Everyone has a Chasing Amy. The 1997 Ben Affleck-starrer was a successful, albeit controversial, indie flick directed by Kevin Smith that garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Joey Lauren Adams, who ...

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 ...

The film explores the complex legacy of Kevin Smith‘s 1997 cult classic movie “Chasing Amy” on LGBTQ people and its life-saving impact on Sav Rodgers, who makes his feature-length directing debut with ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first-time documentary filmmaker tells IndieWire about his six-year journey exploring Smith's 1997 rom-com, which was a hit with critics but disowned by parts of the queer community. 27 years ...

LGBTQ+ representation in film has come a long way since Chasing Amy, the 1997 Kevin Smith rom-com with a rather complicated legacy. Evaluating its problematic nature and place in gay media is the ...

Chasing Amy, which centered on a straight man (Ben Affleck) pursuing a relationship with a lesbian woman (Joey Lauren Adams), was praised upon its release for being that rare 1990s movie that featured ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Growing up in a Kansas City suburb was often tough for Sav Rodgers. “You know people thought I was queer, and picked on me pretty bad for it,” says Rodgers. Rodgers has always ...

Admittedly, I did not care for Kevin Smith‘s 1997 romantic comedy-drama film, Chasing Amy, when I first saw it. While there are elements of the film that I believe are worthy of praise such as the ...

As a 12-year kid from Olathe, Kansas, filmmaker Sav Rodgers watched a movie that would change his life. “Chasing Amy,” the 1997 romantic comedy about a straight dude and a queer woman who fall in love ...