I Saw the TV Glow.Jane Schoenbrun understands the cursed records of suburban memory. Their films—A Self-Induced Hallucination (2018), We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021), and now I Saw the TV Glow (2024)—construct imagined archives from cultural ephemera, like internet lore, YouTube videos, and television shows. These pieces of world-building distort the concept of the transition timeline—a series of images that tracks the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy—by undercutting the sincerity of the so-called transition “journey” with displays of disappointment and dysphoria. Whether searching for information about ghosts, ghouls, or gender, Schoenbrun’s characters struggle to self-actualize. In I Saw the TV Glow (2024), the cul-de-sacs are covered in chalk hieroglyphs for a séance with the people we might have been. Around every corner lies a new monster of the week: longing, loneliness, horniness.Other artists have used imagined archives as a way to examine desire, projection, and gender.
- 5/7/2024
- MUBI
Virginia Woolf‘s “Orlando: A Biography” is a centuries-spanning tale of a nobleman who, after a slumber that runs through several nights, metamorphoses into a woman. Inspired by and dedicated to Woolf’s lover, Vita Sackville-West, the classic 1928 novel has long been fodder for feminist and queer readings. The florid tale of a nobleman-cum-woman who fluidly plays with gender and sexuality, is as totemic a text as one can find to illustrate the timely and timeless journeys trans and gender-noncomforning folks have been making for decades (if not centuries). That is precisely what trans filmmaker Paul B. Preciado has done with his brilliant docu-manifesto, “Orlando, My Political Biography.”
Preciado understands how powerful a tale “Orlando: A Biography” remains close to a century since it was first published. With his hybrid documentary, Preciado seeks out to cannibalize Woolf’s text. With voiceover musings and staged narrative vignettes, he ingests Woolf’s text and regurgitates it.
Preciado understands how powerful a tale “Orlando: A Biography” remains close to a century since it was first published. With his hybrid documentary, Preciado seeks out to cannibalize Woolf’s text. With voiceover musings and staged narrative vignettes, he ingests Woolf’s text and regurgitates it.
- 11/17/2023
- by Manuel Betancourt
- Variety Film + TV
By Alissa Simon
Actress, producer and musician Trace Lysette, known for her recurring role as Shea on all five seasons of Amazon’s “Transparent,” and for her appearance alongside Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in “Hustlers,” takes her career to a new level with a heart-rending turn in the title role of Venice competition title “Monica.”
• What drew you to this project? What stuck out to me most are the universal themes. A lot of people can relate to a loved one nearing the end of this physical life. Also, just the fact that families in general go through a lot together. There are strains on relationships, drama, humor, sadness… all of these things. This movie just happens to place a trans woman at the center of it all and we get to see it through her eyes. Which unfortunately is very rare and maybe even unheard of in film.
Actress, producer and musician Trace Lysette, known for her recurring role as Shea on all five seasons of Amazon’s “Transparent,” and for her appearance alongside Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in “Hustlers,” takes her career to a new level with a heart-rending turn in the title role of Venice competition title “Monica.”
• What drew you to this project? What stuck out to me most are the universal themes. A lot of people can relate to a loved one nearing the end of this physical life. Also, just the fact that families in general go through a lot together. There are strains on relationships, drama, humor, sadness… all of these things. This movie just happens to place a trans woman at the center of it all and we get to see it through her eyes. Which unfortunately is very rare and maybe even unheard of in film.
- 9/3/2022
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but when it comes to experimental archival documentaries, just because something worked once doesn’t mean it will work again. In the burgeoning canon of queer and trans documentaries, filmmakers face a unique challenge: How do you tell a story that has either been deliberately erased, or filtered through a lens that views you as abnormal at best, abhorrent at worst? It’s a dilemma that has been handled elegantly in recent documentaries like “Disclosure,” “The Lady and the Dale,” and “No Ordinary Man.” Unfortunately, “Framing Agnes”
Unsurprisingly, “Framing Agnes” has most in common with “No Ordinary Man,” which found meaning in conversations with trans actors as they attempt to re-animate the life of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton. Directed by Chase Joynt with Aisling Yin-Chee, Joynt steps out solo for his latest project, the similarly constructed “Framing Agnes.” In his second feature,...
Unsurprisingly, “Framing Agnes” has most in common with “No Ordinary Man,” which found meaning in conversations with trans actors as they attempt to re-animate the life of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton. Directed by Chase Joynt with Aisling Yin-Chee, Joynt steps out solo for his latest project, the similarly constructed “Framing Agnes.” In his second feature,...
