We like to give the sites some exclusivity before we run the one sheets here. With that said, we’re now presenting copies of all the released sheets so far. If you pick up one of these posters, please do give credit to the original bidders. If you also include the link for The Kenny Gordon Foundation charity in your story/article, you’re not only being a thorough journalist, you’re also helping to save actual lives – lives whose progress you’ll be able to trace via http://www.kennygordonfoundation.com/. It only takes a few seconds longer to provide all available facts in any story. Including THIS fact can help save a life.

There will be more opportunities for exclusive one sheets in the coming days and weeks. Watch @ThatKevinSmith on Twitter for your shot, as the auctions happen very quickly. It’s not only a fantastic opportunity to bring some traffic to your web site or organization, it’s a chance to help a good cause as well.

For a few extra words on the most recent auction, hit up Silent Bob Speaks.

“…Nobody wanted to pay me not to go to my relatives when I didn’t wanna. ???Sometimes, the path isn’t direct.

S’like folks who start movie websites: they just love movies. Not sure what their end-game’s gonna be, but writing about them & hosting trailers is a start, right? For some, the end-game will be to make a film. For some, just having people read what they have to say about a subject they love is good enough. Regardless, the smart ones will always find a way to earn off it. Because ???once you’ve got a taste for working for yourself, doing what you love doing? You’ll work 10x as hard as any brick-layer or paralegal, but you’ll NEVER feel it, never recognize it.

And let the cranks cat-call from the sidelines; they lack balls of any element, let alone brass.”

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“…The work is long & will take you away from lots of other people & things. But ???you will never know/feel/realize it’s work – not until you look back.

This Sundance marks 17 years since the CLERKS debut changed my life. But from the moment we got our foot in the door, the workload intensified a thousand fold. And I never noticed – because I loved it so much. For 15 of those 17 years, I didn’t stop.

Cranks will tell you I’ve been living off CLERKS forever, but that’s dismissive self-deception. We got our foot in the door & I never stopped. And while the changes were imperceptible to some, each time out, we worked a little harder at developing the various muscles of storytelling.

In that analogy, Red State is the most physically fit of all the stories I’ve told. It’s the sum total of nearly two decades of hard work (for which, most times, I was handsomely overcompensated, monetarily & otherwise). And it never ???felt like work when we were crafting them. What made them feel like work was slugging it out with jackasses over opinion, or getting by the fear-driven gatekeepers who finance, market, or rate the stories I’ve tried to tell.”

We’re currently compiling our summary of Kevin’s other tweets that may be of interest for you. More news in a bit. To read the entire SMonologue, hit up @ThatKevinSmith or the blog post.

I asked Harvey if we could compete with CHASING AMY back in ’97. I knew we had something special & I figured we could’ve walked with at LEAST an acting award. Said Harvey “Sundance is about emerging filmmakers. You’re already established. You gain nothing by competing, even if you win an award.” But it was @TheJonGordon who put it best, re: AMY competing. Jon had been Harvey’s assistant for years before being promoted to an exec. It was @TheJonGordon who got Harvey to re-watch CLERKS at Sundance, after he’d passed months before & walked out during the third scene. And when @TheJonGordon was made an exec, one of his first moves was to sign me & @SMosier to an exclusive overall deal at Miramax. That deal wound up running from fall of ’95 to the end of ’07 – 12 years. Under that overall deal, I made everything from CHASING AMY to ZACK & MIRI.

So it’s December ’96 & Harvey’s just urged me not to submit CHASING AMY for the competition category at Sundance. He’s urging premiere only. But it was @TheJonGordon who said the thing that made the most sense, re: competing. “You’re a returning alumnus. You can probably get AMY into any of the other sections. If you compete, you hurt a freshman’s potential to show THEIR Clerks.” @TheJonGordon was right. And human.

So if I go to any film festival, I try not to compete. Harvey’s reasoning was right, but @TheJonGordon hit the nail on the head. Competition categories are where dreams come true & lives can be changed with a screening. All my dreams started coming true in January of 1994. And the thought of gilding the lily by competing unnecessarily & possibly robbing someone like me of THEIR shot? That’s too Gordon Gecko for me.

