section with Joey Adams discussing items from “Chasing Amy” to “Big Daddy”.
• With still a month and a half until release, Dogma’s already starting to appear in print ads: L.A. Weekly ran one in their movie section with a pic of the one sheet, replacing the “A new comic fantasy…” blurb with one that states “Starts November 12th at a theater near you!”. Nice to see Lions Gate getting the word out early.

• This one caught us by such surprise that we had to ask around to make sure it was true! Wow…How’s THIS for a cool limited edition item? A complete book of the Jay & Silent Bob miniseries, signed, numbered and…IN FULL COLOR!??! Wow. This we GOTTA have. Yep, that’s right: Graphitti Designs is producing a limited edition hardcover of the Oni Press Jay & Bob mini-series. According to the solicitation in the current issue of Diamond Comics’ Previews, the book will be limited to 5000 copies, signed and numbered by Kevin Smtih, Jason Mewes & Duncan Fegredo. The book will also be magically transformed from black and white into FULL COLOR, a first for one of Kev’s View-Askewniverse related comics. How cool is THAT? Hey Graphitti, reserve us two of them puppies!

• Jim Mahfood, the talented artist behind the Clerks comics and lots of other Jay & Silent Bob coolness, will be signing all your books this weekend at the Kansas City Planet Con. Stop by and say hi, Jim’s a really nice guy. By the way, you can also pick up Grrrlscouts #3, on shelves now! That’s been a fun series so far for sure. You can get more details on all of this stuff over at Jim’s website.
• We may have mentioned this a long time ago, but with Domga on the way, it’s a better time than ever to try the Alanis Song Generator. Throw in Dogma or Kevin or the Catholic League and watch the lyrics fly. We like it.
• Jason Lee’s featured in Detour this month with a new shot of him with guitar (prepping for the Cameron Crowe flick role, we assume). Click HERE to read a text transcript of the piece, which covers Lee’s impressive film career (so far!)…
• Total Film Magazine is now reporting a February 4th, 2000 release date for Dogma in the UK. We’re gonna change the countdown up above to reflect that new number unless we hear differently.

• Howdy. Is this week OVER yet? One more day, one more day…

In the news today there’s some interesting tidbits on a couple of books on the horizon that you might wanna save your cashola for, some followup outrage to the Alliance cancellating of the Chasing Amy DVD that we reported yesterday, and a couple other bits to round out this lovely Thursday…