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Friday, December 2, 2005 12:00 AM

"Transamerica"

Felicity Huffman bends gender and rises above bad makeup as a pre-op transsexual in this red state-blue state road movie.

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Thursday, December 1, 2005 06:21 PM

Felicity Huffman is no Terrence Stamp

Terrence Stamp comes the closest of any actor in memory to playing a real-life transexual woman. Terrence has the appearance, sound, and hair. When I first read about this movie I realized is was a loser when the director failed to recruit an actor who really looks the part--a part NO biologic woman could ever play.

Maybe if the producers had hired a few t-women to advise them the movie would have been a signicantly improved. As a trans who has suffered all the ugliness our society can heap upon a transexual, I would love to see a more serious production that speaks to our lives and loves.

Thanks,

Petra

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