Commentary

June 1st, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • June already! How time flies…Anyway, I’m back from the beach, and in the process of catching up on mail and stories that fell through the cracks…Chris kept things going pretty well here, so thankfully it wasn’t as bad as some other leaves of absence. For those of you asking, we had FANTASTIC weather in Ocean City, Maryland, and a great time. Lots of beach time, and lots more time spent partaking in various alcoholic beverages and other social functions. Oh, and I got a pretty nice tan, too. Chris says he barely recognizes me anymore.

Alrighty then, let’s just see what’s going on, shall we?

Exclusive Mallrats DVD Q&A!

June 1st, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • We had a few questions for JM Kenny, one of the producers of the upcoming Mallrats DVD, and he was happy to answer them for us. We thought these would be the Top 5 on everyone’s mind, so here ya go:
Q: “What can we expect to see in the way of new/deleted scenes?”

A: “There is over an hour of deleted scenes. It starts with the original “epic” opening which runs approx. 27 minutes. The way I set it up is Kevin and Vince Periera intro each deleted scene and give some reasons as to why it was cut or changed. It will be hard to describe each scene, but there is tons of developmental stuff that was forced to be cut due to time.”

Q: “Can we have a rundown on everything on the disc? So far we’ve got commentary, deleted scenes, the new anamorphic transfer of the film, and the Build Me Up Buttercup video.”

A: “Basically, everything you have on your list is what is on the disc. I just think that people will react better once they see the disc. The screens look great and there is a great cast and crew bio section that I worked in there.”

Q: “Do you have a favorite section or story that came out of the commentary?”

A: “Since I recorded it – to me the whole thing is my favorite. I think people will truly enjoy the back and forth between Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck, and Vince is great in keeping everybody on track.”

Q: “Are there any hidden ‘easter eggs’ on the DVD?”

A: “You’ll have to wait and see about easter eggs. :)”

Q: “Can we still expect to see the DVD in stores July 20th?”

A: “It is on time and there is a surprise in the works – although I am not at liberty to mention it yet.”

Kevin will be promoting the disc in the New York area on July 20th also, with an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio program as well as a signing session at the Virgin Megastore in NYC! Don’t miss it.

Quesada’s Quickies…

May 30th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brian Wolski

Finally today, we’d like to thank Alex, alex213 and SmooSmee for the new poll topic.

Entertainment Tonight Scans…

May 30th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris


(Salma Hayek, Kevin Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes)

(Kevin Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes)

(Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the airport scene from “Dogma”)

(Chris’ big scene)

(Brad’s big scene)

(Salma Hayek in a scene from “Dogma”)

(Ben Affleck in a scene from “Dogma”)
  • Thanks to the kind folks who sent us a VHS copy of the Entertainment Tonight piece! Above, we’ve got two stills from the Cannes premiere of “Dogma”. Then there’s some actual stills from the movie : The first shows the start of the clip, with Matt & Ben chatting in the airport very close to the film’s beginning…The second highlights Chris as he exits the airport terminal, the final shot with me (Brad), wearing the brown bomber jacket and glasses, as I talk to Chris. The clip cut off right at that point, but our screentime drags out a BIT further as we move across the screen to the right.

Anyway, we at least wanted to show ya this as proof that we were indeed in the film, in case this scene suffers any cutting in the final version!

Kevin Stops By The Board…

May 30th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Kevin Smith

  • Kevin made a quick stop by the WWWBoard yesterday, and dropped some info on some upcoming events all summarized below…
  • 6/10/99 – Kevin and Ben Affleck presenters on the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.
  • 7/20/99 – Kevin is booked to appear on The Howard Stern radio show. (APPEARANCE TIME UNKNOWN)
  • 7/20/99 – Kevin will be making an appearance at the Virgin Megastore (Times Square. New York, NY) to support the release of the “Mallrats” DVD.

