It's been said that if you listen to Kevin Smith talk long enough, you'll eventually hear something interesting. Case in point: the soon-to-be-ex-filmmaker recently let it slip that once his screening-slash-speaking-slash-merch-hawking tour of Red State is complete, he intends to add a new regular podcast to his burgeoning Smodcast audio empire in which he'll relate the entire history of Miramax Films along with co-host Jon Gordon, a former Harvey Weinstein assistant-turned studio chief-turned independent producer. Smith's own words, culled from the river of his never-ending twitter feed:
"After the tour, Jon and I kick off a new show called The Harvey Boys. The Harvey Boys podcast will be Jon Gordon and I telling our first-person history of Miramax Films, circa '92 to 2008. We'll drive the story, but we've also talked to our friends who've worked at the 'Max about guesting turns. Our list thus far is long, as you'd expect. The idea is to create a comprehensive oral history of the grand ol' dame of indie cinema from people who worked there, in front of and behind the cameras."
Considering that most of the books about Miramax thus far have come from journalists with limited access and an often skewed perspective (Down and Dirty Pictures, Looking for Harvey Weinstein, Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes), an honestly-presented oral history of the seminal indie studio from two people with intimate, first-hand experiences to relate could prove to be of real value. This kind of thinking bodes well for Smith's ongoing transition from active filmmaker to full-time storyteller/personality/human figurine dispenser.
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