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Red State Campaign Died When Kevin Smith Discovered Oscars Are Like Quarter-Mil High School Election

“I wanted to run Michael Parks from Red State for an Oscar this year, and I was told I’d need $250,000 minimum to do that. We thought we were eligible for SAG Awards, but it turns out that you have to actually submit to the SAG Awards, even if you’re a SAG member, which doesn’t make sense to me. And then the Golden Globe people didn’t want to give Michael Parks consideration because we didn’t screen the movie for them specifically when the movie was out in theaters, but it never was out in theaters so it was kind of ridiculous. You have to jump through these ridiculous little rings to even be considered, and then it’s a popularity contest around who has the most money to run.” [ Moviefone ]

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Red State Campaign Died When Kevin Smith Discovered Oscars Are Like Quarter-Mil High School Election

President Obama Never Promised Hollywood ‘Easy,’ and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Jessica Chastain takes up with Tom Cruise… Kevin Costner walks out on Quentin Tarantino… A guide to sabotaging your own film, featuring Red State … and more.

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Kevin Smith Explains His Oscar Campaign Plans, Defends $20 Ticket Price for Qualifying Run

When word hit that Kevin Smith was aiming for the Oscars with a qualifying theatrical run for his divisive film, Red State , critics split over his perceived goals and, more specifically, the financial terms of his week-long engagement at L.A.’ s beloved, family-run New Beverly Cinema . Reached for comment, Smith explained his award season intent and why he’s charging $20 for a screening and Q&A at a theater where you can get a double feature for $7 every night, often with an amazing Q&A for free.

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Here’s Your First Look at Peeta and Gale in The Hunger Games

When EW debuted the first look at Jennifer Lawrence as heroine Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games , it looked pretty damn good. But will Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson fare as well when it comes to embodying the well-loved characters of Gale and Peeta in Gary Ross’s 2012 adaptation? Get your first full look at the men of The Hunger Games after the jump!

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Unholy Spirit: Watch the New Red Band Trailer for Kevin Smith’s Red State

Red State isn’t an ominous enough title for Kevin Smith’s new joint, the one that he ceremoniously purchased for his own distribution at Sundance, before Lionsgate chipped in to help with the VOD release. This is a grisly caper that combines the freaky backwoods barbarism of a Rob Zombie picture, the noir grandeur of There Will Be Blood , and the shape-shifting terror of Melissa Leo. Save our souls, indeed! (NSFW language, violence.)

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Hip-Hop Fan Abbie Cornish Hoping to Record Album

Abbie Cornish didn’t get to sing in the theatrical cut of Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch , but may soon be sharing her musical talents with the world. The Australian actress, who covers the May issue of Esquire UK, told the British mag that she’d like to record an album when her schedule opens up. “I would love to play here in Los Angeles… and record an album,” she said. But Cornish won’t be just any actress releasing a vanity album; the self-admitted hip-hop fan, who has been DJing since her teen years, has been performing with a crew for years. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the lady rapper known as Dusk!

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Kevin Smith Is Auctioning Off His Bluntman Costume and Other Memorabilia That Will Annoy Your Girlfriend

Kevin Smith’s attempt at do-it-yourself distribution method may be driving the filmmaker crazy but he is still determined for his fans to see his indie horror film Red State . Just how determined? The writer/director/producer is auctioning off over 300 pieces of movie memorabilia from his most popular films on April 10 to cover distribution costs. Ahead, some of Movieline’s favorite items from the lot.

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Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Red State Tickets, Finished Film Available for Auction

The Sundance Film Festival is off and running, but the major fireworks won’t start until the weekend. Well, major if you’re a horror geek who just so happens to love Kevin Smith and has a few million dollars lying around to purchase his newest film, Red State .

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Sundance is Hip, Red State Fuss Overblown, and 6 Other Talking Points From Robert Redford & Co.

Among the topics at hand today as Robert Redford held court in Park City, Utah to open the 2011 Sundance Film Festival: The Sundance Institute’s commitment to artists, their plans for global domination, how the fest is getting with the times ( Twitter !), and of course, Kevin Smith’s Red State . Because even in a wide-ranging convo about the storied indie mecca that Redford built, Smith’s attention-grabbing, not-screening-for-press Christian homosexual murder pic had to steal the spotlight. Highlights of what Redford, festival director John Cooper, and Executive Director Keri Putnam had to say (including awkward chatter about marketing “riff raff” and rival fest Slamdance) after the jump.

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Sundance is Hip, Red State Fuss Overblown, and 6 Other Talking Points From Robert Redford & Co.

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