The Moviegoer: At the Tribeca Film Festival

One of the highlights, or lowlights, of this weekend’s TFF will certainly be the world premiere of “Ticked Off Trannies With Knives,” Israel Duva’s revenge fantasy featuring such sure-to-be-indelible characters as Bubbles Cliquot, Tipper Sommore, Rachel Slurr and Emma Grashun. And Pinky La’Trimm. Already, the film has caused a tsunami of vitriol on Tribeca’s Web site: “To make the attacks and murders of transgender women into a form of stupid entertainment is beyond unenlightened, it’s offensive and ultimately sexist,” wrote Anna R. “Tribeca Film Festival should be ashamed of yourselves for presenting this!” All this, and for a film that has yet to premiere. The fact that there’s so much pre-emptive venom when no one has actually seen the movie will undoubtedly make it one of the hottest ticket at Tribeca. We can’t wait to cross the picket line.

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