2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Kevin Smith talks candidly about past success, current projects
Sam McCoy
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Features
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"We just never got to work that out, which is a shame, because that is one damn good show," he said.
He hasn't left behind the world of film, however. Smith is currently working on two films, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and "Red State."
"('Zack and Miri') is in the same vein of my previous films, but with no connection to the View Askew universe," he said, referring to his production company. The film, as the title suggests, is about two people who decide to make a pornographic film, even though they have no knowledge of the porn industry.
While "Zack and Miri" is a comedy, "'Red State' is really a different direction with me and is nothing like I have ever done before," Smith said, adding self-deprecatingly, "You'll probably think a good director did this."
In spite of his new projects, however, Smith said the world of independent film is changing, and not for the better.
"'Clerks' would have never succeeded today," he said. "It is just a different world in indie films, and I am part of the blame due to the success that I had with 'Clerks.'
"It is just kind of an attitude in independent film that I don't really like."
sammcoy@dailynebraskan.com
He hasn't left behind the world of film, however. Smith is currently working on two films, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and "Red State."
"('Zack and Miri') is in the same vein of my previous films, but with no connection to the View Askew universe," he said, referring to his production company. The film, as the title suggests, is about two people who decide to make a pornographic film, even though they have no knowledge of the porn industry.
While "Zack and Miri" is a comedy, "'Red State' is really a different direction with me and is nothing like I have ever done before," Smith said, adding self-deprecatingly, "You'll probably think a good director did this."
In spite of his new projects, however, Smith said the world of independent film is changing, and not for the better.
"'Clerks' would have never succeeded today," he said. "It is just a different world in indie films, and I am part of the blame due to the success that I had with 'Clerks.'
"It is just kind of an attitude in independent film that I don't really like."
sammcoy@dailynebraskan.com
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