- UPDATE: We’ve got some fairly important news to break in with here, because we screwed up and we gotta make a correction or two. It turns out that two appearances that we announced on this site have never actually been scheduled, we’re sorry to say. The first, the April Golden Apple Comics appearance that we read about HERE does not exist, so it must be a misprint on the website. Second, Kevin’s Sonoma gig also does not exist, and must have been sent it to us by someone either who was unsure or just yanking our chain. We didn’t verify that one, we just sorta took it as gospel, so, we apologize. Kevin himself contacted us with the info on the non-existance of these events, so you can pretty much take that as official word. Again, our apologies for the mistake.
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Commentary…
- A really slow go ’round these parts today, but we did manage to revamp NewsCam with a new, easier to load page, and some other nice features as well. So, give that a looksee. Also, Affleck’s posting some Dogma set pics on his site that we’ve got here for ya, as well as just a few NewsBites.
Affleck’s Dogma Set Pics…
- Ben Affleck, who does some amateur photography in his spare time, posted the first of his pics from the Dogma set today. There’s some really cool stuff here, including the first pic we’ve seen of Chris Rock on set, and Ben with a couple, shall we say, close friends. That one’s sort-of a spoiler, but it’s a great pic, so we blurred it but posted it full size and uncensored. Click the thumbnails to blow them up. Thanks to Ben & the fine folks over at affleck.com for the pics.
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- On today’s ISA awards broadcast, Randy Quaid and Vicki Lewis did a bit claiming that “IFP/West is going broke and will introduce a new series of Independent Ice Cream flavors”. One was “Chasing Amy Crunch”. “It starts out one flavor, then in the middle switches then at the bottom switches flavor back to what it was before.” Gave us a chuckle, anyway!
- Claire Forlani was named “Movie Babe of the Day” over at The Den today.
- Finally today, just a reminder that Issue 1 of Judd Winick’s excellent comic “The Adventures of Barry Ween” is now available everywhere…A View Askew fan should certainly enjoy it, we think it’s great, and hey, Judd’s a good guy. So go out and check out this book. You won’t be disappointed. If you don’t see it at your local shop, ASK!
That about does it for today…Be seein’ ya!
Our News Policy…
- Just a quick word on our policy here, especially for those of you that haven’t seen us mention it before…From time to time, personal events happen relating to various folks in the View Askew crew that really don’t have anything to do with the entertainment side of things and, frankly, shouldn’t be any of our business. It’s unfortunate that when someone’s in the limelight that the press has to run out and publicize the hell out of their personal business, but that’s just the way it is for the most part. We believe that this stuff should remain private, and, while things still seem to leak out from time to time, you won’t find anything like that here at this site. If you feel it’s us being incomplete in our reporting, so be it, but we’re out to prove that there’s still a lot of journalism that’s just out there for the common good.
Alright, now that we’re off the soapbox, let’s get down to the business at hand:
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- We’ve received confirmation from several sources on the reschedules of Kevin’s appearances, so consider these dates totally official now: Kansas State University will happen May the 7th, and University of Central Florida (UCF) is taking place on April the 9th (Thanks, Jen!). Mark your calendars!
- Lots of folks are wondering what’s up with the next issue of DareDevil – All we can tell you is this: The local comic shop did not get DD #6 in this week, or a preview copy in (meaning the book will street NEXT week). This doesn’t mean that we won’t see it next week, in fact, we’re fairly sure it’s ready, but the guys may be holding off a bit just to decrease the wait time between 6 and 7, since we’re SURE that 7’s gonna be way late. That’s all we know at this time.
- Film 411 is going strong on the Askew front! Today, a brand new interview was posted with Vincent Pereira, with a Brian O’Halloran interview AND a Jay Mewes piece on the way really soon. Check it all out HERE.
- Is the Six Million Dollar Man project written by Kev still alive? Cinescape thinks it’s possible:
$6Million Man’ Movie Still Alive The Battlestar: Galactica movie isn’t the only science fiction series from the ‘70s in development as a big screen feature. As has been rumored for ages, The Six Million Dollar Man movie is still going through a slow development at Universal Pictures. According to the New York Post, Richard Anderson, who played Oscar Goldman on the original series, will produce the eventual film. A Universal spokesperson is quoted as saying, “We have a script and we’re trying to decide what we’re going to do with it.” No word was given on whether or not the script mentioned is one of the oft-mentioned treatments by Kevin Smith (Dogma) or Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
Honestly, we pretty much doubt this one, but hell, we thought we’d let ya know, anyway.
- Getting bored with your Windows desktop? Spice it up with the latest addition to Files Askew: A spiffy Mallrats wallpaper! Download it directly right HERE or visit Files Askew.
- We came across another nice piece on the new Stash that you can read about right HERE. There’s also plenty of nifty photos in a mock-comic strip they put together…We think we did the play by play on this one a while back, but now we’ve got the actual pics for ya.
- And finally today, Oni put out a press release on their staff changes, and the affirmation that business will go on as usual, and that all is well:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 21, 1999
Schreck goes to DC; Oni Press soldiers on
Schreck goes to DC; Oni Press soldiers on
Last week, DC Comics announced that Oni Press co-publisher and founding member Bob Schreck had been hired by the company as a senior editor. It is with a mixture of sadness for its loss and optimism for the future of both camps that Oni Press confirms this news and announces its intention to continue publishing under a new structure. Joe Nozemack, Oni’s co-publisherand co-founder, will be taking on the full publishing duties, while editor Jamie S. Rich will become the editor in chief.
“In truth, none of us wants to see Bob leave Oni,” Nozemack said. “His personality and tastes were a large part of defining what Oni Press is. This opportunity was too good for him to pass up, though, and we probably would have been more upset with him had he not taken it. We wish him only the best, and we hope we can maintain the standard he was so instrumental in setting.”