So, years later, @TheJonGordon is my RedState producer – the guy who found the loot & made it happen when nobody else could or wanted to. And there we were, looking at the Sundance paperwork for our RedState submission. And someone else in the room asked “Competition, right?” And I smiled at the guy who’d helped give me & ViewAskew a home for 12 yrs & who sweated RedState into existence and said to @TheJonGordon, “I can’t fuck a freshman.” The 20 year old Kev cried betrayal at this sentiment, but fuck him. So competition was never a consideration.

Later in January, during the festival, “Red State” will mark its public world premiere, where Kevin still plans to auction distribution off like so:

Via @pklain “Will you determine RedState distributor at Sundance by highest bid, marketing strategy, or what?” Biggest balls. And checkbook.

Here’s a new Sundance article in anticipation of the big premiere. Minor plot spoilers ahead:

Ever since Clerks (co-winner of the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival), Kevin Smith has been known for his sharp, subversive, comedic writing. He shifts from comedy to horror with Red State and aptly demonstrates that good writing transcends genre.

Red State begins by following three horny high school boys who come across an online ad from an older woman looking for a gang bang. Boys being boys, they hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying “holy” force with a fatal agenda.

Instead of relying on archetypes and predictable formulas, Smith meticulously fashions all-too-real characters, utilizing exceptional performances (notably by Michael Parks) and an intelligent script. His realistic style gives the film an intimate feeling, heightening the terror to biblical proportions. Red State is a shocking new kind of horror film that aggressively confronts higher powers and extreme doctrines with a vengeance.

Festival attendees can now login to the site and add a screening to their calendar. 3 shows are currently on the books: Sunday, January 23rd at 6:00 PM, Monday January 24th at 8:30 AM (both in Park City), and Wednesday, January 26th at 9:00 PM (Salt Lake City).

What else has been dropping over the weekend, you ask? Lots more SMod goodness. The first-ever episode of Crimson Mystical Mages, big news on network shows topping the iTunes best of the year, New York Times ink, and the first SMovieMakers. Here’s some tweets and links to get you there:

JAY & BOB GET OLD, TELL’EM, STEVE-DAVE, HOLLYWOOD BABBLE-ON and HIGHLANDS chosen by iTunes as BEST OF 2010! http://tinyurl.com/bestpods2010

Sometimes when you get SMarried at @SModcastle, you wind up in the goddamned @NYTimes! Like @jacobschris & @rhondabps! http://nyti.ms/hN7DOM

No JAY & BOB GET OLD today. In its place: LIVE FROM @SMODCASTLE! Featuring CRIMSON MYSTICAL MAGES! http://smodcast.com/livefromsmodcastle

No new episode of #SModcast today, but you can hear all about @EdgarWright on our new show SMovieMakers! http://smodcast.com/smoviemakers/

Huge congratulations to all involved with the network – Topping iTunes is no small feat and a major honor.

Hate paper? Starting getting involved with Gyre and Green Hornet digitally for a low price.

The entire thing played out via auction on twitter, with Kevin moderating each bid as it arrived, encouraging other major film sites to check in with their counter-offers. It was not only great fun to watch, but encouraged awareness for the charity, got fans involved, and even helped generate more buzz for “Red State” in the press. Genius? We sure think so. We’re hoping to see the trend continue, bringing further scoopage to the fans by helping charities — One tweeter suggested that perhaps the one-sheet be printed, signed and auctioned off once more, this time with the original going to the highest charitable bidder.

Out of respect for the winner, we’re encouraging you to head on over to “Giant Fire Breathing Robot” to see the one sheet and read the winner’s own comments instead of posting it up here, for now. You can see how it all played out on Twitter, though here’s a few of the key posts:

To raise some loot for www.havefaithhaiti.org I offer the 1st in the new series of RedState posters, featuring Michael Parks as AbinCooper. Movie web site that offers the most, gets the pic exclusively, and I will match their bid. All monies go directly to www.havefaithhaiti.org

And the gate slams shut, with the mechanized might of @GFBRobot winning the rights to host the new RED STATE poster! Well played, all!

And, as promised, I’ll be matching with my own $2k. And all that money goes directly to the @MitchAlbom charity www.havefaithhaiti.org

Giant fucking RedState scoop at Giant Fire Breathing Robot! See a brand new poster featuring MichaelParks as Abin Cooper: http://gfbrobot.com

Similar plans have been suggested for acquiring distribution rights to the film at Sundance, where Kevin may actually get bidders in a room following the screening and allow distribs to bid in the open once they’ve watched the film.

