Thursday, December 22, 2011 9:00AM - By Mali Elfman
2011 was the year of the indie. The majority of adaptations and blockbusters all fell completely flat, and numerous big studio dramas were missing that something special. Normally I’m one to say that every year is a great year, but this is no There Will be Blood Vs. No Country for Old Men, or even Moon Vs. Inglourious Bastards. That being said, the end of this year has been packed with award-worthy films and Sundance seemed to produce a number of films that made it big throughout 2011.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:12AM - By Travis Woods
Kevin Smith is an outspoken guy—between his Twitter account and his podcasting network (let alone his scatologically-inclined films), Smith isn’t afraid to publicly lash out at those he feels have wronged him, whether it’s Bruce Willis, an airline that won’t accommodate heavyset passengers, or just random folks who snipe at him on Twitter. Despite that history of loquacious lashing, Smith raised a few eyebrows earlier this week when, upon learning that no one in his most recent film, the horror-drama-siege film Red State, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:35AM - By Mali Elfman
Earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked everyone with his film Red State (the camera is finally off the sticks! And there are no talking heads in this bad-boy), as well as with his own personal, live performance that went along with it. Some people called it a stunt, some people questioned why he had called “the auction” when he had no intent on selling it, members of the press got pissy because he wouldn’t do a press conference like everyone else, others wondered if it was true if Harvey Weinstein was ever in the building… and rightly so.
There was a lot going on that day and quite obviously, a lot that none of us knew about. We were seeing the results of Kevin Smith developing into a new kind of filmmaker and finally getting to the point where he was able to separate from his father figure Harvey Weinstein, and tell him to fuck off. It’s only now that we really understand exactly how far Smith has come. He is currently part of the group of pioneers (Robert Rodriguez has something similar going on at Comic-Con) that are forging the way forward for independent filmmakers in a style that I’ve been in awe of since Sundance. Indie filmmakers have been trying to release their films like Smith, but it took someone ballsy and bold enough and with an established name to really break new ground.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:31PM - By Damon Houx
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor/Podcaster/Stoner/Twitter Aficionado Kevin Smith is currently on his nationwide tour with his latest film Red State, and has been talking about how his next film Hit Somebody will be his last. When asked about John Goodman’s role in the next film via Twitter, Smith spoke well of Goodman’s role and decided to post a scene from the film on his website. For those interested in the scripting process, this would be a good page to save and copy for later comparison.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:33AM - By Travis Woods
Wow. Say what you will about the guy’s decision to auction off the distribution rights to his new horror film Red State to himself at Sundance, but you’ve got to give Kevin Smith one thing—if Red State is able to offend the Westboro Baptist Church (those lovely religious protestors of “God Hates F*gs, God Hates Israel, God Hates the Army, God Hates America” and more fame), he’s doing something right.
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Friday, February 11, 2011 1:35PM - By Mali Elfman
Giving back to those you mocked! If there’s one thing Kevin Smith is good at, it’s owning up to his past and makings amends (we’ll see how that goes with distributors for his next film). This time around he’s got to say sorry to the NYPD for his portrayal of them in his last film Cop Out. Smith announced today that he will be giving the New York Police Department tickets to attend the first date of his national Red State Tour at Radio City Music Hall on March 5, 2011.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 9:40AM - By Krystal Clark
After its premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith’s latest film Red State really caught the attention of main stream audiences. People want to know what it is. Who is in it? And how the story plays out. We can’t reveal everything, but you can definitely read our review of the film for our opinion on it. If you need something that’s more visually stimulating, MTV has just released a clip from the film that features Oscar nominee Melissa Leo. Check it out…
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Friday, February 4, 2011 1:01PM - By Krystal Clark
Are you excited to see the most talked about film to come out of the Sundance Film Festival?! If so, this news is for you! Kevin Smith, the director and distributor of the upcoming horror flick Red State has announced the info for his Red State U.S.A. Tour. If you attend, not only will you see the movie, but you’ll also get to hear Smith speak afterwards. Does that sound like a plan? Check out the dates and locations below…
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:53AM - By Mali Elfman
It’s clear, that Kevin Smith’s Red State is the film that everyone’s talking about out at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Not only was the film itself worth talking about, but so was Smith’s performance at the premiere/would-be-auction that was supposed to take place at the event. Though the film is a thriller that takes on the touchy subject of religious conservatives and there were a bunch of protestors at the screening — what people seem to be up in arms about is what Smith said after his film. Luckily we were there to capture the drama for you….
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