Transamerica
News Items for Transamerica
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Transamerica is up for three key awards at the Independent Spirit Awards this weekend:
Best Female Lead - Felicity Huffman
Best First Screenplay - Duncan Tucker
Best First Feature - Duncan Tucker, Sebastian Dungan, Linda Moran, Rene Bastian
Full list of nominees
The 2006 Independent Spirit Awards broadcasts live March 4 on IFC at 5:00pm EST
Independent Spirit Awards broadcast info on IFC
IFP (Independent Feature Project) was founded in 1979 on a belief that a truly vital American cinema must include the personal, idiosyncratic, and sometimes controversial voices of filmmakers working outside of the established studio system.
IFP website
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Transamerica costume designer Danny Glicker won the contemporary film costume design prize at the eighth annual Costume Designers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills.
When accepting the Bulgari-designed award, Danny quipped, “I think this award cost more than my entire costume budget.”
Danny has designed costumes for over a dozen films, including The Dying Gaul (2005), Pretty Persuasion (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2005), The Big Empty (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and the upcoming The Astronaut Farmer.
Also, be sure to check out The Advocate issue 957 February 28 on stands now for a great interview about the film with Danny.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Transamerica opened in an additional 159 theatres over the weekend, bringing the total to 317 US screens.
It was even playing in the small town near CNBC studios where Calpernia and Andrea appeared on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.
Below: Calpernia in front of one of 317 theatres.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Calpernia and Andrea were in studio for a segment on “The Big Idea” with Donny Deutsch on Thursday, February 23rd. Topics included “Transamerica” and Deep Stealth’s thoughts on trans issues, especially as they relate to Hollywood and the media.
The show also included Aiden Key, his identical twin sister Brenda Chevis, lawyer and author Dhillon Khosla and motorsports pro Terri O’Connell.
Calpernia in the green room
Andrea in the green room
From left: Andrea, Aiden Key, his identical twin sister Brenda Chevis, Calpernia.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
The National Enquirer features an interview with Andrea James detailing Deep Stealth’s involvement with Felicity Huffman and her Golden Globe winning, Oscar nominated turn as a transsexual woman in “Transamerica”. Andrea speaks about her own life as well as the work she and Calpernia did with Felicity in preparation for the role.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Transamerica opened in an additional 25 theatres in its 11th week, putting the total at 126. Check your local listings for a theatre near you. The film has now grossed nearly 3 million dollars since its December premiere, showing that small films with transgender themes can break through when presented with humor and sensitivity.
Below: Calpernia and Andrea stop by a theatre near their offices to thank patrons.
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