Movie Review: 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES (20,000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/14/2024
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Rating: Not Rated Stars: Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Martxelo Rubio, Sara Cózar, Miguel Garcés, Unax Hayden, Andere Garabieta Oribe Writer: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Distributor: Film Movement Release Date: June 14, 2024 Many transgender people from all over the world say they have known from early childhood that their gender identities do not correspond to what was assigned to them at birth. Until now, though, the transgender experience in narrative film has been explored with teen and adult characters. 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES (20,000 ESPECIES DE ABEJAS) introduces us to an eight-year-old […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CHANGING THE GAME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/04/2021
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Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mack Beggs, Sarah Rose Huckman, Andraya Yearwood Writers: Michael Barnett, Amanda Griffin, Michael Mahaffie Director: Michael Barnett Distributor: Hulu Release Date: June 1, 2021 CHANGING THE GAME, a documentary, begins with a training session for a young man, Mack Beggs. Mack has a deep voice, facial hair – and is the state champion for female high school wrestling. In Texas, the law insists that students must compete as the gender listed on their birth certificate. This is profoundly frustrating to Mack, who wants to compete against other boys. It also causes a ton of verbal and […]Read On »


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WHEN WE RISE: Actress Ivory Aquino – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/03/2017
Ivory Aquino as Cecilia Chung in WHEN WE RISE | © 2017 ABC/Image Group LA

In ABC’s LGBTQ civil rights miniseries WHEN WE RISE, concluding Friday March 3, Ivory Aquino plays real-life San Francisco activist and commissioner Cecilia Chung. Both women are transgender, meaning they were born in male bodies and have transitioned into living as women. This is Aquino’s first role as a transgender woman; previously, she explains, she had played only cis-gender (meaning someone who identifies as they gender they are born as) female characters. ASSIGNMENT X: When you heard about WHEN WE RISE as a project, did you think, “I really need to be a part of this,” or, “I wonder how […]Read On »


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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 18 – “The Cissy”

By CARL CORTEZ 10/09/2014
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Voices: Trey Parker, Matt Stone Writer-Director: Trey Parker Original Telecast: October 9, 2014 Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesdays As I suspected last week, SOUTH PARK is experimenting with something they haven’t done before (except for their clear cut multi-parters) – they are establishing continuity throughout Season 18. Usually, the show is very willy nilly when it comes to its weekly scenarios. Something happens one week, next week continuity has completely changed and it’s a whole other story with little reference to what has come before. However, this year, it’s all changed. The Season Premiere ramifications led into “Gluten Free Ebola” […]Read On »


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