The mini-series adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City is one of the iconic slices of LGBT entertainment in the US. The 1992 six-part show spawned two follow-ups, More Tales of the City in 1998, and Further Tales of the City in 2001. However, since then our screens have been devoid of the adventures of Mary Ann Singleton, Anna Madrigal, Michael Tolliver and co..
That looks like it’s changing though, as Deadline reports that Netflix is working on a revival of the San Francisco-set series. It won’t be a reboot either, as original stars Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis are both attached to star. It’s not clear if any of the other original actors will be back.
There’s certainly plenty of material for the show, as Maupin has written a total on nine ‘Tales’ novels, including three since the last mini-series aired in 2001. The newer books have focussed on the characters two decades on from the previous instalments, contrasting a San Francisco that was vibrant but suffering in the midst of the AIDS crisis, with the city in the 21st Century, when HIV has become a manageable condition (including for lead gay character Michael Tolliver), but many other things have changed.
It would also be interesting if it includes material the final book, The Days of Anna Madrigal, which includes her as a 92-year-old looking back on her teenage life as Andy, the son of a brothel owner in Nevada.
It appears that it’s very early days for the revival, but we’ll have to cross our fingers that it doesn’t get stuck in development hell and we see it on Netflix soon.
A gay African-American gang isn’t something you’d expect to get a bit of limelight, but the story of a Washington DC group and the documentary about it, has brought on Steve Buscemi as an executive producer, and now Louis CK as a distribution partner. The comedian has released the movie 
The Panzi Invasion has screened at various places over the last year, but now it’s available to view online for free for a limited time. It’s not surprising it’s available now, as its looks at the last 40 years of the ‘Invasion Of The Pines’, when LGBT people descend on Fire Island on the July 4th weekend.
Ian McKellen has got a new project. Alongside with Vicious producer Gary Reich and The Brooklyn Brothers agency founder Jackie Stevenson, he is planning a series of four short films – under the banner LGBT Heroes – made by and about the LGBT community. 
Arthur Schnitzler’s controversial 1987 play, La Ronde/Reigen, wouldn’t immediately seem expected fodder for a musical. However, the piece has held a fascination for artists, which has resulted in the likes of David Hare’s The Blue Room, multiple gay takes on the play, and numerous movies. The continued interest has been due to both its frank look at sexual mores and its structure of following pairs of characters before or after a sexual encounter. That structure in particular has allowed it to be adapted and change to look at different times and sexualities.
Before I Know What You Did Last Summer, 54 and Cruel Intentions, Ryan Phillippe began his career on the legenary US soap, One Life To Live. In 1992 and 1993 he appeared in several episodes of the show as illy Douglas, who just happened to be the first gay teen on US daytime TV.
We really liked After Louie when we caught it a few months ago at the BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival. Now a trailer for the movie has arrived, so you can get a better taste for the film.
On its Sundance debut, God’s Own Country was met with huge amounts of praise, with director Francis Lee picking up the World Cinema – Dramatic Directing award. Some have even suggested it has the potential for Brokeback style crossover success.
One of the most intriguing scenes in Alien: Covenant involves Michael Fassbender snogging himself – or least the androids he plays,