How ‘Tangerine’ challenged society’s sexualization of trans women, and why it can’t end here
When Sean Baker’s crime comedy “Tangerine” was released in 2015, it surprisingly garnered mainstream success, given its budget, production and…
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Memory, Shame and Footage in Michael Haneke’s “Caché”
The article below contains discussion of suicide. Reader discretion is advised. By October 17, 1961, France had maintained a colonial…
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Actors and Studios Reach an Agreement, Ending Strike
On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) officially went on strike, joining the…
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Despite WGA Deal, Negotiations between Actors and Studios Cease
With the ink still fresh on the WGA deal as of October 9, many expected (or hoped) that the ongoing…
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An Extraordinary Trancestor
Courtney Gardner reviews the new documentary on Billy Tipton by Chase Joynt and Aisling Chin-Yee. They review the film with an eye towards how Tipton’s evolution into a trans masculine role model has changed his position in popular culture.
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The 2020 Presidential Election: Are you shivering with antici….pation?
Tim Curry and the Wisconsin Democrats will put their hands on their hips and do the time warp again this…
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One Giant Leap for Mankind
For the last 13 years, Scott Turner Schofield has been touring his live one-man show entitled “Becoming a Man in…
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One Last Joyride
Joyride is more than a short film; it is an experience. Director and writer Edwin Alexis Gomez created an incredibly…
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Sustaining Joy and Creativity within a Pandemic
We find ourselves in a global pandemic, quarantined in our homes, and collectively isolated from our loved ones. Members of…
