Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Deep Stealth will be attending the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards as guests of The Weinstein Company on Saturday, 8 April 2006. Calpernia and Andrea will be happy to speak with anyone at the event, so please come up and say hello.
The event will be held at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards.
For more information on attending, please see:
GLAAD Media Awards
Ticket purchasing information
GLAAD: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Thursday, March 23, 2006
The episode of Univision’s “Cristina Show” is set to air on April 3rd, 2006. The general market Spanish language talk show is expected to feature interviews with transsexual women and men, including Andrea and Calpernia speaking about their involvement with “Transamerica”.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The University of Colorado at Boulder Women’s Studies Program and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center (GLBTRC) are pleased to announce a three-day symposium titled “TRANSforming Gender: Sexualities, Cultures, and Identities In and Out of the Academy,” which will be held April 5-7, 2006, at the Old Main Theater on campus.
The symposium will feature a diverse and dynamic group of transgendered, transsexual and intersexed cultural leaders including: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James (both appearing in the Academy Award nominated film “Transamerica"), Gordene MacKenzie, Pauline Park, Susan Stryker, Thea Hillman, Dean Spade, Anderson Toone, Jamison Green, Diane Torr, Matt Kailey and Avy Skolnik. All symposium sessions will be held on the CU Boulder campus with most convening in the Old Main Theater. There will be a screening of two transgendered historical and political documentaries, “Screaming Queens” and “Cruel and Unusual,” on the evening of Wednesday, April 5. Both filmmakers (Susan Stryker and Dean Spade) will be in attendance to answer questions. There will be a spoken word/music performance the evening of Thursday, April 6th and a drag king/queen show, featuring local performers, the following evening.
For the full conference schedule, including presenters biographies:
Transforming Gender (PDF)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center
Friday, March 17, 2006
The widescreen DVD release of Transamerica is currently scheduled for May 23. Up-fronts for video stores begin April 11.
The box will include a lenticular slip cover featuring star Felicity Huffman both in and out of character, and the main box cover will feature a Mondrian-styled image of several of the film’s stars. Special features will include a commentary track.
The soundtrack has already been released under the Nettwerk Records label.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Dolly Parton’s song Travelin’ Thru for the film Transamerica was nominated for numerous awards, and a video has just been released. The video features Dolly in the studio intercut with clips from the film.
Travelin’ Thru video starring Dolly Parton
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Deep Stealth is featured in the March 20th People Magazine “Oscar Secrets” issue for their work with Felicity Huffman and Transamerica.