Transfixed Isolated and Shunned by the Rest of the World,

Tittle: Transfixed

Genre: Mystery,Crime

Year:2001

Plot: An unconventional, naughty Belgian murder mystery involving a (possibly the first) transsexual sleuth on the trail of a serial killer who’s targeting transsexual prostitutes!

Years ago, the lovely Bo Ancellin (Robinson Stévenin) was born into a bad set of circumstances. First off, as a male. Secondly, to an abusive father. Now an adult, Bo is back in the stew, again in danger of being abused - or even killed. She's called upon by the police, since Poppa is accused of abusing young boys. She's also infatuated with an adorably handsome yet mean-spirited rough trade neighbor, Johnny, who deals in drugs and hustling. And - worst of all - someone's brutally murdering transsexual prostitutes... which happens to be Bo's profession. Considered a suspect by a policeman, Huysmans, Bo takes it upon herself to sleuth around, and discovers that Johnny may be involved in the killings.
Chock-a-block with keeps-you-guessing red herrings and whiplash-inducing twists, Francis Girod's atypical, artfully paced trannie whodunit features a standout, critically acclaimed performance from Stévenin as the complex Bo - in 2002, he won France's Oscar equivalent, the César, for his portrayal. "Law & Order" and "CSI" have never been like this, so don't miss out! (French with English subtitles) source tlavideo

 

Cruel & Unusual .. Transgender Women in Prison

Tittle:Cruel & Unusual

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Year:2006

Plot: Five women in prison serve as the subjects not of a pulpy, campy midnight movie, but of a unique and thought-provoking glimpse at male-to-female transgendered convicts in men’s penitentiaries.
 Cruel and Unusual vividly portrays the lives of five transgendered women -- in varying stages of gender transitioning -- in the U.S. men’s penal system, where a prisoner’s gender classification is still based on genitalia rather than gender identity. Award-winning filmmakers Janet Baus, Dan Hunt and Reid Williams skillfully present these prisoners’ candid stories as their lives -- and, often, hopes -- unfold. The determined Yolanda became a “jail wife” on her first night of incarceration and was raped. Passionate Anna and demur Ashley attempted suicide. The fierce Ophelia and brutally honest Linda tell their stories of genital self-mutilation which, while disturbing, are also inspiring since their successful lawsuits now provide trans inmates with hormone therapy. Incorporating frank interviews from lawyers, experts and custodians, the filmmakers shed light on the penal system’s dangerous, institutionalized gray areas for transgendered inmates. source tlavideo

The Badge High Ranking Politicians Involved

Tittle:The Badge

Genre: Mystery,Crime

Year: 2002

Plot: Billy Bob Thornton and Patricia Arquette star in this gripping mystery about a transsexual murdered in rural Louisiana. source tlavideo

The Crying Game -Book by James Giles

Tittle: The Crying Game

Genre: Crime,Drama,Romance,Thriller

Year:1997

Author: Jane Giles
Publisher: University of California Press
Synopsis: Jane Gile's study of The Crying Game traces the origins of the film in Neil Jordan's early, award-winning books and films. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Jordan and producer Stephen Wolley, Giles details the film's tense and troubled production history and anatomizes the different permutations of sexuality and politics that it unravels.  tlabooks

The Crying Game - Award Winning Movie

Tittle: The Crying Game

Genre: Drama,Crime,Romance,Thriller

Year:1992

Plot: The film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Irish troubles.The Crying Game is about the main character Fergus' experiences as a member of the IRA, his brief but meaningful encounter with Jody who is held prisoner by the group, and his unexpected romantic relationship with Jody's girlfriend, Dil whom Fergus promised Jody he would protect. However, unexpected events force Fergus to decide what he wants for the future, and ultimately what his nature dictates that he must do.

    The film is notable for containing a dramatic plot twist and for its sympathetic portrayal of characters from often-reviled subcultures, presented here as complex and likable human beings. Audiences accepted the film as a thriller, but also as an unconventional romance

The film received 6 Academy Award nominations, winning only for Best Original Screenplay.

• Best Picture
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Supporting Actor -
  
• Best Original Screenplay (win)-Neil Jordan
  
• Best Film Editing
  

The film's soundtrack was released on February 23, 1993 as The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album. The Crying Game  by Boy George 

Reaction and criticism

Roger Ebert- gave the film a four-star rating and described it as one that "involves us deeply in the story, and then it reveals that the story is really about something else altogether.

Gene Siskel- during Siskel and Ebert's annual "Memo to the Academy" program, gave away the ending of the film while giving his review      source wikipedia

   

Madame Satã Brazilian Popular Culture

Tittle: Madame Satã

Genre: Biography,Drama,Crime,Musical

Year: 2002

Plot:From the seedy slums of 1930s Rio de Janeiro emerged a feral, explosive, and legendary creature known as Madame Satã - criminal, surrogate father, performer, lover, fighter, and driven Afro-Brazilian gay man. João was jet-black, six feet tall, 180 pounds of proud muscle in a silk shirt and tight pants, a cutthroat razor in his back pocket. Director Karim Aïnouz brings Satã’s violent “birth” to life in this visceral, energized feature. This sex-filled, incredible drama focuses on three characters: João (Ramos), the man the film is about, Laurita (Cartaxo), his lover/whore/mother of his adopted child and Tabu (Bauraqui), a drag queen who keeps the house and makes Madame Satã's costumes. This is a music-filled, magical journey to a world of "hoods and queens" in Rio that you won't soon forget. tlavideo

 

                                            

Dog Day Afternoon Award Winning True Story

Tittle: Dog Day Afternoon

Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Year: 1975

Actor: Al Pacino

Plot: Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation.  TLA Video