Two new gay-themed films are both available through streaming services right now, one a remake of an iconic gay classic and the other a chilling suspense thriller.
After its spectacular run as an off-Broadway play beginning in 1968, Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” became a 1970 film, directed by William Friedkin.
Its story of pre-Stonewall men has become legendary, even though in the LGBTQ community it is simultaneously cherished and loathed.
Nonetheless, it was the first play/film that brought together a group of gay men in three-dimensional leading roles. Back in 2018 an all gay cast took the show to Broadway to considerable acclaim, with the play winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.