Via @RonStAmant “what is RedState clocking in lengthwise?” 95-ish with credits. We slowed our credit roll down so you can read EVERYBODY’S name, without exception. We couldn’t pay the cast & crew much on the flick this time out, so the least we could do was REALLY credit them.

Via @Irrigation_Man “How will you go about finding a UK distributor?” If we don’t find worldwide distribution at Sundance, we can break it up & sell it territory-by-territory – the ol’ Miramax way. In that instance, it’d be wise for overseas distribs to be at the screening on the 23rd. But even if we don’t lock up foreign at Sundance, the Berlin Market is right around the corner; could do all foreign sales there.

Via @Goalmember “Also are you press junking over here in UK?” I’m not press-junketing at all, anywhere. In fact, I’m not doing any press outside of maybe a business piece or 2 to help sell the flick if needed, & radio (LOTS of radio). That’s what http://smodcast.com/redstate/ is about: I’m providing all the information needed to write a story, if that’s what you’re looking to do. It’s INSANELY detailed, and by the time we’re done, I’ll have pre-answered all questions about RedState – thus negating the need to speak with me about it. From nearly 20 yrs experience, I know this much: folks are gonna write WHATEVER they want, whether I sit down with them or not. So I’ll just furnish all the information I’d normally serve up one at a time to a small, jaded audience that doesn’t really give a shit unless there’s someone famous in the room, to a much larger, APPRECIATIVE audience that would actually enjoy & benefit from hearing the same information. And thus far, it’s been working out great. Folks that wanna write about RedState pull from the podcasts, folks that don’t wanna but have to (so as not to seem behind the curve or a day late & dollar short in this information-is-currency culture) are doing what they lazily always do: pulling from the OTHER blogs that actually did their homework. Sometimes, their Google searches take ’em back to the earliest stories (like back when DermotMulroney was sort of briefly mentioned once) & it shows up in their current posting, exposing their sloppy work ethic (which, they’ll accuse me of having in MY work, without a hint of irony). So rather than subject all involved to a painful waste of resources, time & money, I’m doing the RedStateOfTheUnion Q&A’s. It’s kind of like an audio press kit. We’re even transcribing them now, for the SUPER lazy writers who’ve already bitched about having to wade through 12 hours of audio so they can write knowledgeably about a subject. Nobody needs to talk to me anymore anyway, as anyone who’s curious can always know what I’m thinking 24/7 right here on Twitter. Besides – the REALLY interesting story in RedState isn’t me; it’s MichaelParks. Or JohnGoodman. Or MelissaLeo. Or the ENTIRE cast. Or s’about how @ThatDavidKlein CRUSHED it.

Via @sonic43 “Will you be recording the post show Q&A at Sundance” I will. But I’ll edit out anyone who asks to be cut. #FearNotDistributors

Via @JackEdwardSmith “When will the full Red State trailer be released?” Not sure I wanna do a full, plot-oriented trailer. Saw lots of talk about the teaser, where cats were like “It doesn’t tell us anything about the plot” like that was a negative. I dunno – I LIKE not knowing anything. But a full trailer’ll ultimately be up to whoever distributes the flick, really. If it were up to me, though? I’d go teaser only.

Via @rpm1275 “read a great article about VOD & new releases over weekend, is this a route you can take with RedState?” Can we? Totally. Will we? Eventually. But NOT up front. I know it’s a digital age, and most people would rather get their entertainment at home (me included). But I’m a filmmaker from a generation that still feels like it fails if our flicks don’t debut in a movie theater & have a theatrical run. It’s illogical, I know – especially when the costs of releasing a flick are as high as the budget in some cases. But, to ME (this is how I feel in regards to the movies I make ONLY), a VOD debut would feel like a straight-to-video debut back in the 90’s. I know the business mode lends more toward a VOD environment for specialized cinema… but that’s the biz part of showbiz… and the SHOW half of the equation still burns too brightly in my big ol’ gut to allow for a biz-ness decision that the 21 yr old Kev who STARTED this journey, ‘lo those many years ago, would find unacceptable. We change & grow if we’re lucky, but we can’t shake the quirks that make up who were are as individuals. My makeup doesn’t allow for VOD first. VOD eventually, but I’m a movie-maker; I GOTTA show my stuff in a movie theater first. It’s stupid & conventional & antiquated, but all those people gathering in a building outside of their homes… that still means something to me. To have the power to make someone leave their comfortable home & spend money on some story you’re telling is the mead of gods. In a life that starts solely so that it can eventually end, the knowledge I can still get people to come to a movie theater to see my shit is oddly comforting.

Via @keithmat “what type of content would you put out straight-VOD?” That’s something we’ll be talking about in the next episode of GET OLD.

Via @munny_monkey “what #SModcast did you pull audio clip on the opening of the RedState trailer?” Latest: http://smodcast.com/smodimations

We totally love the idea of going trailer-free, sticking with the teaser and marketing the movie just that way. Trailers run over 2 minutes now lately and give way too much plot and key visuals away for a film. They’re fun to watch, sure, but Kevin’s done such a good job at shielding the net from spoilers on this, we’d prefer it stay that way. Obviously, after the January screenings at Sundance, spoilers are bound to leak, but we here at News Askew will be doing our best to stay spoiler-free and keep you that way, too.

It’s safe to continue listening to the Red State podcast, as that is also just scratching the surface of the film’s plot. With a limited press rollout as well, and a planned March 2011 arrival, we’re hoping that “Red State” can arrive without the world revealing all its surprises.

With such a fast turnaround planned, expect a great deal of “Red State” coverage from us in early 2011.