Movies | July 24, 2009 | 10 comments

Director Kevin Smith dishes on Comic-Con

source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106963775

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The largest pop-culture convention in the nation is under way in San Diego. Comic-Con runs through this weekend, and 125,000 people are expected to pass through each day. It's also become a marketing destination for the entertainment industry. To find out what draws so many to Comic-Con, Steve Inskeep talks with comic book aficionado and movie director Kevin Smith, whose films include Clerks and Chasing Amy.
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10 comments // Director Kevin Smith dishes on Comic-Con

  • JonRaymond
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  • trelk
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      trelk  
    • kreddig:

      a course on being overly opinionated about other filmmakers, how to write long form, nonsensical dialogue and how to not compromise with your actors when the dialogue doesn't feel right 101

      yes, i took that class. it was the one that made me want to be a janitor at an asylum over my previous aspirations to be a filmmaker.

    • 2 years ago
  • BoyGenius68
  • EmperorThan
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      EmperorThan  

    • I saw this a couple days ago, was hilarious. He said "speak up I can't hear you from back there ...I can see your man boobs from back there, but I can't hear you from back there." hahahah

    • 2 years ago
  • JonRaymond
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      JonRaymond  

    • I took my son Chris to Comic Con for one day. It was so crowded and we were so tired from the drive down there and the parking hassles that we didn't think to check out the schedules and conferences. So all we did was walk the floor.

      Though that was pretty interesting and Chris enjoyed looking at the anime stuff, which is what he's into. There are so many people in costume and makeup, and they are so good at it that you can't tell the professionals apart from the regular people.

      It's really cool to see so many enthused people and all their costumes. You don't get crowds like that at film festivals nor all the celebrities and Hollywood studios. It's almost cool that it's so crowded with people like that.

      We got back home and the rest of the family was jealous, though I had asked them back in April to get tickets with us. Next year we're all going and I'll make sure we get to the conferences and know what's what.

    • 2 years ago
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