1Chasing Amy being named to those Top Ten lists is an honor, but tonight Iheard the biggest honor I’ve heard yet. On the Charlie Rose Show (a highly respected interview program on PBS), Quentin Tarantino was on and was asked what the best film of the year was. Almost without hesitation he said,”Chasing Amy”!!! He said that that was the film that “stuck” with him the most of everything he’s seen this year. He even talked about Kevin for a moment also, praising him for making it. He said something to the effect that it was the biggest turn he ever saw a director take, and that he couldn’t believe he put such an intense personal story on the screen. Don’t quote me, but that was the gist of it. Another major critic was on and agreed with Tarantino as well. I was psyched to hear it, as I’m sure your readers will be as well. [Dave Bednar]

2Hey, love the site…I saw QT on Charlie Rose today (12/24) in a round table with 3 film critics. When asked their fave flicks of the year, one critic said “Titanic,” one said “L.A. Confidential” and one said “Chasing Amy”. Charlie started to go to another subject when Q said, “Wait, I didn’t get to say my favorite.” When queried, he replied,”Chasing Amy”. I can’t quote him exactly, but he said he liked it because 1) it stuck with him and 2) Kevin Smith made such a big jump with this flick he must’ve gotten a nosebleed. He said some more nice stuff about it, but I can’t remember. In non-Askew news, he also explained his flick (Jackie Brown) to the 3 critics, none of whom really liked it, saying it was too long. It was a slightly tense moment and I was waiting for him to punch someone, but he was like Fonzie. [Rob Unck]