Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State,’ about a homophobic church, becomes its own media circus

Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State,’ about a homophobic church, becomes its own media circus
PARK CITY, Utah — Even by the Sundance Film Festival’s hype-saturated standards, the Sunday premiere for Kevin Smith’s religious horror movie “Red State” resulted in a perfect storm of publicity mongering that dovetailed into a do-it-yourself movie release.
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Sundance: ‘Red State’ filmmaker vows to self-distribute movie
Sundance: ‘Red State’ filmmaker vows to self-distribute movie By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Jan 24, 2011 03:01PM MDT Park City • With fundamentalist Christians protesting outside and Hollywood deal-makers sitting inside, filmmaker Kevin Smith surprised a packed Sundance Film Festival audience by upending the way movies — or at least his movies — will get into theaters. Smith had …
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No Tron For Best Visual Effects: Biggest Oscar Snub Ever?
A year and a half ago, I walked out of the theater after seeing “Up” and said to myself while whittling in a rocking chair directly outside the theater, “Ya know, if that movie doesn’t win the Oscar for Best Score, there’s really no justice in the world.” Sure enough, “Up” did end up winning the Best Score Oscar, serendipitously restoring my faith in the Academy Awards much like a sitcom family …
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