Transvestism
"I love the smell of angora in the morning!" (Not uttered in "Glen or Glenda" - pictured).
This compilation of 'big men in tights' movies (among others) shows us the often funny, tragic, but never dull lives as led by transvestites, and transsexuals, in the movies. Some actors are often hilariously shown to be unsuited for the garter and makeup (Ed Wood in "Glen or Glenda"), while others make the uncanny transformation from man to woman to often stunning effect (Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game"). Also included are those farcical films where men must disguise themselves as women inevitably leading to much frantic confusion and deception ("Some Like It Hot").
M Butterfly (1993)
6.8/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Ian Richardson
Inspired by the true story and based on the Tony Award-winning play by David Henry Hwang, about the bizarrely extended relationship between a French d... Read more
Ma Vie En Rose (1997)
7.6/10
Director: Alain Berliner
Starring: Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Michele Laroque
AKA "My Life In Pink" Seven year old Ludovic enjoys playing dress-up with lipstick and high heels and plans to marry a male classmate... which would b... Read more
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
6.6/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson
A New York magazine writer (John Cusack) is sent to picturesque Savannah, Georgia, to cover a lavish party hosted by local antiques merchant Jim Willi... Read more
Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
6.9/10
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sally Field, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein
Robin Williams dons a dress in this heartwarming tale of a doting divorcee dad disguising himself as a housekeeper to regain access to the kids he ado... Read more
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
4.3/10
Director: Michael Sarne
Starring: Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed
Most critics consider this one of the worst films ever made. Blessed with a star-studded cast (Rex Reed, Mae West, Raquel Welch and John Huston) and b... Read more
Nuns on the Run (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri
In this grand farce, Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane play lower-echelon English crooks who decide to rip off their boss and fly to Brazil. When their pl... Read more
Paris Is Burning (1990)
8.1/10
Director: Jennie Livingston
Starring: Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza
Equally outrageous, funny and touching, Jennie Livingston's acclaimed documentary looks at a very vocal segment of the gay community: the drag 'houses... Read more
Psycho (1960)
8.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Hitchcock's most famous movie, the shocker that still keeps people away from showers. Janet Leigh is a woman on the run who befriends mother's boy mot... Read more
Psycho ( Blu-ray ) (1960)
8.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John McIntire, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles, John Gav...
Hitchcock's most famous movie, the shocker that still keeps people away from showers. Janet Leigh is a woman on the run who befriends mother's boy mot... Read more
Some Like It Hot (1959)
8.3/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E Brown
Perhaps the funniest American film of the 1950's, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon play two second rate musicians on the run from the Chicago mob, who take... Read more