- 1/28/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
If you hadn't heard the name Jack Starr before the HBO Max docuseries Equal, which premiered Oct. 22, you're not alone. The second episode of Equal explores the stories of historical transgender individuals Lucy Hicks Anderson, Christine Jorgensen, and Jack Starr - the latter of which who is portrayed above and on the series by nonbinary actor Theo Germaine. Little is known about Jack Starr, who also went by the aliases Jacques Moret and Freddy Frederick, but the new docuseries sheds a light on the historical LGBTQ+ figure's life.
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"Jack Starr, the real person that I portrayed, is somebody who I didn't know about before I was cast and is someone who basically nobody knew about before all of the amazing scholars who were working on the show discovered him," Germaine told Popsugar about portraying Jack on Equal.
Related: HBO Max Unveils the Cast of LGBTQ+ Docuseries Equal - See Them in Character!
"Jack Starr, the real person that I portrayed, is somebody who I didn't know about before I was cast and is someone who basically nobody knew about before all of the amazing scholars who were working on the show discovered him," Germaine told Popsugar about portraying Jack on Equal.
- 10/24/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
Mary McCormack is joining the fray inside the ring: The Kids Are Alright and In Plain Sight actress has boarded Starz’s wrestling drama Heels.
McCormack will play Willie, the business partner of wrestler Jack Spade (Arrow’s Stephen Amell) and the brains behind the local wrestling organization. The cast also includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), Chris Bauer (The Deuce), Allen Maldonado (black-ish), Kelli Berglund (Now Apocalypse) and NFL vet James Harrison.
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McCormack will play Willie, the business partner of wrestler Jack Spade (Arrow’s Stephen Amell) and the brains behind the local wrestling organization. The cast also includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), Chris Bauer (The Deuce), Allen Maldonado (black-ish), Kelli Berglund (Now Apocalypse) and NFL vet James Harrison.
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- 8/25/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
HBO Max has unveiled the full cast for Equal, its upcoming four-part docuseries chronicling landmark events and the forgotten heroes of the LGBTQ+ movement, from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions, Jim Parsons and That’s Wonderful Productions, Scout Productions, Jon Jashni (Lost in Space) and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television.
Samira Wiley, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, Sara Gilbert, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, Gale Harold, are among the cast members who will portray the Lbgtq+ visionaries in the docuseries that contains never-before-seen archival footage. A full list with character descriptions follows below.
Part one of the docuseries explores the rise of early organizations, The Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis in Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively; part two stories chronicles the 20th century trans experience, bookended by the 1966 Compton Cafeteria riots in San Francisco; part three examines the contributions from the Black community on the growing LGBTQ...
Samira Wiley, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, Sara Gilbert, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, Gale Harold, are among the cast members who will portray the Lbgtq+ visionaries in the docuseries that contains never-before-seen archival footage. A full list with character descriptions follows below.
Part one of the docuseries explores the rise of early organizations, The Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis in Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively; part two stories chronicles the 20th century trans experience, bookended by the 1966 Compton Cafeteria riots in San Francisco; part three examines the contributions from the Black community on the growing LGBTQ...
- 8/25/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tribeca Studios is dipping its toe into podcasting in partnership with iHeartMedia, teaming up on a new series called Fierce about formidable women from history.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
- 5/6/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max has commissioned a four-part docuseries on the history of the Lgbtq+ movement.
Titled “Equal,” the series will explore the true stories of leaders and activists of the movement. Each hour-long episode will feature interviews, reenactments, and never before seen footage. The series hails from Warner Horizon Unscripted Television.
“We are extremely proud to partner with these groundbreaking producers on a subject this important, at a time this critical,” said Mike Darnell, president of unscripted and alternative television at Warner Bros. “What a perfect project to launch Warner Horizon Unscripted Television’s new documentary series unit.”
Among those who will be profiled in the series are: Harry Hay, a gay rights activist and the founder of the modern gay movement; The Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian civil and political rights organization; Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman who flew to Europe in 1951 to undergo sex reassignment surgery and publicly transitioned...
Titled “Equal,” the series will explore the true stories of leaders and activists of the movement. Each hour-long episode will feature interviews, reenactments, and never before seen footage. The series hails from Warner Horizon Unscripted Television.
“We are extremely proud to partner with these groundbreaking producers on a subject this important, at a time this critical,” said Mike Darnell, president of unscripted and alternative television at Warner Bros. “What a perfect project to launch Warner Horizon Unscripted Television’s new documentary series unit.”
