Out at the movies (New edition.)

'This is a must for any fan of gay movies... Out at the Movies is the ultimate guide to gay cinema and the films that define it.' - Zone Magazine 'A new book about homosexuality on film will strike chords with many bashful Brits.' - Guardian New updated edition.

Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance.

Politicised dramas like Victim in the 60s, The Naked Civil Servant in the 70s, and the AIDS cinema of the 80s have given way in recent years to films which celebrate a vast array of gay life-styles.

Gay films have undergone a major shift, from the fringe to the mainstream and 2005's Academy Awards were dubbed ''the Gay Oscars'' with gongs going to Brokeback Mountain, Capote and Transamerica.

Producers began clamouring to back gay-themed movies, including I Love You Phillip Morris with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, Gus Van Sant's Milk, starring Sean Penn, the feel good British movie Pride and The Imitation Game...