It doesn’t always go as we expected, but what were the BAFTA TV Awards playing at by failing to award the smash hit miniseries “It’s a Sin” with any accolades this year? The series was critically acclaimed, yet was completely shut out of the prestigious awards ceremony held Sunday, May 8, 2022 by The British […]
Continue readingTuesday morning saw the announcement of the second-ever batch of TV nominees for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and while the accolades represent a truly unique set of honorees, the mechanism for deciding those nominees remains painfully flawed.But first, the nominations.Film Independent didn’t appear to have any favorites with regard to TV this year, spreading […]
Continue readingDespite recently losing its director just three weeks into shooting, “Midas Man,” the music biopic about The Beatles’ wunderkind manager Brian Epstein, has now cast its fab four.John Lennon will be played by Jonah Lees (“The Letter for the King”), Paul McCartney by Blake Richardson (“Eleven Days”), George Harrison by Leo Harvey Elledge (“Creation Stories”) […]
Continue readingHelena Bonham Carter is set to play one of the U.K.’s forgotten soap stars in a new limited series from “Years and Years” and “It’s a Sin” writer Russell T. Davies and producer Nicola Shindler.“Nolly,” commissioned by commercial broadcaster ITV, looks at the reign and fall from grace of TV legend Noele Gordon, who was […]
Continue readingThe network formerly just known as HBO may have taken a lover’s last name, but the newly dubbed HBO Max still has some of the best TV shows around. Though it can be tricky to find exactly what you’re looking for, some classics remain as reliable as ever. Any queer TV-phile should have a few […]
Continue readingRebellion, joy, sex, and panic define the days and ways of a group of young gay men in 1980s London in Russell T. Davies’ marvelous British miniseries “It’s a Sin,” now streaming in full on HBO Max. The five-episode drama opens a compassionate window — gilded by a top-to-toe perfectly cast ensemble — onto lives […]
Continue readingHBO Max has unveiled the trailer for It’s a Sin, a new series from writer Russell T Davies, creator of Queer As Folk. The series is set in 1981 and explores HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom. It’s a Sin originated in the UK, where it’s currently airing on Channel 4. It’ll make its way to […]
Continue readingThe notion of straight actors playing gay roles has been a controversial topic in Hollywood in recent years, especially surrounding high-profile LGBTQ films like “Call Me By Your Name” or “Ammonite.” But Neil Patrick Harris, who is currently starring in Russell T. Davies’ AIDS drama miniseries “It’s a Sin” now on Channel 4, thinks that […]
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