Posted by Big_Head_WW at adsl-63-193-108-155.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net on October 17, 1999 at 22:15:23:
In Reply to: ViewAskudos once again in Entertainment Weekly posted by Big_Head_WW on October 17, 1999 at 21:48:03:
: OK, so in February of 98 EW ran a piece on "Directors on the Web" and I wound up here.
: Well, Issue #508 for October 22, 1999 has another piece where they give ViewAskew.com props once again. Although not the best bit of journalism, it offers a picture of Kev & Ben from Amy (think it's from a cut scene). I'll retype the mention as
: "But it's surprising that so few directors--a notoriously control-hungry bunch-- have devoted creative resources to building their own websites the way Kevin Smith has at View Askew (www.viewaskew.com). As he did with earlier films, Smith supplies Dogma watchers with trailers, behind-the-scenes photos, original artwork, and a regularly updated diary. But the director has really sent the fans into heavenly orbit by holding chats with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and the rest of the cast during rehearsal; inviting his bulletin board participants to be extras; and playing out the entire flap over the movie's religious themes on the site--he even posts a hate letter sent in by a former Disney stockholder. View Askew is an aficionado’s dream, and it's no surprise: Smith hired the creator of a fan site to run the show."
: Sorry if there are any typos, I'm not a transcriptionist.
: -WW