Jason Lee Movie Info…

May 30th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Dru Hinton

Cameron Crowe’s Next: ‘The Wave’ has been to the set of the next project of Director Cameron Crowe (“Jerry Maguire”):

“I was on the set of the yet-to-be-titled new Cameron Crowe film. The film crew were filming interior lobby shots of the hotel I was in on location at Hollywood Blvd. right across the Mann’s Chinese theater. By the looks of the set designs, this movie looks like a 70’s set, period comedy. Every actors on set were dressed in 70s gear and sported goofy-ass hairstyles. Billy Crudup, Sarah Polly, and Faruza Balk were present during the shoot. Now I say it looks like a comedy, because the costumes were so damn ridiculous. If the movie isn’t a comedy, but a drama, then the costume designer should be bitch slapped for those horriffic clothes the actors were forced to wear. The film crew were shooting a group arrival scene on the hotel lobby with Billy Crudup leading the bunch. I don’t have a fucking clue about what this movie is about, but my guess is romantic comedy with an ensemble cast,which means it’s another shitty movie for the Dreamworks roster. One advice to Dreamworks: don’t produce any feature films unless it’s by Spielberg or DeBont.”

More ‘Dogma’ Articles…

May 28th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by DiscoBuc & Steve Rhodes

  • Here’s a couple new Dogma articles two sccopers found on the net…

Under The Skin (LA Weekly)
(Very Positive, MINOR Spoilers)

Cannes Recap (Christian Science Monitor)
(Slightly Positive, MINOR Spoilers)

Commentary…

May 28th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Okay, so enough news came down today to allow me to get ONE MORE update ready (aren’t I dedicated?) but I swear, after this, it’s beach time! Let’s go:

Kevin To Appear On MTV Special…

May 28th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Rugmuncher, Kerisu, Sean & Vinnie

  • Looks like MTV‘s got a new movie-related series coming up, getting them even FURTHER away from their old video-playing days (remember that?). At least this show sounds like a fun one to watch, and Kevin‘s featured in the first episode:
MTV to document 90s “Movie Moments”

Updated 1:30 AM ET May 27, 1999

By Vanessa Torres

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – MTV will continue its “Nine for the ’90s” millennium series with “Nine Movie Moments That Made the 90’s,” a one-hour documentary celebrating the decade’s most memorable big-screen moments.

The show, slated to air June 2 at 10 p.m., will feature a celebrity panel of actors, directors, critics and industry denizens evaluating moments from films selected by MTV staffers and film pros.

Participants include actors Jodie Foster and Samuel L. Jackson, directors John Singleton (“Boyz N The Hood”) and Kevin Smith (“Dogma”), MTV’s Chris Connelly, producer Stacey Sher (“Pulp Fiction”), magazine writers Chris Nashawaty (Entertainment Weekly), Jill Bernstein (Premiere Magazine), Owen Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly) and Veronica Chambers (Newsweek).

The series kickoff, “Nine Days That Rocked the ’90s,” debuted in January. A third segment, slated to air later this year, will be “Nine Scandals That Shocked the ’90s.”

Certainly sounds like a pretty cool show – We have no idea how large or small Kev’s role will be, but we’re sure it’ll at least be amusing enough to tune in for.

EW Cannes Recaps…

May 28th, 1999 @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Zeebadaboodee & Robbie Olsen

  • There were two Cannes recaps that mentioned Dogma in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly (Cast of ‘Friends’ on the cover)…
1) by Rebecca Ascger-Walsh & Jeff Jensen

…What do you have to do to get a little attention in Cannes? Try hawking a movie you don’t want. The usually attention-hoarding Miramax received the most chatter for Dogma, Kevin Smith’s raucous satire on Catholicism starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as homicidal angels. Before its first screening, distributors were clamoring to see the film that studio cheif Harvey Weinstein was shopping, following the decision to buy the movie from his own company for $12 million and spare corporate parent Disney any protest grief. But its screening sharply divided potential buyers; some eagerly canvassed audience members for reactions, while one studio exec summed up his opinion of the two-hour plu comedy by sticking his fingers down his throat. As for Smith, the director was hoping that Weinstein might release the film, perhaps via a one-time-only distribution company, as he did in the case of 1995’s controversial Kids. “Maybe there will be no backlash to duck,” Smith said, “and [Harvey] wil be like, ‘Yaeh, we can put this out ourselves.'”

2) by Lisa Schwarzbaum

…The festival took another turn in the final stretch: Kevin Smith, former clerk and mallrat himself, woke up torpis moviegoers with Dogma, the most raucous good-natured, raunchy big bash of an American movie ever to explain Catholic theology -as well as the sins of movie studio executives. (Thos who would protest Smith’s entertaining, loosely stiched homage to the Church as a dis to Catholics would do far better to picket Life Is Beautiful as a dis to Jews).