What stands out when thinking about the original film is its style and fashion sense. Does that continue in the new “American Gigolo?” I remember the stylization of Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton’s ...

Jon Bernthal strutting around with a shimmering six pack, a creepy version of Blondie’s “Call Me,” and the most glamorous parties on planet earth—yes, the trailer for Showtime’s American Gigolo has it ...

Once you get past the familiar strains of Blondie’s “Call Me” over the opening credits, the message from “American Gigolo” isn’t worth answering. It is, rather, a misguided and distasteful reboot, ...

With its pulsing burble of Blondie music and its chilly aesthetic, the 1980 Paul Schrader film “American Gigolo” is a showpiece of what would soon be the Reagan decade. Some 42 years later, a TV ...

Let’s cut to the chase: This is not your parents’ “American Gigolo.” Showtime’s dark series shares a name, the Blondie theme song and some characters with the 1980 film that launched Richard Gere’s ...

The 1980 film American Gigolo established Richard Gere as a leading man and was highly influential for its mix of slick style and a dark plot. Written and directed by Taxi Driver scribe Paul Schrader, ...

Gretchen Mol and Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye star in Showtime's American Gigolo. As it mixed potboiler material with ideas of religious transcendence, the film was often silly. But it was also ...

CNN — Once you get past the familiar strains of Blondie's "Call Me" over the opening credits, the message from "American Gigolo" isn't worth answering. It is, rather, a misguided and distasteful ...