We’ll be archving the poster here locally in a day or two, but for now, support GFBR, and visit the SModcast site for another look and info on how you can help save lives by supporting www.havefaithhaiti.org.

As always, we’ll do our best to summarize the significant and newsworthy stuff that drops here at News Askew for ya. Due to the volume, let’s take a look at it by topic this time around. First up, here’s the latest from the world of live appearances, including the SModcast network and SModcastle. Key important: Tomorrow (Friday) night, back to back live SModcastle-spawned shows hit the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Citywalk! First, the awesome Hollywood Babble On with Ralph Garman and Kevin Smith, then, Smith & Mewes take the stage for “Jay & Silent Bob Get Old”. Here’s the tweets:

RedState pod going up in the morning is an EXCELLENT education in Filmmaking 101. A.D. Adam Druxman CRUSHED it tonight. Funny & informative.

Go to film school without leaving your house or paying for it! The brand new RED STATE OF THE UNION Q&A is up: http://smodcast.com/redstate/

PLUS ONE # 2 is ready to be heard! Fatty McNoFly & Wife say subscribe! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/plus-one-smodcast-com/id407598704

Start with good news: A BRAND NEW JAY & BOB GET OLD! Ready to be heard! Get Old # 13: Knowing Me, Knowing Mewes: http://smodcast.com/getold/

Enough of this customer service bullshit! Come be inspired: STARFUCKING Chapter 1 is now LIVE: http://starfucking.smodcast.com #ForCharity

If you’re REMOTELY artsy-fartsy, this is a must listen: http://starfucking.smodcast.com/ Hear it for free, own it for 90cents (for charity).

STARFUCKING Chap.2 is up! http://starfucking.smodcast.com/ Listen for free or buy! Hear @AmandaPalmer rock out with @NeilHimself’s cock out!

Via @grahamSHAZAM “How was @edgarwright visit at @SModcastle” 2.5 hrs of film-nerdgasm for all involved. Hear it next week on SMovieMakers.

Via @zyliss3 “How about a SMovieMakers with Affleck?” Already on my to-do list. I REALLY wanna do Kathryn Bigelow. Interview, I mean. *ahem*

FRIDAY! Get drunk with @RalphGarman @ CityWalk: http://babbleonkev.com Afterwards, get clean with @JayMewes: http://smodcast.com/getold/live

Via @therealmcast “tix $20 or $7 for HBO” $20 for show, $7 for valet parking. 1.5 hrs of @RalphGarman: priceless. http://babbleonkev.com/

And the last bit of good news before it goes dark: A BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS SMODIMATION! SMerry Christmas: http://smodcast.com/smodimations/

So, to summarize – New ‘sodes of “Red State”, “Get Old” and “Plus One” now up. See Kevin & Ralph, followed by Kevin & Jay, at Edgar Wright show will come online next week. Episodes #1 and #2 of the Palmer/Gaiman show now available for FREE to stream on the web, a mere 90 cents to charity to own them forever and ever. New Christmas-themed Smodimation ready to rock. Affleck at SModcastle sometime in the future? Let’s hope so. And of course, be there at Citywalk tomorrow night for a double-shot of live SModcast.

More tweets and news on the way later today, as Kevin’s continuing to drop news and tweets as we speak. Follow along or catch up with us here at News Askew.

Thanks to Geektyrant. In late January, the film will make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Lucky fans who have an opportunity to see Kevin at one of his upcoming live appearances can get their first looks at the trailer, as Kevin has been sharing it when possible.

If you’re a movie website or film journalist and you want to feature this poster or use it in a story, don’t be a detail-thin dick.

Be sure to tell people WHY the poster was released: because a bunch of generous fans pledged $1000 to The Wayne Foundation in less than 30 minutes.

If you also include the link for the The Wayne Foundation in your story/article, you’re not only being a thorough journalist, you’re also helping to crack down on scumbag kid-fuckers. http://viewaskew.com/thewaynefoundation/

It only takes a few seconds longer to provide all available facts in any story.

Including THIS fact can help save a child’s life.

Stay tuned as more new high-resolution one-sheets should arrive as the week moves on.

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