Transamerica (2005)

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Directed by Duncan Tucker.

Starring Felicity Huffman, Elizabeth Peña, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Kevin Zegers.

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The first film by Duncan Tucker, Transamerica stars Felicity Huffman as a pre-operative transsexual named Bree (whose given name was Stanley). One week before going under the knife, Bree learns that she fathered a boy who is now 17 and is in trouble with the law. Bree would like to ignore this information, but is forced to meet the young man, Toby (played by Kevin Zegers), by her analyst Margaret (Elizabeth Peña), who will not allow the surgery to happen unless Bree meets him and confronts this aspect of her past. Upon meeting, the son believes that Bree is simply a do-gooder. She buys a car and the two road-trip back to her home in Los Angeles, Bree all the while attempting to keep from Toby the truth of the situation. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Transamerica (2005, USA, Duncan ...
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"The stars seemed to be in alignment for me to dislike Transamerica. For one thing, it's a road movie. For another, it had the reputation of being a Clever Comedy. For a third, it's a comedy about a subject that's not that inherently funny. But in one of my happier cinematic surprises in recent memory, I found the film to be quite pleasant, although I still think it got more attention than it deserved. The movie is about a Los Angeles biological male about to undergo a transsexual operation. For the sake of connivance, I will refer to Bree (Felicity Huffman) in the feminine vernacular. Days before the schedule procedure, she receives a phone call from a teenager named Toby (Kevin Zeggers), who is looking for his biological father, and Bree is mortified to learn that he is a product of her one and only sexual encounter. She tries to put Toby out of her mind until her psychologist (Elizabeth Pena) refuses to permit Bree to go through the operation until she meets with and comes ... " [More]

Tribeca Looking To Sundance-ize
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"The most welcome film festival news of the week comes from The Hollywood Reporter, by way of The Reeler. In a bid to increase their profile as an independent film marketplace, the Tribeca Film Festival will cut the size of their feature slate by as much as 25 percent. A program of 120 films would put Tribeca in the same league, size-wise, as Sundance, which is clearly the intention: “We realize our audience is getting a little overwhelmed by all of our titles,” said Tribeca co-exec director Nancy Schafer. Last year, nearly 30 titles were acquired out of Tribeca, but many were bought by smaller distributors; with the new focus, the festival hopes to bring in bigger buyers and yield more high-profile deals. “We’ve had a lot of movies bought out of the festival but we haven’t had our Sex, Lies & Videotape yet,” Schafer said. “That’s what we want, and that’s what the industry wants.” Steven Soderbergh’s 1989 film, of course, helped to cement Sundance’s status as the highest profile fes ... " [More]

Breakfast on Pluto - Transamerica
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"By Tricia Olszewski There are two ways you can take Patrick “Kitten” Braden, the Irish transvestite at the center of Breakfast on Pluto: (1) as a long-suffering but ever-hopeful boy/girl who just wants to find love, be it from the mother who abandoned him or one of the many men who like the cut of his cheekbones, or (2) as an irritating twit whose idea of femininity comprises ditzy cheer, breathy come-ons, and quick, smothering intimacy. But even if you choose the latter, you’ll most likely feel a little bad for Kitten (Cillian Murphy) whenever Bobby Goldsboro’s mournful “Honey” plays in the background. Something of a theme song of Kitten’s, the string-laden 1968 hit gets three spins during Neil Jordan’s 135-minute latest. Naturally, Kitten doesn’t identify with the song’s gut-wrenched husband; rather, he sees himself as poor Honey—someone who dies tragically young, putting her lover through unimaginable pain and g ... " [More]

my 2006 movie list
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"i saw 97 movies last year and it was hard to narrow them down but these are my favorites from 2006 for whatever reasons (i tried for 10 but just couldn't make it)! some are from 2005 and were seen later. i hope 2007 is half as good...TOP 15 LIST FOR 2006 MOVIES Sweet Land The Departed Paradise Now Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada Neil Young: Heart Of Gold The Heart Of The Game Little Miss Sunshine Shopgirl Quinceanara Transamerica Shut Up And Sing The Prestige The Illusionist The History Boys Charlotte’s WebHONORABLE MENTIONBabel Casino Royale Cave Of The Yellow Dog Deja Vu Half Nelson Hollywoodland Kinky Boots Running With Scissors Stranger Than Fiction The Devil Wears Prada The Namesake The Notorious Bettie Page The Queen Who Loves The Sun Wordplay " [More]

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"Last night, I saw a movie that I hadn't planned on seeing...I didn't even really know what it was. It just sounded interesting when my friend Andy and I got to the theater. This movie had the feel of something indie but mainstream at the same time. It was so honest and unafraid to illustrate a story about a male to female identity and transgenered individuals. It didn't poke fun at the situation, though there was humor in it. It wasn't a make-believe sort of "happy ending" but it wasn't tragic either. It was real. And I respect that. It was an endearing movie, on many levels. Transamerica really shed light on this lifestyle and how every decision has to be considered. I actually have a friend, a good friend of mine, who lives in another state now. Her boyfriend is transgenered. Born a female but mentally and emotionally, this person is male. She still loves him, regardless. She has fully accepted this, but it is something he constantly struggles with mentally and emoti ... " [More]

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