Among those who will be profiled in the series are: Harry Hay, a gay rights activist and the founder of the modern gay movement; The Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian civil and political rights organization; Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman who flew to Europe in 1951 to undergo sex reassignment surgery and publicly transitioned...
- 10/16/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has picked up a four-part docuseries about the forgotten leaders of the Lgbtq rights movement from executive producers Greg Berlanti and Jim Parsons, the streaming service announced Wednesday.
Titled “Equal,” the four-part series will document the “gripping and true backstories of the leaders and unsung heroes, pre-Stonewall, who changed the course of American history through their tireless activism,” using both documentary footage and “high-end re-enactments,” according to HBO Max’s description of the show.
Subjects tackled on the show will include gay rights activist Harry Hay; lesbian civil rights group Daughters of Bilitis; Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman who flew to Europe to publicly transition in 1951; and gay rights and African American rights leader Bayard Rustin. The final episode will center on the Stonewall Riots and the first Pride event the following year.
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David Collins, Michael Williams,...
Titled “Equal,” the four-part series will document the “gripping and true backstories of the leaders and unsung heroes, pre-Stonewall, who changed the course of American history through their tireless activism,” using both documentary footage and “high-end re-enactments,” according to HBO Max’s description of the show.
Subjects tackled on the show will include gay rights activist Harry Hay; lesbian civil rights group Daughters of Bilitis; Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman who flew to Europe to publicly transition in 1951; and gay rights and African American rights leader Bayard Rustin. The final episode will center on the Stonewall Riots and the first Pride event the following year.
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David Collins, Michael Williams,...
- 10/16/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
HBO Max has ordered Equal, a four-part docuseries chronicling landmark events and the forgotten heroes of the Lgbtq+ movement, from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions, Jim Parsons and That’s Wonderful Productions, Scout Productions, Jon Jashni (Lost in Space) and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television.
Equal marks the first project to come out of a new documentary series unit at Warner Horizon Unscripted Television launched by Mike Darnell, President, Unscripted & Alternative Television at Warner Bros. as part of a major expansion into the docu space.
Per the producers, Equal captures the gripping and true backstories of the leaders and unsung heroes, pre-Stonewall, who changed the course of American history through their tireless activism.
Each hour-long episode brings to life the high stakes and hard deadlines of historical events that have not yet been given their due. The docuseries honors rebels of yesteryear through high-end re-enactments, never-before-seen footage, and captures the emotions...
Equal marks the first project to come out of a new documentary series unit at Warner Horizon Unscripted Television launched by Mike Darnell, President, Unscripted & Alternative Television at Warner Bros. as part of a major expansion into the docu space.
Per the producers, Equal captures the gripping and true backstories of the leaders and unsung heroes, pre-Stonewall, who changed the course of American history through their tireless activism.
Each hour-long episode brings to life the high stakes and hard deadlines of historical events that have not yet been given their due. The docuseries honors rebels of yesteryear through high-end re-enactments, never-before-seen footage, and captures the emotions...
- 10/16/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Greg Berlanti and Jim Parsons are teaming for an Lgbtq-focused docuseries set up at HBO Max.
Titled Equal, the four-part project chronicles the landmark events and forgotten heroes of the Lgbtq+ movement. Each hourlong episode brings to life the stakes and deadlines of historical events that have not yet been given their due. The series will feature high-end re-enactments and never-before-seen footage and will capture the emotions of the times with messages just as relevant as today, according to HBO Max.
Lgbtq+ pioneers to be featured in the series include Harry Hay, the Daughters of Bilitis, Christine Jorgensen and ...
Titled Equal, the four-part project chronicles the landmark events and forgotten heroes of the Lgbtq+ movement. Each hourlong episode brings to life the stakes and deadlines of historical events that have not yet been given their due. The series will feature high-end re-enactments and never-before-seen footage and will capture the emotions of the times with messages just as relevant as today, according to HBO Max.
Lgbtq+ pioneers to be featured in the series include Harry Hay, the Daughters of Bilitis, Christine Jorgensen and ...
- 10/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
If you can read the stories of a whole bunch of women pioneers — such as the ones in the book I’m about to discuss — without being at least a little bit annoyed at men in general, frankly there’s something wrong with you.
And you can take “men in general” as expansively as you want, o dudes who insist “man” is always and ever a perfectly good word to mean “humanity.” There’s enough shittiness and negativity in the world for at least two genders.
