In this edition, Patrick (H) Willems is revisiting Kevin Smith movies, Daniel Radcliffe appears on the season finale of Hot Ones, and more.
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Kevin Smith narrates an animated Red State Alternate ending that he wants to film, but didn't have the money for. Watch the madness here.
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Last year, Quentin Tarantino released a list of what he called the best films of 2011. This year he has repeated the list-making effort, and Tarantino's list of the best eleven films of 2011 is out now. (Or best twelve films, really, since there is a tie in one position.) Along with that comes a…
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One of the major selling points of the Red State screenings scheduled in advance of the full theatrical release has been Kevin Smith himself. For the past few months he's been touring with the film and doing live question and answer sessions after each screening. If you aren't in a major city, however, you've been…
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When we last left Kevin Smith's ever-evolving world of pop culture, he announced that Red State would hit Video On Demand in September, followed by an innovative theatrical tour complete with digital Q&A sessions. Oh, and he was also working on a reality show set in a comic book shop. Both of those stories have…
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The innovative, controversial but undeniably successful distribution of Kevin Smith's Red State will enter its next phase this Labor Day. On Smith's morning Smodcast Plus One Per Diem Tuesday, he announced Lionsgate will exclusively handle the video on demand and Blu-ray rights to the film and that audiences can watch it beginning this Labor Day.…
Read MoreKevin Smith is back to his old tricks again. Smith recently admitted that he loves to drop hints of news in various different places to see who picks up on them and he's done it again, two times. First up, Smith tweeted that we could have a chance to see his independent thriller Red State…
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Love him or hate him, Kevin Smith has can now hang his own "Mission Accomplished" banner. He's taken his tiny little horror film Red State, premiered it at Sundance, decided to self-distribute it, taken it on the road and now, officially, turned a profit without spending a dime on marketing. The film, which cost $5…
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"This is gonna be like watching STAR WARS with Darth Vader right there in the audience!" Here's one way to draw a crowd. As per his proposed self-distribution strategy -- which is already proving quite promising -- Kevin Smith is currently touring with Red State, and a recent showing of the flick had a dozen…
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You may recall that loquacious filmmaker Kevin Smith annoyed a lot of people (and amused a lot of other people) at this year's Sundance, when he held an auction of his new horror film Red State only to sell it to himself for $20. Smith announced at the time that he planned to embark on…
Read MoreLove Kevin Smith? Have money to burn? Well, what are you doing April 10? Auction house Propworx announced yesterday that it would be partnering with Smith for Kevin Smith Sells Out: The Official Askewniverse Garage Sale, a sale of hundreds of props and collectibles from Smith's various film and comic projects. Hit the jump for…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 32 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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On Tuesday, writer director Kevin Smith did a live chat with MTV News in which he discussed a variety of topics including possibly bringing back a few of his old friends for his next film, Hit Somebody. He also came armed with an exclusive clip from his upcoming film Red State. This 55 second clip…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 24 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, Russ Fischer, and Adam Quigley discuss some of the best films at Sundance 2011, react to this year's Academy Award nominations, and deconstruct Kevin Smith's controversial remarks at the Sundance Red State screening. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us for our next live broadcast…
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Even a cursory glance at the rather mixed response to Red State following its Sundance debut should indicate that it has problems in need of fixing, chief among them being a 20-minute long sermon performed by Michael Parks that many have opined runs way too long. Question is, without any pressure from a studio to…
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If you've been following this site during Sundance 2011, you've probably noticed a lot of stories about Kevin Smith's Red State (Follow all our coverage here). This is partially because we're collectively interested in the trajectory of Smith's career, but it's also because Smith managed to transform a typical Sundance movie screening into a media…
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There's been a lot of talk in the past twelve hours about Kevin Smith, Red State, 'four-walling,' and the way that Mr. Smith's distribution plans fit into the indie landscape. At the center of all the talk is the speech Mr Smith gave on stage after the debut Sundance screening of Red State. That's where…
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Does someone have a case of the Mondays? We understand. Going back to work sucks but while you probably had the weekend off, Slashfilm hasn't stopped working. If you can call watching movies non-stop working. Myself, Peter Sciretta and David Chen have been all over Park City Utah at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival which…
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Kevin Smith’s new film Red State is more than just a departure from his trademark comedic style. It’s almost a complete 180. The bright colors and pop culture references have been replaced with blacks, reds and long monologues about scripture. Smith’s still very reliant on the spoken word – almost to a fault – but…
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This evening, Red State premiered in front of more than 1,200 people at the Eccles Theatre at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. As you might have heard, Smith had announced that he would be auctioning the film off following the screening. Not only did that not happen (Smith's producer jokingly auctioned the film off to…
Read MoreKevin Smith is going to make back the money his own way for his newest film Red State. Part of that involves taking the film out on the road and making that profit off of willing audiences, city by city. Smith will be there for post-film Q&As at each location, and he'll be bringing lead…
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Update: Germain has posted a full review which you can read right now here. The world premiere, first-time-anyone-has-seen-it screening of Kevin Smith's Red State just ended at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Full reviews, video blogs and a report on the Q&A/auction are coming, but first, as the credits were rolling here at the Eccles…
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Kevin Smith has unveiled the final credit card of his upcoming horror film Red State, which promises that "almost this entire cast will return in Hit Somebody." Based on the Warren Zevon song, Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song), the story is about an insanely passionate hockey player named Buddy who gets his chance play professional…
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Did you hear? Director Kevin Smith is sorta not screening his newest film, Red State, for press at Sundance this year. Fortunately, Sundance offers press people the opportunity to request tickets for public screenings (of which Red State has only two) two days in advance. Unfortunately, there are a very limited number of public screening…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 22 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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