Gun Hill Road

This is not a review or an endorsement, but a definite heads-up on what promises to be an exceptional movie featuring a transgender character.

Last weekend I saw a trailer for Gun Hill Road. 
The trans character is actually played by a transwoman, the newcomer Harmony Santana, and its clear to me from the trailer that she brings a level of reality unreachable by even the best "this'll get me a nomination for sure" female actress.

Movie Trailer:



Even more interesting is this intelligent, sensitive New York Times short about transgender roles in movies, and how Gun Hill Road breaks from the usual pattern:




Chicagoans interested in viewing Gun Hill Road should contact Landmark Century Cinema at this link.
 I'll have more about this movie after it opens here.