But damn did every single advance for women come because a woman demanded it, fought for it, and faced down multiple men who insisted that not only shouldn’t she do that, it was physically impossible for her to do it, so she should just go back her knitting and housekeeping.
(And if I hear a single “not all men,” I’m going to smack you so hard.
And you can take “men in general” as expansively as you want, o dudes who insist “man” is always and ever a perfectly good word to mean “humanity.” There’s enough shittiness and negativity in the world for at least two genders.
But damn did every single advance for women come because a woman demanded it, fought for it, and faced down multiple men who insisted that not only shouldn’t she do that, it was physically impossible for her to do it, so she should just go back her knitting and housekeeping.
(And if I hear a single “not all men,” I’m going to smack you so hard.
- 8/11/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Jim Knipfel Oct 10, 2019
Stop calling Ed Wood "The Worst Director in History." His films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated.
Ed Wood is an easy target, a no-brainer cultural reference for people who’ve likely seen, at most, one or two of his films. Beginning with the 1980 publication of Michael Medved’s The Golden Turkey Awards, Wood was unquestionably and for time immemorial declared "The Worst Director of All Time," and his 1959 picture Plan 9 From Outer Space the Worst Film Ever Made. People have been parroting the party line ever since.
Everybody says it, so it must be true. There’s no reason to even bother with watching the films anymore so long as we’ve been given the answer. You could stick Wood’s name on the credits for, say, Touch of Evil or Rashomon and people would still laugh at the films, because they...
Stop calling Ed Wood "The Worst Director in History." His films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated.
Ed Wood is an easy target, a no-brainer cultural reference for people who’ve likely seen, at most, one or two of his films. Beginning with the 1980 publication of Michael Medved’s The Golden Turkey Awards, Wood was unquestionably and for time immemorial declared "The Worst Director of All Time," and his 1959 picture Plan 9 From Outer Space the Worst Film Ever Made. People have been parroting the party line ever since.
Everybody says it, so it must be true. There’s no reason to even bother with watching the films anymore so long as we’ve been given the answer. You could stick Wood’s name on the credits for, say, Touch of Evil or Rashomon and people would still laugh at the films, because they...
- 5/26/2013
- Den of Geek
Jim Knipfel Oct 10, 2018
Stop calling Ed Wood "The Worst Director in History." His films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated.
This article first ran in 2013, but it's Ed Wood's birthday, so we need to pay tribute to him again.
Ed Wood is an easy target, a no-brainer cultural reference for people who’ve likely seen, at most, one or two of his films. Beginning with the 1980 publication of that asshole Michael Medved’s The Golden Turkey Awards, Wood was unquestionably and for time immemorial declared The Worst Director of All Time, and his 1959 picture Plan 9 From Outer Space the Worst Film Ever Made. People have been parroting the party line ever since.
Everybody says it, so it must be true. There’s no reason to even bother with watching the films anymore so long as we’ve been given the answer. You could stick Wood’s name on the credits for,...
Stop calling Ed Wood "The Worst Director in History." His films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated.
This article first ran in 2013, but it's Ed Wood's birthday, so we need to pay tribute to him again.
Ed Wood is an easy target, a no-brainer cultural reference for people who’ve likely seen, at most, one or two of his films. Beginning with the 1980 publication of that asshole Michael Medved’s The Golden Turkey Awards, Wood was unquestionably and for time immemorial declared The Worst Director of All Time, and his 1959 picture Plan 9 From Outer Space the Worst Film Ever Made. People have been parroting the party line ever since.
Everybody says it, so it must be true. There’s no reason to even bother with watching the films anymore so long as we’ve been given the answer. You could stick Wood’s name on the credits for,...
- 5/26/2013
- Den of Geek
Ok, here’s something interesting for all Alfred Hitchcock‘s fans out there! As you already know, one of the best horror movies ever – Psycho celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 16, 2010.
And was there some better way to celebrate the whole thing than to release an ebook version of Stephen Rebello‘s classic non-fiction study of the film titled Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho? Guess not…
So, now is the perfect time for us to remind you that another June 16 is coming.
First released on June 16, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is a behind-the-scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker – and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking.
Author Stephen Rebello explores the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from...
And was there some better way to celebrate the whole thing than to release an ebook version of Stephen Rebello‘s classic non-fiction study of the film titled Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho? Guess not…
So, now is the perfect time for us to remind you that another June 16 is coming.
First released on June 16, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is a behind-the-scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker – and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking.
Author Stephen Rebello explores the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from...
- 6/11/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
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