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I have been waiting for a while for this one, and the actor/singer turned up on Alan Carr tonight.
Rocker turned actor Jared Leto plays a trans woman in this new film.
Looks interesting, but again it is a case of the personality profile of someone with an already large fan base taking on such a role. The last time was 'Trans America' with 'The Desperate Housewives' Star Felicity Huffman who turned a small arthouse film into an Oscar nominated blockbuster.
This is the only hurdle the trans community has really. As producers want to make money, and investors want to make money, high profile transpeople are thin on th ground so this is going to be a real slog getting transpeople to play transpeople.
The already quite androgynous singer Jared lost 3 stone in weight for the role and is almost unrecogniseable. We will do a full review in due course but for now check out the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvMPU0WaPcc
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi ... tt_pv_vi_1
The film also stars Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. He was a guest on this week's 'Alan Carr Chatty Man' and boasted that he had great legs. Alan said he (himself) just looked like a 'slut' when crossdressed. And made a joke about it.
Keep an eye out for this.
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Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - Review
Release Notes
'Dallas Buyers Club' charts the remarkable actions of a hell-raising electrician who smuggles in unapproved HIV medicines in a bid to help himself and other patients.
When Ron Woodroof is diagnosed as HIV positive and given only 30 days left to live, the freewheeling rodeo cowboy bypasses the establishment and sources alternative drug treatments to help combat the disease. It's not long before he sets up the titular club, which allows other HIV and AIDS-stricken members to access the smuggled medical supplies.
Inspired by a true-life story, 'Dallas Buyers Club' stars Matthew McConaughey.
Review
Contains Spoilers!
Simply put this is a film about a drug user and womaniser who rides in rodeos being infected with HIV/AIDS. He naturally is horrified, but equally he is stigmatized as gay, when he is not - the term 'f*g*ot' is used throughout.
In the 80s there was a frantic search for a cure for AIDS, when Rock Hudson died it shocked America(!), and of course in the UK with Freddie Mercury and then Kenny Everett the need for a cure was desperate! Many trials of drugs like AZT were in place, and randomised control trials meant that a high percentage of participants would receive a placebo and would die. However Ron Woodroof has only been given 30 days to live so attempts to buy anti-virals on the black market,
Spoiler: show
Rayon
His partner in 'crime' (although its obvious that they are heroes!) Is a transwoman named 'Rayon', it is well reported that rock star (in real life) Jared Leto had to lose a lot of weight (see: http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/upl ... n__oPt.jpg ) and really throws himself into the role of becoming a trans-woman. However, it is clear that for most of this performance she is seen as a he, even the Doctor (who is her friend), later in the film talks about her and says,
Spoiler: show
Overall
A good film that is almost totally focused on the performance of Matthew McConaughey, as Ron he was totally believable and may well receive an Oscar for this.
Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner (who plays Dr. Eve) were supporting him center-stage. As peripheral characters, they were great. At one point we find out that Rayon wants a 'sex-change' [SIC]
Ron - (about her drug use) "you carry on like this and you ain't gonna get that sex-change you are looking for!"
Spoiler: show
Spoiler: show
4/5 TZ Stars - Good.
It fell short for one reason - no transgender person in the Rayon Role. I think they could have taken a risk with an 'unknown' here like 'Orange is the New Black' did. Although Laverne is well-known in the trans community of course. A transwoman may have brought something less austere and I felt that the performance edged on a stereotype.
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Re: Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Transgender Review Jared Leto
Oscars for both today - but did they deserve them? We will discuss this in episode #43 of our Vlog on Youtube (tonight).
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Re: Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Transgender Review Jared Leto
Oscars were totally deserved! As many great independent films, this one got its status with the incredible acting by McConaughey. Letho's acting was superb as much as portrayal.
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