{"id":4913,"date":"2011-10-25T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/kevin-smith-red-state-at-art-theatre-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2011-10-25T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T09:45:00","slug":"kevin-smith-red-state-at-art-theatre-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/kevin-smith-red-state-at-art-theatre-wednesday","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Smith & Red State At Art Theatre Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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9:40am | <\/strong>Kevin Smith<\/a> is a celebrated ‘indie’ film maker, actor, and writer who’s work<\/a> has not been without controversy. His hilarious first film, Clerks, was made with a shockingly low budget of $25,000 and, despite crude language and off- camera necrophilia, continues to rake in the cash while delighting a whole new generation of viewers. <\/p>\n

Not only are his films really funny, they’re also surprisingly sensitive, insightful, and occasionally informative. He’s tackled many of the big issues we face as human beings: In ‘Chasing Amy,’ he asks if a guy can really convert a lesbian? In ‘Dogma,’ he asks if murdering God is really a sin? In ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno,’ he asks the question that has plagued men since the dawn of time: Can men and women really be friends? <\/p>\n

His most recent creation, Red State<\/a>, was simultaneously released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and on Netflix Streaming. The film diverges from his past work in a number of ways. First, it is a horror film. Also, his beloved Jay and Silent Bob<\/a> are absent. Beyond that, the film has had a limited release, so Smith is literally carrying it from theater to theater for one night screenings, and talking at length with audiences after each show. <\/p>\n

That’s why, tomorrow night, he’ll be in Long Beach at the Art Theatre. In conjunction with the Long Beach Cinematheque, he’ll be screening Red State at 7:30 and 10 PM, with Q&As to follow. <\/p>\n

While I’ve not yet seen Red State, Mr. Smith agreed to speak with me briefly, and I recorded our phone conversation (with his permission, of course) which I present for your enjoyment here: <\/p>\n

Editor’s note: The following interview contains strong language. Please be advised. <\/em>
<\/object> An Interview with Kevin Smith<\/a> by sanderis<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

To learn more about Kevin Smith, visit SilentBobSpeaks.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The official Red State website is CoopersDell.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

To keep up with all of Long Beach Cinematheque’s offerings, visit LBCinema.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n

To learn about regular screenings, and special events like the New York Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series, visit ArtTheatreLongBeach.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In conjunction with the Long Beach Cinematheque, celebrated indie film maker Kevin Smith brings his most recent film, Red State, to the Art Theatre tomorrow night for two screenings, and audience Q&As. Listen to a brief podcast interview to whet your appetite. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":69894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}