tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post5324924154961523593..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: 2012 Queer Film Blogathon: Different for Girls (1996)Ivan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-90899889555174850792014-02-11T10:53:24.109-05:002014-02-11T10:53:24.109-05:00EAsily the best portrayal of a transwoman that I h...EAsily the best portrayal of a transwoman that I have seen to this point.<br />Made more realistic by the Oscar (yes, you heard me) caliber performance of Steven Mackintosh.<br />The first film to "get it right" (so says the middle-aged pot-op transwoman).<br />What's so cool is how many folks I know who have seen it clearly feel that there was much more to the main character's story as the film ends.<br />Recently Hollywood has been looking for properties for TV series that are trans related. I think they couldn't do much better then with an upgrade of this film.shelleybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754959503294993812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-68432258694515570992012-06-23T04:36:38.972-04:002012-06-23T04:36:38.972-04:00Great review! I have never seen this before, but I...Great review! I have never seen this before, but I really want to check it out now. Sometimes it seems like we're a lightyear away from seeing a cinematic romance like this that doesn't end in a death, so it's encouraging to know it's already been done -- it just needs to keep happening!<br /><br />Richard Spence also directed some episodes of the Poirot series, which I know because he directed one of my favorites, "Adventure of the Western Star."Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-70830089671733221882012-06-22T14:44:50.496-04:002012-06-22T14:44:50.496-04:00Saw this some years back, and it is indeed charmin...Saw this some years back, and it is indeed charming and wonderfully written. Anyone a bit uneasy about watching it because of the concept, rest assured that it's a tasteful, intelligent film.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-12933854830249365182012-06-22T13:37:48.390-04:002012-06-22T13:37:48.390-04:00Ivan,
I've never even heard of this film! And...Ivan, <br />I've never even heard of this film! And I'm not familiar with the leads other than the lovely Coleman that you mentioned. <br /><br />Your reviews are always funny, honest and informative. You can't get better than that. <br />Leave it to you to find another gem for a Blogathon.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-13417912309282607762012-06-22T12:58:32.115-04:002012-06-22T12:58:32.115-04:00At first reading your review, I Ivan, I didn't...At first reading your review, I Ivan, I didn't realize I'd seen this film a while back. But then something rang a bell and I said, wait a sec' I saw this. (Well how many films on this subject could there be?) <br /><br />I liked it too. <br /><br />I especially liked Rupert Graves. But then I usually do.<br /><br />Terrific review.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-22520144392330830402012-06-22T12:55:37.256-04:002012-06-22T12:55:37.256-04:00@R. D. Finch: if you have Netflix, Different For G...@R. D. Finch: if you have Netflix, Different For Girls is available on streaming. I don't believe it was ever on DVD in Region 1 (and believe me, I looked). <br /><br />@Ivan: This is a pretty good review, and you didn't even mention the Buzzcocks. For the most part, I don't see what Kim sees in Paul, but what can you do? It's in the script. I have some quibbles with the awkwardness of some of your terminology, but nothing that greatly bothers me.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-69803749729681009272012-06-22T06:22:19.157-04:002012-06-22T06:22:19.157-04:00This film sounds really refreshing: a love story b...This film sounds really refreshing: a love story between a cisgender man and a transgender woman that doesn't somehow end tragically! I haven't heard much of this one before (hard to know if I recognize the title from the film or the song), but I will definitely be checking it out. Thanks so much for contributing this, Ivan!Carolinehttp://garbolaughs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-92174839569078942392012-06-22T03:06:21.570-04:002012-06-22T03:06:21.570-04:00Ivan, I've heard of this movie but never been ...Ivan, I've heard of this movie but never been able to locate it, so I appreciated learning so much about it from your post. I'm a big fan of British movies and TV and recognized many names of the cast members. I first saw Rupert Graves back in "A Room with a View." He was also in "Maurice" as the gay young gardener who seduces James Wilby. He still appears regularly on British TV, recently playing the Inspector Lestrade role in the updated "Sherlock." I also know Steven Macintosh, a wonderfully talented performer who has been acting since his teens He played a sexually ambiguous punk rocker in the "Buddha of Suburbia" mini-series a number of years back and has given many memorable performances since. He's in a new mini-series that just started this week on BBC America. So good to hear more about this intriguing movie and its sensitive depiction of a difficult subject.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-44794242575341885892012-06-22T01:44:40.236-04:002012-06-22T01:44:40.236-04:00I was able to see this theatrically back when it w...I was able to see this theatrically back when it was first released. Great performance by Steven Mackintosh. It especially is remarkable when most filmmakers cheat in having a transexual woman portrayed by a woman, such as <b>Transamerica</b>, even though I do love Felicity Huffman,Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.com