Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.
Each chronicle was the latest installment in a serial that began in 1492 and extended indefinitely into the future. A full-bearded Englishman (or Dutchman, or Scotsman, or Frenchman) landed on shores where everything was unfamiliar. After trial and triumph, the hero returned home to tell the tale.
From Reality (2023), Tina Satter's true-to-life portrayal of whistleblower Reality Winner, which progresses in real time from harmless small talk to a full-blown FBI grilling, to Radu Jude's Uppercase Print (2020), in which a rebel teen is given the third degree in Ceausescu-era Romania, the title-card proclamation inspired by true events is being taken to a wholly literal new level.
The government currently ruling Russia has been understandably criticized for its attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. That hostility - homophobia as official government policy - is one of many reasons why the U.S. State Depaertment advises against visiting Russia. And while the country's government is engaged in actively repressing sexuality, there's plenty of evidence that a significant number of Russians are turning in to Heated Rivalry - albeit through unofficial means.
The decision to cast 31-year-old Paul as the next Bachelorette was framed as a groundbreaking change of pace for the famously risk-averse juggernaut, aiming to breathe new life into the franchise.
After the video was shared (aka, leaked), ABC pulled the plug, which will cost them up to tens of millions of dollars. Earlier this week, People reported that filming of Season 5 had been halted due to an incident between Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen -whom she shares one-year-old son, Ever-involving 'domestic assault' allegations from both sides.
Dating while being in academia is difficult in a lot of ways, especially with my working style-I tend to go full throttle, for lack of a better word. So the full-on t
According to a Netflix synopsis, the celebrity VIPs will be "raising the stakes in a brand new game" that will "put their wit, strategy, and skillset to the ultimate test." For now, it's unclear if 456 non-famous people will still be involved in some sort of VIP-versus-player setup.
Over the last year or so, I have had a recurring dream in which I am a player on Survivor. It's not always the same dream, exactly, but the format generally holds: I have made it to the final seven or so, and I am fighting for my life. I don't think I would be good at Survivor, and that's how I always know it's a dream; I wouldn't sniff final seven.
The television show I'm most enjoying right now: There is a Hollywood story in David Niven's autobiography Bring on the Empty Horses, in which the screenwriter Charles MacArthur asks Charlie Chaplin how to make the comic pratfall scene of a person slipping on a banana peel new again. Chaplin suggests that MacArthur start with a lady walking down the street and cut to a shot of the banana peel on the sidewalk, which the lady steps over-right before she falls down a manhole.
Back in its 20-teens heyday - when cast members actually worked at Lisa Vanderpump's sexy, unique restaurant SUR - the series became must-see TV for its thorny, partner-swapping relationships. In a blog post reflecting on the first season of the show, Lisa lamented the "splintering of this incestuous group," terminology she and the network would return to again and again.
Michael's ouster came largely at the hands of the man who holds claim to being the season's second-biggest villain - especially if you ask Bachelor fans - Colton Underwood. The roundtable at the end of episode five turned into a battle of wills and words with Michael trying to alliterate his way into taking out Colton and Colton expressing what increasingly appeared to be the will of the entire cast to be rid of Michael once and for all.
"Bound by Honor," billed as a "top series" on ReelShort, opens with a young woman being drugged and coerced into marriage. In "Divorced at the Wedding Day," a "popular" pick on DramaBox, a pregnant widow is whipped and pushed onto broken glass at an engagement party before being locked up in a crate. ReelShort and Disney-backed DramaBox are the market leaders in the rising category of micro dramas, made-for-mobile soaps that feature fast-paced action and wild plots.
Netflix is bringing back the popular talent competition Star Search, with a twist: For the first time in its history, Netflix will let its audience decide the outcome of a show with live voting. However, unlike how shows have done this in the past, audiences won't have to send text messages or call a special number to make their votes count. Instead, viewers will vote with their TV's remote control, or right within the Netflix app if they watch the show on their phones.