Countdown to Brokeback Mountain!
Brokeback Mountain is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar are two ranch hands - 'drop out country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough-mannered, tough spoken' - glad to have found each other's company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for, something deadly. In twenty years they grab just a few desperate meetings, grace only in the memory of 'that old, cold time on the mountain when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong.'
My favorite synopsis, courtesy of HarperCollins, of the short story - and now film. So much better than 'the gay cowboy story.'
I'll be posting some more in-depth articles about the film, most of which will be from major publications covering the release of the revolutionary - and yes, controversial - film. Look for some original stuff as well. :-)
My review of the film version of the short story Brokeback Mountain will be available here December 5th.
In the meantime, here's some general info regarding the film.
If you wish to read the short story in its entire text, it is available here.
The website of Focus Features, the acclaimed studio releasing the movie, is here.
Brokeback Mountain's Official Webpage.IMDB's Brokeback Mountain Page
Wrangling Wranglers - a page dedicated to slash fiction centered around Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal
White of the Moon - a message board dedicated to discussions centering around Brokeback Mountain
On the Mountain - a fanlisting for the short story
Credits:
Short Story Brokeback Mountain written by Annie Proulx
Directed by
Ang Lee
Screenplay byLarry McMurtry
Diana Ossana
Produced by
Diana Ossana
James Schamus
Cinematography by
Rodrigo Prieto
Original Score by
Gustavo Santaolalla
Editing by
Geraldine Peroni
Dylan Tichenor
Cast
Ennis Del Mar..............Heath Ledger
Jack Twist..............Jake Gyllenhaal
Alma Beers............Michelle Williams
Lureen Newsome............Anne Hathaway
Cassie Cartwright......Linda Cardellini
Lashawn Malone...............Anna Faris
Joe Aguirre.................Randy Quaid
Alma Del Mar, Jr..............Kate Mara
Randall Malone............David Harbour
Monroe...........Scott Michael Campbell
Brokeback Mountain opens in New York, Los Angeles and San Fransisco on December 9th.
It expands to more top markets on December 16th, and will gradually expand throughout additional areas in January and February.
posted by Darren at 11:58 PM
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From Marty's Musings:
Take your man to see Brokeback Mountain!
Your husband, boyfriend or Match.com date needs to see Brokeback Mountain. You must insist that he see this movie. Beg. Plead. Withhold sex. Do whatever you need to do. Watching two cowboys get it on will do him good.
If he resists, drop this line on him: “I’d wonder about the sexuality of a man who isn’t secure enough to watch a gay-themed movie.” In a world where straight men have evolved to be cool with pedicures, moisturizer and plucking their eyebrows, they can certainly get over their issues with a little same sex nookie on the big screen.
Yeah, sure, he laughs at Will & Grace, but his queasiness with male affection is why Will has had about as much on-screen romance as Jessica Fletcher. We’ll never have a truly open society until straight men get over their visceral reactions to seeing two men kissing.
Most people, especially men, are still way too hung up over man-on-man action. Heath Ledger, who plays the role of Ennis, knows why some men are uncomfortable with the movie. “I suspect it’s a fear that they are going to enjoy it,” he told Newsweek. “They don’t understand that you are not going to become sexually attracted to men by recognizing the beauty of a love story between two men.” Ladies, give your man permission to shed his macho veneer for two hours. And bring enough tissue for both of you.
The buzz is that this is a universal story of love that anyone can appreciate. You don’t have to be gay to relate to a gay love story any more than you have to be straight to cry at the end of Titanic. I didn’t watch As Good As It Gets just to see Greg Kinnear play the prototypical gay neighbor. I’m gay, but I could relate when Harry and Sally. Jerry Maguire had me at hello too.
In Details magazine, Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Jack, observes that the movie would have made just as much sense if his character had been a woman. Yes, but I’ve seen that movie—about a thousand times. It’s our turn.
I’m so excited about this movie, I can hardly see straight. Yes, I want to see some hot, steamy love scenes, but even more than that, I want to see your boyfriend cry.
Brilliant idea! Thanks for posting. :-)
Wonderful Musing, Marty. Whilest I have neither a girl or boyfriend, I can't wait to see BBM! Something about the story (other than two guys getting it on) just touches me. Perhaps because I'm a citied horseperson who is attracted to the beauty of Wyoming. Maybe I just like tearjerky stories were forbidden love lasts until death due one part. Either way, I'd sell my horse underneath me to be in a triad like that-just to watch.
Mmmm, maybe that's why *g*
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