Comments on: Kevin Smith Throws Himself A Pity Party On Twitter After ‘Red State’ Gets Shut Out Of Indie Spirit Award Nominations

By: AR

AR — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:11 +0000

"because old white dudes didnât want to see two men in love."
And Ryan Sartor, with this statement you subtly proved Being stupid and narrow-minded has nothing to do with age

By: hank

hank — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:11 +0000

yes, he should try making a good movie if he wants some nominations. however good the performances were, they are overshadowed by an uneven film.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:11 +0000

The other thing is, Red State was pretty fucking terrible.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

Liked red state and thought goodman and parks deserved the nod despite plot weakness. Not sure why smith needs to spend time away from twitter or why commenting in that arena is a problem. From what I can tell that cite is devoted to far whinier hateful people pushing more petty things and by your own admission it's a "great place to express your frustrations about life in general" so your conclusion seems confused especially with that cliche "things happen for the best" talk. Also how is choosing crash, the race issue movie, over brokeback, the gay issue movie, harmful ignorance? Maybe just because a guy gets buggered in a major feature doesn't mean it needs an Oscar.

By: marc

marc — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

i loved red state, thought it was the best film of the year, and an incredibly intense experience. But i understand why people didnt like it. What i dont get, is how Michael Parks can be overlooked for a nomination. it was one of the greatest performances of the last ten years, and deserved to be recognized.

By: Zach Heltzel

Zach Heltzel — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

I thought Red State was wretched, making Jersey Girl and Cop Out both look like really solid flicks. That said, Michael Parks is excellent in it, and not getting nominated for a Spirit counts, to me, as a snub. Doesn't change that Kevin Smith shouldn't be upset that his negatively reviewed, direct-to-Netflix horror flick is not getting award consideration.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

I'm sorry but Driving Miss Daisy > Do The Right Thing.

and i love how the comments light up only if it's a batman tidbit or something kevin smith related.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

"Do The Right Thing" gushing and old white dude bashing in one sentence. People may be bitching about the new format but you guys are still hipper than thou. That any of the four of these would be considered among the best films of any year except the weakest (which 1989 decidedly was) continues to perplex a few of us. Signed, an old white guy (ancient by PL standards) who has no problem seeing two men in love, esp. as brilliantly acted by the late, lamented Ledger.

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

kevin smith is a whiney little bitch. Very funny, but he bitches about everything.

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

kevin smith is

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

Kevin, unfortunately, it's not the 1990s — time to hang up your, er, flatbed or moviola.

By: Ryan Sartor

Ryan Sartor — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

@AR, I'm not sure what you're insinuating, but I think most people agree that 'Brokeback Mountain' is better than 'Crash' and that it lost because of older Academy voters. I'll tag in Kenneth Turan to break you off some knowledge on the rest of the deets: http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-turan5mar05,0,5359042.story

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:10 +0000

He does know that these awards are, at least in theory, for *good* films, right?