“True independence,” Smith said, “isn’t making a film and selling it to some jackass. True independence is schlepping that s— to the people yourself.” And so he did. Snubbing the major studios at Sundance who were bidding on his horror movie "Red State," he bought it himself - for $20. On March the 5th he started touring the film in the U.S. market and grossed close to $1 … [Read more...]