- With Kevin hard at work building “Red State”, the tweets have slowed a bit, though you’ll definitely want to hit the feed up for notes on the latest episodes from the SModcast network, including another hilarious new SModimation , a new, never-before published live SModcast, and episode 7 of the insanely popular and equally awesome Babble-On.
- And hey, while we’re talking about the Castle, how about this nice Los Angeles Times article with new quotes from Smith and Ingram. Check out some clippage:
The comically raunchy universe of director Kevin Smith is a place where low-brow humor rules supreme and no subject, no matter how offensive, is off limits. At age 40, Smith has built a career that consists of nine feature films, several comedy podcasts, numerous comic books and — thanks to his prolific tweeting habit — more than 1.6 million online followers.
Recently, Smith added another wing to his media biosphere: a 50-seat house in the heart of Theater Row in Hollywood. The modest venue, called the Smodcastle and located at the Complex on Santa Monica Boulevard, serves as headquarters for Smith’s new hybrid experiment combining comedy theater and podcasting.
…
…”The coolest thing about this project is that there are people listening in from everywhere,” said Ingram. “In this small, little theater, we’re reaching the world.”
Smith said he intends to keep appearing at the Smodcastle through the making of his movie “Red State,” which is conveniently shooting in L.A.
“I like the instant feedback that theater gives you,” said the director. “It’s so creatively fulfilling and it’s so much fun. Last year, I earned more money talking than directing. It feels way more comfortable. Maybe this was where I was meant to be.”
- Major thanks to scooper Jim Savage for providing us some more insight into the rare “Best of Both Worlds” Snowball Edition of “Clerks’ released on DVD in Canada a while back — Turns out it was just the standard DVD in there, with the exclusive slipcase on top that you see pictured here. You’ll notice the slipcover flips up to create a humorous tie-in to Randal’s choice of porn in “Clerks”. A collector’s item, as we hear that not many were produced.
- And finally today, congrats to Kevin on being the IMDB’s “Star of the Day” this week, where he talks about Bill Murray, the movie industry, and “Red State” for a few minutes.
