From the New York Times, "And
the Winner Is...Only Acting Gay." Writes Caryn James:
There has been an explosion of Oscar-baiting performances in which straight actors play gay, transvestite or transgender characters.... The actors are straight as far as we know..., an issue that matters only because it becomes part of the filmmakers' shrewd if unspoken calculation.... [P]ortraying gay, transvestite and transsexual characters allows actors to draw on a huge supply of gimmicks-wigs and costumes, mannerisms of speech and posture-that signify Acting.
A bit cynical, in that snide, superior NYT culture-coverage way,
but still of interest.
--Stephen H. Miller
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