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Film: Newswire: Kevin Smith announces retirement from directing, intention to distribute films himself

The Sundance premiere of Red State, Kevin Smith’s new horror film that's based loosely on the religious extremists of the Westboro Baptist Church, became its own sort of cult freak show last night, marked by protests both genuine and staged and some fiery proselytizing from Smith, and ending with a symbolic sacrifice of martyrdom that doubled handily as a publicity stunt.
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Sundance 2011: Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Red State

Entertainment / Film : ScreenCrave (2 years ago)

The abhorrent hate group known as the Westboro Baptist Church (you know them as the jerks behind all those “God Hates Fags” signs), have announced in a press release that they will be protesting the premiere of Kevin Smith’s new fil... Read Post

Hot Sundance Trend: Religious Fundamentalists!

Entertainment / Film : Movieline (2 years ago)

The sign-bearing loons at the Westboro Baptist Church have threatened to show up at Sundance to protest Kevin Smith's horror flick Red State -- and Smith, having survived similar picketing of Dogma, plans to bring a posse carrying a... Read Post

Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State’ Manages To Offend The Westboro Baptist Church

Entertainment / Film : ScreenCrave (2 years ago)

Wow.  Say what you will about the guy’s decision to auction off the distribution rights to his new horror film Red State to himself at Sundance, but you’ve got to give Kevin Smith one thing—if Red State is able to offend the Westbor... Read Post


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