In Paul Schrader’s 1980 erotic drama feature film “American Gigolo,” Julian Kaye (played by Richard Gere) is a cocky playboy-for-hire who is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. Showtime’s TV ...

The obvious theme song for the refashioned “American Gigolo” was written by the Gershwins (“Nice Work if You Can Get It”), but what we hear at the beginning of the series is what we heard in the 1980 ...

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 ...