This Friday will be a new experience for me. Kevin Smith has decided to try a new approach on the whole notion of how to distribute a film. And so I’ll be seeing a film months before its theatrical release.
I’m a fan of Kevin Smith. I remember renting Clerks on Laser Disc. Mallrats is what made me a Fan. I’ve made an effort to see any movie he’s done in the theater. I know why Chasing Amy is loved, but it’s not my favorite. Dogma was great, as was the childish fun of Jay and Silent Bob. Clerks II was a little disappointing, but three dialogue sequences make it more than worth it.
Let me go back a second. You read it right. I rented Clerks on Laser Disc.
That really has little to do with nothing. The point of all this is that it’ll be a unique experience to see a filmmaker I like taking a movie around the country for screening to raise funds for distribution. Given that the movie is not a typical Kevin Smith fare. It’ll be more akin to the suspense / horror genres than comedy. I’m still geeked for the experience and the peek inside the process in general.
But a friend is coming down from Chicago to attend with me. I’m pretty sure I’ll do some tweeting during and some writing afterward. Who knows… maybe something more.