In honor of
World's AIDS Day today, here are some of the best dramatic representations of fighting against and living with HIV/AIDS from film, television and the stage:
- An Early Frost
: One of the first films to deal with the subject was not in theaters, but on television. This Emmy Award-winner starring Aidan Quinn is still powerful today. - Parting Glances: Bill Sherwood's one and only film starred Steve Buscemi in an early, powerful performance as a man living with AIDS.
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt: The Academy Award-winning documentary from directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman focuses on the AIDS Memorial Quilt and its visit to Washington DC.
- Longtime Companion: Norman René and Craig Lucas' moving look at the early days of the crisis and its impact on a group of friends, including Oscar nominee Bruce Davison.
- The Living End: Searing, controversial, angry; all these words describe Gregg Araki's indie classic about two HIV+ men, in love and on the lamb.
- And the Band Played On: This Emmy Award-winning TV movie based on Randy Shilts' landmark book featured an all-star cast, including Ian McKellen and Lily Tomlin.
- Zero Patience: A time-bending musical about AIDS that fabricates a romance between Sir Richard Burton and the infamous "patient zero" shouldn't work, but it does.
- Angels in America: Another Emmy Award-winner with an impressive cast, this epic mini-series was based on the Tony Award-winning play by Tony Kushner.
- Rent: Based on Jonathan Larson's transformative musical (another Tony winner) about a group of young artists living "La Vie Bohème" in New York.
Links via WorldAIDSCampaign.info and Amazon.com.
In honor of World's AIDS Day today, here are some of the best dramatic representations of fighting against and living with HIV/AIDS from film, television and the stage:
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