• The Clerks Animated series recordings continue to go well, from what we hear! Jay, Brian, & Jeff are all out on thewest coast lending their voices to the script, which is (from what we’ve heard) quite good and being enjoyed by them all.We can’t wait to get a first look at some of the animation or panels! Hopefully, we can share with you folks, as well.
• Joe Quesada (wearing a Daredevil “Marvel Knights” shirt) and Jimmy Palmiotti showed up in the lastest issue of Transmetropolitan at the election party, in the same panel as Warren Ellis himself. A nice little nod the the Daredevil folks. Kevin wasn’t in the frame, but may have be hiding in there as well.
• The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (www.cbldf.org) is releasing a book with a super cool Jay & Silent Bob cover done bythe great Matt Wagner, sponsoring their fund which defends first amendment rights in the comic book industry:

SPX 99: The Comic Returns! Coming in August, it’s the latest and greatest in comic anthologies — SPX 99: The Comic. Featuring a “Jay and Silent Bob” cover by Matt Wagner, this baby delivers 200 pages of small press fun for only $5. And all proceeds benefit the Fund! Read more…

• Finally today, some fan art for ya…Some creativity with the Dogma flyers from that last update! We think if theyput THAT on the flyers instead, donations might actually go up a bit. 😉

See ya Sunday!

• Kevin’s sometimes referenced (and ever beloved) “Degrassi Jr. High/ Degrassi High” series are coming to VHS:

• And finally today, the Siskel & Ebert site’s posted RealAudio of the story on Cannes & Dogma. You can listen to it at their website.

• Just for amusement, we thought you’d appreciate MORE of that propaganda crap that they’re spreading to try and stop the evilness that IS Dogma. Guess their pockets are getting empty again so it’s time to use the entertainment industry to try and collect money from the unsuspecting public. Maybe once Dogma finally gets released this can all stop, and they can find something new to blame for the downfall of society. We’d at least cut these folks some slack if they’d SEEN the film that they’re so gung-ho about picketing.

• If you don’t want the appearance SPOILED, don’t read any further, skip to the next story, but many of you have written in after witnessing Kevin & Ben making the highlight reel of MTV‘s upcoming movie awards (which were taped a few days ago, but actually air on MTV Thursday night). By the way, new Real World casting special tonight, whoo-hoo!

Maybe he just did it to see what we said about it on News Askew. Hmmm. For the first time, we’re speechless. Wonder if Jen got jealous? Or maybe Gwyneth? Heh. Anyway, sounds like it’s gonna be a wild show! We’ll be tuning in, then trying to catch a late night showing of Austin Powers!

• Here’s one you don’t hear every day…A rare chance to catch Jeff Anderson up on the big screen! If you’re in the Chicago area, you may wanna look into this one:

• This piece appeared in Newsday’s “Fanfare” section, and it’s one of our faves of late, so we thought we’d share it, in
  its entirety, on the front page for ya today:

• Several of you checked in to let us know the Chasing Amy script was made available online, so we’ve stuck a copy over in the Files Askew archives for your easy access! Enjoy.
• A rare chance to catch MALLRATS on the big screen for you Illinois residents! It’s being played at the AMC Theater in Warrenville,IL. on Friday June 11th , and Saturday June 12th at midnight.
• Last night on Siskel & Ebert, with guest-critic from the L.A. Times Kenneth Turran, they talked about Cannes for quite a while. Kenneth Turran mentioned Dogma and they showed a *very* short clip, with Jay and SB talking to Linda Fioriento in a diner. They also showed quite a few pics of Kev at the Dogma party w/ Affleck and Linda. Send us tape if you’ve got it. Also, rumor has it the Indepdendent Film Channel has been running some Dogma clips! If anyone got these on tape, please drop us a line.
• Finally today, Jason Lee made the recent Cosmo issue in a small blurb. The photo’s above, and here’s the text:

Glitterati Party Props

When big-name stars get bored with movie premieres and other fab soirees, they go for these amusements.

4 – Jason Lee and his friend Marissa Ribsi dig the word game: Players pick a topic and then take turns creating rhymes about it.

• Ming’s made a nice little compilation of all of Kev’s pontifications on flicks during last week’s MTV Special on the influential films of the 90’s…You can access it through RealVideo HERE or just download it locally [512k] HERE. The stuff runs approximately 3 minutes in total.

• Wanna be among the first to read Kevin’s “Coyote Ugly” script? There’s one for auction over at eBay! Check it out HERE, and happy bidding.
• The cable channel “Love Stories” (That’s a new one on us) is showing Chasing Amy several times this month. On June 13, the film airs at 4:05 AM and 11:15 PM, then again on June 25th at 9:05 PM.
• The complete transcript of Ben Affleck’s appearance on Politically Incorrect has been placed online. You can find it at their website HERE.
• Finally today, what we think is a great quote from John Pierson about the films at Cannes:

New poll topic today comes from Brian At HistoryAskew. Vote Vote Vote!

• It’s been one of the slowest weekends on record for news, and frankly, it’s a welcome break for us! Maybe everyone’s outside enjoying the beautiful weather, or stuck inside watching the Real World marathon on MTV…Or going to see Star Wars for the 11th time…Or maybe there’s just not much going on!

A few follow-up things…I finally got a Darth Maul bank, so the search can end! Got it for a fair enough price, though I had to ruin all 3 banks collectible factors by opening them to watch them fight each other. Man, is that ever COOL! Probably the neatest Star Wars toys I’ve ever seen. Way cool stuff. Thanks to all who helped with the search.

Also, thanks for all your mails concerning video capture cards and info yesterday. We went with an economical ATI All In Wonder Pro. While we don’t need a new video card, its capturing capabilities should fit nicely with what we’re looking for with the website. We’ll keep you posted, the card’s in the mail as we speak.

Anyway, here’s what’s happening: