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").
The Silence of the Lambs (1990)
8.6/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice... Read more
The Silence of the Lambs ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
8.6/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice... Read more
The World According to Garp (1982)
7.2/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Robin Williams, John Lithgow
Robin Williams is writer, wrestler and family man T S Garp in this George Roy Hill adaptation of the John Irving bestseller. With Glenn Close as his m... Read more
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
Starring: John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner,...
The tale of three drag queens headed for Hollywood whose car breaks down in a small rural town where they are befriended by the local female populatio... Read more
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
7.9/10
Director: Satoshi Kon
In this unofficial animated remake of John Ford's "3 Godfathers" from director Satoshi Kon ("Perfect Blue"), three homeless people - an alcoholic, a t... Read more
Tootsie (1982)
7.4/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Dabney Colem...
Dustin Hoffman plays an unemployed actor who dons women's clothing and becomes a great success in a popular tv soap opera. He also falls in love with... Read more
Tootsie ( Blu-ray ) (1982)
7.4/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Jessi...
Dustin Hoffman plays an unemployed actor who dons women's clothing and becomes a great success in a popular tv soap opera. He also falls in love with... Read more
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
7.7/10
Director: Paul Bogart
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein adapted his Broadway hit play about the trials and tribulations of being a sexually active, gay urban male in the 1970's for the big... Read more
Transamerica (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Duncan Tucker
Starring: Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Felicity Huffman, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene,...
Felicity Huffman ('Desperate Housewives') won kudos and awards for her layered portrayal of a pre-operative transsexual named Bree. A week before the... Read more
Trash (1970)
5.7/10
Director: Paul Morrissey
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth
An outrageous tale of two of lifes losers, from the Andy Warhol factory. Joe Dallesandro is a heroin-addicted male hustler whose girlfriend, Holly Woo... Read more