5th April 2007
The Gigolos makes its West End debut at the Prince Charles Cinema on Leicester on 9/4 at 5.50pm. The screening is followed by a Q&A with lead actors Sacha Tarter and Trevor Sather.

26th March 2007
The Gigolos is number five in the Critics' Choice Top Ten in London's Metro (500,000 circulation). Metro says: "Check out this cliche-confounding, utterly intriguing debut British flick... this is a real rough gem."

25th March 2007
Great reviews from UK newspapers for The Gigolos.

The Sunday Times *** "rejects routine genres for understated comic drama".

London Lite **** "men of the night a wierdly comic delight".

Evening Standard *** "full of a kind of melancholy, laced with humour".

Daily Mirror **** "the sort of shot in the arm that British cinema could well do with".

Sunday Telegraph *** "subverts your every expectation with each new scene".

Daily Telegraph "an acutely observed low-key comedy".

23rd March 2007
15 months ago Richard Bracewell made an audio diary for BBC Radio 4 about taking his film The Gigolos to Hollywood. What happened next? Bracewell talks to Francine Stock for the Radio 4 Film Programme about the release of The Gigolos. Listen here.

23rd March 2007
Punk Cinema releases its debut feature film The Gigolos in the UK today. Produced and distributed by Punk Cinema, The Gigolos opens at Clapham Picturehouse, Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, Odeon Manchester and Odeon Norwich.

21st March 2007
Variety says The Gigolos is "a natural for rep houses and upmarket movie channels".

5th October 2006
The Gigolos has been selected for the prestigious Dinard Festival of British Film, starting today, alongside other indie British films London To Brighton and Red Road.

1st September 2006
Channel Four International, the worldwide sales arm of UK broadcaster Channel Four, has taken international rights in The Gigolos.

12th July 2006
Oscar-nominee Susannah York and co-star Angela Pleasence joined male leads Sacha Tarter and Trevor Sather and director Richard Bracewell at the first UK screening of The Gigolos at the Cambridge Film Festival. Asked how she enjoyed playing the client of a gigolo, Ms York replied, "It was fun - lots of fun".

11th July 2006
Great reviews for the first UK screening of The Gigolos at the Cambridge Film Festival. Empire calls the film a "slow-burning teaser" and "witty and quietly savage". There's also endorsements from the Eastern Daily Press, the Cambridge Evening News and BBC News Online.

3rd July 2006
The 26th Cambridge Film Festival will host the first UK screening of The Gigolos on 11th July, starting the countdown to the UK release in September.

Cambridge is one of Europe's leading film festivals, with 30 UK premieres this year, including Besson's ANGEL-A, Richard Linklater's A SCANNER DARKLY and Almodovar's VOLVER. Festival guests will include Besson, Sam Neill and Terry Gilliam - we're in great company!

The Gigolos screens twice, on 11th July at 4pm and 13th July at 3pm. You can book tickets online here.

23rd May 2006
Sacha and Trevor report for More4 News from Cannes on their experiences of
promoting The Gigolos at the Marche du Film. Watch the news report here.

17th May 2006
Follow Punk Cinema's adventures selling The Gigolos in Cannes throughout the
Festival on our special blog on The Guardian website.

17th May 2006
On the first day of Marche du Film in Cannes, Punk Cinema has sold The Gigolos
to Film Connection of Brazil. The film will be released in cinemas in Brazil
in September 2006.

3rd March 2006
The Gigolos has received the Jury Commendation in the Best Narrative Feature category at the Durango International Film Festival in Colorado, USA. Read the Durango Herald review on "The Grand Gigolos of Mayfair" here.

17th December 2005
BBC Radio 4's Film Programme broadcasts director Richard Bracewell's audio diary of Punk Cinema's experience selling The Gigolos in Hollywood. Listen to the audio diary on the Film Programme website.

15th November 2005
Jon Morrison reports for BBC News Online on Punk Cinema's experiences of 'Taking on the Hollywood Machine' as we promote The Gigolos in LA.

7th November 2005
The Hollywood Reporter reviews The Gigolos after the AFI FEST premiere, saying that the film "could entice specialized distributors". Click here to read the full review.

3rd November 2005
On the first day of AFI FEST 2005, the LA Times reviews The Gigolos, click here to read.

12th October 2005
Director Richard Bracewell has been selected as one of eight participants
in European Film Promotion's program 'New Faces in European Cinema' held at AFI FEST (3-13 Nov) in collaboration with Audi. The 'New Faces' program will showcase emerging European directing and producing talent in Hollywood. Richard will participate in the Kodak Connect program and meet senior movie industry execs during AFI / AFM.

10th October 2005
The Gigolos has been selected as one of 12 films in AFI FEST's
International Feature Competition. Visit the AFI FEST site to find out more.

27th September 2005
The Gigolos will receive its world premiere at the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival (AFI FEST), sponsored by Audi, which opens on 3rd November 2005.

One of only two British films chosen for screening, The Gigolos joins a list of films that have premiered at AFI FEST that includes Monster, City of God, Life is Beautiful, The Cider House Rules and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Now in its 19th year, AFI FEST is the longest-running film festival in Los Angeles, featuring new films from emerging filmmakers and nightly red-carpet gala premieres. For the second year, AFI FEST is linking up with the American Film Market (AFM) to create the largest motion picture trade event in the world - where over $500m in production and distribution deals were closed last year.

Contact us info@punkcinema.com for more.

17th June 2005
Screen International reports:
"Director Richard Bracewell's feature debut The Gigolos has finished editing. The film was shot in London in 2004 and is about two male escorts searching for love and friendship. Despite The Gigolos' budget of only $500,000, Bracewell managed to attract major stars including Anna Massey, Sian Phillips and Susannah York."

See the article by clicking here

8th June 2005
Director Richard Bracewell's feature debut film The Gigolos has just finished editing, reports ScreenDaily.

For full story http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=22405