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Talk with Director Kevin Smith
Aired December 31, 2002 - 09:45 ET
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Some of the hottest movies of 2002 are in theaters right now. Hollywood's bringing out all the big guns from Leonardo DiCaprio to Jack Nicholson to the directing debut of George Clooney. So what should you see?
I recently sat down and talked with hot indie director Kevin Smith to get his take on the can't-miss movies of 2002.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KEVIN SMITH, DIRECTOR: "Gangs of New York" I have seen.
ZAHN: What did you think?
SMITH: It's fantastic, I think. The sheer volume of the flick, the sheer scope of the flick, kind of just screams out for, give it an Oscar right now, give it the best picture Oscar.
Beautiful movie, wonderfully acted, just amazing vision. You sit there as a filmmaker, you're kind of humbled. You go like, oh, so this is what filmmaking is all about. Martin Scorcese kind of outdid himself.
ZAHN: Another movie getting a fair amount of buzz is the musical version of "Chicago" with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger. Do you think that will do well?
SMITH: I think it could do well. I don't know, musicals don't fare that well, but every Disney movie that comes down the pike seems to be a musical. So why wouldn't a live action movie work, particularly if people really like the stars.
ZAHN: Let's talk about Jack Nicholson. He's out with in a new movie called "About Schmidt," and I guess Oscar talk is really loud on this one.
What did you think?
SMITH: I mean, there ought to be, like, an Oscar category just for Jack Nicholson so that he doesn't have to compete with everybody else. It seems like every time Jack Nicholson comes out in a somewhat dramatic role, people are like, it's Jack's year, he's going to win again. We're like, we know he's a great actor, he's wonderful, but maybe let's give somebody else a shot this time.
It's always a pleasure to watch Jack Nicholson, always a pleasure to watch Kathy Bates. Best picture of the year, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."
George Clooney, first-time director, made a better looking movie than my first five movies, far more visually engaged. I know that's really not that great a compliment, because my movies don't look that good, but I thought that movie was incredibly visually accomplished and incredibly well-directed, wonderful performances.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired December 31, 2002 - 09:45 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Some of the hottest movies of 2002 are in theaters right now. Hollywood's bringing out all the big guns from Leonardo DiCaprio to Jack Nicholson to the directing debut of George Clooney. So what should you see?
I recently sat down and talked with hot indie director Kevin Smith to get his take on the can't-miss movies of 2002.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KEVIN SMITH, DIRECTOR: "Gangs of New York" I have seen.
ZAHN: What did you think?
SMITH: It's fantastic, I think. The sheer volume of the flick, the sheer scope of the flick, kind of just screams out for, give it an Oscar right now, give it the best picture Oscar.
Beautiful movie, wonderfully acted, just amazing vision. You sit there as a filmmaker, you're kind of humbled. You go like, oh, so this is what filmmaking is all about. Martin Scorcese kind of outdid himself.
ZAHN: Another movie getting a fair amount of buzz is the musical version of "Chicago" with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger. Do you think that will do well?
SMITH: I think it could do well. I don't know, musicals don't fare that well, but every Disney movie that comes down the pike seems to be a musical. So why wouldn't a live action movie work, particularly if people really like the stars.
ZAHN: Let's talk about Jack Nicholson. He's out with in a new movie called "About Schmidt," and I guess Oscar talk is really loud on this one.
What did you think?
SMITH: I mean, there ought to be, like, an Oscar category just for Jack Nicholson so that he doesn't have to compete with everybody else. It seems like every time Jack Nicholson comes out in a somewhat dramatic role, people are like, it's Jack's year, he's going to win again. We're like, we know he's a great actor, he's wonderful, but maybe let's give somebody else a shot this time.
It's always a pleasure to watch Jack Nicholson, always a pleasure to watch Kathy Bates. Best picture of the year, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."
George Clooney, first-time director, made a better looking movie than my first five movies, far more visually engaged. I know that's really not that great a compliment, because my movies don't look that good, but I thought that movie was incredibly visually accomplished and incredibly well-directed, wonderful performances.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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