I paid $20 for my ticket and battled traffic to get the event on time. I thought the event rocked! Smith was in his usual hilarious form, and I’d seen him speak at comic-con a few times – so it wasn’t like I’d never seen the guy. I paid to go to a writer’s event hosted by the WGA, and really, I got my money’s worth. The MC and Kevin got along great onstage – not sure what the previous reviewer was talking about one of them being “annoyed” at the other. The questions were really old-school styled, a lot about breaking in as a writer/director- something I’m trying to do. The MC did a great job of keeping the conversation focused on writing, which was exactly what I’d hoped the night would be about. Then when they opened up to the audience for questions, all kinds of fun fan questions rolled in. At that point, it was just like every other Kevin Smith event I’d been to – awesome Smith rants based on fan questions. An even balance if you ask me. Smith rocked. The MC solid kept writing as the focus while always being respectful to Kevin. I heard stories told I’ve never heard before.

“Indeed, it’s the entire story of a generation – the 70s group of Coppola, Lucus, Friedkin, Bogdanovich, de Palma and to a lesser extent Scorsese.

Now that the 90’s indie generation of Soderbergh, Lee, Tarentino, Smith, the Andersons and Linklater have about a decade or more behind them, it’s interesting to conjecture whether their best films actually are still ahead. By their third cinema release, their body of work already included Sex, Lies and Videotape, Do the Right Thing, Pulp Fiction, Chasing Amy, Boogie Nights, Rushmore and Slacker.

Then the article finishes with a list of the five best DVD Commentaries:

1 Boogie Nights
2 The Ususal Suspects
3 Any Kevin Smith Film (Smith’s biplay with “Bender” Affleck on Dogma and Chasing Amy is priceless.)
4 El Mariachi
5 This is Spinal Tap