That was THEN, this is NOW.
[Hopefully there's a few more hours of content from this session for the DVD, alright.]
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[Hopefully there's a few more hours of content from this session for the DVD, alright.]
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Yes yes, more please. I tend to dig Smith the dude a whole lot more than his output anyway.
And I guess this is yet another entrant in the whole mini-trend of artists connecting with their fans (welcome, Tom Shillue; howdy, James Urbaniak; step right up, Peter Jackson?) via glimpses into a largely unedited version of their work and lives. I find myself thinking about Smith's indoor smoking policy just as equally as I am listening to Taratino's loud-as-eff-compared-to-Rodriguez ranting.
Posted by: x amount. | January 9, 2006 12:06 PM
Smith the Dude is definitely > than Smith the filmmaker (Chasing Amy is, by far, his best work; Clerks is ok and has low-budget charm but is overrated, Mallrats is ok and unfairly maligned, Dogma has its moments, etc.)
He's great in full-on storyteller mode, which is on big-time display in this (sequel coming later this year). The Prince story on that thing is fantastic. DVD Talk Radio has a very good Smith interview that includes discussion of the connecting-with-fans stuff that he's been mastering for over a decade.
Posted by: Omar | January 9, 2006 12:18 PM