“This will be a hard good-bye,” Rich added, “but ultimately, it will just mean that readers will get even more good comics than before. Throughout the years, Bob has had a hand in putting together some truly remarkable books, and I have no doubt he will do the same at DC. If nothing else, it ups the ante for Joe and I to make our books even better.”
“Despite rumors to the contrary,” Nozemack continued, “there will be no great shake-up at Oni Press. Bob won’t be taking any of our books with him, nor will he be controlling us from New York like some great puppet master. This is a friendly split, and Oni Press will continue to move forward as it has been for the last two years. With people like Kevin Smith, Scott Morse, Andi Watson, Greg Rucka, Matt Wagner, Jim Mahfood, Mike Mignola, Troy Nixey, Mike Allred, Chynna Clugston-Major, Paul Dini, and all the other wonderful creators we have and are working with, we have created a small, but diverse and quality-rich line of comics that is very recognizable as being Oni Press. This entity will continue and, hopefully, only growstronger in the years to come.”
Hope you all didn’t mind the NewsBite only format today, but we’ve been busy hurrying this update together! Before we go, we’d like to give shout-outs to Ed Strada and Clive Young for the tapes they sent us…We really appreciate it! ‘Til next time…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!
- Well, it’s that day of the year again where all the chicks named Erin hafta go bra-less or something to that effect…Nevertheless, there’s not much going on today, though we are pursuing a few interesting leads, so be sure and stop back tomorrow for a full update, unless we get home early tonight and haven’t drank enough green beer to keep us from typing coherently. By the way, looks like NewsCam has frozen up on us, and I’m unable to fix it remotely, so please bear with us. There’s still some bugs to work out of the system, but we’ll have it back in full force with even more features in no time. Oh, and for those of you with tickets, enjoy the ABP screening tonight! Anyway, Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. Have a safe, yet festive day…
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- Just to clear the air…Apparently, that special guest that Kevin said might have shown up at the Stash Gala was none other than Linda Fiorentino, who was due in town late that day for the Dogma reshoots that Kev spoke of. We suppose she just couldn’t make it in on time.
- It’s been confirmed…Kevin will indeed appear at The Wondercon ALL THREE DAYS at the View Askew booth! This should give all of you plenty of time to meet the guy and get some signatures if that’s your thing. In addition, he’ll have a panel on his comic book writing on Saturday the 17th as well as a panel on his movies on Sunday the 18th. Don’t miss your chance, this sounds like a fantastic event.
- Something we missed from last week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly…In a cartoon by Barry Blitt (page 24), “Jerry Falwell Widens His Net” and outs more gay characters, including Peppermint Patty and Woody Woodpecker. Making the list is Jughead, with Falwell commenting, “He’s not fooling anyone.” Looks like Banky IS in denial.
- Finally today, an Askew reference appears during a story called “Argosy Smith and Theremin vs. Mainstream,” part of the Small Press Expo ’98 anthology book. The two main characters are looking at a line of somewhat strange looking comic-creators. Here’s the scan.
Commentary…
- Didn’t think we’d be back after that chunk yesterday, did ya? Well, neither did we. But the job beckons and, even though I think working too late on yesterday’s update got me sick, the site must go on. We’ve got some interesting pieces of info to clear up today, as well as the usual stories and references you’ve come to know from us wrapped into those nifty little newsbits, as well as Kev’s brief but triumphant return to the board today. Heeeeere we go…
Kevin Returns To The WWWBoard…
- Hey, it’s nice to see the guy back, and up to his old tricks. Kevin stopped by the board with some humorous comments on the frequency of Jay’s posts as of late, as well as some info on what he’s been up to, and what to expect in the coming weeks…
Title: I now declare this Jays Board!
Posted by Kevin at cc267486-a.etntwn1.nj.home.com on March 16, 1999 at 09:03:38:
I mean, shit – the dude’s been posting up a storm. I abdicate.
But before I do that, a word or two…
My apologies to the pair of school’s I had to reschedule for last week. Not only did I throw my back out shooting an insert for the flick the night after the Stash Bash, but I’ve also quit smoking this week, and detoxing has taken its toll in its usual immune system-crippling fashion. Rest assured, I will make up those dates (as well as make tonight’s appearance at Franklin Pierce).
There was another test screening of the flick last night – this time in Connecticut. I wasn’t there, but Scott was, and he said it went well (though the scores dipped from the last test – normal for a challenging flick that’s not really mass-audience entertainment). This is the locked picture now, clocking in at around 2:07, without credits (of which there is only a backend run). Tomorrow, we head into NYC to hear Howard’s rough score (played by a small ensemble and synthesizers, I’m told), and at month’s end, we head to London to record the score itself. Following that, we’re back at Skywalker for the final mix.
After well over a year, the finish line is finally in sight – and not a moment too soon. You spend this much time with any flick, you start to lose perspective. Scooter and I were just about to hit that wall ourselves – that place where you can’t make heads or tails of the thing anymore. Thankfully, we’ve been granted a stay of execution, and negative is being cut as we speak. Huzzah.
Glad to see everyone enjoyed the event as much as they did. It was a pleasure having you (except whoever dropped the gum on the store carpet, you bastard!). Next event – the ‘Dogma’ sneak, sometime in Sept/Oct.
And that’ll about cover it for now. I’ll turn you back over to the webmaster himself, Jay Mewes.
We believe that the UCF appearance has been rescheduled to April the 9th, by the way…But we’re awaiting confirmation on that one. Stay tuned. It’s nice to see where Dogma stands and hear what’s left to be done…We imagine some digital effects will also be added to the mix somewhere along the line, as well. Oh, and Kev’s right: Jay’s been posting A LOT. If you’ve got a question for the guy, now’s your chance!