Writer: Kevin Smith
Starring: Michael Parks, John Goodman, Kyle Gallner, Micheal Angarano,
Nicholas Braun and Stephen Root
Distrubuted by: Smodcast Pictures
Website: http://www.coopersdell.com/
Filmmaker Kevin Smith rolled into Boston Sunday night and brought with him a little flick called Red State. Since the movie premiered at Sundance in January there has been a lot of chatter regarding Red State, some positive, some negative, some things I agree with and some things I don't. One thing that anyone has to admit is that all of this talk has generated a whole heap of buzz for the flick and that is really the whole point of the Red State U.S.A Tour. A word of mouth tour targeted at Smith's audience, designed to get them into the seats, show them the flick and then send them out into the world to talk about it. Smith himself said he doesn't care how you talk about the movie, whether you love it or hate it just talk about it and if last night is anything to go by it seems to be working. Admittedly forking out for a ticket on the tour set me back around 7 times more than a regular movie ticket would and there are a lot of people out there crowing about that fact. I think when you take into account the fact that the movie is introduced by the dude who wrote and directed it, then he sat in the audience to watch the flick with his audience and came right back out on the stage after to do a QnA session. It all adds up to a unique experience that you are unlikely to find anywhere else and, for me at least, was worth every penny. Honestly it is, check it out for yourself, tickets are still on sale at http://www.coopersdell.com/ you won't regret it.
