Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all have our problematic faves. Especially if you’ve been watching movies for longer than, say, yesterday. The #MeToo reckoning ...

In 1997, director Kevin Smith told a story about a comic book artist, played by Ben Affleck, who falls in love with a lesbian, played by Joey Lauren Adams. The film, “Chasing Amy,” became a cultural ...

Kevin Smith revealed that his 1997 movie “Chasing Amy” upset “the most famous lesbian in the world”: Ellen DeGeneres. In a clip for the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy,” Smith, 54, discussed the ...

Kevin Smith is recalling the gut punch of hearing that "the most famous lesbian in the world" walked out of a screening of his 1997 LGBTQ+ movie Chasing Amy. A rep for DeGeneres, 66, did not ...

Even before it premiered in 1997, Kevin Smith knew he, as a straight man, would face some backlash for writing and directing a movie with a queer character. And while Chasing Amy did garner criticism ...

Sometimes the cultural reevaluation of a film can go both ways: For as much as viewers can say “Yes, this movie is actually good,” they can also say “We see now it’s incredibly problematic.” Such is ...

Director Sav Rodgers discusses Smith's and Joey Lauren Adams' interviews about working with each other and Harvey Weinstein, not centering his transition in the film and why he might never watch ...

Sav Rodgers’ documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, and by extension his life, would probably look much different if filmmaker Kevin Smith hadn’t asked a simple question during shooting: What are your ...

“Chasing Chasing Amy” is an enticing new documentary that was written and directed by Sav Rodgers. This documentary had its world premiere on June 8 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. It ...

“Chasing Chasing Amy” filmmaker Sav Rodgers has signed with Sandstone Artists for management representation. Rodgers enters the partnership as he looks to expand into scripted content while continuing ...

In 1997, "Chasing Amy" felt like a revolution. Filmmaker Kevin Smith, known for his talky, male-minded comedies "Clerks" and "Mallrats," told a tender story about a heterosexual man (Ben Affleck) who ...

Tribeca: Kevin Smith's comedy was a lifeline to one trans filmmaker, who unpacks its messy legacy in a lively documentary about indie film history. We all have our problematic faves. Especially if you ...